Easy mods to 200 BHP..........

[oliverreed]

After getting a Superchip adding an extra 10 Bhp, which exhaust and airfilter combination does everybody go for?

Many thanks



Oliverreed

 

[Chad]

Havent done anything to mine yet but when I do Ill probably go for a viper IC and Magnex Cat back with oval tail.

 

[oliverreed]

Sorry, bit slow today - what is a viper ic?

 

[Chris n nic]

Think he means IK as in Induction Kit

 

[Chad]

yeah sorry I meant IK.......its been a long night shift

 

[philip]

Easy mods wont get you to 200bhp. most 172/cups start life around the 166 mark. exhaust/IK/chip may get you an extra 10-12hp, i.e youll end up with about 180 or so if youre lucky. Some people on the forum claim 185 - Maybe on a cool day, a happy rolling road and an engine with 10k+ miles. to get to 200, you will need a combination of head flowed/ported, cams, or throttle bodies, and these are not exactly easy mods (as in you cant do them yourself), and will cost you about £1k pr extra 10bhp. Head and cams will get you approx 200, add TBs and you should get to 220. Obviously you will totally invalidate your warranty doing that, and as the engine is already finely tuned you may have to be patient and willing to accept the odd mechanical problem.

If you want a faster car, I would suggest concentrating first on weight saving, suspension, and some track day experience

 

[chris172]

Nowhere near 200bhp with just IK,zorst+chip....mine was 180 and Roamers 184.......mine only started with 163!!!!!

Get all the work done first....then have the chip so it can be setup to what youve done to the car.

 

[oliverreed]

Thanks for all that - didnt realise that they didnt come with 172bhp in the first place - bloomin cheek - call in the trading standards!!

 

[oliverreed]

Has anyone bothered fitting the lightend bits from the Cup to their 172 or is it only the glass that is lightenend?



Oliverreed

 

[Gary Brown]

Olly, old boy, dont believe the superchips hype either - got my cup schipped back in April, and rrd it last week; admittedly it was very hot at 91 degrees F but it only gave me 163bhp at the fly: thats with a superchip!! Got it to 167 by adding a green filter. Torque was 154lbft which is way better than standard of 147, but BHP was very disappointing.

 

[Roamer]

LoL, Easy mods to reach 200bhp..........

I can tell you, there are a few of us who are working pretty hard to crack open the 200bhp thing at the mo....... and Im one of them

 

[Elliot]

Get yourself a wet NOS kit.

50hp jet will take you over 200hp; you only need the NOS when you are accellerating; no body changes required as to fit TBs; you can take it with you when you sell your car.

 

[KDF]

ye but it only lasts for like 25 seconds.. then you need a refill.