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need more power
- Thread starter ste hutch
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Agreed, although the torque figures aren't that naff with tuning really. But it's still going to cost ££££.
MKIII 138
did you pull that text out of your arse ?
I'm not expert, but most of the figures banded round on here for decentish HP gains are 1500 + quid, and then its only just breaking 200 orso, throw that sort of money at a scooby or evo and you'd be seeing some serious hp, I can understand it in cases were people are gonna be racing or tracking there cars, but putting lumpy cams etc in a road car, and tuning a car which is very limited in what you can do, is only gonna give you limited real world benefits and less reliability and fuel consumption. How much is a full throttle bodied thingy for a 172?
ahhh the voice of all things tuning has arrived, I'll stop voicing an opinion as the man that eats haynes manuals for breakfast has arrived, over to you God.... I dont make out I know everything like yourself, so stop jumping on my back when I post an opinion, ok.
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MKIII 138
why thank you
the Csport doesnt weigh much if you get a inlet manifold done £150, ITG filter and air pipe re-route to lower grill £40, and remap from Pmurrays (RS-Tuning) £300 ? you will see more torque and on a 182 probably 189-190bhp.
btw the clio has more torque than a CTR new and old so its not that bad.
if you have a 172 add the 182 manifold from ktec or just spend £120 on a decat pipe you get the same power.
all in £500
pwr to weight will be pretty good then.
Alternatives:Have you considered instead of spending money on power maybe to try the alternatives
Short Shift Kit
Lighter Flywheel
Copper / Modified Clutch
Carbon Fibre Hood
Although these may not increase power numbers per say , most of these mods will increase responsiveness and/or acceleration
Short Shift Kit
Lighter Flywheel
Copper / Modified Clutch
Carbon Fibre Hood
Although these may not increase power numbers per say , most of these mods will increase responsiveness and/or acceleration
weigh it up though, £1500 isn't really that much for what you get. spend £1500 on a clio and on a scooby and I bet the power to weight gain is similar. 200bhp Clio should be easily on a par with a 260bhp scooby imo, just ask Chris n Nic. Same with bodies, say £4k to setup, but compared to a scooby if it's a classic shape UK model you would need to uprate the turbo to get it over 260bhp safely as the TD04 is shite, you also need a larger intercooler and so on and so forth. NA tuning is more expensive, but for the money spent it will always do well due to weight. As for lumpy cams mine you'd be hard pressed to tell it was on anything but standard cams, depends on who times and maps them for you really...
doing specific mods will obtain some power , better exhaust , decat ,induction kit , inlet matching , remap , but nothing is cheap nowadays and you will have to spend some for good gains
MKIII 138
+ with the mods i sugested i.e panel filter, inlet manifold, remap, reroute of air pipe its 99.9% impossible to tell any mods have been done but the response, sound and torque are increased for well under £500. even with a 182 mani on a 172 you wouldnt get someone checking and you could always easliy argue.
so you wouldnt need to declare mods as they werent actually changing anything on the car !
also fuel consumption when cruising would be much better and you certainley cant say that about a scoob ! so price all round £500-£1000 you can get serious performance (for roads anyway maybe not track power levels) for not much money, remain legal, cheap to run etc..
so £1500 isnt even needed. but £1500 is nothing in the serious tuning world, try owning a mercedes or bmw and paying a 3x premium for parts
