Technical 02 Punto 1.2 8v Power Probs?

[rhyso1]

I had the car a a very good price brand new after a fiat dealer screwed my bakes on my old GT and i plowed into a hedge. It looks hot with the abarth kit and alloys but it drives like a sausage. My old car kicked ass but i cant afford insurence to have a transplant or anything major......
how can i get the most power from the minor, lightweight and to be honest pathetic 60 BHP engine.

Cheers....

rhyso

 

[Gav]

Use good petrol, use the whole rev range (not just the top, sometimes the low end can help in loosening things up), and practice fast gear changes. I have a 2000 8v and it goes fine. I haven't needed to do any mods to get the kind of performance I want for driving cross country. Another tip is to use the cornering ability/grip...

Punto Mk2 ELX

 

[rhyso1]

60 bhp sucks, my change is quick, i use optimax and the tyre a pirelli and its still no mach for corsa's and such other hatchbacks.
has anyone got some good perfomance increasing advice thats not to expensive.

rhyso

 

[HP]

induction kit or panel filter, sports exhaust or back box (back is where most of the restriction is). After that, you're talking much more money.

Pete.
Cinq sporting 1242cc
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[rhyso1]

cheers pete. some sound advice at last. what other things do you have in mind and roughly how much

rhyso

 

[CentoEvo]

could try an exhaust manifold and de-cat pipe, and then theres NOS!!

I have considerably more mods, THAN YOU!​

 

[Daniels2003]

i suppose these mods would also be the same way to give the 55Sx a bit of extra power for not too much money?

thanx

 

[HP]

Yup.
Next stage is cams, head work, NOS, turbos, programmable ecu's etc. - may be cheaper to buy a faster car.

Pete.
Cinq sporting 1242cc
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http://www.clubcento.co.uk