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banny69 · 13-09-2007

About £9,100 (ouch!). I get the VAT back and tax relief (self employed) so it cost me around £4,700.

The individual prices are on the Autodelta website - plus a bit extra for fitting the suspension and brakes.

It gets the engine up to about 350bhp with the current AD remap (up form 260) and cuts the acceleration time to sub 5.5 secs. The Brera J5C that Autodelta do gets to 60 in 5.3 so I've read. I think the only difference between it and my car is a change of exhaust and some bodywork.

I asked Jano about getting a bit more than 350bhp by using a larger pulley on the supercharger but he says that at this stage, based on the development work they've done, the settings are safe at this moment in time. He reckons the engine is okay as standard for this power. I guess more power would need stronger internals etc.?

I was originally just going for a remap (by Angel) but they are unable to do them. I initially decided on the supercharger alone but then decided the brakes and suspension are actually more important so had them done as well. (They aren't the greatest of brakes to start with and on the twisties the standard car is a bit wallowy).

It goes faster, stops quicker and handles better.

I am chuffed with it.

The supercharger only needs its oil changing every 50,000 miles (or 2 years) and it is quite a simple job.

I will have the car serviced at Mangoletsis - they have a good reputation and have a relationship with Autodelta. For example if you want AD to remap your car you can take it to Mangos and they arrange for AD to send up a technician to do it. Costs a bit more but saves the hassle (and petrol) of going to London.

The exhaust noise sounds better than before - a bit more growly. On these colder mornings the supercharger belt sounds like a tractor for a minute or two until it warms up! After that it doesn't appear to produce any extra unwanted noise at all.

I considered the warranty issues but on balance I decided to give it a go.

13-09-2007	#60 (Post Link)
banny69 AO Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wigan Posts: 142 Member car: 159 3.2 Q4 Supercharged	Re: 159 3.2 Tuning About £9,100 (ouch!). I get the VAT back and tax relief (self employed) so it cost me around £4,700. The individual prices are on the Autodelta website - plus a bit extra for fitting the suspension and brakes. It gets the engine up to about 350bhp with the current AD remap (up form 260) and cuts the acceleration time to sub 5.5 secs. The Brera J5C that Autodelta do gets to 60 in 5.3 so I've read. I think the only difference between it and my car is a change of exhaust and some bodywork. I asked Jano about getting a bit more than 350bhp by using a larger pulley on the supercharger but he says that at this stage, based on the development work they've done, the settings are safe at this moment in time. He reckons the engine is okay as standard for this power. I guess more power would need stronger internals etc.? I was originally just going for a remap (by Angel) but they are unable to do them. I initially decided on the supercharger alone but then decided the brakes and suspension are actually more important so had them done as well. (They aren't the greatest of brakes to start with and on the twisties the standard car is a bit wallowy). It goes faster, stops quicker and handles better. I am chuffed with it. The supercharger only needs its oil changing every 50,000 miles (or 2 years) and it is quite a simple job. I will have the car serviced at Mangoletsis - they have a good reputation and have a relationship with Autodelta. For example if you want AD to remap your car you can take it to Mangos and they arrange for AD to send up a technician to do it. Costs a bit more but saves the hassle (and petrol) of going to London. The exhaust noise sounds better than before - a bit more growly. On these colder mornings the supercharger belt sounds like a tractor for a minute or two until it warms up! After that it doesn't appear to produce any extra unwanted noise at all. I considered the warranty issues but on balance I decided to give it a go.