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07-04-2003

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Kristian Benning:
As Latino says why not try some smaller mods 1st?
Try the Autodelta freeflow intake which should give you an extra 5BHP or maybe go the whole hog and get a heat shielded pod filter (maybe 10BHP extra), then get a remap (I used Monza) which should add another 10BHP and then a new backbox and centre which again should add another 10BHP.
Add it all together and you get an extra 30BHP for £900.<hr /></blockquote>Kristian, compared to the proces your quote, for about GBP3,000 you get over 200bhp (230bhp, if I am not mistaken)....I still say, if you got the cash, then splash out on a turbo for the 147!! Besides, I'd be keen to know the results (as would many others I imagine!)!

You could do all the little mods....and then....whaddaya know...you still feel your car is too slow!! Also, some mods may not be compatable with the Turbo option (for instance lowering your compression ratio), in which case you may have wasted some cash....Also, the turbo conversion may feature some of the mods you would have already done, but with different specs, which mean forking out for a similar mod...when turbocharging!

07-04-2003	#12 (Post Link)
shaheed Posts: n/a	<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:<hr /><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Kristian Benning: <strong>As Latino says why not try some smaller mods 1st? Try the Autodelta freeflow intake which should give you an extra 5BHP or maybe go the whole hog and get a heat shielded pod filter (maybe 10BHP extra), then get a remap (I used Monza) which should add another 10BHP and then a new backbox and centre which again should add another 10BHP. Add it all together and you get an extra 30BHP for £900.</strong><hr /></blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Kristian, compared to the proces your quote, for about GBP3,000 you get over 200bhp (230bhp, if I am not mistaken)....I still say, if you got the cash, then splash out on a turbo for the 147!! Besides, I'd be keen to know the results (as would many others I imagine!)! You could do all the little mods....and then....whaddaya know...you still feel your car is too slow!! Also, some mods may not be compatable with the Turbo option (for instance lowering your compression ratio), in which case you may have wasted some cash....Also, the turbo conversion may feature some of the mods you would have already done, but with different specs, which mean forking out for a similar mod...when turbocharging!