Post 390713 by Mark_V40T4 on 2011-06-29 20:55:34
Well im getting rather bored of the V40 now!. I mean i love how it looks but it just has not got the go iin it that id like. I was thinking about going for drilled/grooved discs allround but i dont really see the point at the moment on a standard 1.8.
So was wondering what are my tuning options? at the moment i only have a Pipercross panel filter, was wondering if theres anything else i can really do to get more power out of the old girl?
its a 1999 1.8xs (non GDI i believe).
Thanks for looking!
Post 390762 by LiamT4 on 2011-06-29 23:15:28
Not much you can do really on such a small n/a engine i'm afraid, without spending big.
V40 t4s are pretty cheap now, couldn't you get one and swap your bits over?
Post 390767 by t5_monkey on 2011-06-29 23:37:48
[quote=Mark_V40T4;390713]Well im getting rather bored of the V40 now!. I mean i love how it looks but it just has not got the go iin it that id like. I was thinking about going for drilled/grooved discs allround but i dont really see the point at the moment on a standard 1.8.
So was wondering what are my tuning options? at the moment i only have a Pipercross panel filter, was wondering if theres anything else i can really do to get more power out of the old girl?
its a 1999 1.8xs (non GDI i believe).
Thanks for looking![/quote]
Buy a T4! maybe not what u want to hear but will be light years ahead of a 1.8 even totally stock.
Post 390828 by lance on 2011-06-30 10:35:58
[quote=t5_monkey;390767]Buy a T4! maybe not what u want to hear but will be light years ahead of a 1.8 even totally stock.[/quote]
Agreed, I have driven a 2.0 T which is an LPT but with a remap thats going to give 200 BHP so still nice and nippy.
Post 390928 by gmain1967 on 2011-06-30 19:14:14
[quote=lance;390828]Agreed, I have driven a 2.0 T which is an LPT but with a remap thats going to give 200 BHP so still nice and nippy.[/quote]
Back in 2003 I had a chipped 2.0T which was the XS model. One downside was that it didn't have the DSA. It desparately needed it!!!
Post 390938 by T5frankie on 2011-06-30 19:48:30
a t4 is a very nippy little motor and you will be grinning like a nutter after your 1.8 mate, i agree with liam turn yours back to standard buy a t4 then put your bits on the new one
Post 395232 by Mark_V40T4 on 2011-07-16 12:46:28
Thanks thanks for your advice guys!.. i now have a 1.8xs to strip down and sell and a T4 to play with! :D
Post 397559 by Haizum74 on 2011-07-23 13:26:49
Cant fault my T4! Well, I can but its only cos it needs a bit of work on it, speed wise I cant fault it (I should have said) lol