performance

1. user_7256 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 7657

   #1 15th October 2005, 16:33

   i have a 1.1i, its very slow so can anyone recommend any performance mods?
2. wideboy Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2004 Dumfries, Scotland Posts: 4256 An S, an R, and an E46 Schnitzer

   #2 15th October 2005, 16:39

   1.1's have a tendency to be rather slow mate
   
   you could do the obvious breather mods such as: full exhaust with decat, enclosed air filter etc
   
   then stripping out the back end of useless stuff, such as backseats, bootcarpet, rear cards etc
   
   and if none of that takes your fancy...drop a vtr or vts lump under the bonnet
   
   
3. user_7256 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 7657

   #3 15th October 2005, 16:40

   how expensive is that?
4. wideboy Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2004 Dumfries, Scotland Posts: 4256 An S, an R, and an E46 Schnitzer

   #4 15th October 2005, 16:43

   depends on the quality you wana go for
   
   for a budget exhaust sytem - powerflow do them pretty cheaply £150ish
   
   for a good one - magnex full system can be upwards of £350 ish
   
   enclosed filter wil cost upward of £120
   
   and stripping the rear end doesnt cost anything as u do it yourself if you have the tools
5. dsh85 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2005 Teesside Posts: 8800 focus tdci, clio v6

   #5 15th October 2005, 16:43

   probs cud get it done for just under a grand?? depends who u kno i guess on the price. its the insurance that cud be the killer sometimes
   
   edit - on bout the engine swap
6. user_7256 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 7657

   #6 15th October 2005, 16:45

   the insurance is a killer already
   
   are the elec superchargers any good?
7. user_7256 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 7657

   #7 15th October 2005, 16:49

   how much would a powerflow increase the bhp
8. dsh85 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2005 Teesside Posts: 8800 focus tdci, clio v6

   #8 15th October 2005, 16:51

   if u do a search mate for electric a couple of results will come up on the topic. its a big no no though in just about everyones opinion i think lol
   
   think this quote best sums it up in another thread:
   
   

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Scott what is it: a crap hair drier how does it work: powered of battery physically IMPOSSIBLE for it to create boost. Does it work: like a chocolate tea pot

9. wideboy Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2004 Dumfries, Scotland Posts: 4256 An S, an R, and an E46 Schnitzer

   #9 15th October 2005, 16:53

   electric superchargers DO NOT work, dont even contemplate it!
   
   and a powerflow wont increase bhp much,if at all! unless its twinned with other mods.
10. user_7256 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 7657

    #10 15th October 2005, 17:04

    is there any thing i cant do to increase the power of my car. i am willing to spend up to £300, wants the best i can do or is better just to buy a vts or vtr
11. Scottp Administrator Joined: Dec 2002 Glasgow United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 26097 Chelski Traktor

    #11 15th October 2005, 17:14

    for the 300 you might get a 1 or 2 horse rise, not really worth it, it was designed to cart shopping and stuff, never to be powerful
12. wideboy Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2004 Dumfries, Scotland Posts: 4256 An S, an R, and an E46 Schnitzer

    #12 15th October 2005, 17:14

    just buy a vts mate.
    
    you'll not get anything out of a 1.1 for £300
13. SteVTR Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2005 carlisle United Kingdom (England) Posts: 2934 106 GTi

    #13 15th October 2005, 17:26

    agree with joe just put the 300 quid towards a vts transplant thats what i did,love it to bits
14. user_7256 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 7657

    #14 15th October 2005, 17:44

    what about an induction kit any good?
15. SteVTR Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2005 carlisle United Kingdom (England) Posts: 2934 106 GTi

    #15 15th October 2005, 17:54

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Scott it was designed to cart shopping and stuff, never to be powerful

    think that sums up any questions you have about tuning it mate if you want a faster saxo your better off saving up n going for a vtr/vts
16. user_7256 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 7657

    #16 15th October 2005, 17:59

    i thought so but a vts are like £4000 and been moded and been thrashed
17. pug_boe Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2005 Caerphilly United Kingdom (Wales) Posts: 5068 Ford focus 1.8 ;-)

    #17 15th October 2005, 19:56

    i got a 1.1sx i, and yup they are slow lol and iv got an induction kit, it dont make much difference just makes it sound noisey
18. gafvts Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2005 hull Posts: 2566 supercharged saxo vts

    #18 15th October 2005, 20:18

    why have all vts been thrashed,you can find a decent one if you shop around.or go for vtr mate,get them for cheaper than £4000
19. stuartQPR1 Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2004 Southampton (Uni) Slough (Home) United Kingdom (England) Posts: 631 Citroen Saxo 1.1 forte (2000)

    #19 15th October 2005, 20:32

    I have got a 1.1 aswell mate. Unfortunately the engine has simply not been made to go fast, if your serious about power the only answer would be to get a vtr/s lump or actually get a vtr/s! a induction kit will give the engine more of a roar but thats all.
20. user_7076 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Sep 2005 Milton Keynes Posts: 8504 Audi A1 S-Line, Mazda MX5 Kuro, Renault Clio 1.2,

    #20 16th October 2005, 01:25

    yeh agreed. You can't really increase the BHP on the engine as it is built to be shite lol but induction kit will make it sound a bit better.
    
    For now you'll just have to enjoy the countryside like me and other 1.1 owners instead of going fast
21. Ratty Established Member Joined: Jun 2003 United Kingdom (England) Posts: 1682

    #21 16th October 2005, 05:35

    even if the vts has been thrased what does that matter? buying a 1.1 off a young lad and you know its had a hard life cos they attempt to rag the tits off it. At least a VTS is designed for it, infact id go as far to say that most VTS drivers dont really know how to drive them
    
    now theres a bold statement ha ha
22. wideboy Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2004 Dumfries, Scotland Posts: 4256 An S, an R, and an E46 Schnitzer

    #22 16th October 2005, 18:22

    bold but very true mate!
    
    1.1s will be ragged like fuck to make them go as fast as they can
    
    vts will be ragged, but since overall topend is considerably higher and doesnt take as long to get there...people wont do it so often..!
    
    If you get me
23. Tony_Jay86 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2005 Nelson (England) Posts: 2874 Saxo 1.1 Desire :(

    #23 16th October 2005, 18:31

    If your car is to slow then get a better/higher model, no point in spending money on 1.1's, mines slow, but after all i'd rather it be slow then fast, aslong as it sounds nice then speed doent bother me at all, iam not going to race anyone & iam not going to go around breaking the speed limit, something which is easy to do in vtr & vts's