1.1i Performance

  1. Infrequent Poster Joined: Nov 2008 Corby Posts: 112 MK1 Citroen Saxo 1.1i
    #1
    I am saving up for a VTR or VTS but am going to stick with my 1.1 for about a year longer. I was wondering what type of modifications can i do or simple cleaning or part changes to help increase my engines speed and stuff..... you no bhp

    Im talking about stuff like pigback ecu chips?
    Chaning spark plugs?

    Stuff which isnt like hundreds as i need the money for my other car when i get it
  2. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2006 North-East Posts: 3060 172 Phase 1
    #2
    do nothing and save save save for your next car.

    learnt that from exerience.
  3. Infrequent Poster Joined: Nov 2008 Corby Posts: 112 MK1 Citroen Saxo 1.1i
    #3
    Ummm, im fed up of old people other taking me joking

    Well is there any think i can do which is cheap such as take someone appart and clean it and stuff to help my engine performance? I was also looking at my engine, the like silver alaminium pipe which i think is somthing to do with the air to the engine has like loads of cracks in it, if i replaced this will it help?
  4. Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2009 Aberystwyth Posts: 618 mk1 vanitien red flatarch!
    #4
    best way to make your 1.1 go better is too shave as much weight as you can!! things like spare wheel and rear seats things you don't really need! the more you can shave the better the improvements!! your looking at about 1 bhp extra per 10 kg you lose!! and the spare wheel cage and tools come up to about 20 kgs so you get an extra 2 bhp doesn't sound like much but when u consider its free and your standard bhp is only around the 60bhp mark its a considerable difference
  5. Infrequent Poster Joined: Nov 2008 Corby Posts: 112 MK1 Citroen Saxo 1.1i
    #5
    Umm and if i need to like change my tire haha lol
  6. Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2009 Aberystwyth Posts: 618 mk1 vanitien red flatarch!
    #6
    then you can get home quicker to got it!!
  7. Frequent Poster Joined: Mar 2009 Northern Ireland - Co. Londonderry Posts: 540 Ep3 type r + Saxo VTS Old: '89 205 1.6 GTi
    #7
    buy a tin of the tyre sealant stuff, so that will get you home lol
  8. Established Member Joined: Mar 2009 essex Posts: 1041 Saxo 1.1 animal
    #8
    Well on mine I've only got a k&n induction kit and a supersprint race center pipe but I have stripped out the back so no back seats no plastics no spare wheel goes faster than a westcoast
  9. Saxperience Addict Joined: Nov 2006 A farm shed in Aylesbury Posts: 14916 Corolla AE86 Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)
    #9
    if you are going to do some mods forget the engine. Fit bit that you can swap over to the better car in a years time. That way you can start collecting mods gradually straight away
  10. Newbie Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 4
    #10
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by KamRacing View Post
    if you are going to do some mods forget the engine. Fit bit that you can swap over to the better car in a years time. That way you can start collecting mods gradually straight away
    ive got a 1.1 and the best things to do are what the others said strip it of and excess weight, ive got a straight through exhaust from manifold and cituning induction kit, beat most westcoasts and some 1.4's :-)
  11. Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 810 2001 VTS
    #11
    As other people have said; save weight. It's free and improves the cars performance in every way; acceleration, braking and handling.

    As Eldridge said, each 10Kg you lose is the equivelent of adding 1Bhp to the car, so with some sensible stripping you could drop about 40-60Kg of crap you don't need/want and gain the equivilent of 4-6Bhp.

    Also give the car a good service, use decent spark plugs and oil, fit a K&N panel filter to the standard airbox and fit a de-cat if you have a cat under the car (keep your cat for MoT time). Could also clean out your throttle body and replace all the 'intestine/restrictive' airbox piping with a simple piece of pipe.

    Doing all that will cost you a about £100 and you can do it all yourself with a basic toolkit. Should see a small increase in power from the de-cat and panel filter and noticeable performance from the reduced weight.

    Then save your little heart out dude lol. Have fun!
  12. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Apr 2008 Bedford & Manchester Posts: 17504
    #12
    dont do anything, your wasting your money unless you do as kam said, buy bits that can be used on an R or S
  13. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2008 The wrong carpark Posts: 5152 Xantia 1.9TD
    #13
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by tones_saxo View Post
    ive got a 1.1 and the best things to do are what the others said strip it of and excess weight, ive got a straight through exhaust from manifold and cituning induction kit, beat most westcoasts and some 1.4's :-)
    a westcoast is a 1.4

    best bet: get an induction kit, nice backbox and then just do subtle mods to it. chances are i'm gonna try and get a mango car when i upgrade so that i can just use mine for spares!

    stripping it out usually helps too. but you cant do anything to make it massively quick. and that silver pipe is just to help with cold idling, doesn't mean squat (i've taken mine off!)
  14. Established Member Joined: Aug 2009 King's lynn Posts: 2073 Turbocharged vtr
    #14
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Ashleyp View Post
    dont do anything, your wasting your money unless you do as kam said, buy bits that can be used on an R or S

    this ^^ just save your money i find my 1.1 is quite nippy any way
  15. Newbie Joined: Aug 2009 Sheffield, England Posts: 2 Citroen Saxo Vts - Standard.
    #15
    i fitted a k'n'n n a back box, stripped out a little n it wo worth the 80 i spent lol,
    jus save 4 ya vt r/s, i got ma vts las mon n i love it, well worth the wait n im glad i dint spend 2 much on ma 1.1 lol
  16. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2008 Kent Posts: 2653 1.6 16v C2 GT
    #16
    Just have a steering wheel and a seat.

    thread/
  17. Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2009 Aberystwyth Posts: 618 mk1 vanitien red flatarch!
    #17
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by chinkostu View Post
    a westcoast is a 1.4

    best bet: get an induction kit, nice backbox and then just do subtle mods to it. chances are i'm gonna try and get a mango car when i upgrade so that i can just use mine for spares!

    stripping it out usually helps too. but you cant do anything to make it massively quick. and that silver pipe is just to help with cold idling, doesn't mean squat (i've taken mine off!)
    do you mean the one going from the cold air feed to the exhaust manifold?

    dose it make a difference performance wise without it?
  18. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2008 The wrong carpark Posts: 5152 Xantia 1.9TD
    #18
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Eldridge View Post
    do you mean the one going from the cold air feed to the exhaust manifold?

    dose it make a difference performance wise without it?
    nope. none at all
  19. Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2009 Aberystwyth Posts: 618 mk1 vanitien red flatarch!
    #19
    when my car idles when cold it stalls u think it could be something 2 do with this pipe?
  20. Infrequent Poster Joined: Nov 2008 Corby Posts: 112 MK1 Citroen Saxo 1.1i
    #20
    Mine used to do that, i took it to the garage and it turned out the cable going from the acceleration pedal to the bit in the engine bay was to tight or lose or somthing, so the computer was getting confused apparently? I just got up i cant remembre the names of the different parts haha
  21. Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2009 Aberystwyth Posts: 618 mk1 vanitien red flatarch!
    #21
    that could be it actually because you have to rev it slightly to get it too start! dosent explain why its fine when the cars warm though