help with da 1.4 saxooo :D

  1. Newbie Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 5
    #1
    y'alright guys, i got a furio 1.4 saxo and was wondering if any of you out there know the best things to get done on it to improve performance.. to be honest a list that i could work off would be nice
    thanks a lot.
  2. Newbie Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 5
    #2
    by performance i mean knocking the BHP up a nice amount
  3. Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2009 stafford Posts: 299 saxo 1.1, saxo vtr
    #3
    Its all acording what money you have to spend, you could go for exhaust and airfilters maybe even cams. or you could go for turbo conversion if the money is widly spread.
  4. L-plater Joined: Sep 2010 Birmingham-Sutton Posts: 72 Furio
    #4
    Fast road cams

    Turbo

    Throttle bodies

    Straight thru exhaust

    Induction kits
  5. L-plater Joined: Sep 2010 Birmingham-Sutton Posts: 72 Furio
    #5
    you just need money!! or just put a vtr engine in it i no a guy that will do them for you
  6. Newbie Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 5
    #6
    lmao well unfortunately money is an issue.. its my little project that will happen over time... i havn't got turbo charging money so im going with supercharger, i just need a list to work off as i know practically nothing about how to modify saxo's
  7. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 Dublin Posts: 4359 Honda S2000
    #7
    save up..
    buy a vts...

    waste of money putting loads into a 1.4
  8. Newbie Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 5
    #8
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by johnlambert View Post
    save up..
    buy a vts...

    waste of money putting loads into a 1.4
    i can illegally get away with having a modded 1.4 that i can make fast enuff for me... or i can buy a VTS and not drive because they're too much to insure... ive only been driving a year
  9. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2009 Blackburn Posts: 4739 A few
    #9
    Or drop an S lump in and don't register it although it's at your own risk
    Or drop a cammed vtr engine in, that would improve nicely on the BHP and it won't be blatantly obvious when you lift the bonnet like it would be with the vts
  10. Infrequent Poster Joined: Dec 2007 Whitstable Posts: 232 mk1 green VTR
    #10
    or just forget about all the silly turbocharging or supercharging ideas you have and drive your nice economical 1.4 around for 2 years and save for a R or an S and dont run the risk of modding it and the insurance companies pulling down your kecks for not declairing mods when you crash..
  11. Established Member Joined: Mar 2009 rotherham Posts: 1369 saxo westcoast
    #11
    +1 to that ^^
  12. Saxperience Addict Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 11714 A6 Le Mans tuned/A3 TFSI tuned
    #12
    get a ripspeed air filter and drive with your fogs on.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by kinsey92 View Post
    i can illegally get away with having a modded 1.4 that i can make fast enuff for me... or i can buy a VTS and not drive because they're too much to insure... ive only been driving a year
    You can't insure a 1.6, and you can't insure mods on a 1.4. Apparently

    Quote:
    money is an issue
    wait until your insurance rapes you for the next years to come after your first crash. Then you will know about money issues.

    Quote:
    Or drop a cammed vtr engine in, that would improve nicely on the BHP and it won't be blatantly obvious when you lift the bonnet like it would be with the vts
    He can't afford jack shit.
  13. Established Member Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 1831
    #13
    vts conversion
    or breathing mods
    cams
    tbs
  14. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2006 Maidstone Posts: 8210 Golf TDI
    #14
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by kinsey92 View Post
    i can illegally get away with having a modded 1.4 that i can make fast enuff for me... or i can buy a VTS and not drive because they're too much to insure... ive only been driving a year
    Its people who crash either without insurance or without valid insurance that causes insurance prices to be high for everyone else.

    If you cant afford to delcare your mods then dont bother

    Grow up
  15. Regular Poster Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 279
    #15
    well said also is a fucker for other people when someone uninsured drives into them
  16. Established Member Joined: Sep 2010 loughborough Posts: 2229 1988 ford fiesta mk2 1.4- 2001 black saxo furio (d
    #16
    the 1.4 is pretty nippy as it is just give it a good service and it'll respond to that quite well. besideds once you have a few years ncd then you can get a vts or something even faster if you want.
  17. Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2004 Denny United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 666 Ford focus 2.0 Saxo VTS
    #17
    Wouldnt bother trying to get more bhp, strip it, and spend your cash on handling and brakes, down the road you can always upgrade to a vts engine when insurance is more friendly.

    Quote:
    Its people who crash either without insurance or without valid insurance that causes insurance prices to be high for everyone else.
    I thought the largest percentage of insurance was due to all the wingers that claim accident injury
  18. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2009 ringwood Posts: 6305 suzuki swift 1.2 sz3
    #18
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by kinsey92 View Post
    lmao well unfortunately money is an issue.. its my little project that will happen over time... i havn't got turbo charging money so im going with supercharger, i just need a list to work off as i know practically nothing about how to modify saxo's
    what that makes no sense at all