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Yeah, I had the head ported and polished.

Alot can be done to the Swift GTi, trust me, I owned one.

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I'll indicate when there are other cars on the road around me, but generally don't if I'm the only car only the road.

Torque is what pushes you back into the seat in a rapidly accelerating car. BHP is the power the engine can achive for a moment, i.e. you might have 500bhp, but it's at 6000rpm. It's also worth noting that brake horsepower is the figure you get without the loss in power caused by the...

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The Renault 5 GTT was a carb'd turbo engine

I had a Unichip fitted to my Swift. Click for the graph. That was on a 1.3 with intake and exhaust mods. I supplied the unit, fitting and mapping was £280 @ TDI in Essex. You should have an overall power figure to aim for...

What, in your opinion, would be considered a "decent power/torque gain"?

Welcome to the forum.

I'm confused.

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The "Power Boost Valve" is just a flashy name for a fuel pressure regulator, they all work in the same way, no matter which brand you buy. I have one fitted to the GT, but it was there when I bought it so I can't say how much of an effect it had.

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They could be high build primed, then flatted down to a smooth finish before painting. That's a hell of a lot easier than sitting there for hours rubbing down lumps of plastic. I think there are several clips holding them on. You might have to slide each trim forward to release them, but I'm...

Welcome to the forum. Your project sounds, erm.. interesting, good luck with it.

Bumpstrips. It'll be alot easier to buy another set, paint them and then fit them, rather than mask the original ones and paint them on the car, but if cost is an issue, the latter will be ok. Is it going to be a DIY job?

Hello everyone, welcome to the site, enjoy your stay, you get the message... :wink:

Buy a GTi engine > drop in GTi engine > tune GTi engine :wink:

Do you mean the weatherstrips, at the bottom of the windows ect.? I wouldn't paint them for a couple of reasons. Firstly, if you are using a solvent based paint, it could eat into the rubber and cause sealing issues. Secondly, I don't know if you could get the paint to stick to the rubber...

An intake filter will give you a roar at wide open throttle, whereas an aftermarket backbox will change the exhaust note.

Boost, oil temp/pressure and AFR (possibly EGT too)

Click That should explain it.

Oh. Unlucky chap. In the first pic it looks like they've just scuffed the plastic trim and scraped the door a bit, but the second pic... oh.

Currently I have Yoki A539's on the GT and they do a pretty good job, but, if I were to pick my ideal tyre, it'd be: Toyo Proxes R888 I don't think people realise quite how important tyre choice is. IMO tyres are one of the most important things on a car, afterall, they're the only...

Looks good, I'm loving the dark wheels on green effect. Nice one.

I don't make the laws :roll:

Low weight and high power are the most essential things for a fast car. Keep the inlet air as cool as you can.

Rarely

You can buy a lightweight pully set, there's no difference in size so it won't underdrive. Or you could get the standard ones lightened.

Re: How many different LOOKS of car are there & describe Tuner Ricer

Nope, got a guy coming to view it at the weekend.

I had one on the Swift. It soon got taken off.

Most (if not all) bodyshops use a waterbased basecoat. Laws were revised a couple of years ago, limiting the amount of VOC's (volatile organic compounds) released into the environment. Alot of the 'paints' you listed are effects. Check here

Nope. The only way you'd get a fairly respectable finish is by using a compressor and spray gun, but there are many variables, including: temperature, air pressure, paint viscosity, what type of gun setup you use, what type of thinner you use, user ability, etc... The only thing I'd be...

Firstly, I'd say prep is 65%, painting is 25% and flatting/polishing is 10%. I don't think this is a good idea. The materials you'd need for a proper job are illegal to spray without a filtered booth. I have never used acrylic paint, all I use is base/clear. The hardener in the clearcoat is...

When in low boost mode, I think when the button is pressed, the ECU tells the actuator to hold the wastegate closed for a little longer thereby allowing a bit more exhaust to spin the turbine, creating a bit more boost. The actuator/wastegate is the thing that has overall control of regulating...

It's French.

Yeah, the greenstuff pads were on the car when I bought it. The guy mentioned a strengthened bottom end, but who knows. I've just read that the standard internals can handle up to 250hp with correct tuning. It's got a pretty good spec considering it's 15 years old. Air con, electric...