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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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