help me need sum help or advice:p

[antinator]

i have brought this so called chip....which isnt a chip but a sort of fuse/electrical coponant which goes into the sensor and produces 5-20 bhp but the problem is when i fit it my car splutters when i rev it....any thoughts?

[Ste L]

take it out,


thats just an ebay scam, dont do nothing good for your engine

how much you pay for it anyway...
probably could of bought the same thing from maplins for about 10p

[antinator]

yea it was from ebay:) ?2 and i tought i was getting a corka of a deal..:( darn how a i gona get my astra any faster off the line.....cheaply....

[Ste L]

lose weight....

strip the car out, seats, sound deadeing.. etc etc etc

[antinator]

i really dont wanna be striping my car as i am mostly a taxi driver i sum terms and i enjoy goin out wiv pals who cant drive yet ....i just need to find sum nice easy tuning mods which rnt bank breaking

[Aragorn]

if there were any cheap easy mods to give more power dont u think the manufacturer would've already done them?

there is really nothing u can do cheaply, even the stereotypical induction kit and exhaust really does nothing for power

what exact engine is it and we can try n give u some ideas on tuning it...

[antinator]

its a beasty 1.4 :lol: and needing anything to beef it up

[rudeboy69r]

Get a straight through exhaust n bigger manifold.err induction kit proformace spark plugs,n sum of that fuel aditive shit lol duno bout anything else thats cheep....

[Stuart]

and just about all of that will "add" about 1bhp lmao

[Jack]

n sum of that fuel aditive s**t lol
Just fill up with a tank of optimax...

[Stuart]

personally id rather fill the tank with water than optiflax.

[Lee]

lol, yeah, unfortunately mine pinks slightly on 95, so optiflax or that BP Ultibate is my only option.

Anyway, probably the cheapest mod to get the most gains would be a cam. Theyre always for sale on egay so it wont break the bank.

Trouble is you need to know a mechanic or be good with the spanners to get it fitted cheaply, and its best to get your head gasflowed to make the most of the cam....
.... and there starts the slippery slope of engine modding which is a bit like a tube of pringles.....

[Stuart]

lee, id get the ecu map adjusted to cope with 95 ron imo... ok you will lose a few bhp, but atleast you will be able to safely run on crap fuel if you have to fill up on it etc.

[Lee]

lee, id get the ecu map adjusted to cope with 95 ron imo... ok you will lose a few bhp, but atleast you will be able to safely run on crap fuel if you have to fill up on it etc.

I did consider this, but as the car is now off the road for track use only, i shouldnt get caught out in finding somewhere that sells super. I will definately do this if i put her back on the road, but for now, im getting as much bhp as i can for every pound i spent LOL

[Snowface]

i really dont wanna be striping my car as i am mostly a taxi driver i sum terms and i enjoy goin out wiv pals who cant drive yet ....i just need to find sum nice easy tuning mods which rnt bank breaking

Never seen a Nova taxi.is it a 4 or 5-door?

[Ste_Nova]

i really dont wanna be striping my car as i am mostly a taxi driver i sum terms and i enjoy goin out wiv pals who cant drive yet ....i just need to find sum nice easy tuning mods which rnt bank breaking

lol to make it faster throw your mates out!!!

also there is lots of weight u can dump and still keep the rear seat in...