I dunno, when I first joined about 6 years ago, it was a wealth of information, people willing to help and give advice as well as regular meet ups. There are a few guys left that are still trying, but they're failing. The rest of the good guys have either changed brands or decided that they'd...
I just deleted a massive 4 paragraph reply to your post on how mod UNfriendly the NA Duratec motor is, and I was talking in an ST sense, not even the 1.4 or 1.6. But then I decided it wasn't worth it.
The only thing I will say is....... don't bother going to http://www.fordstownerssa.co.za ...
With preset controlled shots it should be ok. 30 or even 40 hp shots should be fine. I know that my motor in stock form can happily take 70hp shots. I haven't done it myself, but quite a few other guys have.
But yes, at the end of the day nothing can up the power of the 1.4L motor without...
@Riaz @VapeSnow , at least you guys are down at the coast. Coastal air is nom nom for NA motors.
@VapeSnow , one last option. NOS. it does work, you will accelerate much faster and get the full potential out of your motor. But be very careful about who you get to install it. It unquestioningly...
You can get a CAI(cold air induction)or an SRI(short ram induction), both will change your sound. Depending on who you believe, the CAI will give more power than the SRI. But, and it's a BIIIIIIIGGGGG but, you run the risk of hydrolocking your motor because the induction pipe is so close to the...
Forgot to add the 60mm throttle body. With all those mods, on a nice cold day and a friendly dyno, maybe 150whp. So I basically proved at great cost that you can't polish a turd. Hehe.
As for brakes, on front I have larger slotted Powerbrake disks. The back brakes are still stock.
Unfortunately, your foundation is wrong from the start. A 1.4L normally aspirated motor is never going to be much more than what it already is.
If you've got loads of cash to burn, you could supercharge or turbo charge it, though the cost doesn't make sense. You could try and source a 2L ST...
I think the ECU remap is a waste of cash. If they told you you're going to get awesome gains, they are straight out lying to you. The Powerflow system will definitely give you sound, and depending on how they build it, possibly slightly better throttle response. They actually rebuilt mine...
Don't wanna burst your bubble mate, but you're not going to get a lot of gains, if any.
Being normally aspirated, there's not a lot you can do. Who is going to remap your ECU? Or are you going to get a piggy back chip? As for exhausts, you could possibly import a Milltek exhaust and branches...
Surely anyone with the most elementary understanding of how a turbo works would know that this is a fail.
At best it's a whistle with a cooling fan.
Reminds me of those silly fuel saving "turbo" fans that you connect to your induction pipe. More than anything, it inhibited your air intake.
The prices really are rediculous.
I know the pros of diesel over petrol, but I'm starting to wonder just how bad it can be to have a petrol generator. I mean, it's going to get used twice a day at the most for a total of maybe 5 hours (assuming the country doesn't totally go to hell). Surely...
Can anyone help with me with a site link for generators?
I really expected Google to spit out 10billion hits of places to find them, but I generally only get fong yong crap, or industrial sized monsters.
To be a little more specific, I'm looking for a Diesel generator, that pushes about 8kva...
I've owned the Sony Z for almost two years now (December is actually my early upgrade month). Despite disliking Apple, I'm really not a specific fanboy of any brand.
My Z has honestly not given me a single days crap since I got it, and because of that, I doubt I'll be upgrading this month, and...