1.6 Sport Needs to Beat a Punto 1.8HGT

[jamestech]

OK, so I have been given a challenge. I now have a 1.6 sport (corsa b obviously), and my friend is getting a Punto 1.8HGT within the next year, we have a bet on who\'s car will win in a drag race. I do realise that I am going to need to do some modding in order for this to happen... so here is my next question, what exactly should I do, my budget is fairly limited, should be able to put aside £100/month for spending on my car. I don\'t want to do anything that the insurers would make a big deal out of, so no NOS (which i don\'t want anyway, afraid it will screw the car up), engine transplants, etc. What mods should I get (bearing in mind the car is currently completely stock), and in what order, I know for sure to get an induction kit, but which one do you guys is best? Also I need an oil change, so I will go synthetic and with a performance oil filter if such a thing exists as well as start using redex, slick50, and high octane fuel (w/high octane plug if i can find one) Also if you could post links to items that would be great,

Cheers

James

[Redtopcorsa]

Well i had a 1.6 sport before i stuck the 2.0 16v in it n i wudnt of raced a hgt without serious mods tht will cost thousands! unless u use nos in witch case u mite have a chance. (until it runs out) bt u as u said u dnt want that cuz of insurance. 1.6 sports come wid 106bhp as standard stick an induction kit and a full exhaust system and your looking at around 117bhp(well mine was). costing around £350 4 both! or stick throttle bodies on adding around 30bhp n costing around £1000 second hand or carbs addin 20-25bhp costing around £600 second hand (includin labor n everythin) it aint worth it! If u wanna beat him n show him up1 get an old punto gt (1.4 turbo) they have a smaller engine by 400cc yet their just as fast with around 130bhp!!! makes no sense but true!!!!!!

[jamestech]

Well I have looked at whatcar.com, and apparently my car is 1/5 lighter (mine 800ish his 1000ish) and i know he wants PAS, Air-Con, every single extra there is... and he will only have 24 BHP more than me and when I have dragged him before (in almost identical cars) i always beat him, well 80% of the time anyway... he never really thrashes his cars, but when there is competition i am the complete opposite so i reckon with a few mods i have a good chance, i have been thinking, decent induction kit (one that you stick a hole infront of the car for:-P), ecu remap for high octane fuel.... and when i race him i will remove the spare wheel, dump the toolbox, have a almost empty tank of fuel, maybe remove my aircon if it isn\'t too much hassle............. even if i lose I have another bet with another mate that will be an easy win, they are convinced they will beat me it their stock 1.4 8v pug 306:-P



failing that i will keep buying him mcD\'s get him as fat as possible, and then weld some random iron blocks under his car to wiegh him down a bit:-D

[Octane2097]

well if ya do race, and lose, u can always say oh well atleast my car looks betta

[chrisdaman]

and that yours won\'t break down, 3 of my mates have fiat puntos, ones head gasket went after 3 weeks, it was only 2 years old. and the other two have had engine problems, vauxhalls the way forward

[jamestech]

ah now you are all making me feel better:-P and i thought I was the only one that thought the punto\'s are butt ugly

[chrisdaman]

aswell as the the citroen ax and 2cv, the fiat range, the seicento, cinquecento and punto are the ugliets cars i think created. the Bravo isn\'t that bad, but i hate italian cars anyway, unless it\'s an alpha or a lambo. The same goes for french cars, i only like 106 rallye or gti, the rest are cheaply made, and have really poor safety rating, Corsas are sound cars, most vauxhalls are, i love mine. You\'ll find that vauxhalls are a lot nippier than the french equivalent to

[Joff]

If all you want to do is beat an HGT in a drag race, then choose nitrous oxide. 50bhp jets along with typical exhaust and air filter should give you an advantage.

Otherwise, you\'ll be looking at spending the best part of £1500-2000 with serious engine mods or conversions.

[sam13]

get full exhust system polish ports on head up,, induction kit,, twin webber carbs,, they will add alot of hp,, get ecu chiped,, take all interia out just leave drivers seat in. lol try everything lol fancy spark plugs and leads good oil get a cam shaft kit go mad lloll

[jamestech]

hmmmm.... so maybe i could go for NOS, but it scares me cos i don\'t want to f**k my car up, i have heard alot of horror stories... if i were to get a proper kit fitted PROFESSIONALLY what sort of cost would i be looking at, and what risks would i be taking of damaging the car? also would havng nitro fitted have much affect on my insurance, and is it legal..... hmmmm, i mean if there is a button to disable the nitro switch so technically the car doesn\'t have nitro, maybe it would be legal as long as it not used on the road (thats what i could tell the courts anyway:-P)

[Redtopcorsa]

Dry shot kits cost arond £1000 fitted its not legal on the roads but if u hav it button activated you\'ll b o.k cuz the pigs cnt prove ur usin it on the road. THere is also a way of having it activated when the accelarator pedal is pushed fully to the floor bt your betta off with the button activated go 4 25bhp jets if you are worried bout engine trouble. Sum insurers r abit scared off noz so ring your insurer up n ask them. Any trouble ring a performance insurer like performance direct or adrian flux.

[jamestech]

hmmmm.... £1k is quite alot of money, but it could be worth it, i won\'t try adrian flux since they quoted me over £3k jus for tp,f&t.... which is a little OTT to say the least, I am with quinn direct i dunno if any of you have had experiences with them, but i will give em a call and see what they say. ty for all your help guys, much appreciated.

[sam13]

k would go for what i said before without the nos insurance will be meger just tune you engine without nos.

[jamestech]

well I will take all this into consideration, i will probably end up going into a reputable tuners/garage and say to em \"I want it upto 130BHP, heres the keys, let me know when its done, and don\'t go over £xxxx\" that\'ll sort it:-P as lazy as it is!

[sam13]

better to hunt around for tht parts your self and get some bargainsd and supply the parts for them otherwise they will just get all brand new stuff and will charge you a bomb my as wel save your money and also you will know exsacly what they have done so they dont con you?