Bhp upgrade

[MSS]

Originally Posted by Brip

Thanks everyone for your input, I'll check out the suggestions and post back for other members information, Christmas excepting!!!!

My approach would be to take the car to a local member who has a fully sorted diesel for a performance comparison. Most people can easily tell if another car of the same type performs better or worse than their own.

Personally, I find the 131 CDT to be a perfectly satisfactory drive. One with a 160 remap should be quite sprightly.

[COLVERT]

Brip.----I see from the statistics you are no longer a spring chicken.--


Personally I find my 114 bhp engine performs very well. It has to be in good condition though with everything working at the optimum best.


However as you seem to be entering your second childhood I totally understand the need for speed.--

I'm 84 and My 130 bhp motorbike weighing in at 5 cwt seems -----( 0 to 60 in 3.5 seconds. ) to be quite adequate for my need for speed.---

[hogweed]

Originally Posted by COLVERT

I'm 84 and My 130 bhp motorbike weighing in at 5 cwt seems -----( 0 to 60 in 3.5 seconds. ) to be quite adequate for my need for speed.---

My last one (30 years ago now ) was similar. Not many cars will compare with a quick bike for performance... maybe a Veyron!


My last car before the Rover (11 years ago) was an E36 M3, also a fun toy, and still available pretty cheaply




Liverpool Road, Nawf Lahndan, c. 1988

[COLVERT]

Originally Posted by hogweed

My last one (30 years ago now ) was similar. Not many cars will compare with a quick bike for performance... maybe a Veyron!


My last car before the Rover (11 years ago) was an E36 M3, also a fun toy, and still available pretty cheaply




Liverpool Road, Nawf Lahndan, c. 1988

Very interesting.--Were you London born ??----Me, Islington.

Pic of me and bike below.

[hogweed]

Originally Posted by COLVERT

Very interesting.--Were you London born ??----Me, Islington.

Heh - N Ireland. But I lived in Muswell Hill throughout the 80s, and commuted into the City on a series of bikes - Z650, RD400, 3 x GPZ1100 (2 nicked), 2 x GPZ900 Ninja (1 blew up), finally 2 x GSXR1100 (first one written off down Highgate West Hill).

Originally Posted by COLVERT

Pic of me and bike below.

Looks like something out of Star Wars!

[polinsteve]

Originally Posted by Brip

Hi all,
Recently purchased a 2003 tourer which has had the 160bhp upgrade on a T4 by the previous owner. The EGR has also been correctly removed.
I am finding the car a little sluggish compared to my previous car, a Laguna estate 230bhp with 206 000 miles on the clock!
I'm thinking of getting a Synergy 2 with their MAF as well. Will this give me any improvement in performance? Any advice gladly received! Thanks

Not sure how the EGR can be correctly removed. I'm a firm believer in keeping the anti-pollution measures in place. Looking ahead, the bill regarding vehicle modifications is specifically to make it illegal to alter of fit parts which adversely affect noise and fuel pollution, for example, after market noisier exhausts and modifications which increase exhaust pollution levels. Interestingly, also products or services to de-limit speeds on such as mopeds and e-scooters. It doesn't seem to be clear as yet how that will affect such as the 160 mod, although it seems that this could also be illegal.

[COLVERT]

Brip.

I see you looked in today.--What do you think about the posts on your thread ??

[MSS]

Originally Posted by COLVERT

Brip.

I see you looked in today.--What do you think about the posts on your thread ??

Shall we tell Brip what we think he should think of the posts on his thread?

As it is your idea, why not start?

[COLVERT]

Originally Posted by MSS

Shall we tell Brip what we think he should think of the posts on his thread?

As it is your idea, why not start?

Not me.---I would like to know what HE thinks otherwise I'd be talking to myself wouldn't I ???




As I hinted in another thread. You really are a bit of a wind-up merchant aren't you.--

[CivilSteve]

Don't mix tuning boxes with remaps. Or really, don't use tuning boxes at all.

The seals on the pumps are not getting any younger so more people seem to be finding issues with the unknown rail pressures causing leaks.

Best bang for buck is a decent custom remap. There's options out there but really it wants to be done by a MG specialist. I've seen a range of remaps for the ZT over the years which range from OK to downright trash.

For power over 150hp you're going to need a bigger turbo. Either a TD04 for ~170hp or the E39 530D VNT unit for bigger results.

The TD04 is a simple bolt on with only needing an adapter plate. The E39 530D VNT isn't much more work now and only needs a solenoid wiring in, the ECU takes care of the VNT now