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1.4 8v engine mods....?
Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 5:44 pm
by tomo87
hi ive got my 1.4 8v for now and have a powerflow full system but want to know if there are any mods for the engine to get a little more power? my friend said that as it isnt injection its more difficult to do much to the engine, babble or truth? just to keep me happy till i get my gti!
cheers
Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 5:51 pm
by Polo Paul
Babble mate, the 1.4 engine in the VW Polo MK4 is fuel injected. However its still hard to do anything worth while with it! Its 60bhp as standard, they normally push out a little more than that anyway, so and exhaust and a filter might see you scrape 70bhp. If i were you i would improve the handling and make it more fun to drive it that sense, as you'd really need to overhaul the engine at very high cost to get anymore from it.
I've had a Seat Ibiza GTi, it was my baby, save up and buy the one you want as soon as you can!
engine mods
Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 5:55 pm
by tomo87
yer thats the thing, ive got coilovers and the rims i want so was just looking for a little more power. suppose il have a look at air filters then and just wait to xmas to get my gti!
cheers
Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 7:31 pm
by LeMeph
injection?? my car has EFI and i didnt even know it, i swear i had a carb...
Even so cant you put twin carbs on these engines? or webers, or are they the same. I dont even know! The monkey will never drive my train.
Chris,
Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 11:07 pm
by Polo Paul
Nope no carbs on these engines i think all the mk4's were EFI
Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 12:47 pm
by The_phat_controlleruk
How about changing the camshaft (fast road) and getting the ECU re-mapped. That'll help.
Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 12:55 pm
by olop_chris
Polo Paul wrote:Nope no carbs on these engines i think all the mk4's were EFI
no mate they're carbs, i had a mk4 1.4 8v previously as some of you may know...and was not injected
Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 1:15 pm
by Polo Paul
how wierd mines an N reg 1.4 and its definately EFI so i wonder why they had carbs in some
mods
Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 1:35 pm
by tomo87
bloody 1.4 8v's i want my gti now!
Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 2:53 pm
by Polo Paul
Its not saving up for the car, its the insurance thats stopping me
saving
Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 4:18 pm
by tomo87
ye me too, im 18 and this is my first car and ive only been driving since december so hopefully touch wood il have 1 years ncb in december and im gona get a gti if anyone will insure me!!
Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 4:30 pm
by ModifiedMadness
Elephant should, I'd been driving a year when I bought mine and had 0 NCB (no accidents but was a named driver so didn't get any no-claims) but deep pockets
elephant
Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 4:38 pm
by tomo87
how deep? ye il be 19, have 1yr ncb, clean license and quite a few pockets!
Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 4:42 pm
by dragon_green
I'm sure that all mk4's are fuel injected.
Some single point (i.e. one injector after the airbox, before the inlet manifold splits), some multi-point (individual injectors on each branch of the inlet manifold).
Come to think of it, some Mk3's had EFI. GT's certainly did.
Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 8:16 pm
by LeMeph
see now i be very confused on this subject. Because i was certain i had a carburetoor as the golfs of the era do. However now im driving my polo (feck yeh!!!!) it definaely feels like EFI, it revs like an EFI an you dont get that pressure in the pedal! Theres only one way to find out and thats to whip the air filter off the top and have a looksie. EFI's are all plasticy and carbs are all chunky metal things incase you didnt know. Ill look one day on a day off form college when i have nothing better to do then ruin my car
Chris,