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I have a 1997 1.6 glx and i need a bit more power lol does anyone know where i can get a quicker cam and how much or anyone have any other ideas without doin an engine conversion please,

any help is much appreciated

Well you could always turbo it? But there is camshafts, Con rods, forged pistons, fuel pressure pump, power boost valves, fuel injectors, spark plugs, ht leads... the list can go on but it will all help geta power gain.
You can get it remapped to but dont get it chipped.

i have a friend who used to work for BP and mapped cars all the time. He knows how to do it to get the maximum power out of the car but it will drink so much more fuel. He's such a legend and charges £5 p/h

interested?

Hmm may well be. Not far from me either. What does he do to the car then?

spoken to John today and he said he's way too busy atm and has to calm down with work due to his diabetes or something but i can let u when he can do anything

he can do all the electrical stuff, map it to get so much more power out of it

There's no sense in getting a re-map, just get some mechanical changes, and THEN get a re-map afterwards, to fine-tune it all. Got a 4-2-1- exhaust manifold, install a fuel pressure regulator, fit a 3F GT camshaft, a good induction kit, then get it re-mapped. Should get you done really low budget, ànd give you definately some more power over all rev's!

Very true. Those are some of the simplest mods you can do.

Jarno, where can you get the camshafts from? I was looking at getting newman or kent cams.

Do what Jarno mentioned as they're the first things you should start with. Best cams to get would be the Schrick ones, which Jarno knows more about as I recall his is a 1.6 also.

supercharge it thats what im doin to my 1.4 16v currently at 120bhp once its supercharged it will bring it up to 160bhp cost about 1000

Cheaper to get a G40. I have just bought one for £1500.

hi evey1, ia m new to all this forum stuff as i just bought a 2001 polo and its only a 1 litre, as a teenager i would like to have a bit more power in my car and would like to know what to do, i dont want anything major just something small to give it a bit of an extra kick,thanks

Not alot you can do really. Standard things like induction kit, manifold, de cat, cat back exhaust system would make your car sound good and there would be a power gain, not alot though. If you got the whole lot done, spending anything from £500-1k, you got to think is it worth it? Power gain Maybe...... 15-20% which isnt really alot. Standard power is, i think, 50-60BHP so really you will gain about 12-18bhp. May sound alot but it wont be noticeable, trust me. Best bet is look for a bigger engine to put in. Get the 1.6gti. Good engine too. But then it is up to you wether you want to tell the insurance. I know i wouldnt.

hey, thats great , thanks , mite just sit tight for a while

any idea whats the best induction kit would be for a 2007 polo with a 1.2 engine, i think its a 12v cuz its a 70bhp engine??

any idea whats the best induction kit would be for a 2007 polo with a 1.2 engine, i think its a 12v cuz its a 70bhp engine??