i realise this is a long shot but...can anything be done? this being the 8 valve mpi 1.4 already insulated the manifold in heatwrap..certainly makes the engine bay cooler. took the airbox off and 'applied' a scooby sti induction kit i.e. big fat aluminium tube with a filter on the end getting plently of cold air

what else can be done?

(i'm too poor for a vrs...gah...)

i realise this is a long shot but...can anything be done? this being the 8 valve mpi 1.4 already insulated the manifold in heatwrap..certainly makes the engine bay cooler. took the airbox off and 'applied' a scooby sti induction kit i.e. big fat aluminium tube with a filter on the end getting plently of cold air

what else can be done?

(i'm too poor for a vrs...gah...)

Normal atmo engines don't really give much gains when remapped unfortunately...best you can hope for is around 10% increase.....that's what I got when I had my Passat 1.8 20v remapped...124bhp upto 136bhp.

Nothing ECU wise that I know of :(

hmm...

err...anyone up for some engine butchery? sewn on BMW mini supercharger anyone?

engine butchery as in chop out 1.4 and put in 1.8T - oh yeah!

[pull starts his petrol angle grinder! vvvRUMMMMMM!]

If you want seriou power and have the dosh..AAT can get 200+bhp from the 1.4 16v.

Not sure if the 16v head fits the 8v block.

bum. 200bhp sounds like alot of fun...

bum. 200bhp sounds like alot of fun...

Suspect for the money it costs, you might as well by a couple of vRS's though

Chris

Suspect for the money it costs, you might as well by a couple of vRS's though

Nah...reckon you could get that way for about

Not sure if the 16v head fits the 8v block.

Nope, 1.4 8V is OHV, 1.4 16V is DOHC.

Nah...reckon you could get that way for about

...or you could ask Bill to sort you some throttle bodies.......

which would upp the bhp by how much...and up the petrol consumption by how much?