> From: Ian Riches >
> Newsgroups: alt.autos.alfa-romeo
> Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 13:40:28 +0100
> Subject: More power to the 2.0 JTS
>
> Gareth Tuckwell ) wrote...
>> I have a 2002 156 2.0 JTS...
>
> Lucky you. I still drive a Skoda and dream of Alfas...
>
>> A friend of mine has a 1.9 diesel Audi and is having it 'chipped'. This
>> should improve his BHP roughly 40%. Obviously emmisions will go up and
>> economy will go down, but my question is can I do something similar with my
>> 156 2.0 JTS once it is out of
>> waranty??
>
> No.
>
>> I have seen chip re-programming mods, but they only give 5-10 more BHP (not
>> worth bothering with!).
>
> Indeed. That's because your friend's Audi has a turbo. Turbo cars
> are much easier to wring extra horsepower out of.
>
>> Where should I go (I'm in south-east scotland) and how much should I expect
>> to pay??
>
> Most chip upgrades cost in the region of UKP 300 to 500.
>
>> Failing that - how much would I be looking at for a turbo or supercharger.

> Lots. Not even worth thinking about, IMHO. You'd be better off
> flogging the JTS and buying a GTA, or one of the JTD's and then
> chipping that....

I would disagree here. Don't know about the JTS, but Autodelta have
supercharged and turbocharged a few Twin Sparks. There are threads about
this on the forums of www.alfaowner.com and check out www.autodelta.co.uk

> >
>> Also, what will be impact on my insurance be??
>
> It will go up ;-)
>
> Ian
> --
> Ian Riches
> Bedford, UK