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More power to the 2.0 JTS
I have a 2002 156 2.0 JTS...
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?? I have seen chip re-programming mods, but they only give 5-10 more BHP (not worth bothering with!). Where should I go (I'm in south-east scotland) and how much should I expect to pay?? Failing that - how much would I be looking at for a turbo or supercharger. Also, what will be impact on my insurance be?? Thanks |
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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.... > Also, what will be impact on my insurance be?? It will go up ;-) Ian -- Ian Riches Bedford, UK |
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> 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 |
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"Tom Boltwood" > schreef in bericht ... > >> >>> 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 I guess I would agree!! A turbo or kompressor kit will costs you about 5000 euro's (3500GBP) as a kit. Include another 1500 euro's (1000GBP) for assembly. It would "only" give you a similar power boost as you would get from a 750-100 euro (that's doing the job correctly, so not with a chip from the shelf) diesel chiptuning. -- Ciao from Holland AlfistaGJ (Gert-Jan) Alfa red 156 SW 1.8 Madeno tuned (2000) Golden Montreal 1428700 (1973/4) |
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