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More OOMPH! from my Ford Ka
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Re: More OOMPH! from my Ford Ka -
02-15-2004
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were trying to get more power from my Ka though, AFAIK the chip gives a pretty small increase in horsepower, whereas nitrous could give you an extra 20 horses when you need it. Wow!!!!! Eighty horsepower. Strange the things these people who own these quaint little underpowered shopping trolleys get excited by.  80 horses is 33% more than 60 though, so I'd imagine it'd be pretty noticable and handy for overtaking. Of course, Diesel drivers dream about having a whole horsepower, and being able to go above 2000 revs .Why would you want to go over 2000 rpm when you have a big fat 220lb/ft of torque at 1900rpm. I want a CVT that will keep my engine at 1900rpm all the time. 1900rpm, cool. My 314ft/lb doesn't arrive until 3600rpm, closely followed by the 307bhp at 5650rpm ;-) |
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"Bob Sherunckle" <nowayjose (AT) thisisp (DOT) com> wrote in message news:c0nu52$nd0$1 (AT) titan (DOT) btinternet.com... "Doki" <doki (AT) SPAMMENOTspidar (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1076848657.8236.0 (AT) ersa (DOT) uk.clara.net... AstraVanMan <FuckOff (AT) WithThanks (DOT) com> wrote in message news:L5JXb.6151$cb7.47701 (AT) newsfep4-glfd (DOT) server.ntli.net... It's not a chip as such, the ecu is reprogrammed via the diagnostics port, so you can turn it on and off when you want. I'd go with nitrous if I were trying to get more power from my Ka though, AFAIK the chip gives a pretty small increase in horsepower, whereas nitrous could give you an extra 20 horses when you need it. Wow!!!!! Eighty horsepower. Strange the things these people who own these quaint little underpowered shopping trolleys get excited by. 80 horses is 33% more than 60 though, so I'd imagine it'd be pretty noticable and handy for overtaking. Of course, Diesel drivers dream about having a whole horsepower, and being able to go above 2000 revs .Why would you want to go over 2000 rpm when you have a big fat 220lb/ft of torque at 1900rpm. I want a CVT that will keep my engine at 1900rpm all the time. 1900rpm, cool. My 314ft/lb doesn't arrive until 3600rpm, closely followed by the 307bhp at 5650rpm ;-) |
promises around 185bhp and 300-320lb/ft of torque, still at a crank speed
just above tickover. Economy is currently around 39mpg, I wonder what the
impact would be on that.
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Hi, I would just like a *little* more kick out of my bog standard 1.3 Ka, does anyone have any recommendations? (leaving myself wide open there... I was wondering if there was "chip kit", or some-such? There is a chip, there's an article on it on Dervman's site (www.dervman.com) It's not a chip as such, the ecu is reprogrammed via the diagnostics port, so you can turn it on and off when you want. I'd go with nitrous if I were trying to get more power from my Ka though, AFAIK the chip gives a pretty small increase in horsepower, whereas nitrous could give you an extra 20 horses when you need it. |
telling my insurance company about that... they'd probably reach down
the phone and strangle me. Or steal my wallet.
Dave D
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Hi, I would just like a *little* more kick out of my bog standard 1.3 Ka, does anyone have any recommendations? (leaving myself wide open there... I was wondering if there was "chip kit", or some-such? There is a chip, there's an article on it on Dervman's site (www.dervman.com) It's not a chip as such, the ecu is reprogrammed via the diagnostics port, so you can turn it on and off when you want. I'd go with nitrous if I were trying to get more power from my Ka though, AFAIK the chip gives a pretty small increase in horsepower, whereas nitrous could give you an extra 20 horses when you need it. Thanks everyone. The nitrous thing made me laugh, I just can't imagine telling my insurance company about that... they'd probably reach down the phone and strangle me. Or steal my wallet. Dave D |
sizeable, (as)constant(as you want) power increase for reasonable money.
Matt
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Hi, I would just like a *little* more kick out of my bog standard 1.3 Ka, does anyone have any recommendations? (leaving myself wide open there... I was wondering if there was "chip kit", or some-such? many thanks Dave D |
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Wow!!!!! Eighty horsepower. Strange the things these people who own these quaint little underpowered shopping trolleys get excited by. |
on a motorbike!!!
Someone else who doesn't understand power to weight ratios.
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And of course, you can probably get a Sportka for less, too... |
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the 307bhp at 5650rpm ;-) |
Tin foil citroen.
or
Lead shed bmw.
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"**-**" <m.faulks (AT) btinternet (DOT) com> wrote in message news:c0o0de$182pr6$1 (AT) ID-199813 (DOT) news.uni-berlin.de... . My 314ft/lb doesn't arrive until 3600rpm, closely followed by the 307bhp at 5650rpm ;-) Whats it hauling??? Tin foil citroen. or Lead shed bmw. |
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Wow!!!!! Eighty horsepower. Strange the things these people who own these quaint little underpowered shopping trolleys get excited by. Most cars would be seriously wasted by that amount of horsepower on a motorbike!!! Someone else who doesn't understand power to weight ratios. |
any motorbike. Not exactly a fair comparison. Like comparing apples and
dinner plates.
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