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poweredbyvtr
23rd October 2011, 18:09
hiya was wondering if there is a bolt on upgrade for my vtr throttle body?

devilsadvocate
23rd October 2011, 18:21
Not as far as I am aware, people sometimes 'port and polish' them but it's a waste of time in all honesty.

I believe it's possible to use the Rallye inlet on some saxo models but Im pretty sure its a ballache for little gain, may be worth a search

poweredbyvtr
23rd October 2011, 18:25
yea ill have a look mate im just looking for some simple mods to gain abit of power lol

devilsadvocate
23rd October 2011, 18:35
yea ill have a look mate im just looking for some simple mods to gain abit of power lol

In all honesty mate, there are a few ways to get more power but none are very cheap:

Enclosed Induction kit
Full Decat Exhaust
Cam and Remap
Bodies
Turbo
Supercharger

Most people go down the induction kit and decat exhaust route to start and will gain maybe 10% at very most on a VTR (5-10bhp).

Cams and a remap will see a decent amount of extra power but will set you back £700-£1000.

Bodies sound awesome and will give you a decent amount of power also, maybe £1500.

Turbo and Superchargers speak for themselves and you end up down the route of forged internals if you want silly power.

Unfortunately tinkering with existing parts on the VTR is not going to give you a power increase, you have to add for that :)

Have a quick search on the forum, loads of threads

poweredbyvtr
23rd October 2011, 18:37
yea i been looking at the turbo way atm thinking of buying a vtr engine and doing all gaskets all the work before placing it into the car all turbo'd up i know its going to cost but i think the power will justify it lol

Carl-h
23rd October 2011, 18:39
I'd of thought the cheapest worthwhile upgrade on a VTR would be 16 valve?

devilsadvocate
23rd October 2011, 18:39
yea i been looking at the turbo way atm thinking of buying a vtr engine and doing all gaskets all the work before placing it into the car all turbo'd up i know its going to cost but i think the power will justify it lol

You need deeeeeeeep pockets for a reliable turbo'd Saxo if you read some of the threads on here lol.

poweredbyvtr
23rd October 2011, 18:42
i did notice lol i saw a full kit on ebay for 500 quid it went for after gutted i didn have the cash then lol

devilsadvocate
23rd October 2011, 18:44
i did notice lol i saw a full kit on ebay for 500 quid it went for after gutted i didn have the cash then lol

People advertise a 'full kit' but usually there are loads of parts missing.

There is a thread on here which lists all the parts needed:

http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?t=167335

I would say you are looking at £1k bare minimum if you source 2nd hand parts and do most of the work yourself.......I would budget 2k+ though.

poweredbyvtr
23rd October 2011, 18:47
yea im going to start saving now i got a decent payed job to show im hoping it wont take mt to long lol

poweredbyvtr
23rd October 2011, 18:52
i got a silver top engine in a v reg 99 model phase one what engine code will it be mate you know?

kennym1987
24th October 2011, 05:55
if its single plug the engine is nfz(90bhp). if its 3 plug its nft(98bhp). on the 3 plug the dipstick comes up through the exhaust manifold, and single plug the dipstick is to the right of the exhaust manifold. 3 plug also has cat in the downpipe and single plug is under car