ok, another quick question
the ibiza fr 1.9tdi has 130bhp and the ibiza cupra 1.9tdi has 160bhp
know how they got the 30bhp gain? factory map settings?
the ibiza fr 1.9tdi has 130bhp and the ibiza cupra 1.9tdi has 160bhp
know how they got the 30bhp gain? factory map settings?
What I wanted to know, back in 2002 was, why did VAG not sort out a good 1.6 engine for these cars - it took them years to finally stick in a 1.6. I avoided the 100ps 1.4 as it looked like it would need rev'd a lot - so bought my wife a 75ps 1.4 Polo (was scared of FSI way of building camshafts etc) - well that was a big mistake as her previous car had been a 90ps 1.6 16V Zetec engine Fiesta - and it had low gearing and useful spread of torque. I just did not get it the previous Polo etc used a low powered crap fuel economy 1.6 - and that car was lighter - then enter Polo 9N bigger heavier and biggest petrol engine at launch was 1.4 !!!
A couple of us compared the 75 and the 100 at E38 this year, its more than cams.
The throttle/air inlet thing is bigger, so you would need to change that and the airbox bit that connects to it, there may be other things aswell, but that was a definite.
Tbh, its quite a lot of work/cost for not a massive gain
The throttle/air inlet thing is bigger, so you would need to change that and the airbox bit that connects to it, there may be other things aswell, but that was a definite.
Tbh, its quite a lot of work/cost for not a massive gain
I would think that that is correct, okay not many engines of a certain size and type from a manufacturer will be completely totally different - but they might as well be seen as such as you can't simply change the ECU program and/or camshaft to convert from one to the other.
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