25-02-2012, 11:12 AM
Jim stick with the 1.4 mate. Rippthrough loves his.
It gets cheap tax, is good on fuel and a modded 1.4 will be cheaper to insure than a modded GTi6 (cos you wont leave a 6 standard either) even if you could happily go out and buy a GTi6 for less than your going to spend.
A throttle bodies conversion dosent require standalone management just to make it run. As long as you re-use the standard sensors and injectors Itll run quite happily and make more power. Its the same principal as fitting the 6 manifold and throttle body to a 1.8, the sensors are the same but it lets much more air in and makes more power.
Standalone management will give you better power but isnt always necessary. Also there is a company that makes mappable ECUs that plug straight into the saxo wiring plug for about £500 so you wouldnt even need a new loom.
It gets cheap tax, is good on fuel and a modded 1.4 will be cheaper to insure than a modded GTi6 (cos you wont leave a 6 standard either) even if you could happily go out and buy a GTi6 for less than your going to spend.
A throttle bodies conversion dosent require standalone management just to make it run. As long as you re-use the standard sensors and injectors Itll run quite happily and make more power. Its the same principal as fitting the 6 manifold and throttle body to a 1.8, the sensors are the same but it lets much more air in and makes more power.
Standalone management will give you better power but isnt always necessary. Also there is a company that makes mappable ECUs that plug straight into the saxo wiring plug for about £500 so you wouldnt even need a new loom.