01-12-2005, 05:18 AM
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Hi at all!
My car is a Opel Astra G Caravan with a 1.6 litre engine and 75PS!
The car only had 1156kg but the engine is too weak to drive it really fast!
What can i do to make the engine more powerful without spending much money in it?
I will add a acceleration vid soon so that you see what i mean!
The acceleration from 0-100km/h last till the cows come home.
Here is a pic from my car:
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01-12-2005, 05:23 AM
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For the records, on JW, when you talk about your car, even when it's not a supercar and not in the "what do you drive" section, a custom shot is required 
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01-12-2005, 10:13 AM
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Re: Problem
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Originally Posted by SilenCe
"...till the cows come home..."
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Es ist auch ein österreichischer Ausdruck? 
Wilkommen bei JW!
My advice - sell the Astra wagon and buy a Turbo (200PS)
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01-12-2005, 11:08 AM
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Re: Problem
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Originally Posted by TransAm2001
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Originally Posted by SilenCe
"...till the cows come home..."
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Es ist auch ein österreichischer Ausdruck? |
Es ist ein anderer Ausdruck für eine Ewigkeit.
Which "turbo" do you mean?
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01-12-2005, 11:16 AM
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Buy astra petrol turbo, like in the GSi or Coupe!
It wasn't a serious comment, sorry!
Have you tried looking on Opel/Vauxhall forums? That is where I would go for specific performance tips.
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01-12-2005, 01:09 PM
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I sadly don't think there is a cheap way to get a lot of power out of a 1.6 NA engine.
With another intake manifold, other cams, and another or a remapped ECU you can gain some power, certainly since your engine only produces 75 hp, which is very low for a modern European 1.6 NA engine. But those things don't come cheap. Unless your engine is an electronically downgraded version of a more powerful 1.6 NA Opel engine. In that case a remapping of the ECU can unleash some extra power.
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01-12-2005, 08:36 PM
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^- starting with 75ps I completely agree, it would be a waste to put money into that engine. But if you don't have a choice about keeping the car there are plenty of inexpensive tweaks you can do. It's gonna be a lot of money before this car even resembles "fast" though
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01-13-2005, 02:30 AM
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Alright, i understand. You mean i should buy a new car with plenty more PS?
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