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Title: Is it true??
Post by: custard1 on 13 May 2012, 16:13:44
i was showing my dads mate my car (pikey) keeped saying to me that dont fiddle with the ecotec as i might as well send it to the scrappy. now how true is that? also with people with 2.2dti"s what have you done to yours
thanks in advanced
Title: Re: Is it true??
Post by: doz on 13 May 2012, 16:33:40
Don't fiddle with the Ecotec? That's just a name given to a range of engines down by GM. So you can fiddle with that as much as you like  :)
Title: Re: Is it true??
Post by: custard1 on 13 May 2012, 16:41:13
yeah thats what i thought as i have had gsi mk3 astras and so on
Title: Re: Is it true??
Post by: custard1 on 13 May 2012, 16:44:28
would i be able to fit-
-bigger turbo
-dump valve
-bigger front mounted inter cooler

if so where would i find these and guides and what ever
Title: Re: Is it true??
Post by: D on 13 May 2012, 16:53:27
would i be able to fit-
-bigger turbo
-dump valve
-bigger front mounted inter cooler

if so where would i find these and guides and what ever

on a diesel?  ;D . The clattering, chugging and pissstttt together will sound hilarious!
Title: Re: Is it true??
Post by: D on 13 May 2012, 16:54:56
would i be able to fit-
-bigger turbo
-dump valve
-bigger front mounted inter cooler

if so where would i find these and guides and what ever

Are you having cooling issues?
Title: Re: Is it true??
Post by: custard1 on 13 May 2012, 16:58:45
lol dont want a dump valve that makes much noise to be fair and no just thought it would make a difference only experimenting
Title: Re: Is it true??
Post by: RobG on 13 May 2012, 17:56:07
would i be able to fit-
-bigger turbo
-dump valve
-bigger front mounted inter cooler

if so where would i find these and guides and what ever
All that would match the size of your tailpipe in the gallery section ::) :D
Title: Re: Is it true??
Post by: the alarming man on 13 May 2012, 18:14:16
L.O.L....hmm it is different.... :y
Title: Re: Is it true??
Post by: Big_Al on 13 May 2012, 18:24:05
L.O.L....hmm it is different.... :y


Leave him alone  Alarmin' . . . . . Each to their own . . ..   ::)   but wondering if he has to pay  council tax on that back box ? :-\ :-\ :-\    ;D
Title: Re: Is it true??
Post by: the alarming man on 13 May 2012, 18:29:24
oi who woke you up lol....you sorted that car yet???...its all rob g  fault anyway.... :y
Title: Re: Is it true??
Post by: RobG on 13 May 2012, 18:33:47
oi who woke you up lol....you sorted that car yet???...its all rob g  fault anyway.... :y
8)
Title: Re: Is it true??
Post by: Big_Al on 13 May 2012, 18:45:36
oi who woke you up lol....you sorted that car yet???...its all rob g  fault anyway.... :y


"The Silver Shed" ?  . . .  I'm  On it mate !    going alright . Trying to sort self Levelling now  :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\      :y :y
Title: Re: Is it true??
Post by: Brikhead on 13 May 2012, 23:26:31
i was showing my dads mate my car (pikey) keeped saying to me that dont fiddle with the ecotec as i might as well send it to the scrappy. now how true is that?

I'm guessing he's probably referring to the notoriously fragile Bosch vp44 injector pump, people say it's best not to tune or chip these engines for fear of upsetting said piece of electronic trickery.
S'not like the good old days of the Isuzu lump fitted in the Cavalier, fiddling with the fuel pump diaphram and turning up the pressure screw used to give very good results, if wheel spinning every where was your thing...
Title: Re: Is it true??
Post by: waspy on 14 May 2012, 17:36:34
would i be able to fit-
-bigger turbo
-dump valve
-bigger front mounted inter cooler

if so where would i find these and guides and what ever

Bigger turbo= I don't know. Why would you, you'd only get more turbo lag.
Dump Valve= Don't be daft  ;D
Bigger Inter Cooler= You could, because there's lots of room down infront of the rad, but rooting the pipes would be a major problem as there's no way through without major chopping & re-moving of parts.
It would also be a good option if it where possible, because the current set up is a laugh. How in the hell is a Intercooler supposed to work when it's seated behind a radiator & condensor. Air flow, what air flow  ::) ???
If you want more power, you need to remove the cat & the silencer box just after it & re-map it too. It works well with mine :y :y
Title: Re: Is it true??
Post by: Kevin Wood on 14 May 2012, 17:38:50
You need a throttle before you need a dump valve, and diesels don't have them. :y
Title: Re: Is it true??
Post by: VXL V6 on 14 May 2012, 20:32:29
would i be able to fit-
-bigger turbo
-dump valve
-bigger front mounted inter cooler

if so where would i find these and guides and what ever

Bigger turbo= I don't know. Why would you, you'd only get more turbo lag.
Dump Valve= Don't be daft  ;D
Bigger Inter Cooler= You could, because there's lots of room down infront of the rad, but rooting the pipes would be a major problem as there's no way through without major chopping & re-moving of parts.
It would also be a good option if it where possible, because the current set up is a laugh. How in the hell is a Intercooler supposed to work when it's seated behind a radiator & condensor. Air flow, what air flow  ::) ???
If you want more power, you need to remove the cat & the silencer box just after it & re-map it too. It works well with mine :y :y

...and if you want to look after the pump, then add 300ml of 2 stroke synthetic oil to every tankfull of diesel  ;)
Title: Re: Is it true??
Post by: waspy on 14 May 2012, 21:17:07
...and if you want to look after the pump, then add 300ml of 2 stroke synthetic oil to every tankfull of diesel  ;)

 :y :y
Title: Re: Is it true??
Post by: custard1 on 15 May 2012, 12:14:25
Thanks people for all the help and advice. And thanks for bearing with my lack of knowlege about the mig and its dirty lump as this is the first dti i have had
Title: Re: Is it true??
Post by: Lampynoiseboy on 17 May 2012, 23:19:19
oi who woke you up lol....you sorted that car yet???...its all rob g  fault anyway.... :y


"The Silver Shed" ?  . . .  I'm  On it mate !    going alright . Trying to sort self Levelling now  :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\      :y :y

You found another one then? Good to hear mate  :y