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phreak97

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« Reply #15 on: September 18, 2008, 01:00:48 PM »
if all youre getting is 85km/h then you need to sort out your current setup before looking at performance parts, you should be able to clear 100km/h quite easily. check the points (and point gap), timing, spark plugs (and gap), and fuel mixture. you could also make sure the fuel pump is working properly.
it might be worth doing a compression test if none of that helps.. you could also check the coil, do you have an original duel coil setup?
hopefully just adjusting things up will fix it for you.

my friend and i drove a niki from adelaide to surfers paradise, we did between 90 and 120km/h most of the way.

something else that improves top speed but will lower acceleration, is oversize tires.. the niki we drove had them on it, mine doesnt, mine does about 110 before it starts to rev a bit high for comfort, his does about 120+

it depends what youre after. i prefer low speed agility.
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« Reply #16 on: September 18, 2008, 05:57:41 PM »
Well, i was thinking of performance parts as tuning, but as you stated, getting the car backs to it's original form does help performance (breaker points, spark plugs, carb etc) and checking the compression really does tell alot about the engine.
A budget tune would be e.g. putting more air in the tyres, taking out the rear seats and passenger seat, stripping the bumpers. A bit empty but it would add to performance :)
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« Reply #17 on: September 18, 2008, 08:38:43 PM »
I am suprised, very suprised that you have not tried the Hungarian 126 sites that cover tons more about 126 tuning. Most tuning parts are even easier to find than in the UK.

http://fiat126.hu

Not that you are not welcome of course, but the tuning scene in your country is huge compared to the UK.

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« Reply #18 on: September 19, 2008, 03:23:22 AM »
doing anything at all to a car can be a problem in australia.. if you take the rear seats out (i use my rear seats though) then you have to tell the registrar of motor vehicles.. youre not allowed to take the bumpers off, theyre a legal requirement.. i think the side mirrors are aswel.
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« Reply #19 on: September 19, 2008, 06:56:50 AM »
ive jeust recently found a new and revolutionary method of increasing performance  :lol:  , its really quite simple, newer fill your fuel tank to the top, why drive around fuel which you can put in later, and drive faster, ive found that going 60kmh up a hill in third is much easier with a 1/3 of gas than with a full tank....  :D  :D  :D
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« Reply #20 on: September 19, 2008, 02:45:47 PM »
Ive managed to get an electric fuel pump for a 126 recently Im gonna do a gps based before and after test to see if losing the frictional loss of the fuel pump makes a difference to the alans performence I'll post some results in my thread...
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« Reply #21 on: September 19, 2008, 04:13:17 PM »
Should be interesting, keep us posted. What pump are you using?

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« Reply #22 on: September 19, 2008, 05:34:55 PM »
Well i haven't really bothered with Hungarian tuning sites, cos the ones i've seen are mainly about optical tuning, rather than mechanical tuning. Also, you've probably heard and seen the Polski Fiat with the diesel engine doing drag races. To me, putting in a different engine isn't tuning, nor is nitro. Use what you have to get the maximum. That takes talent :)
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« Reply #23 on: September 19, 2008, 05:38:08 PM »
Yeah, that's right! Use F1 tactics: play with your fuel :)
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« Reply #24 on: September 19, 2008, 05:54:44 PM »
:D  :wink:
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« Reply #25 on: September 29, 2008, 05:22:50 PM »
Quote from: "dajwid"
Should be interesting, keep us posted. What pump are you using?


its one of these- was fitted to a bis I got it second hand..

http://www.fuelflow.co.nz/pump.htm

updates to follow soon
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