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Just a quicky, anyway of making my tubby denzel any faster and more responsive ?
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I'll take that as a No then :lol: If i want more power i gotta buy the Sri :cheesy:
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Sorry kiddo, I think we were hoping you'd think to have a quick search to find out. So, a tubby, hmm?
Parish wrote:406 1.9TD
Maybe not then. Thought of a remap?
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Parish wrote:I'll take that as a No then :lol: If i want more power i gotta buy the Sri :cheesy:
The sri is a tubby, albeit without the nice trim of the Exec Turbo.
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The Sri's trim is very strange indeed.
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steve_earwig wrote:Sorry kiddo, I think we were hoping you'd think to have a quick search to find out. So, a tubby, hmm?
Parish wrote:406 1.9TD
Maybe not then. Thought of a remap?
cant remap the 1.9, for more power you have to 'modify' the fuel pump :|
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Welton wrote:The Sri's trim is very strange indeed.
I believe "Vomit-inducing" is the term you were after...
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mjb wrote:I believe "Vomit-inducing" is the term you were after...
I've never seen one; I'd heard it was very basic, do tell mjb!
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all you have to say is go-faster stripes :lol:
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Right, say no more! :roll: :lol:
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Was that the "arterial spray" interior?
jameslxdt wrote:cant remap the 1.9, for more power you have to 'modify' the fuel pump :|
Would that be the 5 pound lump hammer or the 10 pound sledge? :?
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