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Sorry was talking about the exhaust manifold (header) and have now done this mod - was very disappointed with the gains though: 1bhp and 5lbft....
However since then Ive made a few more changes... Ive now got a a newman camshaft and custom tune done and am running 238bhp (not sure on the whp think it was just over the 200whp mark).
I was assuming that I would have got around 5-9bhp from the header (;) ) so was hoping to be over the 240bhp mark... so have decided to change the pulley to get me up closer to where I want to be
Have now bought a new 'charger - so I can keep my jcw charger with jcw pulley in tact - and intend to go for a 16% pulley. I have the GP intercooler so temps shouldnt be too much of a problem so when the new charger and pulley gets done I will report back
Any guesses on gains?? Im hoping for in the region of 5-12bhp and 5-12lbft - my JCW charger is boosting to 1bar currently so isnt doing bad for 67k miles !!
I have the GP IC and the 15% pulley makes my JCW run better but the difference in heat (in the summer)is more (even with the GP). So the car will detune itself and you feel a more drastic drop in performance when it gets hotter. A water injection system will counter the heat and you should get the performance back.
__________________ 2003 IB/W MCS JCW W/Viper stripes,full Aero package,three combos, JWC injectors with JCW ECU, GP IC ,TSW damper,blue eyes,HID ,rear fogs, CD changer,NAV,NavTV, yellow Lamix driving lights wired to parks ,tinted rear windows,LightnSight, 15"Pirelli Winter Carving snows (great in snow not so on dry but cheap) on holies in the winter,17" 5ZIGEN FN01C in bronze
plus the the more % pulley you go the smaller it gets , causing the belt to go around a smaller and smaller pulley stressing it more.
__________________ 2003 IB/W MCS JCW W/Viper stripes,full Aero package,three combos, JWC injectors with JCW ECU, GP IC ,TSW damper,blue eyes,HID ,rear fogs, CD changer,NAV,NavTV, yellow Lamix driving lights wired to parks ,tinted rear windows,LightnSight, 15"Pirelli Winter Carving snows (great in snow not so on dry but cheap) on holies in the winter,17" 5ZIGEN FN01C in bronze
Going from the JCW pulley to a 16% will get you in the 5-7hp range, not a huge increase, but it is significant. It is especially important that the performance boost is lower in the rpm range, so you can really feel it.
You will like it, I promise.
Thanks for that - I was hoping the increase in torque and like you say that fact that higher boost that comes in earlier will make the difference very noticable...
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I have the GP IC and the 15% pulley makes my JCW run better but the difference in heat (in the summer)is more (even with the GP). So the car will detune itself and you feel a more drastic drop in performance when it gets hotter. A water injection system will counter the heat and you should get the performance back.
Those are valid points and something that I have thought about - surely the hotter temps will only be a problem if 'pushing' when its hot ? As long as I dont test the car quite so hard when ambients are high I shouldnt see problems from temp clipping... ?? Ive currently got a 7.4k rpm rev limit too so will be dropping that a touch, probably to match the GP rev limit, when the new pulley goes on - jsut as Im on the cautious side...
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Originally Posted by JPMM
plus the the more % pulley you go the smaller it gets , causing the belt to go around a smaller and smaller pulley stressing it more.
True - I get an oil change at more frequent intervals than normal - at least once a year, usually every 6 months, so I guess I will just need to add a belt change during the oil service from now Modding a car does mean that you need to treat it a little differently so its not a problem for me to have to spend a little more on servicing/maintenance... Thanks though.
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UK - Feb 04 210 JCW, GP IC, JCW suspension + Superflex bushes, GTT spiroslots, JCW strut brace, JCW R95's, JCW front seats, JCW handbrake, JCW gear knob + alcantara gaitor, JCW CF dash, JCW downtubes, JCW Steering wheel, JCW CF Scoop, JCW shift lights. US Spec Aero kit, Janspeed manifold+sports cat, Newman camshaft, custom christune, ITG filter and JCW CAI deflap mod. 238bhp & 185lbft
2003 IB/W MCS JCW W/Viper stripes,full Aero package,three combos, JWC injectors with JCW ECU, GP IC ,TSW damper,blue eyes,HID ,rear fogs, CD changer,NAV,NavTV, yellow Lamix driving lights wired to parks ,tinted rear windows,LightnSight, 15"Pirelli Winter Carving snows (great in snow not so on dry but cheap) on holies in the winter,17" 5ZIGEN FN01C in bronze
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