billy2shots Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 Flynn, for what it's worth I think your doing a good job. The mods you are making are not "in your face" and they have a purpose rather than "it just looks nice". Again I believe you are wise not to risk too high a boost as this would be tempting but in the long run it could damage the Pug and all the hard work you have put in. It makes such a change to see someone go about their work in the way you do. All to often people get carried away with headline bhp figures etc, but I can tell you really know what you are doing and care about the project in a way others can only dream about. Keep going buddy, and keep us updated with project Pug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calm Chris Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 Mook is right, caster sugar isn't refined enough so doesn't dissolve properly, much like when you drink tea and you can still see sugar in the bottom of the cup.I use sugar regularly in the taxi, more performance, more mpg, no downside, why wouldn't anyone use it? On the 120d there's a 25mm hole under the drivers armrest. If you drop a few ounces of pop corn through, the corn hits the centre of the catalytic converter. Bucket at the back under the exhaust (car has to be stationary) and you end up with candy covered pop corn. My kids only like salty pop corn, would salt in the derv still enhance the performance ? I wouldn't want to risk limiting performance over pop corn flavour. Might see if golden syrup or treacle works better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 Don't use golden syrup, whatever you do - it has the same effect as the red dye they put in agricultural diesel, so if you get stopped, you're screwed. Black treacle is fine though. The sugar in the diesel cancels out the salt unfortunately, so it's fairly flavourless, unless you dip it in neat coolant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flynn Posted March 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 Rodney you plonker- Do you really think a cheapo gauge with +- 20% accuracy is a sound base for deciding what bar to twist the turbo up to ?You'd be better off adding caster sugar to the derv as a performance enhancer. That one wasn't really cheap at £30. I doubt even the cheapest have an accuracy margin of 20% though:rolleyes: Flynn, for what it's worth I think your doing a good job. The mods you are making are not "in your face" and they have a purpose rather than "it just looks nice". Again I believe you are wise not to risk too high a boost as this would be tempting but in the long run it could damage the Pug and all the hard work you have put in. It makes such a change to see someone go about their work in the way you do. All to often people get carried away with headline bhp figures etc, but I can tell you really know what you are doing and care about the project in a way others can only dream about. Keep going buddy, and keep us updated with project Pug. Thanks bud+++ It's always going to be difficult for people to accept that someone is serious about modifying a 17 year old diesel car but I'm not out to prove anything:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billy2shots Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 That's right mate, its not a question of impressing others its enjoying the journey. I have been thinking of doing a project for a while now and your write ups are tempting me towards a Peugeot. Like you I like the way older cars look and the mechanics of them. I had my heart set on an older golf but some bloke who thinks he is the fountain of knowledge on tsn has beaten me to it. If I do go the pug route I hope you wouldn't mind if I picked your brains from time to time. It would be handy to have someone knowledgeable to help out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIDYDUBS Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 That's right mate, its not a question of impressing others its enjoying the journey. I have been thinking of doing a project for a while now and your write ups are tempting me towards a Peugeot. Like you I like the way older cars look and the mechanics of them. I had my heart set on an older golf but some bloke who thinks he is the fountain of knowledge on tsn has beaten me to it. If I do go the pug route I hope you wouldn't mind if I picked your brains from time to time. It would be handy to have someone knowledgeable to help out. :roflmao: Seriously Flynn what ever happened to my idea of making your own??? Retro stylee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flynn Posted March 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 Huh? I didn't post that but I do agree with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 I know your tweaking the fuel pump, but do you know if you have the Lucas or Bosch pump? The Bosch is infinitely more tuneable, and a straight swap. You can tune the Lucas, but it's hard work, and not to the same extent. See, some of us do know stuff about tuning older cars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark_90 Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Will it go bang or get crashed first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Both . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Both. Lol, they are tough old engines those pug 1.9's, mine (in a 406) had 220k on it and still had plenty of life left in it, the turbo had been whining for around 100k (and it was loud!) but it kept going and drove perfectly until I crashed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 until I crashed it. I see a common theme here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 It's that famous twitchy Peugeot back end, it gets everyone eventually! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Bit like the Scooby tankslapper - "whatever you do, don't lift - just keep your bloody foot down!" :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 As Maddog once said, "If you gonna be a bear, be a GRIZZLY GRRRRRRR" So, with that attitude in mind, the ONLY way to go is DEFI. If it was a Jap car however, the Mugen kit is simply the dogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 This one looks the dogs bollox. Love it: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calm Chris Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Just imagine the chest, arm and face compression those babies will cause in a crashed car with air bag failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Pah. Airbags are for women Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizzbitt Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 (edited) This one looks the dogs bollox. Love it: Defi FTMFW! Although this setup might be more to your taste... Edited March 22, 2011 by fizzbitt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flynn Posted March 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 I know your tweaking the fuel pump, but do you know if you have the Lucas or Bosch pump?The Bosch is infinitely more tuneable, and a straight swap. You can tune the Lucas, but it's hard work, and not to the same extent. See, some of us do know stuff about tuning older cars! Hi Tipex, unfortunately it's got the Lucas on it but I will be getting it converted to a Bosch pump mainly so that I can run it on vegetable oil. This one looks the dogs bollox. Love it: Looks like it's got some horrible diesease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stooH Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Vegetable oil isn't that much different to bio ethanol, they're both bio. And you get way more power out of bio. Have you seen the stats for the new Koenisigzigazigaaa on bio, it gets about 200bhp more if you could get even 50% of that out of your pug you'd have another 100bhp. Worth thinking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuprabob Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 If Bio is so good then why is Fairy Non-Bio better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Hi Tipex, unfortunately it's got the Lucas on it but I will be getting it converted to a Bosch pump mainly so that I can run it on vegetable oil. It's a whole lot easier to adjust too, the lucas requires the removal of that plastic bung, which then dumps diesel all over you alternator in order to get to the adjustment screw bit, whereas the Bosch has an external adjustment. Without changing the intercooler you should be able to go from 90bhp to approx 120, which isn't bad for free, with a better intercooler you can squeeze it up to 130, after that you'll need to look at hybrid turbos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza_g Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 When does the flux capacitron get installed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 When does the flux capacitron get installed? No point adding one of those until you can crack 88mph, which in a 90bhp pug, might take a while! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now