D-Jet FI 1.7 improvements ?, What works performance-wise ? Options

[wheelo]

Hi - there,

does anyone have any wisdom on how to increase
performance on FI 1.7 motor?
I currently run with a Bursch Exhaust, but all else,
is stock...

thanks for any help ...

cheers... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

Wheelo

[John]

Dave,

and maybe get a couple of extra engines just in case you blow yours up...

Yup, a 914-4 turbo will most likely blow up. The only turbo 914-4 I saw first hand blew up many many times. The car as I remember it looked kind of like a 959. It had that kit on it. It wasn't done that well and it was in the Aurora Illinois area back in 1989-1993 (when I lived there).

I am sorry, I don't have any pics.

The best way to increase power of your 1.7 and keeping the engine would be to do as everyone says and make sure the fuel injection is working correctly and get a better exhaust system (not just muffler). I used to have a header system for a 2.0 that had short tubes that bolted up to the heads and the rest of the headers bolted up to those flanges. That header system ended in a phase 9 muffler and it was reasonable to drive (no earplugs required). It was very strange looking, but it did seem to have equal length tubes for all cylinders.