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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 05:00 PM
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a mate of mine might be getting one and just wondered if anyone new anything about them. i think its a lot of power out of a 1.4 and wonder how long it will last with a supercharger and turbo??
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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 05:55 PM
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Prob last a good while as long as it stays standard, upping the boost is where the problems start imho. I looked at getting 1 new and thought the same tho.
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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 09:37 PM
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I know someone with a remapped 170hp model - so running close to 200hp without any issues.
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Old Mar 5, 2009 | 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Bobby Singh
I know someone with a remapped 170hp model - so running close to 200hp without any issues.
i still think there is to much to go wrong if ya have a issue you will be thinking turbo or supercahrger
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