more power?

[bee tea]

what is the best way to get more power out of my colette?
i would ulitmately like to turn her into a power sleeper,
what brakes should go on?
what suspension to use etc
any help greatly appricated

 

[JStone]

4-2-1 exhaust manifold and new inlet manifold + bike carbs. That'll add a load of power. :wasntme:

 

[Robert]

Fit a 1.2 if yours is a 1.0..

I'm a K11 guy, so don't know much, but K11 front brakes are fairly simple to fit and supposedly much better.

Suspension wise a small drop with new shocks, try 'buy parts by'.

 

[bee tea]

4-2-1 exhaust manifold and new inlet manifold + bike carbs. That'll add a load of power. :wasntme:

how much would that cost to do?
cheers for the help

 

[joesouthgate]

depends what tools/skills you have?

 

[JStone]

how much would that cost to do?
cheers for the help

If you've got a welder, angle grinder, etc, etc then it's just the cost of the parts. If you haven't got the experience it can cost more. I think some people have paid upwards of £200+ for inlet manifolds to be made.

Although information is still limited on the wiki we're trying to get going, I think speedle added some information herehttp://micra.source-dq.com/index.php5?title=K10 regarding some carb / exhaust mods.

 

[Arnold]

If you can get hold of March K11 / Figaro calipers, you can fit Vented brake disks. Brembo make some to fit - i had some fitted to my K10 and improved things. Sold them now though.

Suspension - you can buy brand new Spax springs from Demon Tweeks. You'l get 10% off if you become an official member too. They drop the car 35mm and are pretty stiff. Get yourself some Boge / KYB shocks too to make things even better.

 

[whipit]

All nice but your never make a sleeper out of a stock micra engine (bar the sti).
Time and money.

 

[bee tea]

would it be worth puttin a motorbike engine in it?
do they fit and how hard is the transplant to do?

 

[daveeeeee]

would be easier to do a cg10/13 conversion than sticking a motor bike engine in.

 

[bee tea]

whats a cg10/13 conversion?
sorry for sounding dumb

 

[richj]

cg10 and cg13 are the names for two of the k11 engines, 1.0 & 1.3l 16v fuel injected

 

[whipit]

Think the best question is how much have you got to spend and what experience have you got with sort of thing.
Because you could drop in a 6L chevy v8 but at a huge cost or get an air filter.