squeezin out more juice
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chipedwood
Ex. Club Member
Question?
How can I increase the performance of my Nissan Micra?
Answer(s):
The very first modifications for any micra would be a full service.
-Plugs, Champion Eon 4 are the best i have used (£19.99 From halfords)
-HT leads, (£39.99 from nissan, dont get aftermarket if you can help it)
-Oil change (10-W40 part synthetic is the usual, £17.99 5L, requires 4.5 L)
-Oil filter (£5.64 from ADL-Blueprint)
-Fuel filter. (£12.99 from ADL -Blueprint)
Performance gains after the service would start with a panel filter fitted into the stock air box, (green cotton and K+N available from £35.50 www.rallynuts.com)
For Nissan Micra K11 a janspeed 4-2-1 manifold is the biggest increase in BHP from a standard car but will fail an mot on cars with high mileage (unless it has a new secondary CAT or a fuel computer/ re-map) (£140.20 from www.HumphrisOxford.co.uk, remap From www.Fusion-motorsports.co.uk ~£300)
The next modification would be a cat back exhaust with a free flowing rear silencer, Sportex, janspeed, Ashley and OMP all do systems that will suit the K11 micra. Stainless options are also available from Matt Humphris (www.humphrisoxford.co.uk) Rally nuts (www.rallynuts.com) and Demon-Tweeks (www.demon-tweeks.co.uk)
-Sportex back box (£99.95 www.ebay.co.uk)
-Janspeed Back box (£119.14 www.rallynuts.com)
-Janspeed catback (£178.71 mild steel, £218.30 stainless from www.Humphrisoxford.co.uk)
-Ashley back box (£139.99 www.ebay.co.uk)
(other systems are available)
Next you realy need to start looking at handling as you are going to be putting down some 85-95 bhp (depending on the state of your engine before modifications)
-50mm Lowering springs (£118 from www.HumphrisOxford.co.uk)
-35mm Spax springs (£87.18 from www.Humphrisoxford.co.uk)
-Uprated Spax shock absorbers (£188.66 www.HumphrisOxford.co.uk)
-Front Strut brace (£77.14 from www.HumphrisOxford.co.uk)
(Other parts are available to greatly increase your road holding)
Brakes next, We all want to go, but you have to stop as well.
-Brembo max disk upgrade (£66.60 www.rallynuts.com)
-Brembo Sports disks groved and drilled (£115.74 www.rallynuts.com)
-Goodridge Braided steel hoses (£40 www.rallynuts.com)
-Mintex fast road pads (£48.62 www.rallynuts.com)
-Mintex rally/competition pads (£101.88 www.rallynuts.com)
Others are available including fitting Nissan Pulsar GTI-R calipers, disks and pads. These will require a 2mm spacer washer between the shock absorber and the caliper in order to clear the brake disk. But they are unbeatable. (Anything from £60 for a decent second hand set in need of refurb)
Anything after this for all you guys will depend on your wallet.
thanks goes to club member Antony for this information.
All very similar for the K10 just the links might not go to the right places, but I would say the prices are about the same.
How can I increase the performance of my Nissan Micra?
Answer(s):
The very first modifications for any micra would be a full service.
-Plugs, Champion Eon 4 are the best i have used (£19.99 From halfords)
-HT leads, (£39.99 from nissan, dont get aftermarket if you can help it)
-Oil change (10-W40 part synthetic is the usual, £17.99 5L, requires 4.5 L)
-Oil filter (£5.64 from ADL-Blueprint)
-Fuel filter. (£12.99 from ADL -Blueprint)
Performance gains after the service would start with a panel filter fitted into the stock air box, (green cotton and K+N available from £35.50 www.rallynuts.com)
For Nissan Micra K11 a janspeed 4-2-1 manifold is the biggest increase in BHP from a standard car but will fail an mot on cars with high mileage (unless it has a new secondary CAT or a fuel computer/ re-map) (£140.20 from www.HumphrisOxford.co.uk, remap From www.Fusion-motorsports.co.uk ~£300)
The next modification would be a cat back exhaust with a free flowing rear silencer, Sportex, janspeed, Ashley and OMP all do systems that will suit the K11 micra. Stainless options are also available from Matt Humphris (www.humphrisoxford.co.uk) Rally nuts (www.rallynuts.com) and Demon-Tweeks (www.demon-tweeks.co.uk)
-Sportex back box (£99.95 www.ebay.co.uk)
-Janspeed Back box (£119.14 www.rallynuts.com)
-Janspeed catback (£178.71 mild steel, £218.30 stainless from www.Humphrisoxford.co.uk)
-Ashley back box (£139.99 www.ebay.co.uk)
(other systems are available)
Next you realy need to start looking at handling as you are going to be putting down some 85-95 bhp (depending on the state of your engine before modifications)
-50mm Lowering springs (£118 from www.HumphrisOxford.co.uk)
-35mm Spax springs (£87.18 from www.Humphrisoxford.co.uk)
-Uprated Spax shock absorbers (£188.66 www.HumphrisOxford.co.uk)
-Front Strut brace (£77.14 from www.HumphrisOxford.co.uk)
(Other parts are available to greatly increase your road holding)
Brakes next, We all want to go, but you have to stop as well.
-Brembo max disk upgrade (£66.60 www.rallynuts.com)
-Brembo Sports disks groved and drilled (£115.74 www.rallynuts.com)
-Goodridge Braided steel hoses (£40 www.rallynuts.com)
-Mintex fast road pads (£48.62 www.rallynuts.com)
-Mintex rally/competition pads (£101.88 www.rallynuts.com)
Others are available including fitting Nissan Pulsar GTI-R calipers, disks and pads. These will require a 2mm spacer washer between the shock absorber and the caliper in order to clear the brake disk. But they are unbeatable. (Anything from £60 for a decent second hand set in need of refurb)
Anything after this for all you guys will depend on your wallet.
thanks goes to club member Antony for this information.
All very similar for the K10 just the links might not go to the right places, but I would say the prices are about the same.
chipedwood
Ex. Club Member
Well generally that little guide of modding I posted up is the best places to start. Then afterwards you can start thinking about more technical things like bike carbs ect.
