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Coupé Related Chat
1 hour ago
Originally Posted by Daan
Is it possible to send one to the Netherlands?


Of course; you have a PM.
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General Chat
7 hours ago
I’ve experienced it on my last car ,Peugeot E2008 and now we have a Jaguar I Pace

The Peugeot was crap and randomly tugged the steering wheel for no good reason, and turned it off. Albeit it reset itself every time you got back in the car.

whereas in the Jag it’s genuinely brilliant , it can be turned off indefinitely if needed

I only use it on motorways , but have tried it on back roads where in the Jag I’d say it works but is over cautious in navigating smaller roads

Cheers Jamie
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Tuning
Yesterday at 13:34
Answered your own question then wink
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Tuning
Yesterday at 12:28
Thank you for answering.

I heard that the final drive from an Alfa 147 1.6 shorter is and would fit?
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Tuning
Yesterday at 11:56
I would look at changing the final drive ratios over changing the gears.
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Tuning
Yesterday at 10:03
Hi everyone,

I have a Fiat Coupe 1.8 16v and using it for trackdays.
I would like some shorter gears.
Does anyone have any suggestions?


Thanks in advance.

Greetings,
Miguel
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Coupé Related Chat
Yesterday at 07:45
Is it possible to send one to the Netherlands?
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Coupé Related Chat
05/02/2025 21:49
Thanks Gurmon

Paul
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Coupé Related Chat
05/02/2025 17:05
There are some 2025 calendars left - memorable photos inside!

£10 each including postage...

Any takers?
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Tuning
05/02/2025 15:25
You may find the information on this page interesting:
https://planetsoarer.com/resonator/resonator.html

It’s about Toyota Soarers rather than Coupes but the principles are the same. They say that the resonator acts as a source of air and helps fill the cylinder with more air than a straight pipe. Removing the resonator had a negative effect on power across the board. Changing the resonator size gave control over higher rpm power vs low down torque.

Another interesting link:
https://physics.stackexchange.com/q...e-branch-intake-resonator-helmholtz-work
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Tuning
04/02/2025 22:37
Greetings.
I understand your problem well, you would absolutely like to try with a direct induction tube eliminating the resonator but as Joe said (who is a specialist) he advises against this, at this point you can do nothing but invest a bit of money and really try if this modification is right for you by testing it, or accept the advice.
Have you already considered the idea of ​​finding a compromise, leaving the resonator and adding an open filter? Maybe I'm speaking sacrilegiously because I don't own a Vis but a turbo and therefore I'm zero in this matter having no experience, I can only tell you that almost always the advice on the forum has always turned out to be right, in the end yours is not an irreversible mod.
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Tuning
04/02/2025 21:59
I speak as one who in no way can assist you with your issue, but also as someone who would urge you to listen very carefully to the advice you've just been given from one of the leading coupe specialists anywhere smile
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General Chat
04/02/2025 20:30
Fully self driving means getting in the car here in Potsdam and driving to the single-lane road to my sister's on Skye, _without_ touching anything as it negotiates both left and right hand drive roads _and_ the Channel Tunnel (or a ferry).

We are nowhere near. Instead we are offered things that can, in perfect conditions, allow us to relax on the safest roads there are.

I remain unconvinced.
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Tuning
04/02/2025 19:41
I'm just curious as to the fact that people point out that resonator as being "part" of the VIS system yet its also shared with the 20v naturally aspirated non VIS, and reading through some paper documents that my dad had related to fiat coupe,
i saw mentioned the fact that their primary purpose was to reduce induction noise, and seeing dyno videos of other cases of use yes torque down low decreases slightly, but not to the point of killing it, but throttle response improves and you get a marginal top end power increase, i don't know how correct all this info is, but if i have to sacrifice a couple NM of torque down low, but gain throttle response, sight bit of horse power, simplicity and induction sound, then to me it would be worth it .
Then again if it truly doesn't "kill" torque but just slightly lose some, it seems that this subject is heavily debated and honestly i can never find proper objective info but just "purist" biased opinions or "15 year old without a car" opinion.
So it's hard to make a constructive decision.
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General Chat
04/02/2025 11:28
I'll go against the opinions so far, I have lane assist and autopilot on both of my cars and think its great.
On motorways or dual carriageways you can let the car drive and you can just relax in the car.
Someone I know (but not me) has driven around 15k miles on the motorway without touching the pedals or holding the wheel (except for a gentle tap once every 59 seconds). Its safer, easier and makes journeys more relaxing.
On smaller roads probably not a great idea though because if it gets confused or doesn't like a certain situation or the bend of a road is too great it switches itself off without informing the driver!

I don't think we will get to the fully self driving car anytime soon in this country, but it could happen on a motorway some day closer.
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Tuning
04/02/2025 09:36
The resonator is essential so changing this and adding a direct feed and cone filter the way you're planning will kill low down torque as mentioned above making the cars performance suffer drastically, Fiat designed the intake system to balance the performance of the VIS system so my advice is contact the guys below to see if they have a silicone replacement, if they don't I'm sure they might be able to remanufacture that pipe if you send it to them.

https://motorstore.fr/shop/gb/
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General Chat
04/02/2025 01:01
I believe that new legislation requires that you switch it off every time.

Paul L
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General Chat
03/02/2025 22:33
Originally Posted by G_Man
No likee and have mine switched off on our 500x. I rarely use my indicators unless there's a clear reason to do so (as per the police system) so when overtaking particularly on a motorway it would keep nudging you back as there's no indication detected. Quite alarming at the start and a bug*er to switch off in the menu - probably deliberately by the manufacturer rolleyes

Likewise got stop ,/ start deactivated due to excessive wear on engine components with marginal benefits for the environment.


Alan, are you saying that with the right 'tools' these functions can be permantly switched off, rather than having to go through the process every time you restart?
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Coupé Related Chat
03/02/2025 20:31
Our Coupes have made it into next months edition of Auto Italia magazine,

if anyones intrested link below.

https://auto-italia.co.uk/index.asp
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Tuning
03/02/2025 20:12
Hi thanks for the response,
I know about the Vis system and i'm not considering deleting that , i was simply wondering if the resonator chamber is not essential,
because my intake tube is compromised and cant find oem part, since i was already considering putting on a cold air intake i thought might be better to just delete the resonator chamber,
replace the whole thing with a simpler intake tube, i already have a cone filter, would just need to get the piping and done, hence why i just wanna make sure that i can do that.
thanks.
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Tuning
03/02/2025 20:02
what have i missed ?
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General Chat
03/02/2025 19:39
No likee and have mine switched off on our 500x. I rarely use my indicators unless there's a clear reason to do so (as per the police system) so when overtaking particularly on a motorway it would keep nudging you back as there's no indication detected. Quite alarming at the start and a bug*er to switch off in the menu - probably deliberately by the manufacturer rolleyes

Likewise got stop ,/ start deactivated due to excessive wear on engine components with marginal benefits for the environment.
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General Chat
03/02/2025 16:10
Originally Posted by barnacle
Originally Posted by Edinburgh
even from as far afield as Germany I seem to remember


That would be me, then.

My terms did not glow in the dark.

I consider it one of the most dangerous things to fit to a car, right up there with alleged autopilot.

If you can't stay between the lines, you shouldn't be driving the car...

I must admit I'm curious to see how it copes at night on a wet road here in Germany: the Germans have eschewed the cats' eye and other road-bed reflectors, and even on a wet dark night on a motorway it can be hard to find the road markings...

/rant


Can't see anything here that I would disagree with!

The French also haven't seen the need to fork out for cats-eyes either so would be a similar issue. It'll probably be a long time before it could be an issue for me however. Our main car is a 2014 Peugeot and since it's only got 130k on the clock, not about to be retired any time soon - and of course the only other car we have is the Coupé.

Paul
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Styling
03/02/2025 12:31
Originally Posted by pinin_prestatyn
Ah, Dearbro, how I love it when a newbie’s first post is all about crankin’ that knob! I had to cast my mind back to my first time too. The sweatin’ The profanity, the ecstasy when it reached it’s climax! Of course, I’m a veteran now. It’s so easy. There’s whole websites now dedicated to it. A multi-million dollar industry in fact.
Back then, we had to go to a local newsagents and buy a magazine. To show us how best to tease it off. A rhythm pamphlet, if you will. Perhaps you had a Fiesta or better still, Escort. I digress. I’m glad you finally managed to finish. It took me aaages to knock one off.
But I’m glad I did.


Thanks Matt for making my Monday start with a laugh laugh
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Tuning
03/02/2025 11:12
User is banned. we do not allow such links on this forum.

They are pure filth.

The first link is also flagged up as having malicious content by Norton.
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