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1100D; My car has 3 doors but the 5 door version is just as common here. To my knowledge, the Alto Zen, a.k.a. MK III, has never been sold with power steering in Europe. The GLS had power windows, though.
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rippergeo; will do that soon!
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im_srini; yes, I know… “tuning” isn’t going to be easy with this car, at least, not engine-wise… I’m mainly looking into “stiffening” the car by installing an upper/front
strut(tower) bar & polyurethane bushes instead of the original rubber bushes.
I like the riding height, as is, so I won’t lower the car. In the Netherlands most roads are suberb! (hence the huge amount of road tax we pay here) but in France, where my wife and I like to go on vacation things are a bit… well worse… Maybe some new gas filled shocks…
As far as the engine goes… I’m aiming at a cold air intake & a new exhaust from the “catalic converter” to the back. I’m tempted by a custom manifold but I fear the catalic
converter would not like it… besides, regulations are very strict here!
I’ll probably buy a nice Sebring exhaust, those are from stainless steel & give a few extra hp’s without sounding too loud. It will probably need some flexing & welding to fit, though.
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HappyWheels, yup I got the goodies before the car, lol, my friends call me insane but hey, I work at a Mental Hospital! What’s sanity anyway :-
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Anyway... thanks to all of you for your warm welcome! I already feel just at home here!
TDR