Is Tata Indica Xeta GLG 1.4 Mod Friendly? - Team-BHP

XetaGLGRocks · 15th November 2007, 19:49

Hi,
I was just wondering if the Tata Indica Xeta is a car which is mod friendly or not. If so, the what preliminary modifications can be done
1. To extract a bit more power ?
2. To reduce the lag when the AC is turned on ?

akshay1234 · 16th November 2007, 07:27

what you could do is get a performance air filter like a ractive or k&n or green. you could then get a free flow exhaust. those should noticeably improve the power. then you could get porting and polishing.

these mods should improve the power a decent amount enough for you to notice. i dont know how much of a difference it will do on the indica since i havent heard of any modded indicas.

GTO · 16th November 2007, 10:28

The Xeta was never built for speed. With all that weight, mods arent really going to help much either.

I wouldnt recommend any after-market performance addons to the Xeta.

tsk1979 · 16th November 2007, 10:30

The same engine with ECU mods does 85bhp in indigo. I guess you could extract upto 15BHP more in total from this engine.

shuvc · 16th November 2007, 10:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by tsk1979

The same engine with ECU mods does 85bhp in indigo. I guess you could extract upto 15BHP more in total from this engine.

So would this be possible at Tata workshops? I mean will it be as simple as switching to the Indigo ECU? Or would it need other work?

tsk1979 · 16th November 2007, 11:11

You just need to rewrite the software, like Petes box kind of thing. No need of changing ECU. Tata workshops will not do this kind of work. They can't even change an indigo ECU on an indigo without goofing up, I seriously doubt they can do this.

karan561 · 16th November 2007, 13:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by tsk1979

The same engine with ECU mods does 85bhp in indigo. I guess you could extract upto 15BHP more in total from this engine.

Havent heard of that one ... ECU mods on an INDIGO ... ? it would be good to have the INDIGO with an good LOW END TORQUE ...

jerish666 · 16th November 2007, 14:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by GTO

The Xeta was never built for speed. With all that weight, mods arent really going to help much either.

I wouldnt recommend any after-market performance addons to the Xeta.

I

with im.Better dont go for any mods.

snaronikar · 16th November 2007, 14:17

Do not do any performance Mods on this. It will screw the ECU of the engine. The ac lag will be there even if you do the modification on this vehicle.

Mpower · 16th November 2007, 17:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by tsk1979

The same engine with ECU mods does 85bhp in indigo. I guess you could extract upto 15BHP more in total from this engine.

Isint the Indigo 1.4 liter vs the 1.2 on the Xeta Indica.

wolfinstein · 16th November 2007, 17:43

No earlier XETA's were 1.4 and now only GLX is 1.4 rest 1.2(GLS,GLG)

XetaGLGRocks · 16th November 2007, 21:43

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Originally Posted by wolfinstein

No earlier XETA's were 1.4 and now only GLX is 1.4 rest 1.2(GLS,GLG)

Mine is a 2006 April Xeta. At that time all the variants had 1.4 lts.

I was wondering. I had met a person incidentally who is an engineer working for Tata Motors, Indica assembly line. He claimed that the ECU ladder logic is intentionally programmed to make the engine perform lower than its 1.4 lt capacity. This is doen to improve fuel efficiency. He said if the ladder logic is modified appropriately, the power would rise appreciably, however witha definite drop in fuel efficiency.

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GTO Super-Admin Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 12,046 View My Garage	The Xeta was never built for speed. With all that weight, mods arent really going to help much either. I wouldnt recommend any after-market performance addons to the Xeta. __________________ GTO Self-imposed limits are the only type that exist. Break them....then, make it a habit. Exceed. Please don't PM for support. Use the Contact Form instead. Please read the NEW Team-BHP FAQ section for all your queries.

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tsk1979 Team-BHP Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Noida, New Delhi Posts: 7,984 View My Garage	The same engine with ECU mods does 85bhp in indigo. I guess you could extract upto 15BHP more in total from this engine. __________________ ?

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tsk1979 Team-BHP Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Noida, New Delhi Posts: 7,984 View My Garage	You just need to rewrite the software, like Petes box kind of thing. No need of changing ECU. Tata workshops will not do this kind of work. They can't even change an indigo ECU on an indigo without goofing up, I seriously doubt they can do this. __________________ ?

16th November 2007, 14:17	#9 (permalink)
snaronikar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 1,505 View My Garage	Do not do any performance Mods on this. It will screw the ECU of the engine. The ac lag will be there even if you do the modification on this vehicle. __________________ Love your job but Never love your company because you never know when your company stops loving you-NRN

16th November 2007, 07:27	#2 (permalink)
akshay1234 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 2,908 View My Garage	what you could do is get a performance air filter like a ractive or k&n or green. you could then get a free flow exhaust. those should noticeably improve the power. then you could get porting and polishing. these mods should improve the power a decent amount enough for you to notice. i dont know how much of a difference it will do on the indica since i havent heard of any modded indicas.

16th November 2007, 17:43	#11 (permalink)
wolfinstein BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 977	No earlier XETA's were 1.4 and now only GLX is 1.4 rest 1.2(GLS,GLG) __________________ " When was the last time, You did something for the first time "

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