Injector rip off

[Greendragon]

Does anyone know of a place in the UK where i can source a set of reconditioned injectors for my 96 vento as i have been quoted £300.00 for a set which to me seems daylight robbery.
Also if i decide to fit 0.205 injectors is this likely to cause any problems to running/smoke etc.

The car has no mods at all and is totally stock, i have no plans to add a chip or anything at this stage only upgrading the injectors as the old ones need replacing.

 

[jck66]

Originally posted by Greendragon:
Does anyone know of a place in the UK where i can source a set of reconditioned injectors for my 96 vento as i have been quoted £300.00 for a set which to me seems daylight robbery.
Also if i decide to fit 0.205 injectors is this likely to cause any problems to running/smoke etc.

The car has no mods at all and is totally stock, i have no plans to add a chip or anything at this stage only upgrading the injectors as the old ones need replacing.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Methinks you might learn a few things by perusing the forums and the TDIFAQ. Many if not all of these questions may be answered.

 

[John Beyer]

I haven't tried .205s but I have a feeling you'd be better off with stock injectors. You may end up with worse mileage and more smoke. If you want more power the chip is the best all around upgrade. I would also consider checking and cleaning your present injectors before buying new. (How many Euros is 300lbs? I know Euros and $ are about equal.)

 

[Derrel H Green]

300 GBP (United Kingdom Pounds) equals $482.87 USD which seems like too much dinero to this hombre.

I disagree with that statement that your mileage will become worse. If you drive it the same, you may actually get a trifle better fuel economy.

With my Powerplus 520 new nozzles (0.205s) I seem to be getting the same fuel economy in my 2002 automatic as I did with the stock 0.158s ( that's going up plus two sizes), and I am using the extra power on occasion. It will smoke more, but only when you get on it rather hard.

Why not get a new set of injectors from KERMA as I did, and have them installed in your holders for about the same total amount including all the work involved?

Your mileage may vary.

[ January 16, 2003, 19:55: Message edited by: WVWSP61 ]