Hi i have a 1.0 polo with the engine code HZ is there anything i can do to make it abit quicker? is a webber or bike carbs worth it? cant do a swap either as i wont be able to get insured on it.

carbs and a free flowing exhaust may do a little something , alot of expense for little gain I'm affraid

will the insurance approve bike carbs then ? i imagine it would be expensive

you could look at stripping out some weight for improved performance and fuel economy and its free/cheap

As above bike carbs/webbers on a 1.0 is costly and hardly any gains. Just drive/enjoy it till your insurance goes down and then decide on weather you want to do an engine swap or get another car with a bigger engine.

Nimal.

I converted my mk2 1.0 to run single point injection from a 1.3 AAV engine. Certainly a lot nippier than it was with the old carb on it. Do something similar and throw in a GT cam and you'll be laughing....until you phone your insurance and tell them that is.

I converted my mk2 1.0 to run single point injection from a 1.3 AAV engine. Certainly a lot nippier than it was with the old carb on it. Do something similar and throw in a GT cam and you'll be laughing....until you phone your insurance and tell them that is.

Thanks is there a forum on what i need and how to do it?

There is a good thread here http://www.clubpolo.co.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=12473, my mk2 build thread might give you some clues too if you haven't seen it. http://www.clubpolo.co.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=338214 Finally here is a thread on converting to a GT cam http://www.clubpolo.co.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=217246

Thank you, I'll let you know how i get on