Fiat Bravo 2.0 20 valve Turbo
Welcome to my domain.You are viewing my ink black Fiat Bravo.Originally it was a Bravo HGT.After 6 months of work and a donor Fiat Coupe its now fitted with the engine that it always should of had from factory.It currently has:-
Hybrid superspool turbo
Uprated 0.8 bar actuator
uprated walbro fuel pump with wiring relay mod
Custom live rolling road re-map
Aquamist water injection with in-car display
Bailey dump valve
Apexi induction kit
Stainless straight induction pipe
Lowered 45mm on eibach springs
Uprated front mount aluminum intercooler
Samco custom intercooler pipes and hoses
Uprated front mount oil cooler
Oil cooler pipes modified to rubber high pressure hosing
Coupe radiator
Powerflex uprated silicone bushes
Brembo brakes
Full decat blueflame stainless exhaust system
custom twin 3 inch exits
50%front and 80%rear window tints
17 inch AEI lightweight japaneese wheels
Greddy profec B boost controller
Coupe gearbox with viscous couplings
Full custom bodykit and de badge grille
Fiat marea front lights
Fiat marea de-lock front bodycoloured handles
clear side repeaters
Fiat marea centre console
Boost,oil and voltage in car guages in custom pillar pod
Turbo timer
Shift light Warning system
Race logic adjustable traction control
Kenwood mp3 4x45watt head unit
15 inch 1000 watt Jbl sub in box
Jbl 1200 watt 4 channel amp
Kenwood 500 watt 2 channel amp
Kenwood 6X9 speakers
Kenwood crossovers and tweeters
Kenwood 3 inch mid range speakers
Richbrook gearknob and pedals
16 way underground kit

305 bhp at the flywheel with 300ibs/ft torque

Heres a piccy of the Bravo the day after i bought it.I had to drive a 500 mile round trip to collect it.
But it was worth it to find one with very low miles,in such good condition,the best colour and without air con....

This picture was taken the very first time i drove the car with the 20vt engine in it.The stock coupe fmic was in place along with the pipes and induction kit all fitting very close under the n/s front wing.This was good as it had very short pipes in and out of the intercooler,so less lag and offered alot more underbonnet space.But intake temps werent good.I didnt like this so soon changed it.

The bravo on the coupe rims,where it stayed for year before i could find a set of wheels that would clear the calipers.

And this is a picture of the donor coupe.I was very lucky to find this on the very first day.
It had only done 50k before the accident and was immaculate all round.

I took this at work just after the body kit had been fitted.
Unfortunately i had to bin the front grille later due to the new fmic.The kit was the only one that fitted right and i hate poor fitting kits.
It fits so well that it looks like it was fitted from factory.There were a few fine adjustments needed to the sideskirts but all the time spent doing it paid off with the final result.

The next few pics were taken after it had been in my garage and hadnt moved for 6 months whilst i decided what turbo setup to use as the standard turbo was starting to smoke..

I searched high and low for a leather interior but the prices were silly if and when you found them as there very rare.
So i bought a bravo hgt with a leather interior in,swapped it over to mine and then sold the bravo on for a profit.


This was the end result of 6 months worth of tinkering a few times a week.It was nice to have another car and not have to rush this one.
This is with a front mount intercooler fitted(after trying 4 i found one that fitted perfectly below the crossmember).
I also replaced the turbo with a hybrid superspool.The manifold also got replaced along with several pipes and hoses.

I installed the pillar pod and guages to keep an eye on everything thats going on.

This was taken by a friend at a Bravo/coupe meet

This was taken at the first ever meet that the bravo had gone too.
It was organised through the Fiat coupe club...

The Yorkshire meet saw nearly as many bravo,s as coupes and was the second meet the bravo went too.
This was the first big run she had since all the modifications.Covered nearly 300 miles.
This also saw several running faults come to light which were later sorted.
The faults were caused by a rich running chip and a boost controller fault.


This was the midlands Fiatboo Bravo meet...It wasnt the best one i have been on,but me and Ash in the silver coupe had lots of fun on the way there......

These were taken at the Donnington meet which i organised.We had bad weather and things didnt go according to plan but we had fun,and shot some great piccys at the airplane graveyard which you can see behind the cars.

Theres still alot to do.But since the mapping its running brilliantly.Only problem is 305 bhp in this car caused alot of traction problems so i have bought a traction control system to try and sort this out..


These were taken at Donnington park from the pitlane after i cooked the brakes on the track day.
It beat several high powered cars such as a Subaru imprezza,civic type r,Bmw m3 evo,and i managed to stay neck and neck with a new M3 csl which surprised a few people.It was the first track day i had done in this car and everything worked really well.The traction system i installed was brilliant in the wet and i was therefor able to beat alot of things round the circuit due to this.
Before i visit another track i am going to change the antirollbars,and the suspension all round to prevent roll,and i will also uprate the anchors...

The piccys have been taken at various stages hence some parts only visible in the later pics.
The car is a ongoing project of nearly 2 years work.Everything including the electrics has been carried out by myself as i dont trust anyone else to do so,and i enjoy the challenge.
The modding though was done based on exceptionally good advice and help from the Fiat coupe club uk.The best car forum on the internet........Thanks all..