£750 to spend on my car, what should I do...?

james walker · Nov 19, 2008

right guys having a few thought and opinions welcome...

i have roughly £750 to spend on my baby

what i already have is

1. full koni street shocks and springs
2 18 inch inovit cts
3, green induction kit
4. milltek dp and sports cat
5. p-torque stage 1 generic map.
6. liquid tt lcd screen system race diagnostics
7. samco tip

im after the following for handling and, power upgrades whaddya think, anything else you guys think id be better spending my(the wifes) cash on?

1. p-torque custom map £325
2. rear arb 22mm whiteline.
3. front s3 brace
4. lower s3 brace
5. ina engine mounts (worth it??????)

anything else and opinions welcome

cheers :funk:

ChrisGTL · Nov 19, 2008

Nuespeed ARB's & a weekend in Amsterdam tbh.

james walker · Nov 19, 2008

he he, just had 2 weeks in florida pal...

neuspeed arbs a bit pricey, just want the rear really to combat a bit of understeer.

ChrisGTL · Nov 19, 2008

james walker said:
neuspeed arbs a bit pricey

Get what you pay for.

In this case quality product which will make a massive difference, once its on its on.

james walker · Nov 19, 2008

got the whiteline for £65 delivered mate, my mate had one on his mk4 gti and was impressed with it, for £65 its a massive improvement on standard.....

james walker · Nov 19, 2008

oh, another one

does the front strut braces really make that much difference to handling at all, as i want to tighten the rear end to reduce understeer??

caveo · Nov 19, 2008

750 ... right then rear ARB ( eibach or whiteline are a good price ) upper & lower strut brace are also cheap ( i have both S3 ones ) .
I'd leave the remap unless your getting another turbo as you will only gain another 10-15 bhp ( you @ 220 ish now? )
Or the best handling mod available ( just add another 250 ) a Quaife diff .

james walker · Nov 19, 2008

im thinking stage 2 map as it incorporates custom mapping for the dp and cat

quaife,peloquin,, love to but that is a bit hefty isnt it matey(unless your wifes super rich)

is the upper brace really worth it, did you notice a difference?

caveo · Nov 19, 2008

yep it keeps the front end level and tyres down when corning , steering seems a little sharper too and will pay for its self soon as tyre where is alot more even.

james walker · Nov 19, 2008

what about the ina mounts, i see you have vibratechnics?

worth it for the cash?

caveo · Nov 19, 2008

Yep nice little mod , sometimes overlooked , really helps get the power down and for somereason helps it seem nippyer

P-torque.co.uk · Nov 19, 2008

james walker said:
im thinking stage 2 map as it incorporates custom mapping for the dp and cat

quaife,peloquin,, love to but that is a bit hefty isnt it matey(unless your wifes super rich)

is the upper brace really worth it, did you notice a difference?

Hi James

Its 100% worth stage 2 mapping with your new exhaust set up.

I will run it on the dyno and see what we can get out of it

caveo · Nov 19, 2008

so hes at 220 now and he dont have a high flow mani or fmic , so i would say 235 bhp tops with 300 rmp better spool ???

P-torque.co.uk · Nov 19, 2008

caveo said:
so hes at 220 now and he dont have a high flow mani or fmic , so i would say 235 bhp tops with 300 rmp better spool ???

Hi Caveo

The stage 1 software produces approx 210bhp and 230lbs/ft torque.

Stage 2 with full exhaust produces approx 230bhp and 265 - 270lbs/ft with much wider power band

caveo · Nov 19, 2008

FULL exhaust , thatll be another part he needs then. lol

P-torque.co.uk · Nov 19, 2008

caveo said:
FULL exhaust , thatll be another part he needs then. lol

I think he does have a full exhaust on order...may have it wrong though.

Theres always something else to get :doh:

james walker · Nov 19, 2008

hi p torque

i have a dp and sports cat mate, stock oem cat back.

for £325 15 bhp seems a lot of cash for not a great amount of gain, also thats half way to a peloquin etc...

got stage 1 p-torque, i think 325 to go to stage 2 is a little steep for me to see another 15 brake.

Willie · Nov 19, 2008

If I were you I'd do the INA engine mounts (street density engine and transmission and track density DBM). Very very nice feel to this set up, this is what I have

£165 plus say £50 shipping and customs stuff £215 + £10 for OEM bolts £225
S3 upper and lower strutt brace, deffinately £100 inc OEM bolts
Rear ARB, deffinately £65
Plus you'll need a 4 wheel alignment check after these aswell £50
Stage 2 remap. £325

225 + 100 + 65 + 50 + 325 = £765

close enough

james walker · Nov 19, 2008

mmmmmh, desicions desicions

worth just uprating the dbm not the engine mounts as im not running mega bt power?

P-torque.co.uk · Nov 19, 2008

james walker said:
hi p torque

i have a dp and sports cat mate, stock oem cat back.

for £325 15 bhp seems a lot of cash for not a great amount of gain, also thats half way to a peloquin etc...

got stage 1 p-torque, i think 325 to go to stage 2 is a little steep for me to see another 15 brake.

You'll get more than 15bhp

The torque hike is very big, and torque is held stronger for longer. You'll see this on the before/after dyno runs

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