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people seem to have mixed opinions really on tuning i had done the basics, matched inlets, itg, samco bend, 182 manifold, decat, exhaust system and gained just under 20bhp and 20lb/ft and it turned it into an animal!
yeah its a belter of a garage i want to build a wee granny flat above it for me to kip in lol just a total guys pad! downstairs garage kitted out with everything needed to work on wagons and upstairs big bed, big tv stocked up fridge, mint!
i have a heated garage but ive just lost interest in the car because i cant see what colour it is or what the reg is due to the s**t off the road all over it lol
depends on condition of original filter, going from brand new genuine to itg, nothing, paper filters flow just the same if not better, just the foam filters keep their flow rate over time where the papers dont. someone done a test on it few years back
well on a standard-ish engine there is no need from an acceleration point of view to go above 7000rpm (i used to find mine dropped off at about 6800rpm so i changed around then) with a raised limiter 7600rpm will be fine but id only be using it when really going for it in first and 2nd gear and...
i wouldnt be paying any more than 2 hours labour so £70 max, i can do them in an hour without ramps! u dont even need to take the bloddy back wheels off!
and yes you will need the tracking done or it will go thru tyres quicker.
from memory VVT disengages like i said at 7200rpm or there abouts to protect the pistons as the standard ones cant handle prolongued use above that level!
people just get more confidence when they get their springs changed to something stiffer, the pace i can hold in bends in my girlfriends standard 1.6 16v is nearly what i can do in the dci and thats just because she has cheap tyres and i have T1-R's all round. they handle well as standard they...