£1k to spend on mods, any suggestions ?

[Maz]

I have a small amout of cash sitting around and thought I would spend it on my car.

I have an Artic blue, 54 plate 182 (full fat), both cup packs and magnex exhaust.

Any ideas what I can spend my £1k on ???

Any suggestions would be very welcomed

 

[ColinG]

get in there for the LEDA coilover group buy!

 

[Mike_SE]

u have 1k sitting around mazza?! lucky you! i have, but its in the form of a calibra v6 outside my house that i cant sell grrr

id go with some suspension yeah, the coilovers sounds like a cool idea. by the way, i thought your car sounded louder than standard when you were in front of me that time. sounded good!

 

[Maz]

I thought about that but not sure tbh thanks for your advice

Any other ideas peeps ???

 

[Friction]

as said, coilovers

car will look better and handle better - best of both worlds and beats anything else you could spend the money on imo.

 

[Mike_SE]

cars already got enough power (maybe!) so making it handle better, and maybe some better brakes will make it easy to drive a bit faster and it'll handle a lot better too. think thats what i'd do.......

 

[Maz]

So coilovers and better brakes ?? any suggestions on brakes ??

 

[MarkM]

I think the brakes are probably more then adequate for road use.
I am about to get some LEDA coilovers in the group buy. As said above the car will handle better and look better.
IMO 1k is not enough to spend on engine mods the gain is not worth the cost but you could go for piggyback ECU Inlet manifold work and decat. The piggyback ECU will allow for any future mods to be mapped.

 

[Martin]

I'd get R-sport ecu, de-cat and ITG Maxogen proven on the fastest 172s around!

 

[badinvincible]

That^^^ plus GDI'ed inlet manifold or coilovers.

 

[yeecup]

decent alloys.....

 

[Maz]

id go with some suspension yeah, the coilovers sounds like a cool idea. by the way, i thought your car sounded louder than standard when you were in front of me that time. sounded good![/QUOTE]

Cheers Mike

 

[Maz]

Thanks for the suggestions peeps

Martin & Badinvincible where the best place to purchase and have fitted ?? any ideas (NW)

 

[badinvincible]

North west? Erm.... Dunno.

GDi and AWT are based in Cambs IIRC.

 

[Mike_SE]

if we have anywhere decent in the NW, then ive never heard about it.

cheers mike

hey no problem, made me think that i need something like that done!

 

[Maz]

Lol just standard mate except the exhaust, well thats what the guy I bought it off told me lol

 

[steamywindows]

its true honest^^ i would get some coilovers and some light tints tho that was my plan for her

 

[steamywindows]

not light tints ...lightly tinted windows u know what i mean

 

[Maz]

I know what u mean, lol still here I see

 

[steamywindows]

yer going in morning had to ring oz last night at 1am to sort visa out ahhh what an arse eh? i did have a k
+n induction kit but took it off i got bored of it.i found some pics for you but my scanner makes them look 100x worse shame cos they r very good pics.tints would look sexy!

 

[Maz]

What have you done with the induction kit ??

 

[Maz]

Any more suggestions peeps ??

 

[edde]

Demon Tweeks are good for setup and fitment of suspension stuff. £90 they charge for fitment and setup. However there are other people on here who will fit them for £40 its very easy to do.

If I had £1k I'd go blow it on track days. Or if you were going to do track days spend it on coilovers.

 

[Lucas]

If I were you I'd spend it on engine mods. One of the best things about the 182 is how it handles out of the box (for road use), so unless you're planning to track it I'd personally say it's not worth it.

I'd consult someone like BenR and see what he can do for a grand, or as someone said get a remap, decat and maxogen/viper as these are proven to give significant gains.........although having said all that if I had the money for both I'd probably get the coilovers too!

 

[Maz]

Cheers Lucas, I will do mate

 

[steamywindows]

What have you done with the induction kit ??

ive got it in the garage come round for it if you want i will let my moma know and she will have kettle on its up to you.im not keen on it but im not u.

 

[Richy123]

Have R-sport brought out an ecu for the 182? If so has anyone used it?

 

[Maz]

Ermmmm I would pop round for it if I was local. lol

What kind is it ?? could you be bothered popping it in the post before you go for the right price ???

ive got it in the garage come round for it if you want i will let my moma know and she will have kettle on its up to you.im not keen on it but im not u.

 

[wide]

i'd go for, eibach sportline spings £136, a decat £70-130, benr inlet work £130-300, itg maxogen £338 & either a remapped ecu (bbpt)£270-400 or smt6 gdi £500-600. after all that it should handle & respond much better & have much more touque all through the range and around 200bhp. try motorsportworld or europerformance for ik & decat & springs. hope this helps

 

[Maz]

Cheers Wide big help, are motorsportworld and europerformance local or net ??

 

[cli0 172]

MSW

 

[Maz]

^^ Thanks ^^

 

[Ali]

Don't take offence to this plz...but there is very little constructive point in getting Coiliovers...Yes i have them and will "Mayb get them again," But unless your going 10 tenths around a track you won't notice a huge difference. If i were you, well when i get my 172 this sat. 1k will buy you
Maxogen
Decat
R-sport
Springs for the time being.
and keep the rest of the cash, mayb do a trackday for a 100 notes.
Thats the sensible thing to do imo...But what do i know.

 

[Ali]

i'd go for, eibach sportline spings £136, a decat £70-130, benr inlet work £130-300, itg maxogen £338 & either a remapped ecu (bbpt)£270-400 or smt6 gdi £500-600. after all that it should handle & respond much better & have much more touque all through the range and around 200bhp. try motorsportworld or europerformance for ik & decat & springs. hope this helps

I'd say abou8t 185brake with those mods. 200bhp is a big push and you have to an intitally good car for that. i.e Not a monday morning or a friday afternoon motor.

 

[MarkM]

Agree with AJR there is no way those mods will give you anywhere near 200bhp. The car will feel much more respnsive especially mid range but power gain will be small.

 

[Maz]

Don't take offence to this plz...but there is very little constructive point in getting Coiliovers...Yes i have them and will "Mayb get them again," But unless your going 10 tenths around a track you won't notice a huge difference. If i were you, well when i get my 172 this sat. 1k will buy you
Maxogen
Decat
R-sport
Springs for the time being.
and keep the rest of the cash, mayb do a trackday for a 100 notes.
Thats the sensible thing to do imo...But what do i know.

Cheers AJRMOTORSPORT

 

[Karen]

Surely it's better to have the car a while, see if you want to take it on track, hang about and see what others have done and then think what you might want to get out of the car depending on how you use and drive your car, decide for yourself what will benefit you and what you want to achieve?

 

[wide]

AJR & MARK, if you look mazza has a 182, NOT A 172. do you really think she'll only get between 3-5 bhp with all that??? prob. more like mid 190's .10- 15 bhp is well possable!!!

 

[Ali]

AJR & MARK, if you look mazza has a 182, NOT A 172. do you really think she'll only get between 3-5 bhp with all that??? prob. more like mid 190's .10- 15 bhp is well possable!!!

PMSL!!! Coz the 182 actually has 182Bhp doesn't it...Need i say any more.
To put it into perspective, BHP means nout, it's just a number the torque and the toque curve/Power delivery is what ur after.
Rick_172 had it spot on. Full zorst,decat,dastek & IK. This gave him about 10brake. over 15ft/torque tho.

 

[Phill1978]

save your money and get a 32" LCD and put a deposit down on an xbox 360