Ahhhhh.... upgrades.....

[charltjr]

This little lot should make a difference on the next track day

 

[Edges]

Decat will just make it louder and more likely to ping a db meter. Those wheels don't look great for keeping brakes cool but the tyres are very good. And the whiteline is a good upgrade too!

 

[charltjr]

I hear conflicting things about the decat pipe - some people say it gives better response and a few more bhp, some say it just improves the responsiveness, some say it does nothing for performance at all.

Everyone agrees it will be noisier I'd be surprised if a Milltek with the silencers still intact troubled a noise meter even with a decat though?

The wheels are such a classic design I couldn't pass them up. As for brake cooling they're well proven in competition so hopefully won't be a problem.

 

[Edges]

I just see a lot of metal and not much space for air to get through so just think it won't help the brakes. The decat, I actually get better performance out of mine with the standard cat in place! However with a miltek I'd be surprised to see you flagging noise meters

 

[charltjr]

I see where you're coming from there for sure. They're rally/autocross wheels really so are designed to keep stones out of the brakes while still offering plenty of cooling. The previous owner tracked his cup with them on so I should be fine.

The angle of the original pic probably didn't help as it makes the holes look smaller and you can't see the dish that clearly. This gives a better idea:

 

[-Danman-]

Is it just me who read the title in the matrix voice?

Love the wheel choice, I think I saw these up for sale a while ago. Off a VW originally no?

 

[charltjr]

Yep, those are the ones.

Finally got the decat and ARB fitted yesterday. The decat seems pretty good, feels like I've lost a tiny bit of low down grunt but gained an equally tiny bit at the top end which I'm happy with. It's definitely improved the sound, I think the word is "fruitier"

The Whiteline ARB is just great. I understand why people rate them so much now. It's on the soft setting at the moment and it's dialled out a ton of understeer - the car feels a lot more direct and "pointy" but not at all unstable or twitchy.

Now to stick the 98RON map on it

 

[Gus]

Where does one get a whiteline anti roll bar from ? sounds like a nice upgrade.

 

[Edges]

Ermm.. Whiteline?

 

[charltjr]

I got mine from here, was the cheapest I could find at the time but someone said they'd seen them for just over £130 on another thread, didn't specify where though.

http://ears.co.uk/motorsport/anti-roll-bars/4031-whiteline-brr10z-anti-roll-bar-18mm-clio.html