best mods to start with to improve performance?

[SuperJ]

my 172 is completely standard atm apart from a few small changes ive done myself like changing side repeaters etcs.

 

[Bluebeard]

Don't waste your money on the engine. They are pretty much as good as they will get and you will be throwing your money away.

Suspension, seats and steering wheel will improve the car massively though.

 

[hipwell]

Rs tuner remAp would be first on my list.

I've wasted alot of money on my car such as decat, exhausts etc ad tbh the only thing which made a difference which wasn't a placebo effect was the remap

 

[BoroGTI]

Brave pills

 

[jack_kemp]

I think matching the inlets is probably the best bhp per £ modification.

 

[marinemackay2003]

Suspension and brakes imo

these will improve the car far more than an extra 10/12hp, from things like induction kits, exhausts ect

 

[SamP]

Nitrous lad...

 

[Struggler]

power doesnt come cheap,
cams and remap will be the easiest way to get real gains, but its a lot of money!
pound for pound, completely stripping the chuff out of it would be the best mod!

powerflex bushes,
suspension mods,
tyres!

 

[Andyman]

Decat is a nice cheap gain for a 172

 

[Eckascliovalver]

Like already said mate, Good tyres,suspension and brakes will make the world of difference.

 

[Scattle]

If you do want to do things Engine Wise, normal things are, Matched Inlet manifolds, Uprated Panel filter in standard airbox, RS Tuner Map, Exhaust system and decat aswell if you wanted.

 

[mat-nos]

as above if your desparate to spend money on the engine but there isnt many hourses gained for youe money just responsivness...
imo for what that costs you can get some good suspension brakes and tyres which will allow you too drive the car a lot faster!!

 

[BenMc]

id probally go decat, good set of tyres springs maybe dampers depending how much you wana spend then remap or rs tuner like people say power to weight there good for what they are... im speaking from a mates view though as ive got deisel and mates have rs's

 

[chrispy.clio]

Its all about the handeling with these cars, before fitting ITB's to my car i used to d*ck over lots of prosches, Lotus's etc at track days.

For me, a decent set of coilovers, the lightest set of wheels you can afford and some decent tyres are the best things to do.

 

[Martin_172]

ive done s**t loads to them over the last few years and my advice is, people will tell you dont touch the engine do suspension and brakes etc. im going to be different, as much as i can understand where they are coming from ill say this...

They handle spot on out the box, the brakes are awesome out the box and the engine is great out the box, however i think on UK roads they handle well enough that the standard suspension can be kept and the brakes can also be kept. an RS Tuner remap frees it up mid range, gives you a good gain (launch control is also a cool feature) a 182 manifold gives a massive mid range gain along with a decat, cat back exhausts are only worth it if your not bothered about the noise, the standard system is fine power wise (however they rust away and fall off easily) if you really want to touch the handling then a set of nice springs from eibach or H&R or the likes make a nice difference but i wouldnt touch dampers, refresh them with new genuine items if needed.

thats my opinion and what im doing in "round 2" now ive got the phase 1 as a clean slate to start with