Booked in DTH TB's at Ktec

[Oggy997]

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What next?

Greenlight havent charged me for:

ITB's
ECU
Turini's
Cup Spoiler
Lowering Springs
Splitter
Stainless Steel Exhaust

Getting DTH TB's next week, £2,400 is enough but whats the next logical step? New clutch and gearbox?

Also, what power *should* I make?

 

[Greeny.]

Around 200bhp I would have thought, strip your car next? Free power

 

[The Boosh!]

Let us know what the kits like!

As for new clutch and gearbox - if it ain't broke don't fix it.

 

[saltyhair81]

gearbox will be fine as will clutch if its fairly new mate.

 

[jenic]

I'm ringing my insurance to ask about the bodies tomorrow, hope mine are as kind as yours, so far they have been alright with mods.

Keep us updated on them! You not getting a custom map while your there?

 

[2 live]

good luck

 

[Peperami]

Brakes and good tyres if you dont have them!

If you do id worry about clutch and gearbox if and when it breaks, shouldnt be a problem unless you're having issues with it already.

Engine wise, some lumpy cams next. And a custom map to go with them!

 

[john182rs]

.....

What next?

Greenlight havent charged me for:

ITB's
ECU
Turini's
Cup Spoiler
Lowering Springs
Splitter
Stainless Steel Exhaust

Getting DTH TB's next week, £2,400 is enough but whats the next logical step? New clutch and gearbox?

Also, what power *should* I make?

Im having DTH TB's the week after too. Greenlight are good aslong as you dont go above 10% of the orignal power i think, all you will pay is a £25 admin fee.
Im looking at 421 cams as recommended by Andy and Sean with a custom map too, oh an if your cam belt needs doing soon have them done at the same time as it will save you a penny or two.
Im not too sure but you could have some thing done with the bottom end, gas flowed, but your looking at silly money. Could get collies and have some cosmetical work done if you need it.
As with gearbox or clutch, if its not broke dont fix it.

 

[2 live]

Im having DTH TB's the week after too. Greenlight are good aslong as you dont go above 10% of the orignal power i think, all you will pay is a £25 admin fee.
Im looking at 421 cams as recommended by Andy and Sean with a custom map too, oh an if your cam belt needs doing soon have them done at the same time as it will save you a penny or two.
Im not too sure but you could have some thing done with the bottom end, gas flowed, but your looking at silly money. Could get collies and have some cosmetical work done if you need it.
As with gearbox or clutch, if its not broke dont fix it.

tbh....a cambelt kit should be catered for in the cost of having the cams fitted. no one worth taking the car to for mods would fit cams without renewing the belts anyway.

 

[DB.]

Supercharger + TBs. Thats what should be next lol

 

[john182rs]

tbh....a cambelt kit should be catered for in the cost of having the cams fitted. no one worth taking the car to for mods would fit cams without renewing the belts anyway.

2 live shut up man and read my post.
Before you start i didnt say ktec would not change my belt for cams like you are insinuating.

I simply mean that if you are having the CAMBELT replaced you could save a bit and have the CAMS done at the same time thus you not having to have two new cam belts within its life time.

 

[Russ_16v]

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What next?

Greenlight havent charged me for:

ITB's
ECU
Turini's
Cup Spoiler
Lowering Springs
Splitter
Stainless Steel Exhaust

Getting DTH TB's next week, £2,400 is enough but whats the next logical step? New clutch and gearbox?

Also, what power *should* I make?

Bigger brakes!!!

Brakes and suspension should be the first things to upgrade before power

 

[Christopher]

Awesome mate!

I bet you're really excited. I would be!

 

[Oggy997]

I dont want to strip the car, I enjoy the comforts that come with it to be honest.

Clutch & Gearbox are on 76k and I do have *some* issues with it not fully engaging 1st gear now and then, nothing big, just dip clutch again and select gear, go.

Just wondering if I should prepare for them going? I hear they are notoriously weak but Ive personally had no real issues.

Cambelt was done in 2008 so I'll hold off on that for now

Custom map I'm contemplating while its there, not sure how much of a difference it will make over a generic one ...

Can't wait!

 

[Oggy997]

Also, coilovers are on the cards, but my daily drive is 2 straight roads and 3 roundabouts - 6 days a week so brakes may be next up, I guess the OEM ones will be "ok" for the 200bhp mark?

ContiSport tyres on the front are ~300 miles old - so they'll be fine for a month or two

 

[chrispy.clio]

As most people are saying, decent pads (Ferodo ds25000's), Decent discs (brembo Max or HC's) and braided hoses (goodridge) is a good combination for just fast road driving and going to work.

Tyres will make a massive difference too. Exaltos are really the best of the best but you allready have new tyres to no point changing them.

OH and how are your engine mounts? upgrading them is really a good thing to do. Mine were fu*ked on 72k miles

 

[Oggy997]

Engine knocks like mad when planting it in 1st.

 

[2 live]

2 live shut up man and read my post.
Before you start i didnt say ktec would not change my belt for cams like you are insinuating.

I simply mean that if you are having the CAMBELT replaced you could save a bit and have the CAMS done at the same time thus you not having to have two new cam belts within its life time.

im not insinuating anything.

just that the cambelt should be done as a matter of course when the cams are installed. and not an additional cost no matter where the work gets done.


and every car should have MORE than 2 cambelts in its lifetime.

mine has had quite a few over the 8 years iv had it. but then its only a 40 min job so no biggy.

 

[john182rs]

well the average milage that people have a car is a maximum of 100k considering the 1*2 have it done every 70 that means one cam belt. unless you keep it till 140k or ten years old.

 

[2 live]

mines not even on 100k yet. and wont be for a good few years.

but i like to change it evry now and then just for summat to do. no reason to let them get to the stage that they NEED changing imho. they not overly hard to do.

 

[Oggy997]

/me edits title to reflect new thread topic.

 

[2 live]

back on topic.........


a proper map will benefit loads more than a generic map tho mate.


just be careful who maps it tho.

 

[Oggy997]

Personel wise or Company wise?

If it benefits more, if Ktec can do it (time), I'll have it mapped while I'm there, its 3+ hours away so I dont fancy making the trip regularly

 

[2 live]

errrrr........well i can only go by experience of other cars ...of which iv driven....mapped by 1 of the personel.


needless to say the map was dire.

 

[KungFuSpaghetti]

To be fair my car always drove faultlessly well on ITB's and returned decent MPG too, it's only the charger that had lots of issues.

 

[john182rs]

errrrr........well i can only go by experience of other cars ...of which iv driven....mapped by 1 of the personel.


needless to say the map was dire.

But any muppet can come on this forum and say they are better at mapping or some one is better than who ever, just a pity that you had the one bad map who ever done your car out of the 100's they do most proberbly.

Personally Andy is bob on, top lad with more experience than some on here and really knows what he is doing.

 

[DMS]

Also, coilovers are on the cards, but my daily drive is 2 straight roads and 3 roundabouts - 6 days a week so brakes may be next up, I guess the OEM ones will be "ok" for the 200bhp mark?

ContiSport tyres on the front are ~300 miles old - so they'll be fine for a month or two

OEM brakes are fine for the 280-300bhp mark as long as you don't drive like a complete bell. Uprated brakes would make a big difference though, especially on track.

 

[DMS]

Just to add, my car was also mapped by the same person and I can't fault it. It runs fine flat out or when pootling around normally. It idles OK, it starts every time, it picks up well in every gear and it doesn't even use much fuel unless I'm constantly on the boost (when I'd expect it to use a lot anyway). I don't know for sure if a different mapper could eek a bit more power out of it or make it any better to drive around town, but frankly I don't care. It suits me just fine and I don't feel it'd be worth paying to get it mapped elsewhere to find out.

Personally, I think you just had a bad experience for whatever reason. I don't want to argue about the reasons for the SC'd Clio not running well or get into a debate about who's the best at mapping. I've read the other topics where this has happened and they go completely against my experiences, hence this post.
If we're ever in the same neck of the woods you're more than welcome to see how the car runs for yourself.

 

[mso]

Just got mine back from Ktec after having a SC fitted, Andy done the mapping the car goes very well you shouldn't have any problems from these guys

 

[chrispy.clio]

Have you got the car back yet? I want to see what the new set up looks like. I really wana see their new coil pack mount lol

 

[Oggy997]

No, I've been called into work tomorrow and had to cancel my booking.

Don't think I'll be able to have it fitted until 02/06 now

 

[chrispy.clio]

Oh thats a shame

 

[K-Tec Racing]

I am sure it will be worth the wait.

David.

 

[john182rs]

Oggy i feel your pain i do.
But my work place has also tried the trick of saying my day off is canceled and that they need me in for work.
Ive told them in advance that i will be poorly sick and may need next thursday and friday off.

Im F'ing going even if it kills some one.