LY Megane R26
After contemplating a new car for a while I got set on an R26 in either Glacier White or Liquid Yellow with the LUX pack to get the all leather seats, keyless entry/start and xenons.
A few came up for sale which seemed to eithet sell really quickly or I was always busy to arrange a viewing.
Then Steve @ R-Sports had just what I was after! Knowing Steve's history of car sales I knew it wasn't going to be a dog, so a deposit was paid and viewing arrange.
Next thing all my mates got talking about exhaust and prices etc when a mate bought a Milltek decat and down pipe for his mk6 GTI at £330 odd I think.
I then told them that for mine a full Milltek decat turbo back was only £648 according to K-Tec, which they all thought was really cheap for a full system. A few searches later demon tweeks had it for £570, after a bit of peer pressure and a phone call to demon tweeks stating I was a member on here I got it down to £555
rrp is £505 for the cat back alone according to Milltek!
So basically I had bought an exhaust for a car that I had yet to see and only had a deposit on
We later realised why it's so cheap, the cost and hassle of fitting the damn thing, but more on that later
Viewed the car, was absolutely fantastic and Steve was a really nice genuine bloke.
There was a few little things that we discussed such as the budget tyres on the rear which I'm changing very soon as there not enjoyable in this weather!
Apart from that it was awesome and a deal was done with smiles all the way home for me
Coming from a stripped, bucket seats, coilovers and a small sabelt steering wheel in the Cup I do love the way the Megane is so comfy but can be driven quick when wanted!
I do miss the Cup but I think that's because I know it so well and the rear tyres on the Megane don't give me a lot of confidence in the bends.
As for speed I would say a standard Megane there's not a lot in it, in fact the Cup feels quicker because it's more of a race, low, hard, noisy car if that makes sense? Giving the feel it's faster.
But now the decat is fitted to the Megane I feel it would differently pull from it.
Fuel wise that's one thing I really miss about the Cup! I didn't drive it as a steady eddy but it still gave me at least 34/36 MPG, the Megane is more like 20/25 possibly 30 on a long run!
I am really happy with it tho and love the way it looks, the attention it gets and heads it turns
That was taken Sunday after a little clean.
Photo of mine and Rhys Beals (member on here) who came and viewed the car with me on the way home filling up as per usual
Lovely car that K1, it's on H&R springs, spacers and has a full Milltek decat turbo back fitted, pretty loud
Excuse the missing jack cover, he lost it on they way home!
As said earlier the exhaust I ordered got delivered the Wednesday after I bought the car that Saturday.
With not a clue what was involved in fitting it, we got it round a mates garage and onto the ramp.
After scratching of the head trying to work out how that cat was getting out from that engine bay I decided to look on the Megane forum and the general guide was offside hub off, drive shaft out, subframe loosened and then a wiggle and roughly a 5 hour job...Great!
After general banter about it being French etc and this put on Instagram it was booked in to get the exhaust on Friday.
During then I fitted some LED number plate lights and some for the interior.
Before
After
And interior
Photos don't do them justice as the street lights where on but I love little touches like that.
Friday came round and the car was dropped off, 5 hours later the exhaust was on and the noise to me is so worth it!
This was the night it was fitted.
[video=youtube_share;FFdUUZT2Hjw]http://youtu.be/FFdUUZT2Hjw[/video]
Needs a polish already!
This was the other night.
[video=youtube_share;FUx_DiaB0O8]http://youtu.be/FUx_DiaB0O8[/video]
It's fairly quite when in the car tbh which I love, but window down and drive past a wall you can here it burble and spit etc.
These where taken the night the exhaust was on, excuse the dirtyness!
Really needs some lows after looking at these.
Sunday after a little clean I wanted to fit some LED sidelights to match the xenons and what a NIGHTMARE!
I refused to remove anything from the car so an hour later, cut knuckles and two LED's somewhere in the engine bay they where in!
Worth it in the end
One thing I hate about the car, and if your driven a Megane you'll agree is the hideous length of the gear shifts!
The throw between 1st and 2nd is so long it's like driving a lorry!
So over on the Megane forum everyone states the first mod and best money can buy is a modified short shifter.
With one ordered it came yesterday and I set about fitting it today.
Oh another thing I hate is the lack of room to work! But I got there in the end and it honestly is awesome! Totally transformed the car!
Changes are short any tight now, feels how it should!
Modified linkage, as you can see the ball has been drilled further in
And fitted
Thats it for now
Plans are:
Cooksport springs (currently out of stock!)
Spacers
OEM front mud flaps to keep muck and stone chips off the sides
Panel filter with air box mod or an induction kit
New cleaner number plates
R26.r spoiler
Forge recirc valve, hate dump valves on turbo cars like these!
Some fresh tyres and brakes ready for Sumertime
Not sure to go Stage 1 and play it safe or get a FMIC and a few other bits, injectors etc and go stage 2, we will see.
Thanks
A few came up for sale which seemed to eithet sell really quickly or I was always busy to arrange a viewing.
Then Steve @ R-Sports had just what I was after! Knowing Steve's history of car sales I knew it wasn't going to be a dog, so a deposit was paid and viewing arrange.
Next thing all my mates got talking about exhaust and prices etc when a mate bought a Milltek decat and down pipe for his mk6 GTI at £330 odd I think.
I then told them that for mine a full Milltek decat turbo back was only £648 according to K-Tec, which they all thought was really cheap for a full system. A few searches later demon tweeks had it for £570, after a bit of peer pressure and a phone call to demon tweeks stating I was a member on here I got it down to £555
rrp is £505 for the cat back alone according to Milltek!So basically I had bought an exhaust for a car that I had yet to see and only had a deposit on
We later realised why it's so cheap, the cost and hassle of fitting the damn thing, but more on that later
Viewed the car, was absolutely fantastic and Steve was a really nice genuine bloke.
There was a few little things that we discussed such as the budget tyres on the rear which I'm changing very soon as there not enjoyable in this weather!
Apart from that it was awesome and a deal was done with smiles all the way home for me
Coming from a stripped, bucket seats, coilovers and a small sabelt steering wheel in the Cup I do love the way the Megane is so comfy but can be driven quick when wanted!
I do miss the Cup but I think that's because I know it so well and the rear tyres on the Megane don't give me a lot of confidence in the bends.
As for speed I would say a standard Megane there's not a lot in it, in fact the Cup feels quicker because it's more of a race, low, hard, noisy car if that makes sense? Giving the feel it's faster.
But now the decat is fitted to the Megane I feel it would differently pull from it.
Fuel wise that's one thing I really miss about the Cup! I didn't drive it as a steady eddy but it still gave me at least 34/36 MPG, the Megane is more like 20/25 possibly 30 on a long run!
I am really happy with it tho and love the way it looks, the attention it gets and heads it turns
That was taken Sunday after a little clean.
Photo of mine and Rhys Beals (member on here) who came and viewed the car with me on the way home filling up as per usual
Lovely car that K1, it's on H&R springs, spacers and has a full Milltek decat turbo back fitted, pretty loud
Excuse the missing jack cover, he lost it on they way home!
As said earlier the exhaust I ordered got delivered the Wednesday after I bought the car that Saturday.
With not a clue what was involved in fitting it, we got it round a mates garage and onto the ramp.
After scratching of the head trying to work out how that cat was getting out from that engine bay I decided to look on the Megane forum and the general guide was offside hub off, drive shaft out, subframe loosened and then a wiggle and roughly a 5 hour job...Great!
After general banter about it being French etc and this put on Instagram it was booked in to get the exhaust on Friday.
During then I fitted some LED number plate lights and some for the interior.
Before
After
And interior
Photos don't do them justice as the street lights where on but I love little touches like that.
Friday came round and the car was dropped off, 5 hours later the exhaust was on and the noise to me is so worth it!
This was the night it was fitted.
[video=youtube_share;FFdUUZT2Hjw]http://youtu.be/FFdUUZT2Hjw[/video]
Needs a polish already!
This was the other night.
[video=youtube_share;FUx_DiaB0O8]http://youtu.be/FUx_DiaB0O8[/video]
It's fairly quite when in the car tbh which I love, but window down and drive past a wall you can here it burble and spit etc.
These where taken the night the exhaust was on, excuse the dirtyness!
Really needs some lows after looking at these.
Sunday after a little clean I wanted to fit some LED sidelights to match the xenons and what a NIGHTMARE!
I refused to remove anything from the car so an hour later, cut knuckles and two LED's somewhere in the engine bay they where in!
Worth it in the end
One thing I hate about the car, and if your driven a Megane you'll agree is the hideous length of the gear shifts!
The throw between 1st and 2nd is so long it's like driving a lorry!
So over on the Megane forum everyone states the first mod and best money can buy is a modified short shifter.
With one ordered it came yesterday and I set about fitting it today.
Oh another thing I hate is the lack of room to work! But I got there in the end and it honestly is awesome! Totally transformed the car!
Changes are short any tight now, feels how it should!
Modified linkage, as you can see the ball has been drilled further in
And fitted
Thats it for now
Plans are:
Cooksport springs (currently out of stock!)
Spacers
OEM front mud flaps to keep muck and stone chips off the sides
Panel filter with air box mod or an induction kit
New cleaner number plates
R26.r spoiler
Forge recirc valve, hate dump valves on turbo cars like these!
Some fresh tyres and brakes ready for Sumertime
Not sure to go Stage 1 and play it safe or get a FMIC and a few other bits, injectors etc and go stage 2, we will see.
Thanks
