Remap and/or inlets, or neither...?

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Right, another help me decide thread... I’ve got a Rs Tuner waiting to be used, but my insurance company want £120 to add it to the policy (I’ll be declaring it no matter what people may say); so basically I have 3 options:

Option 1- Bite the bullet, and do the remap and get matched inlets now.
Option 2- Just get the inlets now, and remap when the insurance is up for renewal (Feb).
Option 3- Forget about both until the renewal.

Basically, the charge is the only thing putting me off. It would save over a hundred pounds by delaying the remap... but February is a long time to wait, so are these modifications worth the extra cost?
Would inlets alone even be noticeable (currently non RS stamped)?

 

[Lagerlout]

Inlets..... I had mine done, but had the RS manifold and noticed very little difference.

Remap - You'll notice instantly. Won't give you many more ponies, but makes the car more driveable, throttle response sharper.

In my experience. Had inlets first. Then remap.

 

[domjolly]

decat-inlets-remap thats the route im doing makes more sense in my mind to get inlets done first! if your getting a custom map

 

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Laingo- So you don't believe getting both done is worth the extra £100?

Domjolly- It'll just be a generic map to start, then custom if henk thinks it's worth it at a later date. Already got a sports cat, so inlets and remap are definitely the next things to be done... just a question of when!

 

[domjolly]

if its just generic it really wont matter when you put it on or in what order to be fair! £120 is a fiar old amount to add on to insurance for just a remap though especially when it doesnt really add much bhp just flatens out the torque curve and gives smoother idle, sharper throttle response and makes it more driveable.

 

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I'm not interested in the bhp figures as such, just the driveability...! I know the order won't make a difference, just trying to gauge whether it'll be worth the extra notes to get them both done at the same time, instead of waiting for 9 months until the renewal?!

 

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Anyone with matched inlets and a Rs Tuner map, do you think it'd be worth the extra notes (roughly £400 all in)?