What to spend my cash on?

[RN0 5EAN]

Iv got aboot £500 - £700 to spend on my car, its a trophy. i want to get the good of my money and the best gains in power/performance. the car is totally standard and its time to spend a lil cash on it. any advice on what to buy and where to get it from, ie web sites etc. i live in the ne of scotland so theres not much garages up here!

cheers Sean

 

[Graham Gooch]

profession driving tuition,

will make it faster than any mods can, look in the back of evo

 

[Adam]

i wouldnt waste £500 on any mods within that price range, there is fooooook all and will just end up the same lol

 

[RN0 5EAN]

how much would u advise spending? im not going daft and getting it turbo'd or anything even tho it would be great!

 

[RSTuning]

A remap will give good gains and you WILL notice a difference on the road.

Cheers

Paul
http://www.rstuning.co.uk

 

[G_F]

Keep it standard is the best thing you can do with the trophy, dont abuse her with silly mods.

Stainless zorst and ITG panel filter worth thinking of though, standard ones are a bit gash.

 

[RN0 5EAN]

with the zorst go for a de cat or just leave the stardard cat in? who supplies a good exhaust? i was lookin at the viper induction kit earlier but not sure on how good it worked, whats the best induction kit to go for?

 

[Ali]

Alright Sean,

A classic nite out in the head!!! With Louise Duthie...There goes your 500£ haha

ITG maxogen and decat mate then remap with PMurray.

 

[Gaz_]

modded inlet and a remap

 

[RN0 5EAN]

a nite oot we lou would cost aboot £500 i hina seen her in ages so id hav to make the best of it ali!

ITG Maxogen is that a induction or a replacement filter? where will i get a decent exhaust and de cat?

 

[Ricardinho]

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=147344

for perfomance wise cant beat it,


well i say that, if you have more money thewre are betters out there

 

[haitch]

i would leave the trophy suspension well alone. my £ would go on a BTB exhaust from shed motorsport, a good start as the trophy shouldnt be too molested imo. if you must get a filter just go with a panel, others are overpriced & a waste of £.

 

[TrophyDan]

As others say.....leave the Trophy as std as possible

Im going for:
Panel filter (green) £40
Full stainless exhaust £500ish

Decat / Sports cat depending on if ur brave or not

In all about £600 mods

5 - 10 extra bhp plus will sound a load better :evil:

These mods can easily be reverted pre selling etc.

 

[RN0 5EAN]

im definately not touching the suspension, any1 got any info on exhausts, best place to buy where to get fitted in the ne scotland area! i had a power flow on my last car but it was s**t!

 

[kully]

im definately not touching the suspension, any1 got any info on exhausts, best place to buy where to get fitted in the ne scotland area! i had a power flow on my last car but it was sh*t!

speak to ali ^^^^ above , he probably knows best up there

 

[Neil G]

As others say.....leave the Trophy as std as possible

Im going for:
Panel filter (green) £40
Full stainless exhaust £500ish

Decat / Sports cat depending on if ur brave or not

In all about £600 mods

5 - 10 extra bhp plus will sound a load better :evil:

These mods can easily be reverted pre selling etc.

I'd also go with the above

 

[CHRIS172CUP]

Get a good set of coiovers, ditch the 4x4 ride height and ebay the silly priced sachs dampers to some mug!

Reducing body roll = more power through corners

Plus it'll look tons better

 

[Ali]

The RS doesn't need more power to be honest. Just more grip and better brakes. I wish i'd gone down that road now.

 

[CHRIS172CUP]

The RS doesn't need more power to be honest. Just more grip and better brakes. I wish i'd gone down that road now.

Exactly my thoughts too Ali.

Better seats aswell.

 

[RN0 5EAN]

iv got the trophy so iv got the recaro seats, wouldnt mind the recaros that are goin into the 197!

 

[Ali]

Exactly my thoughts too Ali.

Better seats aswell.

Well...If you have a Cup then yes

 

[Englebert]

I don't see the problem with changing the Trophy's suspension, at least when you revert back to the Sachs dampers they'll be almost new still.

Suspension is always the first thing i'd change on a road car, however well regarded an OEM setup is, you can always improve it.

Unless you own a Ferrari or TVR etc. then a different exhaust is a must!

 

[Fred@BTM]

track days and driving tuition

"a fast driver in a slow car is always quicker than a slow driver in a fast car"

 

[kully]

agree^^^^^^^^^^but how many clio sport drivers drive slow ???

we are all loonies :evil:

 

[CHRIS172CUP]

track days and driving tuition

"a fast driver in a slow car is always quicker than a slow driver in a fast car"

So true, proved on every trackday I've ever done lol. And the odd thrash on road of course

 

[Ali]

So true, proved on every trackday I've ever done lol. And the odd thrash on road of course

Unless its the the proving ground at FCS. Where's you could be blind and still be quick.

 

[MarkM]

Get a good set of coiovers, ditch the 4x4 ride height and ebay the silly priced sachs dampers to some mug!

Reducing body roll = more power through corners

Plus it'll look tons better

Your a brave man saying that

I completely agree though. Renault design special dampers but cant take an inch (at least!) out of the ride height.

They also put Recaros in but the seat height is only 1cm lower then standard.

They should have gone further and made it much more hardcore, IMO.

Anyway get a decat, manifold match and a remap.

 

[Danith]

id leave it. just stick an ind kit on and a decat and inlet mani with remap. trophy's too good to fettle.

 

[Fred@BTM]

id leave it. just stick an ind kit on and a decat and inlet mani with remap. trophy's too good to fettle.

i disagree! it is just a 182 albeit with funny dampers

if it were me, it be straight on our Billie coilovers, recaros would be out and some proper seats in, plus i'd loose the peashooter and but a proper job on there, oh and of course TB's

but this is all blasphemy for Trophy owners

 

[RN0 5EAN]

well TB's are slightly out of my price range and the seats are fine IMO. id change the exhaust, get a de cat, pannel fliter and remap but that will surely all come to over £700?

 

[Ali]

zorst - 350
decat -100
pannel - 50
fitting - 90
remap - 300

You do the maths...

 

[Fred@BTM]

well TB's are slightly out of my price range and the seats are fine IMO. id change the exhaust, get a de cat, pannel fliter and remap but that will surely all come to over £700?

yeah, over £1K for decent stuff

seriously spend the money learning how to drive it properly

 

[RN0 5EAN]

well looks like it will just have to be done bit by bit and i mite have t stay in for a weekend or 2!

 

[CHRIS172CUP]

i disagree! it is just a 182 albeit with funny dampers

if it were me, it be straight on our Billie coilovers, recaros would be out and some proper seats in, plus i'd loose the peashooter and but a proper job on there, oh and of course TB's

but this is all blasphemy for Trophy owners

Damn f**king straight

 

[MarkM]

Trophy spec should have been

200bhp
no rear seats
fixed buckets
Coilovers
4pots

in white

It might have been worth buying then.

 

[Fred@BTM]

but why 4pots? there's no real need on a clio unless you're 22stone

 

[Englebert]

Poor business acumen there Fred! Surely you should be saying 4 pots are a must, fitted by you of course?!

I've tried saying to people get driver training, but the reality is Cliosport.net is more about having the best sticker on your car.

 

[MarkM]

but why 4pots? there's no real need on a clio unless you're 22stone

So are the standard brakes so good that they wont fade when being driven hard around a track?

 

[Fred@BTM]

So are the standard brakes so good that they wont fade when being driven hard around a track?

nope

*depending on conditions and driver ability

(my original statement was me having a joke!)

i have 4 pots on 2 of my cars

 

[Graham Gooch]

track days and driving tuition

"a fast driver in a slow car is always quicker than a slow driver in a fast car"

glad someone agrees with me on what to spend the money on