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Title: torn between decisions.
Post by: jamie16v on 16 June 2010, 23:23

need a bit of help deciding here guys, sold a few things that were not used to raise a bit of mod funds so should have about 100 spare or 200 if i wait a little longer.
would i gain much on a decat with a K03?.
my personal thoughts are that the extra tightness of the suspension will outweigh the little extra oomph that a decat would give anyway. (dont mean to answer my own question but youre the experts).
plus an old tuners saying is to sort the stopping and handling before you consider power... :tongue:
whats your views gentlemen and lasses?

Title: Re: torn between decisions.
Post by: Wayne on 16 June 2010, 23:38

ARB would be my choice

Title: Re: torn between decisions.
Post by: Hulmie on 17 June 2010, 09:22

what power are you currently running?

Title: Re: torn between decisions.
Post by: linz on 17 June 2010, 09:39

if your still running standard i really wouldnt worry about a decat ive only just gone decat with a k04 upgrade or i prob wouldnt hav bothered

Title: Re: torn between decisions.
Post by: Rhyso on 17 June 2010, 09:42

He's got an R-Tech stage 1 remap looking at his sig  :tongue:

I'd go for the ARB; decat will cause you grief come MOT time

Title: Re: torn between decisions.
Post by: jamie16v on 17 June 2010, 09:49

swapping back the cat for mot wouldnt be a problem but its probably not worth the hassle for the small gain as you say..
ARB it is then me thinks.. :smiley:

Title: Re: torn between decisions.
Post by: Hulmie on 17 June 2010, 10:38

looking at your sig, you havent got a good exhaust system. I would either get a Miltek cat back system with a few extra pennies or like the other say ARB

Title: Re: torn between decisions.
Post by: jamie16v on 17 June 2010, 11:03

thats right, exhaust is standard at the moment but i want to go a different route and build one myself from mild steel..
(yep thats right, i`m a tight fisted git)

Title: Re: torn between decisions.
Post by: Adam on 17 June 2010, 11:07

ARB makes a huge difference

Title: Re: torn between decisions.
Post by: jamie16v on 17 June 2010, 11:08

what setting do most people use with the whiteline one?..

Title: Re: torn between decisions.
Post by: Rhyso on 17 June 2010, 11:12

Quote from: jamie16v on 17 June 2010, 11:08

what setting do most people use with the whiteline one?..

There is only one - HARD!  :evil:

Title: Re: torn between decisions.
Post by: jamie16v on 17 June 2010, 11:28

lol, extreme, i like it! :grin:

Title: Re: torn between decisions.
Post by: jamie16v on 10 July 2010, 13:07

what i am finding with the hard setting is, it`s great in the dry and oversteers nicely. in the wet it just wants to let go and give a bit of understeer but what i can see is a better balance between over and understeer. this only suggests that my front tyres are sh!te. (i know they are as i bought budget ones just for the mot).

Title: Re: torn between decisions.
Post by: northeast_gti-t on 10 July 2010, 17:31

Quote from: Rhyso on 17 June 2010, 11:12

Quote from: jamie16v on 17 June 2010, 11:08

what setting do most people use with the whiteline one?..

There is only one - HARD!  :evil:

has to be done :afro:  :evil:

Title: Re: torn between decisions.
Post by: vwfiend on 10 July 2010, 18:44

Are y'all talking about the front or rear ARB? Also is there a substantial difference between say the FK for £110 and the Neuspeed for £260? Surely a 23mm piece of metal shaped the same cant differ too much?

Title: Re: torn between decisions.
Post by: jamie16v on 10 July 2010, 19:18

Quote from: vwfiend on 10 July 2010, 18:44

Are y'all talking about the front or rear ARB?

the clue is in the poll.. lol

Title: Re: torn between decisions.
Post by: vwfiend on 11 July 2010, 01:15

Sorry, didn't see the poll pal. ARB over decat anyday

Title: Re: torn between decisions.
Post by: jamie16v on 11 July 2010, 09:54

got both now so i`m winning..lol :laugh: