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Offline kane1210

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Small things i can do to improve/help performance
« on: 26 March 2009, 00:23 »
I feel my car needs some tlc, and im not prepared to spend out on a milly or a remap just yet . So what other bits can i do so shes running on full steam ?

Offline illyun

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Re: Small things i can do to improve/help performance
« Reply #1 on: 26 March 2009, 00:55 »
I feel my car needs some tlc, and im not prepared to spend out on a milly or a remap just yet . So what other bits can i do so shes running on full steam ?

Always use VPower from Shell. Do NOT put any cheap and nasty octane boosters in or anything like that.  :wink:
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Re: Small things i can do to improve/help performance
« Reply #2 on: 26 March 2009, 01:16 »
May aswel just keep saving towards the milly and remap, nothing else that will really make a big difference. There is always the Carbonio or DBILAS intakes but your looking at well over £100 which could be going towards the milly or remap.

Like illyun said stick to decent fuel.
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Re: Small things i can do to improve/help performance
« Reply #3 on: 26 March 2009, 08:02 »
Go on a driving course...  :smiley:
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Re: Small things i can do to improve/help performance
« Reply #4 on: 26 March 2009, 08:28 »
Give it some wellie - seems the harder I drive the better the performance.  If you just pootle around for a few days it seems to get sluggish.

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Re: Small things i can do to improve/help performance
« Reply #5 on: 26 March 2009, 08:49 »
strip out the interiordrive starkers!!  :evil:

Offline kane1210

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Re: Small things i can do to improve/help performance
« Reply #6 on: 26 March 2009, 12:45 »
Is there any smaller parts on the car i can upgrade to allow the car to run better , or is it just a case of exhaust , air filter and the ecu.

Offline ifti

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Re: Small things i can do to improve/help performance
« Reply #7 on: 26 March 2009, 13:02 »
better tyres?

Offline Komenda

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Re: Small things i can do to improve/help performance
« Reply #8 on: 26 March 2009, 13:16 »
The chassis should be your first port of call before you even think of adding extra power. Look at the brakes, suspension, tyres.

Better pads and disks then some good rubber will make a huge difference.

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Re: Small things i can do to improve/help performance
« Reply #9 on: 26 March 2009, 19:43 »
Komenda, where's your lovely car avatar gone?

As stated above, stick to 98+ RON - either V-power or Tescos 99-RON. Make sure the car's been serviced regularly and properly. Next stage is remap + exhaust + intake.