« Reply #10 on: 11 May 2011, 05:06 »
Unless you're going to be doing a bit of track work I'd just go for stage 1 software and put the extra money towards your summer holiday.
If you want to change the look of the exhaust get some good quality trims. A cat back will give you next to no extra power and the intake won't show much benefit on a road car unless you go stage 2 with added downpipe and sports cat mods.
A stage 1 map (software only) won't get undue attention from a service department either, intakes and exhausts are going to raise eyebrows.
The 300 lb ft of torque the stage 1 software will give you (approx) will be very apparent compared to the rather flat feeling standard power, the bit extra you will get by adding an intake and cat back won't really be noticed unless maybe you're driving balls out on a track (which will mean your suspension and brakes will also need uprating ASAP to make good use of it).
Stage 2 with sport cat and full TBE will be better than a stage 1 for sure, but by this time you're really into the diminishing returns of BHP per £££.
Chassis first, power second.
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