Wow, so friendly and such great info thanks man!!
Is there anywhere that sells the spacer? Does it just move the caliper away from the disc outwards..if you get my meaning?
The spacer puts the caliper carrier 6mm further in than the Mk3 caliper/disc as the Mk4/TT/S3 stuff site further in.
You can keep your existing callipers, but the need the 312mm discs and caliper carriers.
Not sure where you can buy them. I turned my own. You will need 6mm longer bolts too - in 12.8 strength.
How bad would stock calipers be for now as the car is a budget carfor now,
OK...still pretty good...but fadable, even on the road if you really lean on them hard.
312s just give a little more fade resistance...
assuming i did everythhing else the same, DS25s, gooved ultimax or tarx discs, good fluid?the missus has allowed m to go for Gas GHAs as sheloves the difference they make.
Sounds good.
How much is the TT set up.Now the only oteher FWD cars ive had have been several Rover coupe turbos and a maestro turbo (thought i recognised the suspension on my Mk3.
Not sure...it was probably 10 years ago I bought my last set. You should be able to get the caliper carriers for £100ish...and buy new discs.
As you seem kind enough to offer help. 2 questions, how much of a pipe dream would it be to fit an eaton SC to my 16V?
No idea.
Possible...but hard and expensive...and you'd need the SLK version...the MINI one will be too small.
and What sort of engine mods would you do, in order of ...err worthwhileness i guess? Is the stock diff an open one or a quaiffe/ torsen like the Rovers have?
Stock diff is open.
Gearing is close enough, but saddled with a long FD.
If you want my honest view...K&N fileter, de-restrict the airbox, port the throttle body, eBay chip and leave the rest alone...you will spend £1000s chasing little gains...
Exhaust gice nothing but noise.
No need to de-cat...it adds nothing.
Standard downpipes are good for 200 BHP...so don't waste your money on a bling 4 branch.
Fit a 3.94 or 4.2 FD to the standard gearbox (depending on tyre size), lighten the flywheel, and spend the money you would normally have spent on go-faster sh!t, on a Peloquin/Quaife diff.
That will give you a 160+ BHP car with low gearing, plenty of traction...and make it far quicker on the road than a 190 BHP car with a standard gearbox (from experience).
Is it worthwhile fitting strutbraces then?
Won't do any harm...
Won't do an awful lot of good either.
And do they make a shortshifter for our cars?
Not sure if they do anymore.
You can fit a Mk4 complete shift set up - lever, cables and shift tower.
Takes a bit of fitting and fiddling...but far better than the Mk3 stuff.
Plenty info on the 'net.
Also old fashioned i know but, is the ecu self learning or can i fit an engine back exhaust, Gruppe M or Viper induction without too many ussues?
Nope...ECU isn't self learning.
You'll not get much of a gain - if any - from an exhaust...or bling inlet kit.
De-restricting the standard airbox will give 2-3 BHP...as much as some £400 piece of finely buffed carbon bling...and costs a fraction.
Don't fit an open cone filter - hot air = de-tuning.
You can get small gains from the airbox, the filter, porting the TB and a chip of some sort...on a healthy engine that should net you 160 ish BHP.
The light flywheel will feel like you've added 20 BHP...and sorting the gearing will really make it come together.
That's my view...plenty others will argue.
