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[Mangham54]

Personally I didn't notice much of a difference with noise when modifying the standard air box

Then you must have been doing it wrong. On my NA it made over 10db difference at full chat.

[Bumblebee]

Personally I didn't notice much of a difference with noise when modifying the standard air box

Then you must have been doing it wrong. On my NA it made over 10db difference at full chat.

MMG did the airbox Mod. That's my honest opinion. It didn't make much difference to noise on my Turbo

[slindborg]

Personally I didn't notice much of a difference with noise when modifying the standard air box

Then you must have been doing it wrong. On my NA it made over 10db difference at full chat.

With a turbo the intake noise is as much ruined by the turbine as the exhaust is. So modding the airbox or fitting a poorly filtering alternative to an oem paper type won't yield the same aural effect.

[Cookies220]

Airbox mod on mine has made quite a difference in sound.  Most noticeable when you back off the power.  Almost sounds like a VTA valve!

[rob999]

Take it to Matt Bentley who will set it up how you would like it. Matt will also advise on what shocks, depends on your budget and intended use.

[vx220Tim]

Thanks again for all your comments. I have decided to remap at courtneys as its just up the road to stage 2, airbox mod myself today hopefully, Is 250 bhp possible what about 260bhp? At what point does the turbo stop blowing and injectors stop fueling. If I can get 250-260 bhp I would probably be happy paying the £600 odd quid but if I only get 240 (20bhp more than my stage 1) I may not!

 

What do you think they should get if I ask for as much as possible please without wrecking it.

[mbes2]

Just ask the dyno tester to give you a output of 300... I'm sure he can do that with a cup of tea. Take it on driver training

[Ormes]

Typical range is 240 to 260 given your hardware. Imagine they push it as far as it will go with afrs iats and clutch being the limiting factors which can vary from car to car due to manufacturing tolerances.

[rob999]

Every dyno is different, knowing TMS you probably aren't even achieving the number on the sheet. Take it to CS and ask for a before and after graph. Something tells me you should have just bought a stage 4/5/6/7 VX.

Edited by rob999, 09 November 2014 - 08:34 AM.

[Kieran McC]

Ratty (Mark 3) is the tuner at CS tell him what you require from the car.i

[slindborg]

Has astravxr changed his login name?

[Ormes]

Has astravxr changed his login name?

Haven't seen an "I broke down / this fell off / I did this on the cheap and now it's fcuked" thread yet so the jury is still out

[WrightStuff]

Tyres will be A048 or 888's Pads are yellow stuff.

 

Yellow stuff pads are a bit old hat now for track use. Technology has moved on.

Pagid, Carbon Lorraine and Performance Friction metallic race pads have been proven good by many trackdayers.

I would try these with a good race fluid flush and braided brake hoses if you don't like your current brake setup.

 

You would have to upgrade these bits anyway as part of a brake upgrade. It just makes sense to do the cheap bits first before before splashing a lot of cash on new calipers, brake controller etc. I have plenty of stopping power with just the simple mods and OE disks.

Some have reported the full brake kit upgrade just isn't worth the £££ for what it gives you in performance.

 

Some jobs you -must- do before going on track :

 

ABS sensor disconnect or cutoff switch

Uprated Hub Carrier Bolts

New or uprated toe links

Gearbox breather pipe

 

Edited by WrightStuff, 09 November 2014 - 11:46 AM.

[Mangham54]

That we polite... I thought the stock response for yellow stuff pads was "they are sh*t and only fit for the bin".

[techieboy]

Yellowstuff where the single worst pads I've ever fitted to the VX. No idea if they've improved since launch but mine crumbled and fell apart on a Bedford trackday, turned my discs blue and provided next to no stopping power.

[vx220Tim]

Ok, so new pads will be fitted! What are the best value for money? Gearbox breather:- How hard is it to do and is there a guide on the forum plus where to get the parts? I think mine has had new toe links and has just had a new Titan steering rack fitted which should help. Where do I get the uprated hub carrier bolts from?

 

Do you honestly think if I ask for more than 250 they may be able to give it to me with a remap? Id like 275 if poss. :-)

 

[Kieran McC]

Look on elieseparts.com good site to see the parts options .

[vx220Tim]

So ABS is to be disabled on track? Can I just pull a fuse? Which Pagid pads are we talking about?

Cheers

[Kieran McC]

So ABS is to be disabled on track? Can I just pull a fuse? Which Pagid pads are we talking about? Cheers

Just disconnect a scensor from one of the front wheel hubs abs will be turned of.

[Kieran McC]

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