Hi Tingle, what ya drivin lad!?
Well I have been wanting to customise my car from OEM as much as possible to suit wat I want.
Cosmetics were first, ya can see what I've done. LED white festoons just went into the reg plate, didn't like the blue ones as much as white coz she's a black car.
More cosmetics - maybe wind deflectors for rear doors - 50 bob posted to my door.
Wheel spacers - I will research this, to
help handling, and fill up arch a bit.
Apart from that, I'm happy cosmetically. Don't want to overkill it!
Performance - did a lot of research on here about induction in the tdi pd engines. That's why I made my own job, that works a treat. Don't know if an uprated panel filter on its own will
help if it aint getting more air. I can now at least try a panel filter (Green Cotton is what I would try) with my (HOOVER) system.
Chipping the car! Hmmmm! Now that I have some things done to the engine, in fact, all I think I can reasonably do, I'm now in a position to consider mapping it. My boost gauge lets me know when my mods
help, and now if I chip it, I'll see exactly how much more it's boosting.
I would mild map it - 170-175 bhp and 270-275 ft lbs to be honest. My mods have made a dif so it should be pushing over the 150, it feels it anyway. I gave a vtech civic a good run the other nite after my induction job and i wouldn't normally have kept near them.
The sound system is good in it, I'll put up a pic soon - sony 200 watt head unit and 6 cd changer with remote control etc, bluetooth etc.
You have any recomendations for me yourself?