£500-£600 to spend - talk to me

[Stuart_cupra]

It won't be too loud especially if you have the resonated cat-back so don't worry. If you'd rather have a sports-cat though then hold out for one or buy a 3" downpipe & sports-cat now. You can then save up £300 for a decent FMIC at another point and go for stage 2. Alternately go for stiffer suspension & ARBs or ARBs, engine mounts and polybushes to get the traction down better.

Believe it or not £600 is a fair amount to spend on mods for this car so you can potentially get some major parts sorted now .

Consider an LCR brake uprade perhaps or 312mm upgrade? It's totally up to you which way you go.

think your spot on, there is so much i could do with the money that i just cant decide. brake upgrade is a good shout, but sstems back to wanting bigger wheels and suspension. Now the sale section is closed, bargains are hard to find It may be a better option to go FMIC now, then do downpipe and stage 2 later. This would stop us having issues with EML at a guess. Only had stage 1 a week anyway..........

 

[seanaldo1987]

Only had stage 1 a week anyway..........

are you bored of it already

like the above i would defo get a FMIC before stage2. the car will run a lot better with a FMIC and downpipe with decat/sports cat even when fitted on a stage 1 car. then its a cheap upgrade to stage2

 

[JamJay]

If you've only had Stage 1 a week then I'd go for suspension and traction mods . Don't bother with RS6 reps, they're only going to ruin your performance due to their weight, if you want different wheels then look at some motorsport derived ones like Compomotives or BBS if you can find a decent second hand set or Team Dynamic Pro Race for something good that is cheaper & new.

 

[seanaldo1987]

or if the oppourtunity arises..... a set of Cupra R alloys