Capper's R225
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Cheers mate, was pleasantly suprised actually thought it would be around 221bhp for some reason. You know what manafacturers are like for exagerateing figures
parksy
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looking good ive just smashed my front grille so might add a touch of carbon look to it did u take your bumper off to replace it
yes mate bumper off! it's a pig of a job aswell. well mine was, because when the grill smashed it broke some of the mounting prongs on the bumper so i had to use a plastic cement to refit it. not ideal. make sure you have a soldering iron handy for the plastic welds.... you'll see what i mean
strugers1
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Yay, i've never been the first to be creative... ever!!!
looks like it does have a down side though ay Timjust so long as i get the credit when everyone starts doing it!
Word or warning though Daz i had my grill on the living room floor doing it as i was replacing it anyway and it was fiddily as f00k, dread to think what it'll be like doing it on the car
i did that to my grill a while ago (sorry to ruin your creativity lol) but i did not go as far as the carbon bits which looks the nuts!!!
lovely car mate
ps some git pushed my grill under my fmic the other day and that was a git to put back in without taking the bumper off lol
it was the carbonfibre i meant when i said about being the first to do somat. i'm sure many people have had to replace these grills, they are a really poor design really with the plastic weld, you'd think they would just clip in
strugers1
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oh lol i thought you meant cutting the top of the grill bit off my bad
yeah my grill keeps popping out its so annoying
yeah my grill keeps popping out its so annoying
a1exw1nter
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Great thread mate, motors looking sweet. Great rollong road shots, need to mine on asap before i start tuning.
it is a good way of monitoring your progress bud
i'm hoping anyway! i'm hopefully gona get a standard standing quater in too so i can also monitor the transmission/suspension mods i do!
it is a good way of monitoring your progress bud
and then a ring blast next year, you'll have all the test results you need to get going. Hopefully i will be in attendance
and then a ring blast next year, you'll have all the test results you need to get going. Hopefully i will be in attendance
Hmmmmm...
keep me informed with this mate, although i am gettin married in march so cash will be tight for the summer.
cureing my understeer
So here is my first real mod, still happy with standard power, but not so happy with the vauge steering and understeer at times.
It's the same strut brace as the one on cupraMVR's car, i know most people go with the S3 brace but i liked the idea of the adjustability and it's thicker and cheaper than the S3 brace so figured it a better option!
From a review point of view the quality of the brace isn't amaizing, and was a bit of a pig to fit because of this. It's hard to tell if it's made any real difference, but the car does seem to point a little better and the whole front of the car feels stiffer, but i'm in two minds as to wether this is just a placebo effect
The back seems a little looser too now so a neuspeed ARB will be on it's way very shortly
So here is my first real mod, still happy with standard power, but not so happy with the vauge steering and understeer at times.
It's the same strut brace as the one on cupraMVR's car, i know most people go with the S3 brace but i liked the idea of the adjustability and it's thicker and cheaper than the S3 brace so figured it a better option!
From a review point of view the quality of the brace isn't amaizing, and was a bit of a pig to fit because of this. It's hard to tell if it's made any real difference, but the car does seem to point a little better and the whole front of the car feels stiffer, but i'm in two minds as to wether this is just a placebo effect
The back seems a little looser too now so a neuspeed ARB will be on it's way very shortly
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Right managed to get my Neuspeed 25mm rear ARB for £186 at the Aweaome open day a few weeks ago, loving it thats pretty much £50 cheaper than it should have been!
Nice one Awesome
fitted it today... along with it a front to back quick shift linkage!
The roll bar has really tightend the car up, even in a straight line the car just feels so coperative. It feels like it's lower and better planted, and even at low speeds it just turns in so much sharper now, you can really feel the back following the front. It's set on medium for now, the weather's crap down here so i have'nt had chance to go for a spirited drive but i'll report at a later date what other effects it's had under hard cornering etc. I may try the harder setting to just to see whats available
The linkage is also fantastic. It felt weird for the first 5mins but now i can't even remember what it was like before, it feels like your driving fast even when your not at first even the misses like's it!
Nice one Awesome
fitted it today... along with it a front to back quick shift linkage!
The roll bar has really tightend the car up, even in a straight line the car just feels so coperative. It feels like it's lower and better planted, and even at low speeds it just turns in so much sharper now, you can really feel the back following the front. It's set on medium for now, the weather's crap down here so i have'nt had chance to go for a spirited drive but i'll report at a later date what other effects it's had under hard cornering etc. I may try the harder setting to just to see whats available
The linkage is also fantastic. It felt weird for the first 5mins but now i can't even remember what it was like before, it feels like your driving fast even when your not at first
even the misses like's it!
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