GT4EC - The GT-Four Enthusiasts Club
General Category => The Chill Out Room => Topic started by: Frikkin Evil on January 14, 2010, 02:05:31 pm
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Now the wife's back working again, I am plotting the next round of upgrades to the four. I want to get a fair bit of track action, so for now i'll be focussing on handling rather than power (I estimate i'm around the 300 bhp mark now).
So, I am interested in suggestions as to where to start, particularly from those who've upgraded their cars before.
My Faff is pretty stock in terms of chassis mods, other than 18" rims.
£ for £, what are the best changes to make, and what order to do them?
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Rear anti roller bar and bushes.. make a very good pound for pound upgrade. ;)
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I agree with silverspeed. That's the only things I've done to mine so far and they made a noticeable difference for around 150 quid.
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Me personally would remove the 18's too.. :-X Replace them with some 225/40/17's then some eibach springs. sorted.
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Whiteline Rear ARB.
Bucket seats and harness (amazing what a difference being held in place makes to the feel of the car).
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Whiteline Rear ARB.
Bucket seats and harness (amazing what a difference being held in place makes to the feel of the car).
QFT.
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Rear anti roller bar and bushes.. make a very good pound for pound upgrade. ;)
Good call. That was one of the ideas floating around in my head.
Me personally would remove the 18's too.. :-X Replace them with some 225/40/17's then some eibach springs. sorted.
I know that opinion is divided on the issue of wheel size for best handling. I think i'll stick with the rims for now, but i'll keep an eye out for a nice set of light 17's in the future. Springs are higher priority.
Whiteline Rear ARB.
Bucket seats and harness (amazing what a difference being held in place makes to the feel of the car).
Seats/harness - On the list now, but I might get a CG-Lock in the short term.
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Thanks for your input so far.
I'm thinking, in order of purchase...
Rear ARB and poly bushes,
New tyres, or cheap 17's with decent tyres,
CG- Lock,
Springs/dampers,
...?
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so far on my 185 I have replaced the stock shocks with brand new kyb's, fitted Dobi Sport lowering springs, and have a set of 16" Sparco Racing mags fitted, and got poly bushes for the front and rear ARB's and its made a world of difference. Next on the list for my car is a big brake upgrade (using 4-pot Hilux calipers) and a Whiteline rear ARB.
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Ah yes, stopping power. On the faff I might go for red or yellow stuff pads with the stock discs for now, but what's a good setup to use once i'm replacing the discs? Are braided brake lines worth a go too?
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Definitely braided lines! I found the Red Stuff pads weren't too keen on track days, still faded quite quickly(6 laps).
I got a good deal on a set of HiSpec 4 opt calipers with 310mm discs, tho this is on my 185. I've heard talk of Audi TT discs being a good option for the 205, tho I don't know any specs.
Here's the HiSpec CLICKY (http://www.bigbrakes4u.co.uk/over-sized-conversions-conversions-c-106_110.html)