deank93

Evening all, This question is quite subjective but I'm going to throw it out there anyway and see if anyone has a view. My car is a mechanically standard 57 plate 313 and I've been doing a bit of reasearch into some modifications, my investigations have led me to the point where I'm now looking at berks HFC, Milltek exhaust, Cosworth panel filters and an uprev. Coming from a turbo background (Pulsar) i always got a lot of 'go' for the money invested which made it all seem worth while, obviously with the zed the gains are limited in comparrison so my question is really to those who may have been in a similar situation to myself but bit the bullet and spend good money on mods similar to those that i am looking at...was it worth it? are you glad you did it and would you do it again? Thanks in advance.

I do love a package deal I may well get in touch this week.

If i end up going with a new exhaust system i want standard looking pipes, i'm not into anything oversized or obvoiusly aftermarket...and nowt to loud, i don't want to **** the neighbours off and more importantly i don't want the wife to notice What sort of gains did you see with those mods? I've not seen a lot of people posting power gains for 313s.

Evening all, I've been thinking about an uprev for my 57 plate 313 on and off for a little while and have been looking through lots of peoples threads on the subject to the point where i think I'm on the cusp of biting the bullet and getting it done however, as i have been looking around i have started to think maybe if I'm going to get an uprev maybe i should get a few other bits and bobs done to make the best of it. My car is currently totally standard...with the exception of a bit of paint and wheels...and if i ever come to sell it i would want to be able to put it back to standard so my question are: What mods would you recommend? Where would you suggest getting them from? How much am i looking at spending? Thanks in advance.

I've had a look at remaps and like the sound of what I've read so far...I'm really not into mucking about with bumpers and spoilers...I think there is only one zed I've ever seen with replacement body mods that i like.

39bhp from a remap....I'm getting on the phone to Abbey in the morning! As above that is a lovely looking car.

I wouldn't want to fiddle with the interior and I'm not too fussed about ice and as I don't use the car on track the standard handling set up more than copes the way i drive so I'd say performance. Do basic exahust/filter/remap type mods really make much difference to performance? does the 313 respond well to them and would I actually feel the difference from behind the wheel or is it more about the enhanced accoustics? I have always been a little synical about the real world difference those sorts of mods make to N/A cars.

....and I'd be getting whatever mods fitted because I'm rubbish at getting my hands dirty.

As per the title, if you had around a thousand quid and a standard 313 zed what would you do and why? I'm very happy with my cars look so I'm thinking performance mods rather than cosmetic.

Good effort....get it into a bodyshop and get it painted. Are there any pics of your car anywhere...I think our cars look very similar.

Get it back to standard in my opinion....your really limiting your potential market otherwise....plus you'll recoup soem money from selling your mods

Thanks very much for everyones replys, much appriciated. I have a silly question...I'm hanging my head in shame as I type this...what exactly is a stillen ypipe and Berks?

Thanks, let me do a little research and come back to you.

Good idea...I was just being lazy I'll have a gander.

I consider second hand if the saving over new was decent.

How much would a Miltek cost?

Hi all, I have been giving some thought to changing my standard exhaust and was after some advice on what I should go for. I want something that sounds a bit beefier but not anything that could be considered obnoxious and overly loud, just something a notch or two up from standard. In terms of looks I like subtle, I'm really not into anything too ott or chavvy that doesn't suit the car, a wee power gain wouldn't go a miss but it isn't my priority. Can anyone suggest what and where I should be looking at and how much I'd be looking at parting with. Many thanks, Dean.

I reset when leaving Brighton for the 70 mile trip home yesterday and driving between 70 and 80 with a bit of traffic i made 29.4 mpg which i was really pleased with.

The people or person who did that too a dog deserve to be set on fire and left to die by whoever catches them....F**king scum.

I am a fan of subtle mods, less is more, and it's all a bit too much for me, I'm not a fan of kits and wings and I think with the zed there are only a few sets of rims that enhance the cars look. Or to put it a more topical way, if it was a woman it would be Katie Price but i prefer Kate Middleton nothing wrong with either but each to their own.

To be honest Dean its probably better to just keep that to you yourself after someones just spent thousands on their car...........especially when its someone who's as big as Jed Got to be honest Jed Veilside isn't really my thing either but I think the job and the colour are pretty spectacular. Liking the 2 tone look as well. I appriciate that a few quid has been spent but is a thumbs down icon that bad??? surely not.

I just bought one of the own brand one from halfords...it was only £50 and does a decent job on the car....not sure it'd be up to cleaning patios and the like but it's spot on for the car without breaking the bank.

In a recent thread i was quite vocal in my dislike of one that might fall into the euro-ish look...it was very wide with deep rims...possibly more of a yank look rather than euro....I can't remember the owners name though to get a pic.

Thanks for the links....£70 sounds more than reasonable.