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If you get adjustable both ends then he can play with the balance. Just changing the rear is likely to make it far too spiky, same reason you wouldn't just change rear springs to make the rear stiffer.

No harm at if it's spare cash, but do both ARBs and tune the whole car.

Easy to finish often when you're just bimbling around at the back He's definitely a good consistent driver, but he lacks the hard mentality to ever progress his career seriously IMHO. Without the money behind him, he'd never have made F1. He's a really nice guy though, and clearly a much better driver than I'll ever be, so I won't criticise him too much!

Never realised I'd made it that obvious! I have a hatred for any 4WD system that prioritises the front wheels. If I'm right, the 8P has the 4th gen Haldex, correct? I'd get the controller first and foremost. My theory is that you should sort out the biggest thing first, and then work your way down to the fine tuning. That works with anything if you think about it: If you want big power you go FI, then worry about adding exhaust and intake. If you want less weight, strip the interior before changing every bolt to a titanium one. With the balance of the car entering and exiting corners, you want to ensure the power goes to the rear as much as you can without compromising on the benefits of the 4WD system, and you can then fine tune the handling characteristics by changing ARBs etc. Now that's all very much depending on how good a driver your friend is, no offence intended. If he knows his stuff and can play with a car on the throttle, then the Haldex controller will work best for him I would think. If on the other hand part of the attraction of the S3 was the Quattro system, then he would be better off tuning the geometry and smaller things. Our Impreza had the ability to change the 4WD bias on the fly, from full auto to locking 50/50 to my preference of a 35/65 split. The difference in handling traits was staggering, and it felt so close to RWD at times that you could almost swear it was.

Okay, well if acceleration is your goal (and that's fine, btw) then I would do the following: If you're after something that's quicker from the off, then as you say tyres will make a huge difference. The other thing that will make the biggest difference is the wheels: Assuming you're running the OEM 18"s from you sig, they're about as heavy as you can get which massively blunts your acceleration. Get them changed for some Rays or similar weight wheels and you will notice a massive improvement. Aside from that, and if you're after rolling improvements then you are either going to need more power or less weight. I always prefer to do weight as it helps everything else as well (braking, handling, fuel economy) so you might think about removing some of the sound deadening, or even better get rid of those really heavy stock seats and go aftermarket. Nowt wrong with the traditional route of intake (good air filter and the velocity stack mod to the OEM airbox), exhaust (hi-flo cats and a decent cat back exhaust) and then a remap, but you're then on the wrong side of nearly £2K. If you took two cars: One with Rays with good tyres (050A or MPSS), DS2500 pads and quality discs, and with lighter seats One with £2K spent on power increases You will find that the first car is quicker everywhere, on the roads and on track. The first car will also handle better, stop quicker and be cheaper to run

I think someone did point that out already...

What are you aiming for with the car? Tbh, the mods you've mentioned look like mods for the sake of it rather than trying to improve something about the car you don't like. As a rule, you cannot go far wrong with the very old 'First make it stop, then make it handle, then make it go' phrase. Do the brakes, then do tyres/wheels/suspension, then anything that will add power or reduce losses.

Very odd. You've tried backing up, erasing and restoring?

Is that not a pearoast?

Safe limit on the DE engine is 400bhp ish. You'll never get there without a major NA build, at which point the limit goes up again. Without a remap none of your mods will make any power difference, and a poor tune can kill an engine dead in seconds.

What is this I don't even

You ain't kidding, been nearly ten years since I last owned a mk3 turbo, it'll be like reliving my youth all over again!

Nothing like that at all, and those issues are from a year ago on that thread. I would've thought that bug would've been patched by now, you def on 7.1.2?

Yup, Rogue are doing the lot. No mapping though, but the tune I'm pinching is a very safe one for a 1ZZ. All bled with engine on, very odd. That is, until today when Patrick pointed out the leak between master cylinder and booster when I dropped the car off Ah well, easy fix and they can sort that for me too.

What seats were they? Huge difference between original, probax and Exige seats.

Lighter wheels, better tyres, better brakes, driver training. Quickest way to go faster.

What an utter load of rubbish. The link, I mean.

Really?! Actually, I am surprised given the love for cameras in that part of the world.

Like they don't already. Anyone who thinks that there isn't a database that records every time you pass an ANPR camera is kidding themselves.

I'm Spartacus!

Good. The more cameras we have on traffic lights, the better.

Right, car is back with me now and the brakes are... better. Not perfect, but they're better. Apparently they're just full of air, and given that I've bled them multiple times, the local Jag specialist has bled them multiple times, and now my local Pork specialist has bled them multiple times, then that's a lot of air! Never had this issue before across multiple '2s, so it's a bit weird. PSR Automotive have done a great job in getting them better, and also giving it a go for me when they're snowed under with work on proper cars. Hopefully the brakes will get fixed for sure when the car goes to Rogue tomorrow, as they're MR2 specialists.

Sorry, that was meant proper tongue in cheek, if it didn't come out that way I genuinely apologise. Sorry Adrian.

Truth. I only listen to the iPod these days, if I ever put music on at all.