Jimmy P Posted December 9, 2011 Posted December 9, 2011 I know there are a few threads on this topic already, but I was wondering what everyone's thoughts were regarding how to get the best increase in performace for my £1k? This could be straight up power or better suspension set-ups, tyres etc I have already booked an advanced driver training session for early next year in an attempt to improve the soft, fleshy, fallable part of the car but I am planning to tweak a bit more performance out of it once I've done that. All thoughts and ideas greatly appreciated! Quote
Jimmy P Posted December 9, 2011 Author Posted December 9, 2011 How much would they set me back? Quote
Ian Posted December 9, 2011 Posted December 9, 2011 Depends on brand. A set of MeisterR or HSDs are at the lower end of the scale at around £700ish & upto around £3k for Zeal & Ohlins I went in the middle & got a set of Cuscos which were awesome Quote
BulletMagnet Posted December 9, 2011 Posted December 9, 2011 Any reason KW were omitted from the list Ian? Quote
Ian Posted December 9, 2011 Posted December 9, 2011 They sit in the middle I was just pointing out the 2 ends of the scale Ofcourse sat in the middle, aswell as Cusco you have HKS, KW, Nismo, Greddy Quote
Freebird Posted December 9, 2011 Posted December 9, 2011 oh god ohlins had a two way set on my VX phenomenal suspension. Dont forget Tein for the grandish mark too, plus they look purdy haha Quote
introspect Posted December 9, 2011 Posted December 9, 2011 I'd probably say uprated pads (Performance Friction or Carbon Lorraine), braided brake hoses and some Motul RBF600 fluid and a set of Eibach sway bars. That lot + fitting should come to about £1,000. That should give you a much better handling car Quote
Ekona Posted December 9, 2011 Posted December 9, 2011 Set of Michelin PSS. You'll accelerate faster, corner harder and brake later, no other mod can make you do all three Quote
Bakes100 Posted December 10, 2011 Posted December 10, 2011 I'd probably say uprated pads (Performance Friction or Carbon Lorraine), braided brake hoses and some Motul RBF600 fluid and a set of Eibach sway bars. That lot + fitting should come to about £1,000. That should give you a much better handling car +1 Good point by Ekona aswell, although I wouldnt class decent tyres as a performance upgrade, more of a necessity Quote
Tarmac@TarmacSportz Posted December 10, 2011 Posted December 10, 2011 I can do you a set of AMS stealth dampers plus either some stillen sway bars or gtspec 4 point under brace for your budget and that will completely change the feel of your car Quote
ZMANALEX Posted December 10, 2011 Posted December 10, 2011 Adjustable Eibach sway bars. DBA Performance 6 x 6 wiper slot brake rotors front and rear. Ferodo DS2500 performance brake pads front and rear. HKS braided brake lines all round. Motul RBF600 fluid. £1182.00 Doesn't get any better than that All in stock and good to go same/next day Drop me a pm if I can help you further. Alex. Quote
Vik54 Posted December 10, 2011 Posted December 10, 2011 ^ yup would definately go down the route of brakes and bracing first Especially if you're going down the route of performance driving lessons - you're obviously going to end up on track once you've done that Quote
Neilp Posted December 10, 2011 Posted December 10, 2011 ^ yup would definately go down the route of brakes and bracing first Especially if you're going down the route of performance driving lessons - you're obviously going to end up on track once you've done that hahaha, defo!!! One lesson and i'm now about 15k down on parts and labour Plus sh1tloads of fuel.... Do the brakes and suspension first, much more beneficial than power No point having more power if the car cant use it and 1k on engine isnt going to make that much difference to the speed and power of the vehicle unfortunately Quote
Neilp Posted December 10, 2011 Posted December 10, 2011 £1,000 of trackday lessons. Wouldn't track with standard pads and fluids unfortunately... Quote
sukh13 Posted December 11, 2011 Posted December 11, 2011 I was saying the best improvement around a lap would be £1,000 worth of lessons Quote
deank93 Posted December 11, 2011 Posted December 11, 2011 I guess it depends if you intend using the car on track, if thats your bag then you've already got plenty of options to explore....other wise you can get started on the exhaust/berks/uprev route. Quote
coldel Posted December 11, 2011 Posted December 11, 2011 Apparently the stock Y pipe is not good for power increases, get that shifted and replaced with something like a stillen Y (tarmac is your man for that), plus some berks and uprev (contact abbey or similar on here for a possible deal on that) and you are plenty way to getting some decent drivability Failing that stick on some new michelins all round once the winter has passed! Quote
Jimmy P Posted December 13, 2011 Author Posted December 13, 2011 Wow, been offline for a couple of days and only just logged in to check on the responses! Thanks very much for all the advice guys, I've already booked the advanced driver training for next year so based on this feedback it'll either be a set of Michelins or the package that Zmanalex mentioned! Quote
rtbiscuit Posted December 13, 2011 Posted December 13, 2011 I can do you a set of AMS stealth dampers plus either some stillen sway bars or gtspec 4 point under brace for your budget and that will completely change the feel of your car seems like a good offer tarmac, Quote
ZMANALEX Posted December 13, 2011 Posted December 13, 2011 Wow, been offline for a couple of days and only just logged in to check on the responses! Thanks very much for all the advice guys, I've already booked the advanced driver training for next year so based on this feedback it'll either be a set of Michelins or the package that Zmanalex mentioned! Pm received and replied to Quote
Geldy Posted February 23, 2012 Posted February 23, 2012 if your after coilovers go for hsd's yop coilovers! and used by most drifters in the uk also driftworks are doing them at 0% fiance for up to 3 years think i might get a set lol Quote
Neilp Posted February 24, 2012 Posted February 24, 2012 if your after coilovers go for hsd's yop coilovers! and used by most drifters in the uk also driftworks are doing them at 0% fiance for up to 3 years think i might get a set lol lol holythread revival! Anyways, O.P what did you go for ? Quote
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