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Offline Oli

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Light and scatty....
« on: August 05, 2009, 09:55:56 pm »
Mods to date

Eibach springs
Stage II Map
Carbon Speed intake
and soon Milltek TBE

Currently power is around the 312BHP.

Just been for a spirited drive and the car is awesomely fast, but also very light/slightly scatty under full acceleration - if you know what I mean???  Maybe I've just been spoilt with 4wd, in my past cars, but is there one mod to make the car feel less so???

Maybe I just need to get used to high performance front wheel drive cars again?

Ta muchly  :happy2:

PS - And I'm on Continetal tyres - Sport contacts I think - Ive never been a fan of Conti's, and cant wait for them to wear out, so I can put some F1's/Vredesteins on - Could these Conti's be part of the problem??
« Last Edit: August 05, 2009, 09:58:04 pm by Oli »
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Re: Light and scatty....
« Reply #1 on: August 05, 2009, 10:00:39 pm »
Mine definitely felt more skittish with the Conti 3's on.

Front and rear ARB's, Whiteline anti lift Kit and torque arm insert should help tighten things up a little :happy2:
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Re: Light and scatty....
« Reply #2 on: August 05, 2009, 10:05:33 pm »
Cheers mate

I thought the tyres weren't helping.

But Im not going big style on this car...ha ha, but which mod would work best??
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Re: Light and scatty....
« Reply #3 on: August 05, 2009, 10:23:48 pm »
i think you need LSD, coilovers, WALK, aftermarket engine mounts and anti roll bars.  :laugh:

so do i  :happy2:

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Re: Light and scatty....
« Reply #4 on: August 05, 2009, 10:31:45 pm »
i think you need LSD, coilovers, WALK, aftermarket engine mounts and anti roll bars.  :laugh:

so do i  :happy2:

good luck saving  :rolleye:

lol if i was new to this forum i wouldnt have a scooby what those bits do!!, goes to show how much damage this place emptys your wallet :happy2:

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Re: Light and scatty....
« Reply #5 on: August 12, 2009, 09:36:09 am »

i think you need LSD, coilovers, WALK, aftermarket engine mounts and anti roll bars.  :laugh:


.... x 2! Those are the ones you need. Just the lower engine mount would make all the difference.

And check your tyre pressures! :evilgrin:



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