Cheap and cheerful mods?

Post by **SimonS4MTM** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 2:44 pm

You could try a new air filter.

Post by **S4TAN** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 2:50 pm

Alps - No Eggs Please I'm British wrote: I thought I could try my hand at carrying out some cheap, not too techincal mods - and this way I'll hopefully learn my way around the car.. and soon onto to the path of doing some more daring stuff in the future.

(1) Big triangular hole cut out front-side of air-box (+ optional multiple small drilled holes in bottom of air box) - £0
(2) Clean out crap from air-box and clean air-filter - £0
(3) Replace all vacuum hoses (EM to FPR, EM to t-piece to DVs) - £5
(4) Replace Pollen filter - £9
(5) Remove spare wheel from boot - £0 (or £7.95 for a one-use "get you home" tyre inflator kit)
(6) N249 Delete - £1's worth of vacuum hose and a couple of clips
(7) Tighten and/or replace all reachable jubilee clips - £0/few

Tweak N75 screw a couple of mm anti-clockwise (when engine is warm) - £0
(9) Take off TBB and clean all the oil and crap out of the throttle body - £0
(10) De-mesh MAF - £0
(11) Give MAF sensor an IPA bath - £5
(12) Get engine warm, unplug ECU....wait 1 minute, re-connect ECU and do a 'proper' TBA using the "key method" - £0
(13) De-fog bumper grilles - £0
(14) De-flap the "other air inlet hole" - £0
(15) After-run mod - £10

£45 max i reckon - and you'll learn about your car. Plus it will go "better"....

(ok boys - let the slagging commence!)

Post by **SimonS4MTM** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 2:56 pm

Number 8 is a controversial one

Post by **dr_wimpkins** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 3:03 pm

How about upgrading the mainbeam to HID for the winter months? Kits off ebay about £80

Alternatively change the dip beam to a snazzy colour (d2s bulbs) for about £35.

Post by **dr_wimpkins** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 3:04 pm

Also read somewhere on here about cheep version boost gauges.

Post by **QuantumJohn** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 3:08 pm

Regarding S4tans post above:
I wouldn't do step 13 without putting the proper Canadian grills in place. Leaving a big hole infront of the intercoolers is the best way of getting cool air at them but also leaves them exposed to stones and other debris.

John

Post by **GrahamS4** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 3:13 pm

Give me £50 and I'll give you the Emporer's tune.

Post by **ChipHazzard** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 3:28 pm

(5) Remove spare wheel from boot - £0 (or £7.95 for a one-use "get you home" tyre inflator kit)

Not helpful when the inside wall of the tyre bursts unfortunatly, has happened twice to me now, both rear tyres one while the car was parked up after I'd just done the tyre pressure's and the other at 15mph thankfully as I pulled away froma set of traffic lights

Post by **S4TAN** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 3:32 pm

Grey-manS4 wrote: Give me £50 and I'll give you the Emporer's tune.

Good to see that i'm finally getting the recognition i truly deserve...

Love to know what my tune is....care to enlighten me?

Post by **S4TAN** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 3:42 pm

So thats (5), (8) and (13) slagged - any more chaps?

Post by **Alps** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 3:46 pm

I think (8) may have been slagged too!!

Post by **S4TAN** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 3:47 pm

Eh?? Didn't i just say that...?

Post by **Alps** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 3:49 pm

I think (8) may have been slagged too!!

Post by **s4woody** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 3:50 pm

no no no...just cut a hole in ya bonnet and be the laughing stock of the whole forum.. now thats recognition..

Post by **S4TAN** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 3:52 pm

WTF?? deja-vu....are you stuck in a loop Alps?

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