just bought a CTR '04

just bought a CTR '04

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11110111

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612 posts

207 months

Thursday 3rd April 2008
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so, as a rule of thumb, what should i be upgrading first? : )

foggy

1,171 posts

289 months

Thursday 3rd April 2008
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Your 'unexpected roll oversteer' controlling skills on a greasy roundabout.

Nah, they're fine, I've had one for five years and not managed to park it in the scenery, yet... Come close on a few occasions mind.

Animal

5,345 posts

275 months

Thursday 3rd April 2008
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As a cheap fix I'd say brake pads.

If you want more power how about a Spoon exhaust, GruppeM induction kit and a Hondata ECU? Remember though that the engine is highly tuned and you're not going to get a lot more power without doing a lot of work (more ££&#163wink.

You'll probably find that the biggest performance gain would be some advanced road/track training.

So, where's the pics?!

11110111

Original Poster:

612 posts

207 months

Saturday 5th April 2008
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still to pick it up but will put pic's up when i do smile

i think the performance is enough at the moment, not a big fan of the audio set up though, needs a bit more refinement, not talking subwoofer or anything, but a decent head unit and speakers to replace the current set up

will have a look at a bbk, or will that involve changing the alloys? i would like to get this to the ocassional track day

spoon exhaust? how much and is it worth it? do you have a utubeclip?

cant wait!

Animal

5,345 posts

275 months

Saturday 5th April 2008
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http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=jNCZuUO9cI8

There are loads of CTR clips - fill your boots!

I think the Spoon N1 kit costs about £400

thetrash

1,849 posts

213 months

Saturday 5th April 2008
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Animal said:
As a cheap fix I'd say brake pads.

If you want more power how about a Spoon exhaust, GruppeM induction kit and a Hondata ECU? Remember though that the engine is highly tuned and you're not going to get a lot more power without doing a lot of work (more ££&#163wink.

You'll probably find that the biggest performance gain would be some advanced road/track training.

So, where's the pics?!
The pads are fine for road use and even for some track use if you haven't done a trackday before, the standard calipers can still slow the car down with ease with 400bhp. Uprated pads and disks just wont last very long.
Gruppe M is expensive an and AEM cai does almost as good a job for about half the price but you have to avoid fords etc, because of where the air intake is fitted.
Spoon bpipe and standard backbox combo are the cheapest and quietest exhuast solution to go for. It'll quiert enough for most trackdays.
Hondata kpro ECU should be you first mod, you can run one of the maps that come with it and once you have fitted the rest of the engine mods you plan to do, you can then get it mapped at some where like Tdi or cpl.

stewie732

717 posts

205 months

Wednesday 9th April 2008
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thetrash said:
Animal said:
As a cheap fix I'd say brake pads.

If you want more power how about a Spoon exhaust, GruppeM induction kit and a Hondata ECU? Remember though that the engine is highly tuned and you're not going to get a lot more power without doing a lot of work (more ££&#163wink.

You'll probably find that the biggest performance gain would be some advanced road/track training.

So, where's the pics?!
The pads are fine for road use and even for some track use if you haven't done a trackday before, the standard calipers can still slow the car down with ease with 400bhp. Uprated pads and disks just wont last very long.
Gruppe M is expensive an and AEM cai does almost as good a job for about half the price but you have to avoid fords etc, because of where the air intake is fitted.
Spoon bpipe and standard backbox combo are the cheapest and quietest exhuast solution to go for. It'll quiert enough for most trackdays.
Hondata kpro ECU should be you first mod, you can run one of the maps that come with it and once you have fitted the rest of the engine mods you plan to do, you can then get it mapped at some where like Tdi or cpl.
i bought aem. its going on tomorrow. should be niiice. its the cold air one, not the crappy ram one. vroom.

11110111

Original Poster:

612 posts

207 months

Wednesday 9th April 2008
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Oh

My

God




p.s. i used to drive a diesel...

stewie732

717 posts

205 months

Wednesday 9th April 2008
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11110111 said:
still to pick it up but will put pic's up when i do smile

i think the performance is enough at the moment, not a big fan of the audio set up though, needs a bit more refinement, not talking subwoofer or anything, but a decent head unit and speakers to replace the current set up

will have a look at a bbk, or will that involve changing the alloys? i would like to get this to the ocassional track day

spoon exhaust? how much and is it worth it? do you have a utubeclip?

cant wait!
decent headunit, ie alpine will do the trick.

stewie732

717 posts

205 months

Wednesday 9th April 2008
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haha! evidently!

11110111

Original Poster:

612 posts

207 months

Thursday 10th April 2008
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ok, so first impressions WHARHAHAAHREHAR HAHAHHAH

stereo - although it looks dated, it actually produces decent quality sound and the speakers arent too bad either. Good for security as no theif would want it *touches wood* as it is an awkward shape

i have also found on the net, a device you can buy so you can use line in audio cables to plug in my mp3 player, so i can imagine that staying the same

is it true that they have never had a case of this engine failing?

will join the type r forum that has been mentioned on other posts soon once i can get this silly grin off my face

stewie732

717 posts

205 months

Thursday 10th April 2008
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mate, just shell out for alpine head unit you will get 4 x 50w instead of 4 x 0!

check your oil regularly.

thetrash

1,849 posts

213 months

Friday 11th April 2008
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11110111 said:
is it true that they have never had a case of this engine failing?

No, the engines do go bang, like all engine can. Going from 5th to 2nd at speed and other mis shifting is one of the most common causes as well a letting the oil run dry. Check it every week.

purdy84

2,172 posts

216 months

Saturday 12th April 2008
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As said above.....CHECK YOUR OIL!!!!

My first CTR didnt seem to use much oil then it would drink a litre in one gulp...

Best mod I did was fitting a Gruppe M, definitly not the cheapest..but transformed the car IMO

Edited by purdy84 on Wednesday 16th April 22:23