Moving on from the wrap idea.............

Moving on from the wrap idea.............

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bmad

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104 posts

204 months

Saturday 19th March 2016
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OK so I probably will not get the car wrapped. A good detail.

So that means I will have a bit of spare cash to put towards either headers/cats or cam upgrade. I currently have the Wortec Sport Pac with the auto switching exhaust.

I'm really after a bit more mid to top end power. I think low down the LS3 is fine for me. My understanding is that neither of these upgrades will yield a massive power increase which is fine. I would love a supercharger but just cannot justify the cost.

My concern with the headers/cats route is the increased noise level. The 8 is my daily driver and so far "quiet" mode is great for those 4am starts. I have to confess I don't know a whole lot about a cam upgrade but it sounds like, from what I've read, that maybe it's what I'm looking for in terms of changing the power dynamic a touch.

Anyway you can probably tell I know bugger all about what I'm talking about so some advice would be appreciated!!

ARAF

20,759 posts

229 months

Saturday 19th March 2016
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Fitting a cam will give you more power, but it's well over the cost of a wrap (once you include a remap) unless you do it all yourself.

jameshsv

5,844 posts

166 months

Saturday 19th March 2016
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A cam can give you plenty of extra power

allblackR1

46 posts

157 months

Saturday 19th March 2016
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Although expensive I think the only mod worth the money is a blower.

Aitch 'H'

192 posts

114 months

Tuesday 22nd March 2016
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If it's mid to top end power you're after then a cam ,heads, intake and throttle body with a remap will give you exactly what you're after but as Araf says, it'll cost a lot more than a wrap

Tattooboy

7,946 posts

184 months

Tuesday 22nd March 2016
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If you get your car detailed, invest in some C Quartz Ceramic Paint Protection coating or similiar, it will help keep general scratches down when washing / polishing etc and makes it easier maintenace after, even snow foam wont stick to my car now !!

Have it on mine, best purchase I made when I had the car detailed.

granjuiceymoose

309 posts

166 months

Tuesday 22nd March 2016
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Tattooboy said:
If you get your car detailed, invest in some C Quartz Ceramic Paint Protection coating or similiar, it will help keep general scratches down when washing / polishing etc and makes it easier maintenace after, even snow foam wont stick to my car now !!

Have it on mine, best purchase I made when I had the car detailed.
I've been hearing more and more about this. Is it something you do yourself or a specialist thing?

Tattooboy

7,946 posts

184 months

Tuesday 22nd March 2016
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granjuiceymoose said:
Tattooboy said:
If you get your car detailed, invest in some C Quartz Ceramic Paint Protection coating or similiar, it will help keep general scratches down when washing / polishing etc and makes it easier maintenace after, even snow foam wont stick to my car now !!

Have it on mine, best purchase I made when I had the car detailed.
I've been hearing more and more about this. Is it something you do yourself or a specialist thing?
You can easily DIY, just follow the instructions, it's just something I had done by the detailer at the time.

Kit was about £40