£1000 to spend on uprgades what would you do?

[mac5]

Ok gang, Fancy treating my 2000w 450 chim. the choices I am considering:

1 Private plate

2 Gaz shocks and maybe Mr Heaths drop links

3 A set of 17inch RSV Khans

Open to an other suggestions and combinations.

Would like to do all the above but unfortunatley the wife may disagree.

What would you do?


MAC5


>> Edited by mac5 on Wednesday 22 March 21:20

[flyingjase]

£500 on a 2 day Ride Drive Course

[mac5]

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[flyingjase]

Tricky decision - I've got a hankering after a set of Nitrons. No idea why, it must be some subliminal programming from this site!!

[the gazman]

I've got a hankering for 400BHP, if you must have hankerings at least have mega ones.

[tvr si]

I would certainly go down the Nitrons (or equivalent) route with full suspension geometry setup. The car will feel like it's running on rails afterwards! The handling will be vastly improved and should help to eliminate the 'bump oversteer' that can sometimes occur when one hits an unexpected pothole.

See this recent thread - www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=252206&f=8&h=0

tvr si

[Hoover.]

the gazman said:

I've got a hankering for 400BHP, if you must have hankerings at least have mega ones.

[mac5]

gazman,


Have same hankerings, mine is based upon a 5.3 griff with a supercharger which will happen in the future but from small acorns..........

>> Edited by mac5 on Wednesday 22 March 22:25

[Hoover.]

mac5 said:

Ok gang, Fancy treating my 2000w 450 chim. the choices I am considering: 1 Private plate 2 Gaz shocks and maybe Mr Heaths drop links 3 A set of 17inch RSV Khans Open to an other suggestions and combinations. Would like to do all the above but unfortunatley the wife may disagree. What would you do? MAC5 >> Edited by mac5 on Wednesday 22 March 21:20

Out of your list two of them in my opinion are visual...... you have to make up your mind weither you after visual or perfomance....

and IMHO performance wise the best money is spent on new springs and dampers (I am not getting into what is best or not ... too much said on subject just recently .. do search if you want to know)

The knowledge you can chuck your car about is priceless over some bling looking wheels or a plate ... so much more fun

[the gazman]

tvr si said:

I would certainly go down the Nitrons (or equivalent) route with full suspension geometry setup. The car will feel like it's running on rails afterwards! The handling will be vastly improved and should help to eliminate the 'bump oversteer' that can sometimes occur when one hits an unexpected pothole. See this recent thread - www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=252206&f=8&h=0 tvr si

I see where you're comming from but before we get carried away on the excellent titanium Intrax shocks, remember they will be around £1500 plus fitting and VAT, mind you they are the dogs danglies.

[Sharky500]

Shocks and drop links. Matter of fact, that's zactly what I'm planning to do next.

I will let you know how I get on.

Gazman? I'll be contacting you soon!

[225]

Straight through pipes, the noise is worth the cash!
ACT induction kit and a MArk adams remap.

[the gazman]

mac5 said:

gazman, Have same hankerings, mine is based upon a 5.3 griff with a supercharger which will happen in the future but from small acorns.......... >> Edited by mac5 on Wednesday 22 March 22:25

Exactly, I think I'll sort out my absolutely knackered shocks and bushes first after all the car is supposed to be a demonstrator.

Yes dear had to buy a Chim for demo's and to ofset some tax, no you can't have more curtains.


>> Edited by the gazman on Wednesday 22 March 22:48

[JR]

mac5 said:

A set of 17inch RSV Khans

Have you checked this out? You'll need min 8" rims for the 235/45/17. Would you be happy with that tyre size?

[mac5]

Interesting thought on the wheels Khans say they are available as 7's or 7.5's.

Mac5

[trackcar]

mac5 said:

Ok gang, Fancy treating my 2000w 450 chim. the choices I am considering: 1 Private plate 2 Gaz shocks and maybe Mr Heaths drop links 3 A set of 17inch RSV Khans Open to an other suggestions and combinations. Would like to do all the above but unfortunatley the wife may disagree. What would you do? MAC5 >> Edited by mac5 on Wednesday 22 March 21:20

As you're south yorkshire why not give Richard Thorpe a call at RT Racing and ask his advice, he's just on your doorstep so ideally placed to help you out

[zippee]

Hoover. said:

mac5 said: Ok gang, Fancy treating my 2000w 450 chim. the choices I am considering: 1 Private plate 2 Gaz shocks and maybe Mr Heaths drop links 3 A set of 17inch RSV Khans Open to an other suggestions and combinations. Would like to do all the above but unfortunatley the wife may disagree. What would you do? MAC5 >> Edited by mac5 on Wednesday 22 March 21:20 Out of your list two of them in my opinion are visual...... you have to make up your mind weither you after visual or perfomance.... and IMHO performance wise the best money is spent on new springs and dampers (I am not getting into what is best or not ... too much said on subject just recently .. do search if you want to know) The knowledge you can chuck your car about is priceless over some bling looking wheels or a plate ... so much more fun

I'm with Steve on this one! Get the handling perfect before starting on cosmetics.

[petros]

Just had my suspension done by Ian at Middlewich. Protechs all round and rose jointed drop links. BIG difference.

[JR]

Hoover. said:

you have to make up your mind weither you after visual or perfomance....

That's probably the most important decision. Sorting out the suspension would be the biggest reduction in lap times but is that what you want? Would you be happy with 7.5" rims and 235 rear tyres? If you'd like to fit the rear with 255/40/17s you'll need 8.5" rims with 9" rims preferred. Sadly most people bodge the offsets and rim widths because most mass market alloys are made for euroboxes and don't have the corect dims.

www.comp.co.uk/flash.htm or

www.imagewheels.co.uk/pages/contact.html will make you a nice set.

[GreenV8S]

The first thing to upgrade is the driver. The nice thing about this is that it is good fun, doesn't load your insurance and transfers to any car you drive. £1000 won't buy you a significant performance increase, but it will buy you a fair chunk of track time and training.