Worthwhile Mods ?

[J4CKO]

Not discussing the relative merits of Garlick and co, thinking more about the mods you have made to your car that have been beneficial or not, my favourite was my remap, expensive, but it did make a difference.

So, Poly Bushes, suspension kits, braided hoses, induction kits etc, what made the most difference ?

[Don1]

Driver training.

[Rsohyes]

Painting wheels black, Black front splitter and replacing shiney interior bits with black bits. BLACK

[durbster]

Bracing stopped a lot of the rattles in my MX-5, and new suspension improved the ride.

Probably the most surprising mod was fitting a front splitter. I figured it wouldn't hurt to have one but didn't expect much, only to find it made a really big difference to the feel of the car, particularly with regard to stability. I remember driving home on the first day I'd fitted it and I took a 20 mile detour just because it felt so good

[Garlick]

Nice opener

[morgrp]

RemappIng it (although it is a turbo)

Poly-bushing the top engine mount - get a lovely growl through the bulkhead

Fitting a leather interior to replace the draylon

Fitting of decent tyres (although I have always fitted decent tyres to my cars)

[dvs_dave]

Higher quality springs and shocks, a proper geo set-up and 3mm spacers on the front on my Tuscan. Transformed the ride and handling. Also high quality tyres, tailored for the season makes a huge difference, especially on a high performance vehicle.

Edited by dvs_dave on Saturday 3rd December 20:57

[RicksAlfas]

Winter tyres?

[frosted]

A geo setup on my passat tdi estate never understood what difference this makes and in future all my cars will have one every 12 months

[steveo3002]

older cars here ...

headlamp relays to bypass the ye olde wiring , makes a massive differance to light output

Edited by steveo3002 on Saturday 3rd December 21:23

[Astra Dan]

frosted said:

A geo setup on my passat tdi estate never understood what difference this makes and in future all my cars will have one every 12 months

Jesus, what kind of roads are you driving on?! You're actually expecting to bend something in a years driving?

[snotrag]

Full 3D suspension Geometry setup, on my MX5 (both of them).

And yes, thats every year. Actually more often than that as I noticed it was out.

Yes - it gets knocked out through normal driving.

anyone who drives an MX-5, and hasn't had it setup on a Hunter within the last year/15000miles or so, is a fool, as it will NOT be right.

[superman84]

Big brakes

[PaulB81]

On my lotus, attaching the front plate with velcro so it doesn't break the clam if it hits something.

On my Pajero, a lift and enormous mud tyres :-)

[PaulB81]

Double post

[Nick3point2]

Polybushing the front end of my A3 made a huge improvement with no drawbacks. Not bad for £80 and a couple hours on the drive.

Oh I do hope the backs don't get mentioned on my MOT this year, would be such a shame to have to do them too.

[snuffle]

Removing a dead K series that I found in the boot and fitting a K20A

[Huntsman]

Took an MGA 1500, in one weekend I fitted a mildy tuned 1800, 5 speed box and taller diff, it was quicker than my healey!

[Red 4]

Furry dice (you really do need some in your life.)

Chrome (plated) dust caps. Shiney, shiney. Miles better than them plastic things.

Do I need to inform my insurers ?

[RWD cossie wil]

Depends entirely on the car, and what needs improving the most. A turbo car is a great blank canvas to remap, as you generally get a big dollop of power, and loads of torque across the range for a relativley cheap outlay.

Big brakes such as AP kits are a huge improvement to most cars, and provide immense stopping power.