Thought I would quickly introduce myself on the forum.
Quick History of my cars:
Started with a 1.2 corsa six (no pics, whats the point)
Quickly moved onto an white 08 corsa sri (with the 1.6t engine in) and was mapped at thorney motorsport with miltek and decat exhaust (ran 220bhp) and had a quaife lsd and bilstein b14's fitted, handled well to be fair.
Got bored and wanted something that was more sorted straight out the box so purchased a Black 08 Megane r26 with the lux pack. Didnt have plans to mod it but ended up doing so anyway, was running 275bhp and 300 lb/ft (limited) with a stage 2 rs tuning remap, arp rod bolts, two piece discs & uprated pads, air box mod and some federal 595 rsr's.
Always wanted to experience a RWD car and had a craving to own a honda s2000, picked up a pre facelift 03 with 70k on the clock but was in mint condition and drove well. Engine was fantastic and chassis balance is really nice especially after I had the geometry setup done. Unfortunately the car never felt quite right and seemed to have alot of drivetrain backlash so it got sold.
Video with the decat on!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fonzze/8407335571/
This brings me to today with the 200, didn't originally have plans to get this colour or the anthracite pack but in the flesh it looked mint and the recaro's are a nice bonus.
Sorry for the poor pictures I will post some decent ones up soon.
Initial impressions are good nice level of adjustability to the handling and engine pulls surprisingly well (thought it would be slower than 182's buts its not at all). Gearbox/gear change feels pretty poor to be honest coming from the honda and the clutch takes some getting used to. Apart from that its a nice place to be, better put together that my megane and overall I am loving it.
I have already had the front brembo's callipers stripped down and pads replaced with ds2500 as the inner pads had seized and the brakes where shocking (exactly the same thing when I got the megane, very poor design), feel really strong now though
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Future plans:
H&R 30/40 Springs - Getting fitted next week
Maybe fit the new ktec induction kit or get a cheaper alternative
RS Tuning remap
Maybe removed silencer - not sure on the sound though
Cheers
Sam
Quick History of my cars:
Started with a 1.2 corsa six (no pics, whats the point)
Quickly moved onto an white 08 corsa sri (with the 1.6t engine in) and was mapped at thorney motorsport with miltek and decat exhaust (ran 220bhp) and had a quaife lsd and bilstein b14's fitted, handled well to be fair.
Got bored and wanted something that was more sorted straight out the box so purchased a Black 08 Megane r26 with the lux pack. Didnt have plans to mod it but ended up doing so anyway, was running 275bhp and 300 lb/ft (limited) with a stage 2 rs tuning remap, arp rod bolts, two piece discs & uprated pads, air box mod and some federal 595 rsr's.
Always wanted to experience a RWD car and had a craving to own a honda s2000, picked up a pre facelift 03 with 70k on the clock but was in mint condition and drove well. Engine was fantastic and chassis balance is really nice especially after I had the geometry setup done. Unfortunately the car never felt quite right and seemed to have alot of drivetrain backlash so it got sold.
Video with the decat on!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fonzze/8407335571/
This brings me to today with the 200, didn't originally have plans to get this colour or the anthracite pack but in the flesh it looked mint and the recaro's are a nice bonus.
Sorry for the poor pictures I will post some decent ones up soon.
Initial impressions are good nice level of adjustability to the handling and engine pulls surprisingly well (thought it would be slower than 182's buts its not at all). Gearbox/gear change feels pretty poor to be honest coming from the honda and the clutch takes some getting used to. Apart from that its a nice place to be, better put together that my megane and overall I am loving it.
I have already had the front brembo's callipers stripped down and pads replaced with ds2500 as the inner pads had seized and the brakes where shocking (exactly the same thing when I got the megane, very poor design), feel really strong now though
.Future plans:
H&R 30/40 Springs - Getting fitted next week
Maybe fit the new ktec induction kit or get a cheaper alternative
RS Tuning remap
Maybe removed silencer - not sure on the sound though
Cheers
Sam
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