26-11-2012, 04:01 PM
(26-11-2012, 03:45 PM)kentiiboii Wrote: I get what your saying dude. But think all the extra money your spending looking for power gains. But if you spent the same amount of time you do with the power on your body work a little bit and your car would be closer to bring worth the 1.5k you was after before.
Sorry but tuning a car doesn't make it worth any more money as standard ones.
You work in a takeaway so your only job relys on your car working its best. So tuning it for high gains and potentionally weakening the engine isn't the best idea. I'd wait till you have a job that doesn't rely on your car. I ended up loosing my job when my car broke because they couldn't afford to wait for my car to be fixed. Don't want the same happening to you as it's your only Job.
I no what you mean but when i am at work the car hardly ever gose over 2,000rpm tbh yer i am tuning my car to get say 150bhp 275ftlbs toque but i carnt see that doing massive amounts of damage to the engine i think all the damage i have already done(hp pump clutch), theres a few ppl on here that have run stage 2 power for years with no problem, with mine haveing new high pressure pump carnt see that going for a long time, the engine its self tbh if it sees 200,000 i will be happy, i service it every 6 k half the mileage thats recommend so that should help it along, also i made sure that im insured to drive any other car (with my buissnes insurance to) and i am lucky enough to have quite a few ppl who will lend me there car so if worst comes to worst i could use there car which i have plenty of times in the past with the problems ive had with this. As for body work i would love it to look mint when i first got it i went round a few places to get quotes but nearly every one said im looking around £500 basicly re spray every thing apart from the roof.
My plans are sort clutch, boost gauge, and boost leak. Then get a better remap once clutch is bedded in, after that i will consider sorting cosmetics and get it looking good. Sure that will be a long time yet tho......
Oh and i no my car aint worth £1500 i was just being daft to put it up at that price, i wanted a swap really..... so glad i kept it tbh all tho i still have the idea of a d turbo in the back of my head maybe when this car dies i may get one :-)
