Raiden's 306 HDi D Turbo

[Raiden_Ryo]

Hello All,

Havent been a member of the Forum for long, but ever since I joined everyone has been nothing but EXTREMELY helpfull with all their opinions and experiences, was advised to start a thread on my ideas/project for my 306, so took that on board and here it is

Currently the car is completely standard, apart from black tinted windows which were on the car when I bought it a month ago

Some Pics below:

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It is a 2.0 HDi D Turbo 90bhp.

Ideas for the most imminent future are:

- Upper and lower Strut braces.
- New Exhaust system (However unsure if it will be with or without cat).
- Have the dents and bumps looked at and fixed.
- Refurbish the 15" Cyclones and have them sprayed in a Graphite/Dark Grey.
- Fix the lumbar springs and rip on the drivers seat.
- Have the centre console facia sprayed or hidro-dipped in either the original colour (Silvery) or possibly black/red.

Once those little bits are done, I should be moving on to the more expensive bits, such as:

- Coilover suspension kit.
- Remap.
- Bigger/Better brakes.
- Possibly a short/quick shift.
- Thinking of upgrading the clutch to a stage 1 maybe 2 depending on what best suits the car at the time.
- Full car respray.

So yes, as you can see, lots of ideas, hopefully will be able to make it all happen and keep you all interested in my thread

Thank you.

[Jimbo]

Lovely car mate, plans sound great too
Love a black 306, miss mine alot

[Raiden_Ryo]

Lovely car mate, plans sound great too
Love a black 306, miss mine alot

Thank you

Yea, the black is definitely one of the things that made me get this car in the first place

[highwayman306]

You adding FMIC to the list

Shexy looking car



Whats that heap of shit photobombing the 2nd pic?


***Stands back waiting for the flack***

[Niall]

Lovely looking car
Get yourself a 3 spoke leather steering wheel. Can be picked up for pennies these days and there much nicer than the plastic crap they fitted in the cheaper cars

[highwayman306]

Lol, thats true. I have a leather 106 steering wheel that i covered in leather as it was badly worn...Nice and thick to grip now and slightly spongey with the double layer of leather


Downside, added weight

[Raiden_Ryo]

You adding FMIC to the list

Shexy looking car



Whats that heap of shit photobombing the 2nd pic?


***Stands back waiting for the flack***  

Oh yes... Need to rememberto do that at some point too, my only current worry is the insurance, so will have to keep things hidden as much as possible until I can swap over to one that takes mods better. lol.

And that heap of shit would be my Father-in-laws BMW 3 Series estate. lmao. like 2000/2001 I think.

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Lovely looking car
Get yourself a 3 spoke leather steering wheel. Can be picked up for pennies these days and there much nicer than the plastic crap they fitted in the cheaper cars

Yea, I have been trying to get my hands on the GTi6 steering wheel, but cant seem to find any I dont think anyone wants to get rid of them lol.

They definitely do look a lot nicer in pictures I've seen

[7057sam]

Lovely looking mate good luck

[Raiden_Ryo]

Lovely looking mate good luck

Thank you, hopefully be even nicer when its finished. lol.

[Raiden_Ryo]

Urgh... Frustrating.... Anyone know someone that has a GTi6 Steering wheel for sale or somewhere that i could possibly find one? Ive searched ebay and google but no luck

[Damo]

Lovely looking car, sounds like its only going to get better

[Deangatt]

Black is unrealM love it

[Toms306]

Looks nice mate.

Not sure where Niall is finding a GTi wheel for pennies tbh, maybe 3 years ago!! Cost me £20 to get a decent 4 spoke leather one last year. (I prefer 4 over 3 myself).

[Raiden_Ryo]

Looks nice mate.

Not sure where Niall is finding a GTi wheel for pennies tbh, maybe 3 years ago!!  Cost me £20 to get a decent 4 spoke leather one last year. (I prefer 4 over 3 myself).

Thank you .

Yea, I cant even find one at all let alone cheap lol.

Also wonder if you can help me, ive tried various companies for upper and lower strut braces, but all same answers, "sorry dont do for diesel"... any ideas of where I could find one?
Tried ebay, but no luck, seems all are no fit for my diesel :'(

[Toms306]

The GTi6 one fits the HDi I think, I'm sure someone can confirm. It's the older style XUD diesel that it doesn't fit because of the TMIC.

[Raiden_Ryo]

The GTi6 one fits the HDi I think, I'm sure someone can confirm.  It's the older style XUD diesel that it doesn't fit because of the TMIC.

That would be good, ive emailed demon tweeks and ybracing but both said they dont have any ... but if anyone can confirm if the GTi6 braces fit would be awesome

[Poodle]

They do as long as you haven't got fmic.

[Raiden_Ryo]

They do as long as you haven't got fmic.

Ok thank you.

However without making myself sound stupid, why would the fmic get in the way of the strut brace? aison is mounted on front of car and other at the back of the engine bay kind of thing...? Just trying to understand, not being rude.

Thank you

[highwayman306]

The pipework route would put the braces right in the way. Underneath and on top, would be a whole lot easier to FMIC without the braces Have a search on here and you'll see why mate

[Toms306]

Or don't waste your time and effort on an FMIC...

Especially if you're likely to have insurance issues. Admiral group don't cover intercooler changes if you're with any of those.

[Raiden_Ryo]

The pipework route would put the braces right in the way. Underneath and on top, would be a whole lot easier to FMIC without the braces Have a search on here and you'll see why mate

I see what you mean, makes sence
Thank you, I did search a few and found a bit of info on the braces and such through here, but just didnt get why it would get in the way, but makes sence now.
Ill possibly out the braces on as im not sure if I will be using an fmic, will depend at the time who I have insurance with, am trying to go with HIC or Adrian Flux as heard they are good, but need to get 1 year no claims before I do go with them.

[highwayman306]

Are you building a track car or is this your daily Ryo?

[Raiden_Ryo]

Are you building a track car or is this your daily Ryo?

Its my daily, however would like for it to be a fun little car to drive that I can once in a while take for a spin around the track.

[Toms306]

Needs all the track prep you can do for a spin round the D's on a Friday night!!

[Raiden_Ryo]

Needs all the track prep you can do for a spin round the D's on a Friday night!!

Haha.. no chance, would never find me there lol... xD

[highwayman306]

Well, you have to come to a decision on the FMIC lol

Power or stability...that is the question

A stage 1 will definitely be more fun than standard and with some struts it will be stable and rigid but as your daily driver around the streets you're not going to benefit from the struts that much. Taking it on the track will be a vast improvement in handling but the fun is limited with just ~125bhp...you are going to want to go faster FMIC stage 2 would give you this fun.

I suppose you could get some braces and find a good fabricator (assuming you are not one already) and try to fit some modified ones in there I imagine this could/has been done.

*I would start another thread asking about this*

Would be nice to see this in your project thread too

[Toms306]

I disagree with Highwayman btw, you will feel the benefit of uprated suspension on a daily driver, more so than more power. A stage 1 is adequate for a daily IMO without causing hassle with FMICs and clutches. Suspension is cheaper and easier than those also. But it's your choice at the end of the day!

[Mattcheese31]

Lower strut braces are said to make much more difference than upper ones anyway

[highwayman306]

Doesn't the lower ones interfere with FMIC route too?

Unless you run both of the pipes by the side of the engine, which is a bit of a pig?

[Raiden_Ryo]

Well, you have to come to a decision on the FMIC lol

Power or stability...that is the question

A stage 1 will definitely be more fun than standard and with some struts it will be stable and rigid but as your daily driver around the streets you're not going to benefit from the struts that much. Taking it on the track will be a vast improvement in handling but the fun is limited with just ~125bhp...you are going to want to go faster FMIC stage 2 would give you this fun.

I suppose you could get some braces and find a good fabricator (assuming you are not one already) and try to fit some modified ones in there I imagine this could/has been done.

*I would start another thread asking about this*

Would be nice to see this in your project thread too

Dude, thank you for that, awesome explanation and very helpfull, will give this a though as I do want to eventually take trip to the track

Im not far from being a fabricator lol. however, I suppose something like that could be worked on, im guessing you mean have a set of strut braces custom made for the car once the FMIC is done, if i decide to go with that option?

Hopefully my thread will have some 'action' and pics of changes soon and not just general questions etc
Hoping to do some things soon, so will keep you updated

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I disagree with Highwayman btw, you will feel the benefit of uprated suspension on a daily driver, more so than more power.  A stage 1 is adequate for a daily IMO without causing hassle with FMICs and clutches.  Suspension is cheaper and easier than those also.  But it's your choice at the end of the day!

Thank you for your opinion ... I will definitely be installing some adjustable coils soon, have found some AVO ones that should do the job nicely so will keep posted, I can see both points of view and think both have fair points... will do some research/'studying' and see what would best suit me