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This is probably the latest comment in the world however I'm guessing you've sorted this out now. If you removed the "tube" that goes from the air filter to the engine and fitted the new universal one directly to the engine intake port then the reason the engine is cutting out is that the MAF...

God it's been so long since I posted anything! Danthecivic, an induction kit will work fine on the car and at best you will maybe get a couple of horses extra out of it, and that is at best. It will make the car sound better if you get a decent kit but to be honest for the money you will spend...

Pgarner spoiimg my fun! lol You do make a valid point about the 4-2-1 I hadn't really factored that in! In terms of compression why would the supercharger be the better option over the turbo in this instance? The result from the vtec like you say would be more exhaust gasses but the super...

I am staggered nobody has taken you up on this!!! Oh well over to me then; From the sound of it budget is not going to be a huge issue but a ball park would help. You're probably very well placed being in America as Civic's out there have been notorious for being well kitted out and modified...

How did you get on with this? Did you go K&N in the end up?

Welcome to the mad house Jamesy! I'll be blunt as it's the easiest way, I recently bought a 2007 civic 1.8 vtec as my daily driver and I'm looking for a weekend beater! The reason it's my unmodded daily driver is that you are limited with what you can do with a naturally aspirated engine...

That's a good shout from Sleeper, if you get the map done first the later mods can basically undo all the good work and hinder the performance rather than improve it, an obvious one but still something we all forget!! Good shout sir!

Got to admit mate the Starlet's a bit of an underated car in amongst the rest of them as it can be good for whatever your budget wants it to be as it is easy to lighten and tighten! Anyway in terms of what you would need to do read the above quote as this is it in a nutshell! The only thing I...

What did you end up going for in the end up?

Definitely get it remapped mate, I had a PD170 mapped by jabba sport which do an off the shelf package for a stage 1 map which I've got to admit was pretty awesome and good for just over 200bhp. If you are going further in the future though I would always go for a custom remap with a rolling...

Zwaf, it's been a long wait mate but I've been out of circulation for a while and scrapped my Leon FR PD170 recently for something a little more sensible. In short I would avoid getting PD170 injectors as they are fundamentally flawed between 2006-2008. Between these years in seats wisdom they...

It looks like this thread is a bit dead in the water mate, I've got limited knowledge of the turbo housing but from what I know of it fitting a 34mm restrictor on the turbo of the Ibiza will limit it's power potential quite remarkably hence why most rally stages tend to use a more reliable turbo...

Ok so Just as an update, the Mazda 3 MPS that I was looking at has sold due to the time it has taken the garage to agree a price for my Leon as I am trading it in with repairs needed!! A right pain in the arse!!! I am currently trying to source another from relatively nearby as I can't travel...

Thanks for the input folks I think the final decision is that I'm going to go ahead and get the MPS and go from there. I wasn't sure about tuning but it looks like I could easily burst £4k on the intercooler, intake, exhaust brakes and could even look at a cheeky turbo upgrade for some of that...

Take it from someone who has went up the ayr shore in a clapped out Nova 5 before, your not going to turn heads driving a seat arosa diesel and your not going to be too chuffed with how quick it goes either! Out of curiosity why were you looking at a seat arosa anyway if the intention was to...

Diesel's are great beasts when tamed. Best bet is get yourself a panel filter into the engine and then get yourself a custom exhaust done. Don't be scared by the word "custom" as this does not neccessarily mean more expensive. The reason I say a custom exhaust is that you will usually get them...

On the mention as well Waynne I had a test drive and I agree with your comments on the ride being a bit more on the soft side but that's probably ideal for what I am after as I do a pretty nice 400 mile round trip drive every 2-3 weeks so the comfort comes in handy. Plus when you have a staffy...

I did have a look at the RS and I've got to admit they do look pretty sweet but they are more common and everybody knows what to expect when you see one. Hence why I was looking at the MPS. From the sounds of everyones comments it sounds like a good deal and I haven't heard anybody moan about...

Evening all, It's been ages from I've posted so apologies in advance. The reason for the lack of posting is that my beloved Seat Leon FR PD170 decided to commit suicide and has spent the last 4 months in the garage!!! Hint of advice never buy one ..... ever!!! With that in mind I am looking...

Ok so all work is now on hold as the Leon has officially died!!! It's went on a not too glorious death where it decided to break down completely on the way back from Durham on Sunday!!!! I managed to make it to within 20 miles of home before he decided to throw in the towel!!! keeping in mind I...

Evening chaps and chappettes, It has come to my attention and severe dismay that "apparantley" there are no upgrades to the fuel injectors for the PD170 engine that has pride of place in the Leon FR???? I'm shocked and stunned given that I was looking to go the full monty and get the FR fully...

The tyres look pretty good to me and like you said the reviews are good, Personally I'm not too sure on the tread pattern as to how much grip you will get bet it depends on how you plan on driving the car for the time being? Personally I like the look of the Yokohama Parada spec 2 tyre it looks...

Hi mate, Welcome to the site. Personally I would get an engine trasnplant up to the 2L and then think about the exhaust, intake, remap and fuel injectors. The main areas that will get you some more stallions under your foot. Should be good for about an uplift oof 100 bhp plus.

Sorry guys to jump into the fray here and mess up all of the above comments but it looks like this has already been done to a civic and more impressively the 1.6 d16z6 in question. Check out ENMO Civic on a youtube search! Just to fire up the debate a notch I have not too long ago seen a...

Twin charging an engine is somewhat wrought with difficulties though. I get the idea and to explain in short for anyone that doesn't understand the concept; The supercharger is attached to the engine mounted before the turbo so that in the lower rev ranges the supercharger gives all the added...

Because I'm lazy ............. sorry I don't know how else to answer to that! I think I may just have OCD! lol

Ok so having read sleepers comments and having read another thread that he has replied on, I agree that the engine transplant may be a viable option and you could regain some of the costs by selling your existing option. In my defense I did say that I get the full attachment to the car and the...

To summarise all of the above posts.... BMW is a good car and so is the Audi and that's that!!! To be honest it doesn't matter what car you drive once you own it you will always find something that you would change. In my Leon I hate the fact that when I'm in 6th gear I need to take my hand...

On second thoughts as I've just realised that you are from America maybe call turbonetics instead as they are US based and world famous for their work!!

Welcome to the Site mate, Personally whilst I admire your ambition I think that it is maybe a little too ambitious. The smaller engine would probably react well in terms of power gain but to get it to that stage you would be talking a massive price for the power. Think turbo unit, Intercooler...

It looks like the lovechild of a one night orgy with a Toyota Prius, Renault Wind and the Lambo Murcielago! I'm not sure on the looks but I agree with HDI Fun that it is stuff like this that helps the industry progress and move forward rather than ticking over during the current climate, it's...

I'm with Waynne on this one it should only have a DMF if it's diesel!? Why did you get it fitted out of curiosity? Just that most people I know tend to go for a single mass flywheel as they are lighter and I'm having the same argument with myself at the moment!

Generally speaking I'm tempted to race off at the lights (When safe to do so!) but only when there is some spotty teenager sitting with his equally spotty girlfriend in the passenger seat revving the nuts out of his 10 year old 1.2 Renault Clio. Usually with the classic "Alloy look" hubcaps...

I like the idea of having it both as an entertainment system i.e movies and music but I think it would be pretty good if you could put some wizardry into it like boost gauges, temp gauges, mph, rev meter etc. This would be good as it could justify the cost as you would have no need for all the...

I don't think it could be over filled surely if he checked before filling it up. Even if he over filled it it wouldn't blow itself up within a matter of seconds the engine would drive relatively normal for a good 30 miles before realising it was dying. I think it is more likely the turbo...

I get that you are attached to the car as you will have spent a lot of time and effort on it but I think for the money you are going to spend and the potential for problems that you are going to encounter, either turbocharging the block as is or installing a new engine, it would be worth buying...

Living in Scotland it is always raining and I mean always!!! I run a set of Toyo Proxes T1R's and they are great in the wet weather and also handle in dry conditions. AS for Snow Iive not driven in snow with them but I don't think they'd be up to what you are after. Being honest if you get...

I'd maybe take a look at this for superchargers. I just think that it's a better option given what you are aiming for; http://www.supercharger.com/shop/viewproducts.aspx?plateindexid=33370 You can give them a call on 888-888-4079 (america ....... obviously) and they should be able to price...

Not sure about the ECU as that is probably out with my remitt, the throttle bodies should work with what you are after, I would maybe consider getting the car run on a rolling road and a custom ECU built if money isn't really an object. I would get the throttle bodies installed along with the...

I have to agree that you need to push the bmw to stupid point before leaving the backend behind but none the less I don't think that the audi is a first time power car. Just because it is front wheel drive does not make it an easy to drive ride with automatic power that anybody can drive...