emery1990
Tuner
hello..soon to be getting a 1.8t a3. if you have one what was the first performance mod you done to it. im thinking of having head work before i get it remmapped.
Jesus, how much is your insurance? As for head work, that's jumping in at the deep end somewhat. There's plenty that can be done beforehand.
I'd suggest a brain transplant to be honest if you're prepared to pay £1800 for insurance.
I disagree. Seems like a very good price considering the car and his age tbh. Most drivers with their own policy will pay near that on MOST cars (even 1.2s etc) in their first year of driving. It's not the 1870's any more HDi, insurance is a rip-off these days.
way back to the original post.
if its the 150 engine a remap will bring it up to around 190
if its the 180/190 (some ran with the 190 engine to help with the power losses through the transmission - remember the power figs quoted are at the flywheel ) a remap will take it to around 205-210 bhp from most places.
smooth out the internals off the air box to remove resistance in the air flow. dont know about the A3 but i think the 3.2 air intake might fit as it does in the golf range. this will give increase airflow and similar power figures to CAI for about half the price.
brake wise - if its an earlier model, pre 03, then it might have the 288mm front brake. these can be swapped for the later 312mm setup. the calipers themselves are the same its just the discs and caliper carriers that are different. however these need 16" allows
make sure its fully serviced
to give you an idea of how much the insurance will be affected by the remap ive just looked into it as my insurance is due soon. 4 years NCB, 9k milage a year, myself at 24 driving for 5 years and the wife at 26 driving for 8, fully comp buisness class 1.
£420 ish without the remap
£760 ish with the map
thats with my current insurer admiral
If you read the rest of my post you'll see that I did retract that statement.
I agree, insurance for new drivers is horrific these days, even if you drive something very modest and, err, slow.
The insurers should do this:
Charge whatever the will for the first year, let's say £1000, then, for a 1.2 Corsa. This is the deal. If you have a claim free first year then they've got enough money out of you to give you the second year for free. It would encourage insurers to help new drivers. And give new drivers a thorough incentive to build their skills toward a free 2nd year's cover.
OK, if you smash it up and it's your fault then you're going to get stung on year two anyway. But give 'em a chance. When I passed my test (in about 1650) the first year wasn't punishing as it is now. But the second year was if you made a massive claim.
If you remain claim free into year three then the inusrance bill is likely to be around £300. Much kinder and at this point (with a couple of years' worth of experiance) then insurers could offer sensible premiums for 19-20-21 year old drivers on some nicer machinery,
The bunch I really deplore are the over 60 year olds who think they know it all and despise anyone else under the age of 59 years and eleven months.
you wont get much gains, with the induction kit itself. earlier models had a major restriction with the intake pipe from the airbox to the turbo