What would you do to mod this car?

[TiG]

For fun suggest mods that could be done to this car.....

http://www.skoda.r66.co.uk/Cardetail...ntre_id=755614

I had to strip out the Address so the page isn't working quite as it should but there is the bulk of the details there.....

As i've already demonstrated i'm not particularly good with cars so please take into account this, A bit of detail about what the mod would do to my car and rough costs....

Thanks for any suggestions
TiG

[Knoxville]

lowered slightly on 17 or 18 inch wheels, just to improve the looks slightly. I've not heard many engine mods done for it, but you could prolly get a remapped ecu to release a few horses.

[steve threlfall]

nothing i am no rude boy/barry boy http://www.barryboys.co.uk/ kev or any other name you care to mention for some twit who likes to put freezer sized subwoofers in his boot (HIS- yes there are few women misguided enough to spoil a car in this fashion)

[kaillum]

right... you want...

some of these 15" Alloy Wheel Trims
kewl neon ariel
oh oh oh.. and one of these mega tax disc holders....
OMG OMG OMG l337 Red Washer Jets
a spanking chrom Exhaust Trim
some sweeeeet Dome Valve Caps in Blue

[kaillum]

an some of them neat drilled pedal covers
oh.. an one of these to help you through the gears...
oh and to finish off the interior some of these:Leather Look Seat Cover Set, Black

[XTR]

weeee ive got 1 of them tax discs and an exhaust trim... but the trim is the same size as the standard exhaust.


guess i cant be classed as one of these boy racers then got proper alloys and proper leather seats!

as for the Skoda... just look at the Octavia RS and try and make the standard one look like that

[Lead_Head]

How about some serious answers guys???

I think XTR has the right idea with looking at the Octavia RS.

That has got nice looks, maybe a new set of Alloys? or change them for some better Skoda ones.

I dont know what the performance is like in that particular Skoda, but I dont think it will be worth modding the engine, unless you want to transplant one from another car and have the car as a "sleeper" like Lowes Clio. Looks standard from the outside, but has got enough power to wipe almost anything off the floor!

Nick

[jon bda]

Seconded...go for the Octavia RS look...damn nice cars...

[kaillum]

Originally posted by Lead_Head
How about some serious answers guys???

i was being serious.. thats whats on my car at the moment. :cry:

[Russ]

Why not rcommend some sparco's for him callum, rather than the big cow seat :E

[TiG]

Originally posted by Lead_Head
How about some serious answers guys???

I think XTR has the right idea with looking at the Octavia RS.

That has got nice looks, maybe a new set of Alloys? or change them for some better Skoda ones.

I dont know what the performance is like in that particular Skoda, but I dont think it will be worth modding the engine, unless you want to transplant one from another car and have the car as a "sleeper" like Lowes Clio. Looks standard from the outside, but has got enough power to wipe almost anything off the floor!

Nick

Thanks Lead_head, was a semi serious question and considuring i'm looking at maybe spending a small sum of £12K on a car i don't think i'm going to be doing anything suggested so far.

The car is 4 wheel drive, and as standard the 1.8i has got 150bhp. Moby-Dick suggested i check this out rather than the 1.8RS and i have to say it appears to be loads better. I really want to check out a test drive in one of these in the next month or so to see if I like it.

I'm no boy racer but i do try and drive my 1.4i m reg astra quite hard. Acceleration currently is 0-60mph in 14 seconds, this skoda is quoted at about 8.4 to 9.1 from the reviews i've seen.

Quotes for full comp insurance for me range from £650 to £1800 from what i've checked this morning.

TiG

[Lead_Head]

No probs matey.

Thats quite an impressive performance for Skoda, especially a saloon!

Would be quite a sleeper car

Bit of a price difference in those insurance quotes though. Should be able to get it a bit cheaper when you phone up!

Seeings as Zak33's a co-driver in a Rally Spec Skoda, he might be able to help you out a bit more

Nick

[Lowe]

The first thing to do is decide how much you're going to spend on mods. Be warned it's addictive

Next thing to decide. Go or Show. If you go for one, it's generally at the expense of the other...

After you've made those decisions come back to us and we'll start the (serious) suggestions.

[TiG]

I'm not a boy racer, I don't want huge body kits or stuff like that. I like driving fast, but i want reliabilty and sensible insurance.

Tough set of criteria i know, but its going to be a max of 2K on mods.

TiG

[Lowe]

Ok.. first thing would be to raise the boost slightly and fueling to match. This would be a simple enough job, and would probably take the form of a chip. Expect to pay about 500 notes at the most for this, but you'll probably gain about 30bhp at the very least, and a lot more torque.

Then, think about an induction kit. There's many types to go for, but at the moment the only one worth coughing up for is the BMC CDA. It's a carbon sealed induction kit which stops hot air being taken in. Expect about a 5-10bhp increase. This is not a "Max Power" estimate, these kits are superb and do give a power increase. On the Civic Type R it gained 22bhp on an independent test! They cost £150-200

I'm assuming that you've thought about the handling and braking. Lowering it 35mm or so with a good set of dampers (about £300ish+) will improve the handling no end.

Brakes? A nice set of Brembo discs with the new style pads will be one hell of a lot better than standard, if you can stretch to it a set of 4 pots would be ideal.

[IainB]

Originally posted by Lowe
Ok.. first thing would be to raise the boost slightly and fueling to match. This would be a simple enough job, and would probably take the form of a chip. Expect to pay about 500 notes at the most for this, but you'll probably gain about 30bhp at the very least, and a lot more torque.

Then, think about an induction kit. There's many types to go for, but at the moment the only one worth coughing up for is the BMC CDA. It's a carbon sealed induction kit which stops hot air being taken in. Expect about a 5-10bhp increase. This is not a "Max Power" estimate, these kits are superb and do give a power increase. On the Civic Type R it gained 22bhp on an independent test! They cost £150-200

I'm assuming that you've thought about the handling and braking. Lowering it 35mm or so with a good set of dampers (about £300ish+) will improve the handling no end.

Brakes? A nice set of Brembo discs with the new style pads will be one hell of a lot better than standard, if you can stretch to it a set of 4 pots would be ideal.

As above.... but if it is the car mentioned in your first post, make sure any changes you make dont effect ANY of the warranty.
I would be a bit miffed if I made a change to say the brakes - then find out they wont allow a claim as you have modified the car