How would you spend £1500?

1. OLLYVTS Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 West Sussex . Posts: 5690 Subaru Impreza Wrx

   #1 28th June 2008, 15:08

   Im thinking of keeping my saxo mk2 vts as im putting it back on the road at the moment,And i will be selling my 306Gti-6 so then i will have about £1500 to spend on making my saxo quicker.It is total standard engine wise now as i sold my old manifold,exhaust and de-cat pipe.All i want is some ideas to what to buy with the money.
   
   Im Thinking of buying.
   
   Manifold
   Exhaust
   De-cat pipe
   Air filter.
   Then catcams 708s and a re-map.
   
   But what im think is if i wanted a throttle body set up in the future i might aswell get any head work done when i get the cams fitted and anything else which will need doing?
   
   What would you get done if you were fitting cams and wanted a throttle body set up in the future?and also what manifold and exhaust system would you go for as i have heard that some will still restrict the engine if you are running higher bhp.eg over 150bhp.
   
   
   Thanks for any advise in advance.
2. Mikey Saxperience Addict Joined: Nov 2006 Blackburn Posts: 12035 GTI/VTS/VXR/S-line

   #2 28th June 2008, 15:14

   new tele...some new clothes..
   
   manifold and an exhaust. dont blow it all on your car. you wont get it back,
3. saunders Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2006 Kent Posts: 3669 Fiat Seicento, MK2 Furio 2000 X, Pug 206

   #3 28th June 2008, 15:15

   From what people seem to say on here to benefit from throttle bodies you need wilder cams than 708's so I would make the decision first and do it in one hit. Or just get the car running really well on the 708's on standard intake
4. OLLYVTS Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 West Sussex . Posts: 5690 Subaru Impreza Wrx

   #4 28th June 2008, 15:19

   Quote:

   new tele...some new clothes.. manifold and an exhaust. dont blow it all on your car. you wont get it back,

   I have just got a new tele.
   I just want to enjoy my car again and do a few track days.So i dont mind spending the money on it tbh.
   
   

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by saunders From what people seem to say on here to benefit from throttle bodies you need wilder cams than 708's so I would make the decision first and do it in one hit. Or just get the car running really well on the 708's on standard intake

   I didnt think about that.
   Could i not just run a wilder cam on a standard intake untill i save up for a tb set up?
5. bullit Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2005 e-hollywood Posts: 17160 toyata hilux

   #5 28th June 2008, 15:48

   you could do but youd need pistons and springs etc to run them
6. OLLYVTS Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 West Sussex . Posts: 5690 Subaru Impreza Wrx

   #6 28th June 2008, 15:58

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by bullit you could do but youd need pistons and springs etc to run them

   Oh,I think what i will do is just buy good breathing mods which will work well with a tb set up.Then once i have got that sorted then i will see if its going to be worth spending my money on just camming it or if i can afford going for a tb set up.
   
   How much would it cost me to get a tb set up fitted inculding the price of cams,head work and everthing else i would need for a tb set up?
   
   Thanks for the replys.
   Olly.
7. bullit Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2005 e-hollywood Posts: 17160 toyata hilux

   #7 28th June 2008, 19:50

   its defo worth camming it. will it be worth adding bodies though. to do it properly your looking at a 4k engine with headwork pistons etc
   
   better suspension, brakes and tyres you want before this
8. OLLYVTS Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 West Sussex . Posts: 5690 Subaru Impreza Wrx

   #8 28th June 2008, 19:56

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by bullit its defo worth camming it. will it be worth adding bodies though. to do it properly your looking at a 4k engine with headwork pistons etc better suspension, brakes and tyres you want before this

   I didnt think it would add upto that much.Wow I was thinking it would cost around two,two and half grand for a good set up.
   
   Edit;If thats the case i will just cam it tbh.
   
   Thanks for the advise.
9. Daffron Regular Poster Joined: Jun 2008 Bedworth Posts: 339 Mk2 VTS

   #9 28th June 2008, 19:56

   I'd cam it and get some sexy brakes personally
10. OLLYVTS Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 West Sussex . Posts: 5690 Subaru Impreza Wrx

    #10 28th June 2008, 19:59

    Yea im going to get a set of 306gti-6 brakes and a good suspension set up first tho.
11. Ashleyp Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Apr 2008 Bedford & Manchester Posts: 17504

    #11 28th June 2008, 20:00

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Mikey new tele...some new clothes.. manifold and an exhaust. dont blow it all on your car. you wont get it back,

    wise words.. id try n save a lot of it tbh..
    
    but if your going for performance, then brakes? suspension?
    
    edit: didnt see post above.. swap your saxo brakes with your 306 ones
12. OLLYVTS Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 West Sussex . Posts: 5690 Subaru Impreza Wrx

    #12 28th June 2008, 20:04

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by AshleyPrigmore wise words.. id try n save a lot of it tbh.. but if your going for performance, then brakes? suspension? edit: didnt see post above.. swap your saxo brakes with your 306 ones

    lol i need them on my 306 tho.
13. Ashleyp Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Apr 2008 Bedford & Manchester Posts: 17504

    #13 28th June 2008, 20:08

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by OLLYVTS lol i need them on my 306 tho.

    lol your selling it though?
14. OLLYVTS Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 West Sussex . Posts: 5690 Subaru Impreza Wrx

    #14 28th June 2008, 20:24

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by AshleyPrigmore lol your selling it though?

    Yea i know but i cant really sell it with my vts brakes on it as they wouldnt stop it.
15. seanop Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2006 IPSWICH United Kingdom (England) Posts: 122 mk2 vts, in wicked red

    #15 28th June 2008, 21:05

    it will be fine lol, sell the saxo and 306, and there are turbo'd vts's on here sometimes, it will save time and money.
16. 106TURBO Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2008 perth scotland Posts: 281 106 turbo and 306 turbo

    #16 29th June 2008, 10:24

    from my experience on the track, i had a 150bhp vts engined xsi and it was quick on the straights, but without handling and brakking upgrades it was useless! handling and late breaking it what helps get times down!