Tracking and inlet advice please......

1. user_37545 Established Member Joined: Sep 2009 Southampton, UK Posts: 1908 Po-Low.

   #1 5th June 2010, 07:29

   1.
   
   My cars tracking is out pretty major, is it worth me doing it myself or just letting the garage do it?
   How do you align the tracking if i should do it?...
   
   2.
   
   A VTR Inlet manifold... will it give me better throttle response and air flow?
   and is it a simple swap over or do i need to do the whole remapping due to more air and such...
   
   Thanks for your help
2. Railroader Established Member Joined: Dec 2009 Bolton Posts: 1068 Saxo 1.4i sx

   #2 5th June 2010, 07:33

   If youve only got a 1.0i [assuming from the profile] then a VTR manifold will give you no performance gain whatsoever and will probably make your car run like s..t.
   
   Get the tracking done at a garage because it sounds like you havent got a clue.
3. user_37545 Established Member Joined: Sep 2009 Southampton, UK Posts: 1908 Po-Low.

   #3 5th June 2010, 07:47

   I have a furio and i was told that it should..
   i do however have a clue as i bent my wishbone so replaced that by removing the strut etc, and replaced the drive shaft.. thats all in the same area as the track rod, i was just wondering how easy it is to adjust and what to adjust...
   
   I do have a clue mate, dont know if you meant to insult my intelligence but i suppose i sounded like a bit of a "argos air filter ftw!! " noob
4. moxy89 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2008 Southampton Posts: 8188 Astra vxr with added boost

   #4 5th June 2010, 08:55

   sounded like, you are argos filter noob....
5. raunchz Saxperience Addict Joined: Jul 2005 Solihull / Bournemouth Posts: 14233 2015 Lapiz Blue Golf R

   #5 5th June 2010, 09:00

   Get your tracking laser aligned
   
   leave inlet as it is, it'll cause you more hassle than it's worth
6. user_37545 Established Member Joined: Sep 2009 Southampton, UK Posts: 1908 Po-Low.

   #6 5th June 2010, 09:07

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by raunchz Get your tracking laser aligned leave inlet as it is, it'll cause you more hassle than it's worth

   Okay cheers raunchz
   
   I wasnt sure on the inlet.. its designed for a 1.4 for a reason but i was told its worth looking at
   
   You at FCS by any chance?
   
   
   And Moxy hush your gums
   Who you driving up with to FCS?
   Im driving up and my girlfriend is following me in her clio
   was guna follow you up as sam davies is already up there somewhere..
   
7. raunchz Saxperience Addict Joined: Jul 2005 Solihull / Bournemouth Posts: 14233 2015 Lapiz Blue Golf R

   #7 5th June 2010, 09:10

   I'll be at Fcs - car should be on the stand, but I make no promises on how clean it'll be. I'm coming from Loughborough so will either meet you guys at a service station or see youbon the stand
8. raunchz Saxperience Addict Joined: Jul 2005 Solihull / Bournemouth Posts: 14233 2015 Lapiz Blue Golf R

   #8 5th June 2010, 09:11

   Also Kieran, in your sig it should be 'known' instead of 'know'
9. user_37545 Established Member Joined: Sep 2009 Southampton, UK Posts: 1908 Po-Low.

   #9 5th June 2010, 09:32

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by raunchz Also Kieran, in your sig it should be 'known' instead of 'know'

   Good spot, didn't realise I'd done that cheers
10. samueljonburgess Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2007 bromley Posts: 2728 Nissan S13, Saxo Furio

    #10 5th June 2010, 09:34

    inlet is a pain mate... ive had nothin but trouble really for next to no gains....
11. user_37545 Established Member Joined: Sep 2009 Southampton, UK Posts: 1908 Po-Low.

    #11 5th June 2010, 09:37

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by samueljonburgess inlet is a pain mate... ive had nothin but trouble really for next to no gains....

    I did read your thread on you debating to change it or not.. so far i've heared nothing but bad news.. and all for a little more air flow, i think as ive already got an induction i will just leave it
12. samueljonburgess Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2007 bromley Posts: 2728 Nissan S13, Saxo Furio

    #12 5th June 2010, 09:41

    ye if you sort out a good cold air feed and a decent enclosed filter it would have the same effect to be honest with out all the agro

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13. moxy89 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2008 Southampton Posts: 8188 Astra vxr with added boost

    #13 5th June 2010, 09:49

    kieran you aint following me up for shit with that jap can fail... lol and you wont be able to keep up with me and james
14. user_37545 Established Member Joined: Sep 2009 Southampton, UK Posts: 1908 Po-Low.

    #14 5th June 2010, 10:30

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by moxy89 kieran you aint following me up for shit with that jap can fail... lol and you wont be able to keep up with me and james

    yeah, but you'd have to be dicks to do more than 70 odd on the motorway, you like double your efficiency slower, besides, i took a few stickers off for weight reduction so i can keep up now