Yes another one of those threads

[NickZ]

The only other way to NOT mod your car is to get married. Then all your spare money is spent on a wedding and all your savings go towards a deposit on a house. Well thats my excuse anyway

I have had mine a year now, and still have not modded it. Not that I don't want to, just bigger priorities right now

[VW GTI]

The only other way to NOT mod your car is to get married. Then all your spare money is spent on a wedding and all your savings go towards a deposit on a house. Well thats my excuse anyway

At $100/head, go and offend 15 of your closest friends and family. That will save you at least enough to get it chipped

[gareth_oau]

I am as happy as a pig in crap, still haven't redlined her yet as I'm trying to keep it under 4000rpm and vary speeds etc. Once I hit 1000km's the fun will begin.

when I purchased my last new car, the sales rep told me not to baby itduring the initial drive-in. he said that if you baby the car, it will never drive hard.

As long as you dont labour it, by driving hard in too tall a gear, its ok, in fact - good to do high revs

[Adam]

when I purchased my last new car, the sales rep told me not to baby itduring the initial drive-in. he said that if you baby the car, it will never drive hard.

As long as you dont labour it, by driving hard in too tall a gear, its ok, in fact - good to do high revs

drive it like you stole it... that's the way it is everyday!

[FL00DY]

when I purchased my last new car, the sales rep told me not to baby itduring the initial drive-in. he said that if you baby the car, it will never drive hard.

As long as you dont labour it, by driving hard in too tall a gear, its ok, in fact - good to do high revs

Yeah agreed, I rev'd all my gears. Not as far as redline but I wasn't gentle with it, don't be afraid to take it to 5 or 6 grand within the first 1000km.

[RhysQ]

i held out for all of 6 months when it came to modding the polo...

IF you like your car stock and they way it is i suggest you LOL LEAVEEE!!! Run and don't look back or else you will succumb to constant reminders of what you car COULD possibly be i am proof of that LOL but so is everyone else.. we got numbers against you!!

chip it, chip ittt, hmmmm apr, giac, revo, oettinger o0oo !! i dare you!!

Lora have you been drinking?

[RhysQ]

when I purchased my last new car, the sales rep told me not to baby itduring the initial drive-in. he said that if you baby the car, it will never drive hard.

As long as you dont labour it, by driving hard in too tall a gear, its ok, in fact - good to do high revs

this is very true.......cars nowadays should be driven from the showroom floor the way you would like it to perform. perfect example....i have two mates that bought a lancer ES on the same day as brand spankers about 2 years ago. one mate thrashed it around from the get go whilst the other was convinced it needed to be babied until about 1500kms in order for it to run properly (even thought the Missus-Bitchy sales bloke said to drive it hard). i can tell you right now....there is a big difference when the two cars are going flat out side by side (in controlled circumstances of course ).

don't be scared boy.....boot it!

[jfive]

haha point taken.. will fang it from now on

[FL00DY]

this is very true.......cars nowadays should be driven from the showroom floor the way you would like it to perform. perfect example....i have two mates that bought a lancer ES on the same day as brand spankers about 2 years ago. one mate thrashed it around from the get go whilst the other was convinced it needed to be babied until about 1500kms in order for it to run properly (even thought the Missus-Bitchy sales bloke said to drive it hard). i can tell you right now....there is a big difference when the two cars are going flat out side by side (in controlled circumstances of course ).

don't be scared boy.....boot it!

Yeah similar story when my dad used to ride motocross back in the day. Guys with bigger engined bikes were being left for dead cause they babied them. One of his mates then had the engine rebuilt and thrashed it from then on and he felt a massive difference.

[Sharkie]

You guys have to remember that the modern ECUs are smart. They adapt to the driving style over a few 100kms.

If you baby your car regularly (due to traffic etc) the ECU does various things and power drops slightly due to modified parameters the ECU is working with.

If you drive it hard for a while it sort of resets and adjust its parameters, and the power is back!

So if your car is feeling sluggish, take it for a good long hard run and see the difference it makes.

I've been thinking about it for a while, so here's the question ....

Guy, will resetting the APR program to stock and then back to modified, force the ECU to use fresh parameters and not the ones its been building up and remembering for a while?

[VW GTI]

Guy, will resetting the APR program to stock and then back to modified, force the ECU to use fresh parameters and not the ones its been building up and remembering for a while?

I shall test this tonight, my car's been running a bit crap lately... it could just be me getting used to the power. Can I hear someone saying 'buy an intercooler'? Wouldn't be my girlfriend though

[Sharkie]

I. Can I hear someone saying 'buy an intercooler'? Wouldn't be my girlfriend though

You could always buy a FMIC and stick it in your garage (or hide it somewhere, as I usually do ) until you have time and/or money to fit it .......

Mine was hidden for a year before fitment.....

[pixl]

I find this site gives the best info regarding breaking in an engine

http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm

[MissVuks]

Lora have you been drinking?

i actually don't drink.. i was dd tonight

[gareth_oau]

i actually don't drink.. i was dd tonight

DD MissVuks? reminds me of this joke:


One night a police officer was staking out a particularly rowdy bar for possible Drink Driving violations. At closing time, he saw a fellow stumble out of the bar, trip on the curb and try his keys on five different cars before he found his. The man sat in the front seat fumbling around with his keys for several minutes.
Meanwhile, all the other patrons left the bar and drove off. Finally he started his engine and began to pull away. The police officer was waiting for him. As soon as he pulled onto the street, the officer stopped him, read him his rights and administered the breathalyzer test to determine his blood-alcohol content.
The results showed a reading of 0.0.
The puzzled officer demanded to know how that could be.
The driver replied, "Tonight I'm the Designated Decoy."