Are you telling me to get it mapped Ross?

Eh?

how can brake pads have anything to do with power?

How well a pad perfroms is down to caliper design, disc material, size and thickness and the weight of the car.

green stuff is rated up to 200bhp.

iirc the reason for this is that it has something to do with the speed of the car e.g. a 300bhp car is faster than a 200bhp car so you need more braking force to stop the car , that’s way a fiesta 1.1 has tiny discs and a coop has 304mm by 28mm disks . It’s all to do with 1/2mv squared

still mad though - a 200bhp Limo will take a LOT more stopping than a 200bhp Clio

If it was right, everyone would do it

I reckon its a simple (and probably effective) ploy to attract the chavs

"200bhp brake pads - innit"

Nope. Im telling you that with the correct afr (u were running too lean) that u will lose power, hence being further away from 350.

Ross

We'll see.

but how quick is a 350bhp coupe, would it be rapid as feck

Its ok. I dont get in mines (335bhp) and think "OMG this is amazin" but its quicker than stnd by a margin yes. Do i think its worth all the expense and worry? No. Buy a faster stnd car.

Ross

Ahhhhhhhh you don't mean that Wossy.

Be careful When I had my car mapped at perfect touch, they said anyone trying to squeeze more than 320lbs of torque from an engine with standard internals would be very sorry

Apparently, they have had a number of people who insisted that they squeeze out more power and torque but they have all ended up with spectacular failures. I saw the results, and it looked very nasty.

However, they have had a few monster coupes with masses of forged and balanced internals that have yielded spectacular results.

Buy an Evo







I'm going to die for saying that....

You dead yet?

I'm sure you can do it - I'm 6 bhp short. I could get there with another 300 revs easy, and that's without porting the manifold or slapping in the cams I have sitting in the cupboard....

Maybe just a cold run....

350 bhp = 3 inch exhuast with 5 stud adaptor from the turbo.
3.8 bar fuel regulator
GT28RS 0.86
voltage mod for the fuel pump
Straight induction pipe
Remap on V power
Paddle / organic clutch or walkers / gta combo if under 300 lbs ft

That's assuming your car's engine is tip top, compression tested etc. At that power level you are on the limit of the standard internals, and without cams or headwork you'll have to push the power by upping the boost - so dont save up just enough money for the mods and then have a pile of scrap you can't afford to fix when it goes pop.

You also have to hold the power down so decent withbones, engine mounts etc.

Thanks for the vote of confidence......

Once its through the mot etc, i'll get down the rollers.

Ross

thanks suba thats all i wanted to know oh yeah and will the car be fast

Define 'fast'. Then we'll tell you if it'll be fast.

Put out a classified ad -
350BHP wanted. Must have GSOH

as quick as evo mq320, m3 new shape , just what it will keep up with.

Off the line - no chance. Traffic light GP's aren't the coupé's forté. Unless you have a paddle clutch and are willing to sit looking like a prat with your engine hovering around 4k at the lights. Even then the Evo and M3 will be ahead as they have more mechanical grip.

Rolling, (and dry) you should have enough pace to keep up with an Evo FQ320, M3 (maybe even the V8), Carrera 996/7's (not forced induction derivatives), Audi RS*...

Basically speaking 350bhp, low transmission losses and 1300kg is going to hold it's own against alot of cars.

With 350bhp you could be harassing DB9s, Porsche 911 (all but the top turbos), Ferrari 355s and 360s, Maser 4200s, and all sorts of jap stuff

sounds good to me the only thing is will have to keep spending out on repairs or are the engines still strong

Engines are strong provided you've spent money on getting it mapped.

Or u can check that its running correctly.

Ross

yes, by getting it mapped

There's little chance that a 350bhp Coupe will be totally reliable without some car-specific fuelling adjustments

It will probably run OK, but there will be parts of the rev range where its not optimal

I have to say, although your right, you have to reset your ecu every week, and for the money you've spent, i'll just stick to what i know.

As for parts in the rev range that are not optimal.... i'd love to see someone with a PT map go for a rolling road elsewhere (if this has been done please tell me) and see if the fuelling is perfect...

Ross

I've test driven an E46 M3 - my car on 1.1 bar felt noticeably quicker and more aggressive - though I have no side by side comparison.

PT fuelling is always on the rich side by the sounds of things. My car doesn't run as rich as any of the PT cars.

They probably don't just run it rich to get more advance but also for more safety as they do not know which compensations are being applied whilst they are mapping.

My car mapped by them runs 11.5 - PTS mapped it at 11.9...

Would you upgrade the injectors for 350...? eg. 16VT?

Suba & Nigel - you have Unichips?

Al