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Title: rear ARB upgrade or TT lower arms
Post by: Janner_Sy on June 25, 2010, 10:48:42 pm

Trackday for next month is about to get booked.  so far coming with me is a 385Hp focus RS, 335Hp impreza WR1, and a very tweaked EVO FQ330.

So just so im not lagging behind to far on the day ive got myself a new intake, im ordering some hankook RS2 Z212 track tyres and  want to fit something chassis wise so i can get a better turn in and power out earlier.

So do i go for a rear ARB, im thinking along the lines of the BSH 27mm rear arb, or do i go for the TT lower control arms for the extra camber, both will be done some time after this trackday but i want to do one of them before

Discuss!!

Title: Re: rear ARB upgrade or TT lower arms
Post by: SteveP on June 25, 2010, 10:49:33 pm

ARB get's my vote  :happy2:

Title: Re: rear ARB upgrade or TT lower arms
Post by: Top Cat on June 25, 2010, 10:50:23 pm

Rear arbs will be better bang for buck, if you dont have any other suspension mods back on yet.  :happy2:

Title: Re: rear ARB upgrade or TT lower arms
Post by: Janner_Sy on June 25, 2010, 10:53:15 pm

Quote from: SteveP on June 25, 2010, 10:49:33 pm

ARB get's my vote  :happy2:

The ARBs were my favourite mod from before, so im quite tempted, but im thinking being able to run that extra half degree camber, with track tyres will make urn in immense.  Id be fitting it with the superpro castor bushes as well

thing is what ARB would you choose, i liked the eibachs but i hink hey were aibit to neutral for me, id have liked a more lively rear end

Title: Re: rear ARB upgrade or TT lower arms
Post by: paulk on June 25, 2010, 10:55:38 pm

agree get the anti roll bars on.....Theres a atp intake on flee bay
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200486114220&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Title: Re: rear ARB upgrade or TT lower arms
Post by: MAT ED30 on June 25, 2010, 10:55:46 pm

Rear arb 100%

Title: Re: rear ARB upgrade or TT lower arms
Post by: Janner_Sy on June 25, 2010, 10:57:17 pm

Quote from: paulk on June 25, 2010, 10:55:38 pm

Theres a atp intake on flee bay
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200486114220&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

i have an intake sorted mate :happy2:  that one is 3" so would give dodgy MAF readings and the car would be permanently adapting

Title: Re: rear ARB upgrade or TT lower arms
Post by: paulk on June 25, 2010, 10:58:24 pm

cool . what intake you goin with this time

Title: Re: rear ARB upgrade or TT lower arms
Post by: Janner_Sy on June 25, 2010, 11:05:53 pm

ive been given a brand new pipercross enclosed intake.  not the prettiest looking thing, but its free, has the correct sized MAF housing, and is bound to free up a few horsepower and let me hold torque for longer

http://www.dpmperformance.co.uk/pipercross-venom-cold-air-intakebr-golf-5-gti-20t-fsi-golf-5-gti-edition-30-20t-fsi-1003-p-4908.html?zenid=1b3750b1fbca6fe1cfccae8535d847f6

Title: Re: rear ARB upgrade or TT lower arms
Post by: Janner_Sy on June 25, 2010, 11:07:09 pm

what rear ARB wuld you guys reccommend.  bearing in mind the octavia has the big boot and more weight over the rear

Title: Re: rear ARB upgrade or TT lower arms
Post by: paulk on June 25, 2010, 11:08:00 pm

was looki n ito those but they have a small filter to blow off rather than return back into the intake on the ko4

Title: Re: rear ARB upgrade or TT lower arms
Post by: Janner_Sy on June 25, 2010, 11:10:22 pm

ah right, mines k03 so im ok, ill log the g/s increase (hopefully it will increase  :confused:)

Title: Re: rear ARB upgrade or TT lower arms
Post by: paulk on June 25, 2010, 11:14:05 pm

yeah keep us posted