03-11-2014, 01:52 AM
25mm lowering? Add another 30-50 and you can get a full set of TA Technix coilovers. It will stiffen the ride and feel better. For the rear you just have to free up the torsion bars (soak them in oil) and then adjust them how you like. 15" is easy upgrade, just go to the car morgue and pick them up from a Berlingo Mk2 Multispace. Music wise I can't help you, I was actually going to scrap the whole sound and just make a boom box that just plugs in to the battery. I want something I can remove when I don't need it. This is a on the bottom of the "to do" list though.
As for engine power, I'm afraid those 1.8's are pretty bad in general and there isn't much light at the end of the tunnel. In fact I would go as saying, ditch the car and get yourself a MK2 with 1.6 TU5JP4, much better power, much better fuel economy, but if you have to keep it then don't really worry about chipping. Just get a cone air filter for easy maintenance and get yourself a 2nd catalytic converter that you can gut it out and make a De-Cat. This will get the van to fly through the rev range all the way to the limiter. Normally after 4k you probably feel that there is zero pull even if you rev its tits off. The decat will fix that. But yes once you do the breather mods you are pretty much stuck. Anything else is waste of money for this engine.
Like I said maybe seriously give it a thought about selling it and getting a Mk2. I suspect if you get your hands on a Desire model with the ModuTop, the rear speakers are a lot bigger and you can easily modify the gap to fit bigger speakers. I think they are 4" in the rear. Hell with the modutop shelf (looks like aeroplane luggage compartment) you can even jam it with 6x9 over hanging and s**t. It could work really well.
As for engine power, I'm afraid those 1.8's are pretty bad in general and there isn't much light at the end of the tunnel. In fact I would go as saying, ditch the car and get yourself a MK2 with 1.6 TU5JP4, much better power, much better fuel economy, but if you have to keep it then don't really worry about chipping. Just get a cone air filter for easy maintenance and get yourself a 2nd catalytic converter that you can gut it out and make a De-Cat. This will get the van to fly through the rev range all the way to the limiter. Normally after 4k you probably feel that there is zero pull even if you rev its tits off. The decat will fix that. But yes once you do the breather mods you are pretty much stuck. Anything else is waste of money for this engine.
Like I said maybe seriously give it a thought about selling it and getting a Mk2. I suspect if you get your hands on a Desire model with the ModuTop, the rear speakers are a lot bigger and you can easily modify the gap to fit bigger speakers. I think they are 4" in the rear. Hell with the modutop shelf (looks like aeroplane luggage compartment) you can even jam it with 6x9 over hanging and s**t. It could work really well.
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