Martinr
Friday 19th August 2005, 10:48
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Seen lots of posts where people comment on the journey back from VT but not many about the overall driving experience. This is mine after the first week.
I had my car in for a 280 upgrade last week (10th August), availing myself of the ITG and dyno offer, (thanks guys). For those that like statistics Max power before was 155.04 and torque 177.37, after 207.98/228.85. Boost is up from 0.69 to 0.98.
Like many others my drive home was interesting, the car accelerates so much quicker now that I nearly rammed a Fiesta before I had got 100 yards from VT. Once I got used to it though it was not a problem.
The car is totally transformed. It will happily potter around town at 1000 rpm doing 30 mph or it will hustle along fast dual carriageways and give some more exotic machinery a fright. Being an automatic the increased torque is really appreciated and overtaking is superb as the car will rapidly get up to speed often without changing down. Once the boost comes in it is a case of hang on and enjoy :)
The last week has been the normal mix of traffic and fast roads. Fuel consumption has averaged 21.6 mpg and average speed was only 23 mph. This is a normal pattern for me as I have a lot of stop start on the way to work and I use a faster road on the return journey. There has been no detrimental effect in economy despite my not always being able to resist the urge to see the boost needle up against the stop. I can't wait to take it to Ireland in September to see how it goes then.
So anyone who is thinking about upgrading, do it, and anyone who has well done on a wise decision.
Thanks again Adam and Hamish.
Seen lots of posts where people comment on the journey back from VT but not many about the overall driving experience. This is mine after the first week.
I had my car in for a 280 upgrade last week (10th August), availing myself of the ITG and dyno offer, (thanks guys). For those that like statistics Max power before was 155.04 and torque 177.37, after 207.98/228.85. Boost is up from 0.69 to 0.98.
Like many others my drive home was interesting, the car accelerates so much quicker now that I nearly rammed a Fiesta before I had got 100 yards from VT. Once I got used to it though it was not a problem.
The car is totally transformed. It will happily potter around town at 1000 rpm doing 30 mph or it will hustle along fast dual carriageways and give some more exotic machinery a fright. Being an automatic the increased torque is really appreciated and overtaking is superb as the car will rapidly get up to speed often without changing down. Once the boost comes in it is a case of hang on and enjoy :)
The last week has been the normal mix of traffic and fast roads. Fuel consumption has averaged 21.6 mpg and average speed was only 23 mph. This is a normal pattern for me as I have a lot of stop start on the way to work and I use a faster road on the return journey. There has been no detrimental effect in economy despite my not always being able to resist the urge to see the boost needle up against the stop. I can't wait to take it to Ireland in September to see how it goes then.
So anyone who is thinking about upgrading, do it, and anyone who has well done on a wise decision.
Thanks again Adam and Hamish.