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Right guys i'm not entirely sure if this is the right section but...
I've had my car for a few months now - When i first got the car (after 4 years of wanting one) I was extremely happy with the speed of the car, especially in the vtec crossover... But i remember being disappointed hugely with the noise... all of the youtube videos etc that id seen over the years were showing EP3's as LOUD manic fast cars... But the car i'd bought seemd pretty opposite, it was quiet, calm but still very fast!
So my first mod was an AEM V2... I got it fitted and i remember literally being astonished at the noise ! I was literally thinking my car was complete to what I expected... Anyhow my next mod was a 2.5" R8BYB unsilenced b-pipe ; so now my car was pretty noisey due to the b-pipe and it almost drowned out the noise of the AEM... So I decided to take off my AEM V2 and sell it.
Well i can tell you now as much as i've read it - i've never actually realised how much of a difference heatsoak makes - my car is literally so much more responsive... I mean to the point of I felt the car was slow a few weeks ago (when i had the aem on) - I remember driving next to a Renault Megane Sport with my girlfriend in the car and him trying to race me but me literally thinking nah he'll probably beat me forget that ... my point being my car feels literally transformed.. it feels quick again!
So now my question; with a GOOD induction (GruppeM/Tegiwa) , exhaust mani / rbc inlet and a K100 how fast is my car actually going to feel? Because right now it feels like my car is new again... Does the car feel ALOT quicker when you get the above mods and onwards? I know that may sound like a silly quesiton but im just asking does anyone remember the difference they felt when they first sat down after getting a GruppeM fitted or getting their K100/Pro ?
Cheers dudes :lol:
I've had my car for a few months now - When i first got the car (after 4 years of wanting one) I was extremely happy with the speed of the car, especially in the vtec crossover... But i remember being disappointed hugely with the noise... all of the youtube videos etc that id seen over the years were showing EP3's as LOUD manic fast cars... But the car i'd bought seemd pretty opposite, it was quiet, calm but still very fast!
So my first mod was an AEM V2... I got it fitted and i remember literally being astonished at the noise ! I was literally thinking my car was complete to what I expected... Anyhow my next mod was a 2.5" R8BYB unsilenced b-pipe ; so now my car was pretty noisey due to the b-pipe and it almost drowned out the noise of the AEM... So I decided to take off my AEM V2 and sell it.
Well i can tell you now as much as i've read it - i've never actually realised how much of a difference heatsoak makes - my car is literally so much more responsive... I mean to the point of I felt the car was slow a few weeks ago (when i had the aem on) - I remember driving next to a Renault Megane Sport with my girlfriend in the car and him trying to race me but me literally thinking nah he'll probably beat me forget that ... my point being my car feels literally transformed.. it feels quick again!
So now my question; with a GOOD induction (GruppeM/Tegiwa) , exhaust mani / rbc inlet and a K100 how fast is my car actually going to feel? Because right now it feels like my car is new again... Does the car feel ALOT quicker when you get the above mods and onwards? I know that may sound like a silly quesiton but im just asking does anyone remember the difference they felt when they first sat down after getting a GruppeM fitted or getting their K100/Pro ?
Cheers dudes :lol: