As a few of you may know i have been booked in at K-Tec Racing since January to have a few upgrades done to the Clio
So at 4am on Wednesday i was up and getting in to the car for the 180 mile journey to Dorset
After a steady drive and getting 32mpg (for the 1st time ever) Emma, Leo and i arrived and made use of the waiting room. Its gonna be a long day
The list of things to do:
KW v3 Coilovers
Full Geo
Performance Friction 330mm Brakes
Ferodo DS2500 pads
Braided Lines
Motul Brake Fluid Change
Remap
24 Month Service
The 1st thing that was pointed out was that i really did get my moneys worth out of my old DS2500 pads. I didn't know whether to be proud or ashamed but there was literally 1mm of compound left that was starting to crumble away
Next up was the removal of the current Cup dampers and Eibach springs ready for the new KW v3's to be fitted
Once the new KW was fitted the old warped discs were removed and binned in favour of the PF 330mm 2 piece discs. These things are huge!
Fitted
Wheel on
Then the rears were done within the next hour or so
After that the car was swapped onto a different ramp for its geo and alignment
I also had the scuttle panel and mount covers modified to allow easy access for adjustment
One that was done Paul took the car out to set up the suspension for the road (currently 6/5 Front and 5/5 Rear) and to put a low speed and high speed heat cycle through the new discs and pads
After its road test it was back in for mapping with Andy
Initial power run found that the car was running a very strong 195bhp and 160lb/ft of torque
After the map was tweaked a few times and the map altered it had it final power run at 208bhp and 171 lb/ft torque
I also had the crackle map applied to the car that gives awesome pops and crackles on over-run.
The only thing that didn't get done was the 24 month service due to running out of time although i am due to go back to K-Tec again on Wednesday to have the new induction kit fitted, 24 month service and also the map tweaked to suit
First impressions on the drive home was from the KW suspension set up. so smooth and no where near as harsh as the cup/Eibach set up. Even Emma commented on how comfy it was
Next was the improved throttle response from the mapping. pulls harder when on cam and low speed driving is a smooth as ever. Mind you even Paul said that he didn't notice a flat spot with my Akrapovic exhaust when he road tested the car to bed in the brakes
Speaking of brakes. All i can say i wow! they are ab-so-lutely crazy. the sheer force that they bring the car to a halt is incredible. the initial bite is positive and there is not let up. i know exactly what is going on as there is no lost of pedal modulation and i can confirm that there are no rattles from this set up what so ever
All in all was a good day. just a shame that there was not enough time to get the car serviced and also i was a day to early for the new induction kit.
Looks like Leo enjoyed it too. He made a few friends while he was there
All in all, Top work K-tec. I look forward to seeing you again very soon
Cant wait to see how the new setup holds up at Cadwell on the 28th
Thanks for reading
Ashton
So at 4am on Wednesday i was up and getting in to the car for the 180 mile journey to Dorset
After a steady drive and getting 32mpg (for the 1st time ever) Emma, Leo and i arrived and made use of the waiting room. Its gonna be a long day
The list of things to do:
KW v3 Coilovers
Full Geo
Performance Friction 330mm Brakes
Ferodo DS2500 pads
Braided Lines
Motul Brake Fluid Change
Remap
24 Month Service
The 1st thing that was pointed out was that i really did get my moneys worth out of my old DS2500 pads. I didn't know whether to be proud or ashamed but there was literally 1mm of compound left that was starting to crumble away
Next up was the removal of the current Cup dampers and Eibach springs ready for the new KW v3's to be fitted
Once the new KW was fitted the old warped discs were removed and binned in favour of the PF 330mm 2 piece discs. These things are huge!
Fitted
Wheel on
Then the rears were done within the next hour or so
After that the car was swapped onto a different ramp for its geo and alignment
I also had the scuttle panel and mount covers modified to allow easy access for adjustment
One that was done Paul took the car out to set up the suspension for the road (currently 6/5 Front and 5/5 Rear) and to put a low speed and high speed heat cycle through the new discs and pads
After its road test it was back in for mapping with Andy
Initial power run found that the car was running a very strong 195bhp and 160lb/ft of torque
After the map was tweaked a few times and the map altered it had it final power run at 208bhp and 171 lb/ft torque
I also had the crackle map applied to the car that gives awesome pops and crackles on over-run.
The only thing that didn't get done was the 24 month service due to running out of time although i am due to go back to K-Tec again on Wednesday to have the new induction kit fitted, 24 month service and also the map tweaked to suit
First impressions on the drive home was from the KW suspension set up. so smooth and no where near as harsh as the cup/Eibach set up. Even Emma commented on how comfy it was
Next was the improved throttle response from the mapping. pulls harder when on cam and low speed driving is a smooth as ever. Mind you even Paul said that he didn't notice a flat spot with my Akrapovic exhaust when he road tested the car to bed in the brakes
Speaking of brakes. All i can say i wow! they are ab-so-lutely crazy. the sheer force that they bring the car to a halt is incredible. the initial bite is positive and there is not let up. i know exactly what is going on as there is no lost of pedal modulation and i can confirm that there are no rattles from this set up what so ever
All in all was a good day. just a shame that there was not enough time to get the car serviced and also i was a day to early for the new induction kit.
Looks like Leo enjoyed it too. He made a few friends while he was there
All in all, Top work K-tec. I look forward to seeing you again very soon
Cant wait to see how the new setup holds up at Cadwell on the 28th
Thanks for reading
Ashton
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