Originally Posted By Rog G
Originally Posted By Davegt

What upgrades are considered essential and should i be looking for on a possible purchase, or can anyone point me towards a list of the cost of the various parts?
Cheers in advance


Depending on the year of the car you need to check for:
Crankshaft pulley upgrade - prevents crankshaft sprocket coming undone.
Timing cover spacers- allows the cam belt to run cooler, some also have vented timing chest cover.
Comfort kit - reduces bump steer
Cooling pack - engine fan comes on below 10mph and over a certain high temp
Chassis brace - prevents chassis twist and cracking, newer chassis have these welded in others are bolt in.
Centra upgrade - great improvement over the original compensator
NVH kit - reduces bevel box noise, personally I didn't think it made any difference.
Steel rear sprocket - My aluminium sprocket wore out in 6000 miles



+1 on all of these except the NVH which as RogG has seems to have little benefit.

2014 onwards have the cooling and Centra as standard.

In terms of fitting into the car - if you are tall then a steering wheel spacer makes a huge difference.

Also, if you do "test sit" in one try to make sure the pedals are in the furthest forward position.

Good luck with your search thumbs

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