Hi,
I have been in the background ever since I picked up my car in March 2012. I'll take you through my ownership.
I had my heart set on a white Zetec S 182 as I wanted a car with perfomance, but low enough emissions to get on my company's car scheme. This car ticked the boxes.
So I picked up a standard one in March. I dont actually have any pics from then, but it was standard so looked like this:-
First mod I did was a new set of Rims in June. These are OEM Black Ford RS wheels:-
Next, I wanted better sound so after replacing the standard speakers, I found the clipping from the stock stereo was too much. I purchased a LC2i and mounted it like this:-
I was able to screw the LC2i straight into the stereo unit. I then used a wiring harness meant for a handsfree kit. This meant I did not need to cut any of the vehicle loom to tap into the speaker out put.
And mounted:-
I purchased a JL Audio sub for the car, and used an old Amp I had lying around:-
After this, I got a few more mods. I have a Mountune quickshift installed, a Revo Air Filter, and did the Snorkel delete mod. I also fiited a Vibratechnics lower engine mount.
Some more of the car:-
So finally, I got the mod I was waiting for since I picked up my car.... a Revo Stg 1 remap! Their test car was hitting 228Bhp, so I knew the car would be quick. When I picked first drove it after the map, I had a constant smile on my face. The way the car drove changed completely. It was effortlessly quick - always ready to go. For me, it drives much happier higher up the range - where I was changing gear at 2,000 - I know find I'm changing at 3,000. I can light up traction control in 2nd and 3rd in the dry - and the same in 4th in the wet. I highly recommend this map. My MPG is currently sitting at 37mpg after two tanks of fuel. I have the map set to 97RON.
So today, I took it to a rolling road to see what power it was producing:-
And the power graph:-
Very happy with the result. The tuner reckons on a cold engine, it could do a few more BHP, and I was expecting it to be in the range of 220-230 BHP.
Next mods are a dump valve, and some wheel spacers to fill the arches out.
Let me know what you think.
I have been in the background ever since I picked up my car in March 2012. I'll take you through my ownership.
I had my heart set on a white Zetec S 182 as I wanted a car with perfomance, but low enough emissions to get on my company's car scheme. This car ticked the boxes.
So I picked up a standard one in March. I dont actually have any pics from then, but it was standard so looked like this:-
First mod I did was a new set of Rims in June. These are OEM Black Ford RS wheels:-
Next, I wanted better sound so after replacing the standard speakers, I found the clipping from the stock stereo was too much. I purchased a LC2i and mounted it like this:-
I was able to screw the LC2i straight into the stereo unit. I then used a wiring harness meant for a handsfree kit. This meant I did not need to cut any of the vehicle loom to tap into the speaker out put.
And mounted:-
I purchased a JL Audio sub for the car, and used an old Amp I had lying around:-
After this, I got a few more mods. I have a Mountune quickshift installed, a Revo Air Filter, and did the Snorkel delete mod. I also fiited a Vibratechnics lower engine mount.
Some more of the car:-
So finally, I got the mod I was waiting for since I picked up my car.... a Revo Stg 1 remap! Their test car was hitting 228Bhp, so I knew the car would be quick. When I picked first drove it after the map, I had a constant smile on my face. The way the car drove changed completely. It was effortlessly quick - always ready to go. For me, it drives much happier higher up the range - where I was changing gear at 2,000 - I know find I'm changing at 3,000. I can light up traction control in 2nd and 3rd in the dry - and the same in 4th in the wet. I highly recommend this map. My MPG is currently sitting at 37mpg after two tanks of fuel. I have the map set to 97RON.
So today, I took it to a rolling road to see what power it was producing:-
And the power graph:-
Very happy with the result. The tuner reckons on a cold engine, it could do a few more BHP, and I was expecting it to be in the range of 220-230 BHP.
Next mods are a dump valve, and some wheel spacers to fill the arches out.
Let me know what you think.