jalcala
Active Member
Since this is more of an observation thread after some recent mods, I figured I would post in here...hopefully this is acceptable.
So I've had the car for about 10 months with it mostly sitting in the garage due to 1) not my daily driver (yet) and 2) been working from home since I bought the car. Obviously participating in this forum and FB groups gets the creative juices flowing on how to make this car special to me. As you can see from my signature got a mix of mods of show, go and stop....another words I've spent a decent amount on the car personalizing it. So with that said here are some observations of mine with the goodies I've got:
1) The car straight from the factory is a rocket ship in of itself. Great acceleration with comfort and style...enough said
2) Adding the Eibach Pro Plus really awakened the car from a handling perspective. The lower center of gravity and stability in the corners made for a fun, exciting adventure when entering and exiting the freeway. I now have a great excuse to find the clover leaf's on the freeway. If you are on the fence or considering this, I would highly recommend it.
3) Finally adding the Lap3 Uncle Chip took this vehicle to the next level. The responsiveness with the throttle and acceleration are just jaw dropping. The one down side with this, and I imagine with some of the other systems, is with the added horsepower from the engine it is very easy to get the back end loose. Just a little flick of your toe on the pedal and the car is ready to leap. Something I feel I'll need to adjust too as I can be a little heavy footed when cornering as I really like to accelerate...hard, out of a corner. To be honest, I was not expecting this level of responsiveness or acceleration from this simple modification.
Over all would I do it again....early indications are yes. Time will tell, and driving the car more, if I will stick with the Lap3. I am concerned with the maintenance of the plugs (still can't get a straight answer as to how often to change them now) and any other issues that may creep up. But for now with the modifications the car has been awakened, lively and really wants to be unleashed!
So I've had the car for about 10 months with it mostly sitting in the garage due to 1) not my daily driver (yet) and 2) been working from home since I bought the car. Obviously participating in this forum and FB groups gets the creative juices flowing on how to make this car special to me. As you can see from my signature got a mix of mods of show, go and stop....another words I've spent a decent amount on the car personalizing it. So with that said here are some observations of mine with the goodies I've got:
1) The car straight from the factory is a rocket ship in of itself. Great acceleration with comfort and style...enough said
2) Adding the Eibach Pro Plus really awakened the car from a handling perspective. The lower center of gravity and stability in the corners made for a fun, exciting adventure when entering and exiting the freeway. I now have a great excuse to find the clover leaf's on the freeway. If you are on the fence or considering this, I would highly recommend it.
3) Finally adding the Lap3 Uncle Chip took this vehicle to the next level. The responsiveness with the throttle and acceleration are just jaw dropping. The one down side with this, and I imagine with some of the other systems, is with the added horsepower from the engine it is very easy to get the back end loose. Just a little flick of your toe on the pedal and the car is ready to leap. Something I feel I'll need to adjust too as I can be a little heavy footed when cornering as I really like to accelerate...hard, out of a corner. To be honest, I was not expecting this level of responsiveness or acceleration from this simple modification.
Over all would I do it again....early indications are yes. Time will tell, and driving the car more, if I will stick with the Lap3. I am concerned with the maintenance of the plugs (still can't get a straight answer as to how often to change them now) and any other issues that may creep up. But for now with the modifications the car has been awakened, lively and really wants to be unleashed!
