Modify Or Keep Stock

[Rudiger]

dnb. Dont listen to anyone. Keep your money and keep your warranty mate. Drive around nice as pie with a little bit of go from your little wizzy for 3 years and with the money you have saved then go out and get yourself a tune.

Drive it from the tuner, give it a bit then go home. Sit in the corner and cry your eyes out when you realise what you have missed out on for the past 3 years.

Warranty? Whats that? This is how Ford work. You put a bigger intercooler in, and because of that they wont warranty your electric windows. Think I'm joking? Try and get something fixed under warranty WITHOUT mods. Hopeless.

Go and get a decent tune. Once you do you'll be hooked. When you take it in for service, reflash it back to standard. Simple.

Mines got 370 at the wheels. The thing is an absolute weapon. Its is dam near undriveable when angry. But its my work car and I take the kids to school in it. Just clocked over the 100,000 ks. The way these things are once your foot gets used to the power level, no one would ever know its modified or powerful....except those in the know.

As far as I'm concerned, apart from those twins up in Sydney some years back, a good tune is the best money you can spend. Actually, I take it back. The twins were trash.

Your biggest problem now is to sort through the rhetoric and pick a tuner. You can either go to a good one and get a good tune, or go with numbers and get a lot of claimed power. No names no pack drill, but do your research, talk to people, and most importantly, be happy with your Tuner.

Good luck and let us know what you get.

[Rudiger]

  On 22/02/2011 at 10:16 AM, bomber said:

It's choice you should think about. I did tune mine but waited 3,000k. I figured that by time if she had any major probs they'd surface. Ultimately, I decided that waiting post warranty mean't I'd lose that time enjoying the car making good power. I do turn 'em over too so again, didn't want to wait. Not exactly puss standard, but another 40+ kw on top and the same cruise economy is hard to resist. However, a lot cross the line IMO and root new cars by going too far. Fair enough if it's and old B series - they're worth nothing . Think about what you really want and if you do start modding, don't get caught up in the dyno wank fest. Take it to a good tuner like Pitlane that know their sh*t and tailor cars to suit individual needs. Cheers, Bomber.

A good point you make Bomber. Too many get caught up in the numbers game. But I've learnt its driveability of the car. There are so many cars with less power than mine (claimed) that are quicker. And I think mine is great around town. Bloody savage on WOT.

Dunno about the B series being worth nothin though. that's a tad harsh.

[discostig]

I drove stock for 2 years. After that the warranty expired and I gained some personal freedom.

Haunted the forums classifieds section and accumulated knowledge/top quality parts, Spent a touch over 5 grand on performance mods including tune and fitting costs, now I drive a street trim 11's car 100km a day and LOVE IT! Waved goodbye (literally) to an HSV the other day, felt bad for being so cheeky actually, but he started it Mind you, there's always someone faster...then you can get caught in wanting more as the others have said!

Still ultra drivable even for the girlfriend on the blue moon occasions I let her.

[dnb]

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dnb. Dont listen to anyone. Keep your money and keep your warranty mate. Drive around nice as pie with a little bit of go from your little wizzy for 3 years and with the money you have saved then go out and get yourself a tune.

Drive it from the tuner' date=' give it a bit then go home. Sit in the corner and cry your eyes out when you realise what you have missed out on for the past 3 years.

Warranty? Whats that? This is how Ford work. You put a bigger intercooler in, and because of that they wont warranty your electric windows. Think I'm joking? Try and get something fixed under warranty WITHOUT mods. Hopeless.

Go and get a decent tune. Once you do you'll be hooked. When you take it in for service, reflash it back to standard. Simple. [/quote']

Just to make sure I understood you correctly as with the internet, it can be hard to read into the intentions of what is said.

are you saying to just get a tune now and flash it be4 each service, but keep the parts stock? so the warranty stick?

or are u saying to bugger the warranty completely go for the gusto and change the parts that needs to be changed (CAI, new exhaust, injectors etc) now so I can enjoy the gains from it all? coz warranty means squat anyways?

in regards to a tuner, I'm in perth so I was going to eventually have a chat with simon at XFT as I've heard good things...

[Rudiger]

I can be a bit sarcastic so I'll clear it up for ou.

There are those that say, if you just get a tune and re flash it back to stock before you get it serviced, then Ford won't know and you keep your warranty. However, the pit fall with that is if they re flash your car with software updates, you over ride this when you re programme it with your performance tune. Some say Ford can tell you are doing this. Others say just leave it as is with the performance flash in it.

The other way to go is to get a tune plus any other mods, ie cooler, injectors, whatever, and be up front with your dealer as to what you have had done. I fail to understand how they can void your warranty for a radio just cause you have changed injectors. But some dealers do.

Look, its a gamble. If you mod, you MAY void your warranty.

But, and here is the big but that NO ONE on this forum will EVER disagree with and it is the one law we ALL go by.....

YOU PLAY, YOU PAY!

And by that you can take it to mean that you will pay for mods and performance (which you will) or you will pay in the end for voiding warranty.

But look, in all seriousness, the Turbo you have bought is just a great car, without mods, its a rocket. But spend a little bit of money...and WOW!!.

As far as warranty goes, they try and wiggle out of fixing things for you all the time. Wether youve modded or not.

I hope that clears it a bit.

[Turbo6FG]

DOITDOITDOIT!

When I first got mine done I remember driving back down the highway & putting the foot down (slowly at first!) & the power just kept on building. It was like being in a 747 jumbo when they take off & hold you back in the seat.

Great adrenaline rush.

[Dillz]

  On 22/02/2011 at 11:58 AM, dnb said:

there doesn't appear to be a hint of defence for keeping it stock. Looks like this will become a landslide victory to the mod team.

Don't forget mate this forum is designed to bring together and assist enthusiasts in modifying there cars so most people that have no interest in doing that will most likely not find there way here.

I bought mine a month or so ago and plan to modify, it's hobby more then anything else. An expensive one at that, lol.

[Ralph Wiggum]

Dont tell me you've already ordered the Pink Playboy Bunny seat covers annnd Frangipani stickers Dillz??

Man your an Animal!

Edited 22/02/11 11:42 PM by Dillz
Hit ADD REPLY! Final warning...

[Dillz]

Nope but got my XR8 Airbox last night, and I have leather so I don't have to worry about that stuff...

[dnb]

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Don't forget mate this forum is designed to bring together and assist enthusiasts in modifying there cars so most people that have no interest in doing that will most likely not find there way here.

ahh' date=' I see, had wondered that also. A good part of me was hoping for that rather than a balanced opinion :D helps me with good points to help the missus go along with it too

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Look, its a gamble. If you mod, you MAY void your warranty.

But, and here is the big but that NO ONE on this forum will EVER disagree with and it is the one law we ALL go by.....

YOU PLAY, YOU PAY!

And by that you can take it to mean that you will pay for mods and performance (which you will) or you will pay in the end for voiding warranty.

But look, in all seriousness, the Turbo you have bought is just a great car, without mods, its a rocket. But spend a little bit of money...and WOW!!.

As far as warranty goes, they try and wiggle out of fixing things for you all the time. Wether youve modded or not.

I've decided that as soon as I modify anything, I can expect that the warranty will be void. after all, Ford dealerships don't earn money by giving sh*t away unless they have to.

As far as Pay to play, I think that I'm very lucky to have purchased a car that appears to be very very easy to extract extra power from, thank god for that! :D but I do understand that it can be never ending also (but isn't that the charm of it also? hehe)

all in all, I think I'll end up wrestling with myself til the moment I turn up at the tuner's door ahhaha but its awesome to see the support of other enthusiasts I'm loving this place more and more