ok so..

[x-michelle-leila-x]

my boyfriend has a furio. his car is like his second girlfriend so for his birthday i want to get him something for it.. i've thought about getting him a strut brace but i was wondering if i get him the top one do i have to get him the bottom one? also, are there any particular makes that are better than others? and finally what do you think of ecotek valves? i saw them on a list of "must haves" on another website. what are they? what do they do?..and would it be something are car modder would want? lol can you tell i'm clueless :P thank youuu xx

[Wayne]

get him a lower strut brace it does more than the top on or buy both.

[Tupps]

OMP strut brace?

try ebay - upper and lower sets for pretty cheap on there

[Quick]

ecotek - don't!

[Japman]

get him some vts wheels,or some lowering springs

or 106 gti leather if you have alot of dosh

[Clouds_mate]

buy him a 53plate VTR ;)

[richo]

You got a budget?

[Noddy]

Do you have a budget for what you want to spend?

[smiith]

Rather get top and bottom set off ebay - OMP

ORRRRR Buy him a show cage ;) 80 quid on ebay, they look the dogs aswell, look at my progress thread and you can see mine :)

[craig180]

buy him a 53plate VTR ;)

Subtle! Has a dirty exhaust though - you'll never sell it in that condition;)

Does he actually want a strut brace? If you haven't asked him what he wants then you should. I would far appreciate something that I wanted even if there was no surprise, than something I didn't particularly want!

[jaybiss]

if you was my gf and bought me an ecotek, i would be sleeping with your sister/ mother for revenge...

[Semple]

if you was my gf and bought me an ecotek, i would be sleeping with your sister/ mother for revenge...

lol :p

[smiith]

http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=saxo+cage

Send a offer of 80 quid, they WILL accept :)

they look sweet, and they are fun for him and her ;) specialy if you got handcuffs (bita blue for the dads)

[Tupps]

Class when people register....make a thread....then go offline

[Raz]

and then never to be heard from again lol

[David]

http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=saxo+cage

Send a offer of 80 quid, they WILL accept :)

they look sweet, and they are fun for him and her ;) specialy if you got handcuffs (bita blue for the dads)

They're shyte.

[Scattle]

Agree with the VTS wheels.

[poly]

get him a photo of his car in a picture frame,no point in a strut brace unless its tuned

[David]

You mean lowered, not tuned..?

[ShaneVtr]

ecotek! :panic:

[x-michelle-leila-x]

get him some vts wheels,or some lowering springs

or 106 gti leather if you have alot of dosh

he's already got the alloys he wants and he's already lowered it 60mmish lol

[x-michelle-leila-x]

You got a budget?

ish.. £100 - £200?

[x-michelle-leila-x]

Does he actually want a strut brace? If you haven't asked him what he wants then you should. I would far appreciate something that I wanted even if there was no surprise, than something I didn't particularly want!

yea he does. he's watching one on ebay so that's where the idea came from, otherwise i just wouldn't have a clue.

[x-michelle-leila-x]

Class when people register....make a thread....then go offline

ohnoezz lol i came back didn't i?

[x-michelle-leila-x]

gosh i didn't expect that many replies lol. thank you all. i quite like the idea of the show cage.. he's talked about getting one of those aswell.

[VTR_Nick]

[QUOTE=x-michelle-leila-x;1598150]yea he does. he's watching one on ebay so that's where the idea came from, otherwise i just wouldn't have a clue.[/QUOTE
In that case upper andlower strut brase is the way foward. the lowerone has more inpact on the handling than the top one does. hope this Helps :y:

[x-michelle-leila-x]

it does, cheers.

how do i change my avatar? i tried and it wouldn't let me upload my own picture :(

[VTR_Nick]

it does, cheers.

how do i change my avatar? i tried and it wouldn't let me upload my own picture :(

won't let you hcnage it until you have 50 posts. hope this helps also lol :y:

[x-michelle-leila-x]

oh what.. that fails.

[ShaneVtr]

lol FAIL

[Clone]

Would you like a sandwich for that spam :)

The strut brace idea sounds good, both if you can afford it

[Anushka101]

you will piss off the mods probably?

[x-michelle-leila-x]

Would you like a sandwich for that spam :)

The strut brace idea sounds good, both if you can afford it

yes please :oops:

yea i'm either gonna get the strut brace or the show cage.

[x-michelle-leila-x]

you will piss off the mods probably?

why would they care.. i only want an avatar :(

[David]

Don't get the show cage...!!!!111one

[x-michelle-leila-x]

zomg ok? lol why? now i'm confused. men are so hard to buy presants for.

[Predator_R32]

i have an ecotek and i can honestly say they do sweet FA :)

[bullit]

zomg ok? lol why? now i'm confused. men are so hard to buy presants for.

if he fits a show cage. passers by may thing he is gay. as with the valve, you may aswell send me the money. strut brace- good idea. look at strutbracer website aswell. induction kit, echaust?

[x-michelle-leila-x]

he's got an induction kit, exsaust, tints, lowered, errm a boot build, and some other stuff i'm sure.

[David]

Cheapest place for a lower...

http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=108_113&products_id=10514

edit: hahaha at the bodykit

[bullit]

has he got a dildo though?

mmm manifold? could get a raceland manni

post a pic and we can look

[x-michelle-leila-x]

oh i thought manifolds were on all cars lol. what are they?

[David]

hahaha you're funnier than Clovis!
How about some cleaning products?

[bullit]

oh i thought manifolds were on all cars lol. what are they?

they are, so are exhausts though. ;) they go from the block and join to exchaust

[coldo1987]

oh i thought manifolds were on all cars lol. what are they?

there the main part of the exhaust that bolts onto the engine..can buy performance manifolds such as supersprints, raceland

[x-michelle-leila-x]

don't laugh at me :(

and roughly how much do these manifold things cost and where can i get them from?

[David]

http://www.kam-racing.co.uk/

[bullit]

kam racing is here to save the day

[KamRacing]

the way to my heart is through performance mods.



If you are reading this Natalie.. please purchase me a manifold for the S2000 and some cams for Christmas

On topic though (I got carried away for a moment) I would perhaps consider a decent induction kit as they are easier to fit than manifolds and are most definately a DIY job for all

[x-michelle-leila-x]

lol nice

[bullit]

michelle, rep alround tbh

[x-michelle-leila-x]

rep? seriously, i'm totally car illiterate.

[David]

rep add's about 12 bhp.

[KamRacing]

as do magic trees

[jaybiss]

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[x-michelle-leila-x]

bit harsh?

[x-michelle-leila-x]

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lol you've made a right mess of that.. what am i meant to be clicking?

[jaybiss]

read forum rules ;)

[x-michelle-leila-x]

ahhh i found it. so is that you're meant to do then? give people little rep points for their advice?

[x-michelle-leila-x]

read forum rules ;)

i did. i didn't think anyone would care that much, though. my bad. :oops:

[KamRacing]

lol you've made a right mess of that.. what am i meant to be clicking?

yep came out so gash I had to say something different :y:

[x-michelle-leila-x]

haha cute

[x-michelle-leila-x]

yea so anyway.. is that what people do? someone explain the whole rep thing, or is it written down somewhere?

[SaxoJamie]

yea so anyway.. is that what people do? someone explain the whole rep thing, or is it written down somewhere?

Explains it all here:y: http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?t=36830&highlight=rep

[L8R_VTR]

ecotek - don't!

yeah leave these alone bag of shite lol!! i would get him an upper strut brace as you have problems with speed bumps with the lower ones if the car has been lowered a bit???

[willsy]

OMP strut braces are arguably the best available, the upper one costs more, but the bottom one has the bigger impact on the handling aspect.

You can buy both strut braces for £70 inc postage from ebay which unless Kam can supply them for a better price thats probably your best bet.

Alot of peopel say that you'll have problems with a lower one if your cars lowered at such a height (of drop as the case may be) but in reality you wont have any problems if you take it easy over speed bumps.

The OMP one does dip a bit in the middle, wheras some other makes are a straight bar across (i dont know if you've looked into these and seen pics yet to know what i mean)

The place where you may find most trouble is down an uneven road with potholes where your wheels go down into potholes and the brace beaches itself on the upper ground (happened a few times to me on sunday at the paintballing place)

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If your budget is around £200 then the strut braces are definately worth it. Then do you know what type of induction kit he has? is it just like a cone with a spongy filter that sits at the back of the engine bay or is it what we call an enclosed induction kit where the casing comes forward to the front of the engine bay? If its a cone one then you'd be in his good books getting a proper enclosed one, Kamracing is a good place to look again for those.

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A showcage i wouldnt bother with to be honest, in an accident it really does nothing for safety and could even be deemed to be more dangerous than anything as its not deemed to be a properly secured object.

Its dead money, if he wants a cage its definately worth saving for a prope fixed one.

[x-michelle-leila-x]

thanks that helped alot :)

i've decided to get him the upper strut brace just because he's got enough problems with his car being low as it is..

about the induction kit.. it does have a spongy bit but it also comes to the front of the engine bay so i don't know? i'll leave anything else untill christmas now lol.

[minxymears]

Dont mean to hi-jack, but are people saying strut braces arent any good unless youre lowered?

[bullit]

Dont mean to hi-jack, but are people saying strut braces arent any good unless youre lowered?

the first thing with suspension is to get a kit first. then add bits. upper will pretty much do jack shit anyway as the front suspension would have to be rock to make the flex for it to work. say going into a corner and you turn and the car leans your shocks and springs will take the flex so unless rock solid you strut wont get affected. the lower will work as its at the bottom of the car