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[mini_racer]

hello, would it be worth de catin my 1.1 mk3 fiesta?

Grant

[M1K3Y_B]

I honestly wouldn't bother with doing it mate, unless you know someone who can do it cheap

[mini_racer]

i have got someone that could do it for me cheap lol, would it be worth getting a different back box aswell? or just keep the standard one on as i don't want it to loud

Grant

[M1K3Y_B]

By cheap i meant doing it almost for free

If you want to do it, then go for it then mate, but i don't know if you will gain any performance though

With a decat it won't be much louder than normal, i wouldn't have thought

With a 1.1 engine, whatever backbox you put on its not going to be that loud, unless you take out the centre section aswell

[mini_racer]

cheers mate, i just want to make my car a little bit more nippy thats all, its got a ok lil rar to it with a couple of holes in the airbox but thats as far as i've got really lol! i duno what else i can do??

Grant

[M1K3Y_B]

Be aware that your emission will go up without the cat and you will more than likely fail the MOT for not having one

I didn't bother with drilling the airbox, mines got a K&N bolt on filter like this instead, sounds wicked at full throttle



And i put a Peco back box on, its got a nice sound at lower revs, but at higher
revs the exhaust doesn't really make a noise as the engine takes over



There isn't really alot you can do to a 1.1 unfortunately

[mini_racer]

i've been looking for 1 of them air filters but can't find one anywhere!!

and cheers for the pics mate gave me a good idea on what i could do with mine.

I'm thinking about sorting the suspension out aswell as it rolls alot in corners, but i duno how much to lower it by? i was thinking 60mm??

Grant

[M1K3Y_B]

Stick a post up in the parts wanted forum mate, i am sure someone will have one lying around thats how i got mine

No worries mate, got any pics of yours?

There are a few 1.1s/1.3s in the member gallery, have a look in there for more ideas

Mine is lowered -35mm on standard shocks which i think looks good, i wouldn't go -60mm on standard shocks as it not overly safe, if want -60mm get a full kit which consists of shocks and springs, the lowest i would go on standard shocks is -40mm.

Here are some pics to show the difference -35mm drop made on my car:


I used to drive around like this and think it looked ok


And how it is currently

[mini_racer]

yeah i'll get some pics when its cleans its covered in muck atm, and its not the icest of colours aswell lol, sky blue kinda colour!! but for £250 and when i got it it had 39k on the clock it ent that bad !

and are your rims 15s? cus i've got some 16s that were off my sisters old car i were thinking about putting on. Say i dropped it 40mm would they rub the arches with 16s? sorry for all questions only been driving 2 months haha

[M1K3Y_B]

yeah i'll get some pics when its cleans its covered in muck atm, and its not the icest of colours aswell lol, sky blue kinda colour!! but for £250 and when i got it it had 39k on the clock it ent that bad !

and are your rims 15s? cus i've got some 16s that were off my sisters old car i were thinking about putting on. Say i dropped it 40mm would they rub the arches with 16s? sorry for all questions only been driving 2 months haha

I know the colour, not the best but nowhere near the worst

39,000 miler for £250, that a very nice price?

My rims are 15s

What car did the 16s come off?

If you dropped it -40mm and had 195/45/16 tyres on the wheels, it shouldn't scrub too much, it might a little but it all depends on the offset of the wheels and what suspension your using, etc.

The only scubbing i have of scrubbing is on full lock, you'll have the same but just don't use full lock unless you have to solves that

Don't worry about asking all the question, you don't know until you ask, do you?

[mini_racer]

yup got it cheap as it was my mums cousins that needed to get rid of it asap,

and they came off of a old shaped clio, all i know is they are 195/45/16.

and yeh that is true !!

Grant

[M1K3Y_B]

The tyres size are the ones you want so that good, but are the wheels multifit ones, with 8 stud holes on them?

If not and only have 4 studs as the wheels having come off an old clio, they will be the wrong offset for your car.

The wheels will have the right stud pattern so they will go on your car, but due to the offset being ET15/16 and you would need it to be 35-39 for a Fiesta, means the wheels will stick out the arches, which could land you in problems with the old bill and an MOT failure, as your not allowed any rubber to be sticking out of the wheel arches

Have a look on the wheels and find out what the exact ET number is? It should be on the inside of the rim somewhere?

[white diamond]

I am going to put a decat on my fez not sure how much difference it will make. Other users have told me on here that there isnt much we can do to the hcs engine. Ive now added a K&n and it sounds wicked along with my powerflow back box!

Take a look at my car in the members gallery

[M1K3Y_B]

When you guys get it done, let me know if it was any different?

[white diamond]

yes mate will do!