opinions on performance parts

carl · Post by **carl** » Thu Jun 27, 2002 1:27 pm

Anyone got any opinions on the following:
1) Stiffer/lower suspension (springs and dampers)
2) Better brakes (I was thinking grooved discs, steel hoses and some decent pads -- at over 1100kg it should be heavy enough for Mintex 1155s but they tend to leave lumps of rusty welded-on friction material on the side of the car)
3) LAD's 180bhp conversion (actually it's for the 206GTi but I assume it would be OK for the CC too?)
4) Better tyres -- I'm a convert of Toyo Proxes (not on a Pug, though)
5) Drivetrain -- I assume there's no front LSD. Anyone thought of putting a Quaife ATB in (is it even possible)?

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SpeedBoy · Post by **SpeedBoy** » Thu Jun 27, 2002 1:32 pm

1/ 2/ 3/ > No information, sorry.
4/ I am convinced that Eagle's F1 are good,
but i have to adapt the tire's pression
to the road and the wheather ( summer - winter )

Cheers,

carl · Post by **carl** » Thu Jun 27, 2002 1:32 pm

I presume the standard tyres are Michelins (spit, spit)?

SpeedBoy · Post by **SpeedBoy** » Thu Jun 27, 2002 1:36 pm

In France, the standard is goodyear's tires ...

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Thu Jun 27, 2002 1:36 pm

sometimes standard tyres vary but i believe they are still Eagle F1's and have been for a while - both my CC's were fitted with them.

carl · Post by **carl** » Thu Jun 27, 2002 1:41 pm

Ah, I thought French car = French tyres.

Eagle F1s are good

(Michael Schumacher assisted in the design of the tread pattern, y'know).

gflumpfish · Post by **gflumpfish** » Thu Feb 20, 2003 2:02 pm

eagle f1's are good but ive had them for that last few thousand miles and trust me they are a soft compound so dont expect them to last very long!

chris

Wit · Post by **Wit** » Tue Feb 25, 2003 4:21 pm

1) Stiffer/lower suspension (springs and dampers)
I have eibach -35mm springs and, for spirited driving

they are easily the best thing i've bought for the car. Besides the slight lowering, centre of gravity and all that, body roll has been reduced to nil, which does lead to some fairly jerky movements when changing direction briskly. It noticely holds on to corners far better. Worthwhile at around Â£80 iirc

3) LAD's 180bhp conversion (actually it's for the 206GTi but I assume it would be OK for the CC too?)
Apparently they do not reach 180bhp, check out the peugeot-gti forums for "comments" on LAD's work.

4) Better tyres -- I'm a convert of Toyo Proxes (not on a Pug, though)
Running 15" Proxe's on my GTi, no complaints. Having said that I didnt have a bad word to say about the P-6000's it came with since the weather over here is pretty dry, and these tyres arent bad in that weather.

5) Drivetrain -- I assume there's no front LSD. Anyone thought of putting a Quaife ATB in (is it even possible)?
Should be possible yes.

paul_y3k · Post by **paul_y3k** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 9:35 pm

the answer is to buy a supra ...