Mods On Satria GTi

TermiziYeoh

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Hey Guys , my dad just bought me a Satria GTi (Well at 1st going for B16A EG but reconsider it EG was kinda old car ) so thank god for it i got one . As im noob in car mod , need to know some infos from u guys .

First ,when I got the car , due to many of sifus suggesting better upgrade handling then performance first , so I went for those things :

- Koni with Eibach
- Steel braided hoses and brake pad
- Rims and Bridgestone Potenza

Need to know what kind of other mods that can upgrade the handling of the car ? Would installing STRUTBAR increase it ? Any suggestion ?

Second , the performance , I already went for :

- 4-2-1 Hotbits Extractor , 2.2" Rimus Muffler

Anything that can be done but not too heavily mod lah , just want to cruising around with some powers on it . Should I start with Open Pod Air Filter ? Where is the good shop to do this besides Speedworks ? Thinking of Apex'i brand . And after that mayb Safc ? Suggestion needed ! hehe

And I think last but not least , the alarm system . Currently running on standard alarm and steering lock , which brand do i have to go for if i want to change the whole set alarm , would VIPER cost me alot ? Where is the shop with goodworkmanship and good price ?

My GTi is Year 2000 , is it running on Siemens Or MMC ? <Ouhh God please let it run on MMC Ecu haha!>
 

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Ahh glad to hear that ! Anyway It was in September 2000 for additional info . Wahhh rilly glad to hear that . MMC .

Btw anyone knows how much if change open pod air filter with heatshield ? What brand recommended ?
 

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if u wan change the air filter with stanless steel piping, u can do at my company..
juz rm300 with HKS air filter....or u can come to my company to see it urself....call me if u interest...016-6000682 ah beh
i can advance to mod the car and more....
see u
 

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Good upgrades!

Back then when I first got my GTi all I did was power and power, relying only on stock handling and semi-good tyres. Actually even now that is the case... since Im reverting back to stock suspensions...

Anyway, yes, installing a front strutbar greatly increases chassis rigidity. I felt it the moment I turned out from my house when I installed one. IMO rear ones arent necessary unless you want to go hardcore, and the car will also be less forgiving.

A very good air filter is the dual funnel Apexi, having excellent flow rate and being very clean. Thing is its non-washable, once it wears out (100,000kms or so) you'll have to replace it. Difference compared to standard airbox definately to be felt. Induction noise is lower compared to most others.

SAFC is good once you've done a few mods, but rechipping would be better.

Consider installing an ultralight flywheel also (PM me if youre interested. I know a man who has developed some really nice ones for 4G93Ps, those are not lightenned OEM ones).
 

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Steel Piping ? What is the advantage of using steel piping bro ? coz ive seen ppl do ony with plastic pipe or some kind of soft material but not steel la . And does your package include heatshield ?
 

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Zeroed said:
Good upgrades!

Back then when I first got my GTi all I did was power and power, relying only on stock handling and semi-good tyres. Actually even now that is the case... since Im reverting back to stock suspensions...

Anyway, yes, installing a front strutbar greatly increases chassis rigidity. I felt it the moment I turned out from my house when I installed one. IMO rear ones arent necessary unless you want to go hardcore, and the car will also be less forgiving.

A very good air filter is the dual funnel Apexi, having excellent flow rate and being very clean. Thing is its non-washable, once it wears out (100,000kms or so) you'll have to replace it. Difference compared to standard airbox definately to be felt. Induction noise is lower compared to most others.

SAFC is good once you've done a few mods, but rechipping would be better.

Consider installing an ultralight flywheel also (PM me if youre interested. I know a man who has developed some really nice ones for 4G93Ps, those are not lightenned OEM ones).
ok , after this will go for strutbar first , bro , how much is yours and where to get it ? and second wud be air filter . Since u have mentioned above about the Apexi dual funnel , how much u change it for whole set ? including heatshield rite ? if want to replace just replace the filter or whole set ? Sorry if my question sounds dumb :X-:
 

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for the a/filter go for the apexi one.with a heat shield will better.

a piggy back would be good..like suggested above.
 

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Air filter Apexi with heatshield how much does it roughly cost yeah ? and strutbar ? how much ? And planning to go only one shop to do this . Any shop recommended ?
 

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check out powerzone.
or i can suggest to u..picking up a malaysian car mag.there's a butt load of ads in there.
 

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Hurm , budget tight a bit so guys u recommend go for Voltage Stabilizer and Open Pod Air filter first or straight go to Safc2 ? Pening pening .....
 

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the volt stab. plus the air filter is much cheaper than the SAFC2.

so if ur on a tight budget,go for the other 2.got money to burn?go for the safc2.

but i tell u 1st...the vol.stab doesnt give u hp gain.so if ur wantnig power...scratch that.go for the intake and exhaust.

but i would go for the safc right away.give u more detailed tuning.more over ur car is a GTi.and there's quite alot of hp to be squeezed out.
 

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juz givin my oppinion... if i own a gti i wouldn do anythin cuz its alredy been tuned by the professionals n besides its alredy 1.8 we talking about here with mmc ecu... dont fire ar bro...
anyway if u still insist, i think k&n filter, 4 point ultra racing strut bar n 16inch with advan neova shoes would be good enuff... with atleast 1k u can get a good 2way alarm sys. happy modding. :regular_smile:
 

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my gti last time after installing safc it managed to squeeze out bout an extra 13 hp after dyno tune
but my advice is...u do this step last bcos...like for eg...if u do some exhaust or air filter mod after that...u need to retune ur afc bcos air flow diff aredi.
thus waste money.
but careful with safc....mine got smashed right in front of my house though it was partly hidden
all the best,

Fellow GTi enthusiast.
 

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FoarGeez said:
juz givin my oppinion... if i own a gti i wouldn do anythin cuz its alredy been tuned by the professionals n besides its alredy 1.8 we talking about here with mmc ecu... dont fire ar bro...
anyway if u still insist, i think k&n filter, 4 point ultra racing strut bar n 16inch with advan neova shoes would be good enuff... with atleast 1k u can get a good 2way alarm sys. happy modding. :regular_smile:
Nah why shud i fire u bro , everyone has its own opinion . But for me , the hp still isnt enough as i dont think it'd keep with b16a EG or Ek , so need some mods to squeeze the hp . Yeah thinking of going for strutbar , as for the tyres and rims , ive already upgraded it .


Bro Gti , really after installing SAFC gives u xtra 13 hp ? that's great but from what u wrote think better install it after some mods have done . Another thing is i really like the gadget inside my car haha. Well any suggestion of gadgets inside the car besides only mods under the hood for Gti ?
 

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Eyh forgot to ask , what is the best RPM to shift the gear in order to get maximum power ?

I did my GTi - hotbits extractor 4-2-1 with S-Flow 2.2" Muffler . Anything wrong with this or its just nice ?
 

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for alarm system i heard that the COBRA ALARM SYSTEM is very good leh~
 

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