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djtex · Oct 29th, 2007, 06:07 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Alibev (original)

I was all set to buy the stage 1 kit having digested all of the comments here. I test drove one yesterday and I must say I was dissapointed. Yes I could detect a slight difference but not really that much and certainly not worth the money. Am I the only one that has this opinion?

I think I will hang on for the stage 2 kit or factory JCW when they arrive.

I'm amazed you were disappointed, maybe the car wasn't fully run in, as the demo I drove didn't seem much quicker. However my car has 16.5k miles now and is sweet as a nut, JCW was added 1500 miles ago and I have to say the difference is pretty big. Not low down in the rev band but the top end is wicked now, before I would change up at 5.5k but now you can go as far as 6.5k before changing, and as for the noise!!!!

I have also done some timed runs from 50 - 70 in 3rd gear, pre JCW did 4.1 secs, which I thought was impressive, post JCW I have recorded 3.6 secs!!!!! A whole half a second quicker!!!!!!!!

Oct 29th, 2007, 06:07 PM	#475
djtex Laser Blue Loon Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Surrey Local Time: 07:46 PM Posts: 258 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Alibev (original) I was all set to buy the stage 1 kit having digested all of the comments here. I test drove one yesterday and I must say I was dissapointed. Yes I could detect a slight difference but not really that much and certainly not worth the money. Am I the only one that has this opinion? I think I will hang on for the stage 2 kit or factory JCW when they arrive. I'm amazed you were disappointed, maybe the car wasn't fully run in, as the demo I drove didn't seem much quicker. However my car has 16.5k miles now and is sweet as a nut, JCW was added 1500 miles ago and I have to say the difference is pretty big. Not low down in the rev band but the top end is wicked now, before I would change up at 5.5k but now you can go as far as 6.5k before changing, and as for the noise!!!! I have also done some timed runs from 50 - 70 in 3rd gear, pre JCW did 4.1 secs, which I thought was impressive, post JCW I have recorded 3.6 secs!!!!! A whole half a second quicker!!!!!!!!