Day trip- Driving to Germany SKN to tune our cars.

Wai_Mak · Post by **Wai_Mak** » Sat Dec 04, 2004 1:28 am

sylonien wrote:What should we tell the insurance then? Will they charge you for it?

Tell them exactly what you are gonna do.

Might have to tell them the modification on the engine too but um..... people mainly keep the mods quiet...

and they dont inspect your vehicle modifications unless involved in an accident with death.

sylonien · Post by **sylonien** » Sat Dec 04, 2004 3:44 am

I seee - death. *touch wood* guess that won't happen.

On the topic of insurance - do you need to tell them about everything? 'cos....

welll *ahem*

carmadaaron · Post by **carmadaaron** » Sat Dec 04, 2004 6:45 pm

some ppl tell everything to their insurance company....

some keep quiet cus they cant afford the extra money they will charge

sylonien · Post by **sylonien** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 4:39 am

But DO YOU (in terms of legally) need to tell them every little thing. Well I mean - you're "suppose" to even though you might not?

carmadaaron · Post by **carmadaaron** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 9:58 am

i asked my driving instructor b4 (hes a retired traffic policeman) and he said that big spoilers/alloys are not modifications, just "extras"......

modifications are like increasing the bore of the engine, taking the cat out etc.....

i dont tell them.......because some companies dont like "extras" and charge a fortune more...

sylonien · Post by **sylonien** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 7:57 pm

Some don't even insure you if you've "modded" do they?

Well that was a nice piece of info there mate - know anything about neons? I want some of them now!

carmadaaron · Post by **carmadaaron** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 10:09 pm

sylonien wrote:Some don't even insure you if you've "modded" do they?

Well that was a nice piece of info there mate - know anything about neons? I want some of them now!

yeah, or charge a fortune.

neons... theyre hidden... so who knows?

sylonien · Post by **sylonien** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 10:12 pm

Good point

Will know when they're on at night.

But I'm talking about legal issues with da local authorities (Police you nub!) joke

'cos I've heard they might not like it.

carmadaaron · Post by **carmadaaron** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 10:17 pm

SKN chipping

how mcuh extra HP can the VW engines handle without damage?

Joy · Post by **Joy** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 12:39 pm

carmadaaron wrote:SKN chipping

how much extra HP can the VW engines handle without damage?

Nothing gets damaged if you tune your car properly.

I'm not fond of just chipping a car.

Verhoeven tuning (a Dutch Volkswagen tuner) tunes 1.4 engines (normal aspiration or with a turbocharger).

http://www.verhoeventuning.com/tuningkitse.html

They install a camshaft with a special grind and adjust your chip.

Combined with a proper air-intake I think it's possible to get 20 -25 hp more out of the engine.

carmadaaron · Post by **carmadaaron** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 3:15 pm

yeah, tat looks cool..........

proper air intake? is that actually possible......

cus the intake is behind the HOT engine

sylonien · Post by **sylonien** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 3:52 pm

Turbocharger? Really possible?

Sec, it's jus for 6N though

carmadaaron · Post by **carmadaaron** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 3:53 pm

yeah, there was 1 on ebay earlier......

costs bout Â£2500 retail.

sylonien · Post by **sylonien** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 3:54 pm

Will it work with the new 9N models though?

carmadaaron · Post by **carmadaaron** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 3:56 pm

the 1.4 16v engine was in the 6n2..... 75bhp model.. so i reckon it wuld work