EP3 Type R

**Philip Lee** · 31-03-2009 05:04 PM

you buy performance cars and fuel economy is a major concern???

re mods, spend around $1k for a ECU reflash and you get 40ps & 50nm (at fly). $1k can't even get you a Gruppe M CAI for EP3 at the current exchange rate....

service cost might be more expensive but interval is longer (15000 km vs 10000km).

anyway the mk5 GTI might be over your budget by around $5k but it's a great car. not saying EP3 isn't great. as i said i love both for different reasons.

**Philip Lee** · 31-03-2009 05:06 PM

Originally Posted by stoj19

Yeah, I can't understand paying that much money for an intake and you also have to slice up your car which you can't put back to standard

cf bling man. that's the price you have to pay

anyway Super Taikyu DC5R runs the stock airbox (possibably due to the rules) so i guess it's good enough for me. i just can't justify spending so much for minimal gain. although i must admit the sound is awesome.

**stoj19** · 31-03-2009 05:09 PM

Originally Posted by Philip Lee

cf bling man. that's the price you have to pay

anyway Super Taikyu DC5R runs the stock airbox (possibably due to the rules) so i guess it's good enough for me. i just can't justify spending so much for minimal gain. although i must admit the sound is awesome.

hhahaa soo true, gruppeM is just a big bandwagon

(but still I wish I had one.....sob...sob)

**stoj19** · 31-03-2009 05:10 PM

Originally Posted by Philip Lee

cf bling man. that's the price you have to pay

anyway Super Taikyu DC5R runs the stock airbox (possibably due to the rules) so i guess it's good enough for me. i just can't justify spending so much for minimal gain. although i must admit the sound is awesome.

that is pretty much why I want to get one.....so I can hear this "sound" that everybody keeps talking about

**NightRyder** · 31-03-2009 05:22 PM

Philip, I'm with you on that one...Super Autobacs is heaavveeennn!!!...hahaha

Originally Posted by Philip Lee

super autobacs at Tokyo Bay.

**Philip Lee** · 31-03-2009 05:28 PM

haha Super Autobacs is ok. the car park and the small dealer next door are even better!!

**NightRyder** · 31-03-2009 05:31 PM

I know...no need to tell me...sometimes I wished I lived there..LoL

Wish our $AUD was better...

Originally Posted by Philip Lee

haha Super Autobacs is ok. the car park and the small dealer next door are even better!!

**NightRyder** · 31-03-2009 05:39 PM

Oooooohhh mannnn!...I feeeeeel your painnnnn.....why why why do these people do this???......

Originally Posted by Nepolian

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Drove my car for the first time in 2 weeks to the shops and there a fcuking deep scratch on the driverside..............grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr r...............

**denrie** · 31-03-2009 07:56 PM

Yeah, the UKDM one is going for around 23K and JDM ones are going for 25-26K from IMG.

**KaZe86** · 31-03-2009 08:44 PM

Originally Posted by Nepolian

Had both gruppem and cai. Not as much difference as you think!

Theres about 2 or so kw mid range less with cai but theres about 2kw above 8K so realistically, CAI is good for top end power without losing much in the mid area.

And yes, thats on the dyno!

yeah true i did hear that there isnt much difference with the 2 but in the end its about personal preference depends on what you want really i want the gruppeM full stop. lol thats just me i had a cai in the past so this is a change also with refrences to dynos and such for gains and no gains its hard to compare also unless its been dynoed within the day short periord because remember that every dyno is different every day is different taking into account the outside temp, oils, tyre pressures, tyre tread left so on so on but yeah if i were you wait up and get a gruppeM *to EP3EVA *

thats my 2 cents on it

Steven.