i think it looks ok

 

sorry im in agreement with chris on this one. the cars work has been carried out to a good standard, but the bonnet looks out of place as the rest of the car looks more modernised.

i personally would really change it asap if it were my car anyways.

 

i think it looks fine so she will be stayin that way i am not in no rush of getin a new bonnet after i just had my painted i can get one later on

 

As an option you can always get a steel facelift one opposed to the more expensive alloy one at a later date.

 

I think it looks ok,mines been like that for over a year now.

I'm not fussed at spending £300 ish on a facelift bonnet and then getting it sprayed etc

 

eh? for an alloy one maybe, but a normal steel one is no where near that

 

True,but have you felt the weight of a steel one compared to an alloy one ?

 

yes, my uber heavy uk classic has one

and because i dont cain it (not suggesting you do) the couple kg extra for a far better looking bonnet imho dont matter.

 

All the more reason for her to get a proper sti bonnet.

 

i wont put a steel bonnet on her may get a carbon one later on.i am not bothered or rushed about getin me bonnet after i wanna do better stuff 2 her any way its my car and i like her as she is end of

 

Fair play.

It is looking rather good. Is she running a different turbo? I see the front mount but havn't been keeping up with the progress.

 

That's what I was going to do but just spent the money on new brakes

 

weeell as long as you dont buy silly lexarse lights il let you off

**seriously you wont will you**

 

she will be running a bigger turbo and injectors

 

cars looking sweet

 

ecu?

 

This car looks even better in the flesh

Very high standard of prep and painting.

ECU is a standard item with a FCD

 

cheers hun
gonna take her down to dsa this week and talk to them about sorting me ecu and remap

 

see you are looking at a remap time noticed you live in buckinghamshire might be worth a trip to see Bob Rawle, shoul dbe close enough for you too, imo on eof the best and at the top of the game

 

took her to dsa today in aylesbury

 

How did you get on??

 

i got 281bhp but shes runnin really lean so they couldnt take her all the way up think my air flow meter has gone up the shoot,so dsa have her done there to see if its the air flow meter ect.they said i should get well over 300bhp as she wasnt running right.they where impressed with the 281bhp

 

here is a few pics

 

sorry hun but did you not rerplcae you rengine and turbo etc, remeber something saying it was good for over 400bhp etc etc or i maybe tripping.

car is looking very nice though you must be very happy

 

i was havin a 400bhp type r engine but couldnt have it in the end due to the engine looms bein diff so i used the type r bottom end

 

shame but atleast you are happy with the car at the end of the day

 

Out of interest,what year Type r engine was it ?

If the looms were different,all you had to do was use your phase 1 inlet manifold

 

it was from a 2000 type r
tryed the inlet manifold from mine the ports where bigger on the type r

 

I was going to put a phase 2 engine in my car and was told by a well known tuner that all I needed to do was fit my phase 1 manifold

 

the port holes on the type r engine r loads bigger so it wouldnt work ,i tryed every way to have the type r engine but there was no way