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09 December 2007, 08:45 PM
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as above people what's it like as an everyday drive? reliability,clutch need upgrade etc,etc car being sti 03
10 December 2007, 02:32 PM
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One word: Awesome! 
There is a good thread in General Technical asking the same thing, with valued input.
My points; it is as easy to drive as standard, if not better as the boost is more progressive. The clutch is fine at 360lb torque. There are several of us running at these levels without problem.
I do find it becomes a little more point & squirt though. You have to be a lot more commited and focused when pushing on, unlike when at circa 330bhp, where you can push it all the time.
Will break traction in 2nd/3rd in the wet.
One other negative thing, i find it hard to drive like 60-70%. If that makes sense. It's easy to pottle along, which is what my car does most of the time. Or then you're giving it some.
It's a great car and spec and i'm glad i've been able to mod & drive this car at this level. There's not many cars that keep up, which is nice as you really do not rise or waste fuel proving that to lesser spec'd cars.
And yes, i still do wander what the next level of tune would be like. Forged 2.5 & GT30/MD321T
There is a good thread in General Technical asking the same thing, with valued input.
My points; it is as easy to drive as standard, if not better as the boost is more progressive. The clutch is fine at 360lb torque. There are several of us running at these levels without problem.
I do find it becomes a little more point & squirt though. You have to be a lot more commited and focused when pushing on, unlike when at circa 330bhp, where you can push it all the time.
Will break traction in 2nd/3rd in the wet.
One other negative thing, i find it hard to drive like 60-70%. If that makes sense. It's easy to pottle along, which is what my car does most of the time. Or then you're giving it some.
It's a great car and spec and i'm glad i've been able to mod & drive this car at this level. There's not many cars that keep up, which is nice as you really do not rise or waste fuel proving that to lesser spec'd cars.
And yes, i still do wander what the next level of tune would be like. Forged 2.5 & GT30/MD321T
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