Originally Posted by andyt
thought they were alot more than that tbh
if you were buying another which would you go for Redkop
not really clued up on these cars what model is yours
I have got a '53 plate VIII GSR with a few mods, like HKS 4½" exhaust with Magnex downpipe, uprated fuel pump, braided brake hoses and Denso plugs, so it's got about 300-305bhp. Take a look on MLR at the
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I love the car, it's very easy to drive and having 6 gears it's pretty economical on fuel, going to TOTB I got 290 miles from a full tank [55 litres] which equates to 26.67mpg.
It really depends what your wife wants to do with the car, if she wants it as an every day car, the GSR or an FQ300 would be ideal or even an VIII 260 [UK car]. The GSR is the direct Jap import, 280 BHP.... FQs are GSRs that Mitsi have converted for the UK market. Things like a different exhaust, hard pipe kit etc being fitted for the FQ 300.
I wanted a pretty standard car when I bought mine, as I had the Escos for a power hype
but since owning the Evo for 6 mths now and not realising I would like it as much as I do, I am faced with a dilemma, after Nat Day I am 99.9% sure I will be selling the cossie, but I am not sure whether to sell / p/ex the Evo for either an VIII FQMR 340 or a IX MR340 or keep the one I have and get it modded to 360+ bhp and get a big brake kit. All that is needed to get it to this power is a boost controller and an EcuTEK reflash, as I have the other mods already that's needed..... and the price to get it to 360+ is only £800
