£5000 to spend at WGT what would be your upgrades?

[steve77964]

price breakdowns would be good!
 

[kev-yorks]

Paypal it to me would be a good one:Giggle being serious you really need pics and current spec up so we know what your starting with also a clear indication of what you want the car to do and what you want from it.
Kevin

[steve77964]

Paypal it to me would be a good one:Giggle being serious you really need pics and current spec up so we know what your starting with also a clear indication of what you want the car to do and what you want from it.
Kevin

 
engine is completely standard
 
so it\'s a blank canvas really.....would like over 350bhp ideally that\'s about it, for street use and maybe odd drag session!

[karl_tate]

what are you wanting to do because its not going to cost you 5k to get 350bhp

[steve77964]

i was thinking maybe go "uprated twins" and that is about as far as i got lol

[Kash_]

with 5k you could build a monster of a REx....

[Brett]

Replace all the old, worn stuff first, then buy toys with the remainder :yes

[steve77964]

Replace all the old, worn stuff first, then buy toys with the remainder :yes

yeah i think Pip will insist on the safety/reliabilty before power modifications to be honest

[peterwolds]

assuming you are running a standard ecu get an apexi plus commander,uprated fuel pump (walbro 255L pretty good ) & uprate injectors so whatever power mods you put on should be safe,last thing you want is to run lean,probably up plugs to 9\'s all round if not already,decent brake pads so you stop better with extra power

[chopper2k22]

Has this got to include rebuild ? otherwise big rad, after market ecu, fuel pump, up rated injectors, some form of boost control, de-cat, intercooler or V mount set up.

[steve77964]

Has this got to include rebuild ? otherwise big rad, after market ecu, fuel pump, up rated injectors, some form of boost control, de-cat, intercooler or V mount set up.

 
its done about 46k miles so probs gonna need some sort of rebuild i presume :S how much am i looking at for that?

[SiH]

I\'d be giving most things i could a go myself, saving a chunk of cash, and then getting the hard bits done by Pip, so i got the satisfaction of doing as much as poss myself
If it\'s my only car i\'d be buying a runaround so i could take it off the road and fettle

Alternatively, i\'d just be doing a few reliability mods, then driving the ass off it on road and on track days, and spending it on petrol

[chopper2k22]

If its not been rebuilt its cheaper to get it done before it blows, but if its a healthy engine just some simple mods and drive it. Rebuilds will take a fair chunk of money

[gsb876]

dont tell the people doing the work you have 5k to spend :2Confused


And make sure you get a price breakdown on the bill to make sure no daft sums were charged :o

[steve77964]

I\'d be giving most things i could a go myself, saving a chunk of cash, and then getting the hard bits done by Pip, so i got the satisfaction of doing as much as poss myself
If it\'s my only car i\'d be buying a runaround so i could take it off the road and fettle
 
Alternatively, i\'d just be doing a few reliability mods, then driving the ass off it on road and on track days, and spending it on petrol

i\'m likely to do more harm than good once i get my hands on anything mechanical lol