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I `e-mailed` Hayward and Scott who make some of the best custom exhausts in britain about getting one done for a Lupo GTi and the plan was to have a rectangle backbox where the twins are, as there is a rectangular gap for them already! there is one small problem, they said they haven't done one yet and so they need it for 3 days and then it will cost £450 + VAT and that is an estimate so no doubt will go up! i need suggestions on backbox design, the funkier the better, but not stupid! ta

just asked my mate about the M3 conversion, and he said it was about 8k all in all, which is still a lot, and it was done in a mates garage so will have been reduced price!

well a whole engine conversion is going to rape u of a lot of cash as that price suggests, and i reckon the Lupo would be a harder job too, as less space! someone has done a 1.8T Lupo haven't they, there is a pic of it on this site i think! it would be nice, but insurance company would have a fit! a mate of mine had a 318is BMW and put an M3 engine in and his insurance more than doubled!! Turboing ur GTi, if that is what u have would be cheaper but obviously due to smaller engine not give a much power gain. I know it is a great idea modifying ur car, but it would be cheaper to get a faster car probably, big engine mods are for people who don't mind about insurance really!

right, well i have a bit of mechanical knowledge, and i can tell u that chips on non turbo cars are a waste of time all together! if u fit a turbo it will be f**king expensive but will make the car fair bit quicker, and if u fit a chip to that, it can give u an extra 30bhp! without a turbo, a chip will be lucky to give u 5bhp max, i promise it is a waste of money! I think u need to think hard bout this, as a turbo conversion is a costly job and will just make for a big loss when u sell it! a mate of mine has a saxo VTS that he got tunned and has a turbo, which rules, but was big job! Similarly engine transplants are massively expensive and u lose loads of money on sale, if anyone will buy it at all! I have to say, if u are going to start serious engine mods then u need lots of cash and are not going to change the car for a while, but at the end of the day its ur choice!

Matty - what are the amps, sub and fronts u have?

these are 2 cars belonging to 2 of my mates, so i just thought u might facy a peep, go to http://www.sqplus.com then click on Exotic installs and look at the 318is, this is actually an M3 now but still. The other one is in Wild installs, and is the E46 coupe. have a look they are both very tidy. tell me what u reckon?

Well Matty, its not a hard thing to get into at all! style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> I had a head start, as my dad ans his friend race already so i use my dad's second car, but i still had to take my Racing test and then join a race club that covers my car! its not hard i promise and is worth every penny, i love it, and all my mates are really jealous, but it is time to move on to higher things in the race world i feel! Matty, have u been to any trackdays?

well age is not a problem, and the balls thing has nothing to do with it, as u can go as slow or fast as u like, and the dosh factor is not too bad, it isn't as expensive as everyone seems to think! but it is so much funa s u can thrash the car to death and not break any laws, and get to thrash older men is great, especially my dad!

i mean like real racing, like i race a 1970's Lotus, i.e. u have to hold a racing license and use a track sort of racing!# u done that?

how much is an RS6? is it like the RS4 @ £50,000 or so? Me and dad took a mates RS4 round Oulton Park for a good session, and when i had a go it scared the living crap out of me, and i thought i could drive fast from racing but this thing is a track weapon! I can't believe the man let me out on a track in it, looney! Drove it back to his and took some detours to race some Scoobys, which we rinsed! we kept up with my mates 22B which is not bad going! Does anyone here race?

how many Euros are there to the pound at the moment? and i think the new S3 comes with the polished mirrors as well! I am trying to get mum to get the new S3 at the moment, and i think it is working! yey, and Dad wants to get an RS4, but i reckon it would be worth waiting for the RS6, who agrees?

the old S3 wheels are in one of the garages, but stuff gets lost in there, its like a black hole, things go in and somehow disappear! how much are u offering for them? we don't have an elise any more, but we do still have 3 other lotus's, and used to have a TVR, which was great fun, but built like crap!

well my mum has an S3 at the moment, which has got the RS4 rims on it, and the old wheels are in one of the garages somewhere and i tell u the wheels are f**cking wide, and doubt they will fit in anything but a GTI, and even then i reckon it would be a huge squeeze! Matty B, the Elise is nice, but it is not reliable, comfortable or waterproof! we had one but got rid of it! we have always had Lotus but they are badly built. But like u say, they are the best thing to throw about a track! As i race one i can safely say they rule!

what is the deal with Lupo exhausts? are they easy shapes? i mean are they DTM shaped or is it a non conventional ones, that require special construction or custom making?

me again! who does body styling kits for Lupo's? price is not an object, but i can't seem to find may people who do it, and i don't wanna have to get one made! it won't be for a while probably, but i am collecting all my information, so i can get it all done quickly! any names for styling companies?