What car?

Goliath said:
Think bigger than an S4, you are well into RS4 territory there, plenty knocking around too - Clicky
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Well he said 30k was a max not a target, he has a 500bhp turbo toy to play with whenever he wants :)

S4 will be newer, and a nice V8 :) S4 is as quick round a track than an M3 as well iirc.

Although an RS4 would kick ass, but estate only.

Although wouldn't personally see the point in getting a mega nutter powerful car, that's what the Evo is for, hence I think an S4 would do nicely :) (ok it's still rpetty powerful but still :P )
 
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djbenjo said:
Bentley Turbo R tbh :cool:
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Im not old enough :p Ill be at Hyde Park Corner tomorrow around 3 if you spot me (Black Evo reg PE53 ***) give us a nod ;)

Really liking the look of the Audi S4, a nice black one thats fully loaded would suit me :) I think Smith Knight Fay is my local dealer so i might have a mooch round tomorrow at some point.

As Evo has pointed out, i dont really need performance ive got all my kicks in a track day Evo 9 and a modified GSXR1000 :D dont want anything slow though, but enough to see me cruise comfy down the motorway.
 
I would be another to say 530d or 535d if you can get it. Get ecu done and you gain extra power, the 535d once chipped should be quick and a nice easy drive.
 
great advice said:
Im not old enough :p Ill be at Hyde Park Corner tomorrow around 3 if you spot me (Black Evo reg PE53 ***) give us a nod ;)

Really liking the look of the Audi S4, a nice black one thats fully loaded would suit me :) I think Smith Knight Fay is my local dealer so i might have a mooch round tomorrow at some point.

As Evo has pointed out, i dont really need performance ive got all my kicks in a track day Evo 9 and a modified GSXR1000 :D dont want anything slow though, but enough to see me cruise comfy down the motorway.
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Why I think the S4 would be bang on, yeah it's quick compared to most things, but compared to the toys you have it's merely nippy :P
 
I don't want to bugger up your thread mate, but any chance you could start a new thread about the Evo? Would love to see some pics and hear what you've done to it, I remember you posting about it when you got it at a knockdown price.

Is it road legal?
 
Yeah its road legal, ill give you a short run down of the spec and post up some pictures tomorrow.

Car was worth £30k new, but this was 4 months old and the dealership bought it as a demonstrator it had done less than a thousand miles but it had only been taken out by test pilots so it was tatty, seats where ripped and the engine hadnt been broken in just abused, so i got it for £19k!!!

Engine

Evo 9 FQ300
GT 3071 turbo (takes me up to 450bhp apparently)
APS Intercooler
Hand made manifold (by my brother)
Hand made exhaust
Hand made race cams (by my brother again, made completley from scratch on a lathe using HKS race cams as a "template")
Hand built gear box with very short ratios, again made by my very talented brother
ECU swapped out for a HKS jobby fully mapped and set up on a rolling road.

Chassis

Fully seam welded shell work with carbon fibre bonnet and boot (which i made myself after Penski pointed me out to good guide)
Ohlins race suspension all round, (can adjust everything from pre load to damping etc, very good stuff and the most expensive part of the build)
Standard wheels for the moment but will be having 16" wheels at some point, just got to work out which i want.
Front and rear strut braces.
362mm x 35mm Discs with AP racing calipers all round.

Got group A head gaskets sat waiting to go on if i need more power, there;s no bottom end power what so ever due to the cams and gear box, so it needs to be driven very hard. so although road legal its a bit pants to drive on the road :D

Cost me close to £30k all in, if my brother didnt do all the work it would cost me £50k easily, he could charge £6,000 for a hand built gear box on its own i reckon.

Im cool with the car though and let everyone drive it, i understand its gunna get damaged and what not so a lot of people drive it :) will post some pictures of the build tomorrow in the post your rides thread as they are all on my craptop at my work shop :)
 
Fett said:
Jesus Christ. Is it legal to adopt another brother?
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He's a genius mate, he;s only 24 and can work a lathe like a seasoned pro. He sells insurance for a living and tunes peoples cars as a hobby. He doesnt have the funds to set up in business properly but if he did he would make a mint.
 
hyper7racer said:
Lotus Elise :cool:
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I think the 300C is a good option. From the reviews I've read its supposed to be a bit of a stonker!

Go and drive one! :D
 
DreXeL said:
WOW, your brother sounds like a SERIOUSLY talented bloke. Incredible :cool:

Ask him if he'll whip me up a gearbox will you :D
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We are only up the M6 mate, you should arrange a visit to his work shop. Id love a mooch round your RX7 :)

A gear box is very easy to make tbh, he took the old one out and used all the casings etc just made new gears. He took the ratios off the WRC cars and with a calculator worked out the sizes and how many teeth each gear needed, then put all the details in the water jet and the machine did the rest :) the machine ran for close to 150 hours none stop. It wont last too long but ive got two full sets of spare gears for each time its gunna need a rebuild.

The cams are the cool part, he took the told ones out and mounted them on a lathe as a guide, then lathed out new ones that are able to move all the power higher into the rev range.
 
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