As I finally sold my Corsa XE I decided that was me finished with XE's (had about eight now) plus the one in the Corsa was the best of the lot so don't want another as will always compare it.
Decided I wanted a sensible daily so started looking a Type R's (always liked them) and put a deposit on a totally standard one. This then fell through due to the private plate being taken off the car and no logbook received back.
Searching the forums I spotted a car listed late at night which was fairly heavily modified and as i'd had a few drinks it seemed like a great idea. Got in touch with the owner and everything checked out ok so I bought it.
Mods it has are:
Toda manifold and decat
Kakimoto cat back exhaust
Tein superstreet coil overs with EDFC controller.
Polybushed lower arms
Uprated engine mounts
K100 Ecu
ITG induction kit
RBC inlet manifold polished and ported to 70mm
Mugen pedals and front lip
Brembo front discs and yellow stuff pads
Car has fairly high miles so was a little concerned but been told they are pretty bulletproof.
Car was suffering a slight misfire so took it to TDI North today who mapped it and they had a play with the map as it was fuelling too much low down. Did a couple of power runs as well and made 249bhp and 174ft/lb. Apparantly the filter is causing a restriction then so been recommended to get a new one.
Future plans are to tidy the bodywork a bit (previous owners ex missus has keyed all the bumper), refurbish the alloys (rears have been done already) and fit some decent tyres to replace the Nankang ditchfinders on the front.
Car is also booked in for a fast road tracking setup next weekend as currently appears to be running positive camber on the front.
Trying not to go to mad with this one as need to keep it reliable.