He He He, you think an ST is slow and your test driving an IS200. Woefully under powered.

yup but there again he did fit it him self

iirc he also does 172 engine swaps into base clios for about 2.5k

So not including labour costs if he did it himself.

Most of the 5k would be fitting it.

Hi

1.8T engine in a Fabia , wow power to weight...

Keep an eye out for the other 2 conversions in at the moment and one happy chap that is on his way home.

We did the Lupo conversion that was REALLY good.

That was some serious bhp upgrade on that.

We also did the rear brake upgrade.

Anyone with ETKA should be able to price this up and you could be looking at ALOT of money.

IIRC nearly

Why not go for a ibiza 1.8 T ? With a kvo3s or kvo4 conversion, FMIC and remap. power wise you can expect with the kv03s around +-230 BHP or KV04 you will have +-270 BHP, which in a 1200 Kg car is a lot of power.

Must admit that would make more sense

except an elise will get left for dead by most stuff in a straight line

Elise 111R 0-60 is under 5 seconds - hardly slow. I'd be surprised if anything on here is that quick. VX220 Turbo is similarly fast.

Elise 111R 0-60 is under 5 seconds - hardly slow. I'd be surprised if anything on here is that quick. VX220 Turbo is similarly fast.

No idea about the 111R, but a standard Elise is quick to 60, but doesn't have a lot of go after that, as it's just a 1.8 N/A engine. I remember being surprised how easily I overtook one in the Scooby after being pretty evenly matched from a standing start up to 60. VX220 turbo is a different kettle of fish above 60, though, and has a top speed around 150mph IIRC

Chris

Well i test drove the IS200 sport today. its nice around the corners and nice inside&out but performace was shoking! hell of allot slower than my VRS. I think i just like the looks and the thought of owning a Lexus. i think im going to be getting it but im only 90% sure that i should?!?!?!. my insurance goes up 60quid a month too. I have never owned a rear wheel drive car before so i suppose thats whats making me want to get it (for a little sideways action). sorry to have gone of topic a bit but i value feedback from you all.