Well after taking most of the modified stuff of my car eg exhaust,cone filter,dump valve then taking my car for a good drive I must admit I prefer the standard car rather than modified.I have modified/improved cars all my life but must admit I thought I would never say this but my preference is standard.

Yes I agree, for the road I do like the standard suspension with a maybe stage two/three hybrid setup for that little extra push in the back.
Track is track so loads of Powa and appropriate upgrades with suspension, brakes etc for some real fun

For everyday driving, especially in traffic I to much prefer my standard coupe to my modded 360hp coupe, jst the organic racing clutch is enuf to put me off taking her out when I knw their wil be traffic!! Which is 90% of the bloody time these days but for pure out fun you jst cnt beat the rush when 360bhp of burble kicks in !!!
So thats why you need 2 coupes!!! Lol

modified

...... and blue

VIS is all you need.

Modified, my 350bhp Sprint blue Coupe is just fine in traffic, and then blowing it away

at heart it'd be modified, i mean who wouldnt want a coupe at 300+ Bhp ? but every day driving, a standard coupe(engine wise) is perfectly fine, a simple remap is enough for me, a little bit more power on tap but in a standard coupe.

Is it just me that thinks 220bhp is more than enough it is still a very fast car.I bought a gtec chip from Graham but never fitted it as I thought the car was quick enough.Maybe with me approaching 40 I am getting to old for these 300+ bhp coupes. I would far rather spend the money making my coupe mint than spend the money on 300+ bhp mods.I still think a standard car is nicer to drive

I like my Scottie standard.

16NA modified with a flea chip.

Standard suspension and wheels, crazy engine :-).

One of each!

Standard modified themselves into triumph and sadly that did not work either....

You haven't mentioned suspension here so no need to go into how bad standard suspension is on these things... With 40k miles on the clock when I bought it, it used to wallow and flop over around corners. It's terrible and wouldn't be acceptable on a modern equivalent.

As for engine / power, none of the modifications you've mentioned will make any difference. I'm confused?

I think that, like all cars, Coupés can be modified badly and made worse to drive. I like to think you can modernise a Coupé with some careful choices and not lose any of the best bits of a standard car. Granted, it won't be a smooth GT anymore - more like one of the latest hot hatches, but it needn't be horrible to drive.

I love how much more feel I get from my car now. It's so much more visceral and pointy without being horrible on a long journey, and it will only get better when I carry on modernising it with new seats and a new suspension set-up next year.

There's no right answer, a purist says factory a racer wants an extreme, most are in the middle somewhere.

For me the only downsides to modified would be the on/off clutch - which you don`t notice if you don`t drive anything else, and badly modded suspension.

I will have some more pictures of this in 48 hours, just need to get it dug in.

Read MODIFIED x 1000

That's a sweeeeet shot! Looks a little bit cossie!

Tis very, from V8. More pictures in 15 minutes - decided to spill the beans.

Well I was lucky to get this stuff and that it has worked so sweetly, I may try some further mods to bed it right in but the bonnet closes, as it also clears the expansion tank when mounted on the nearside.
Titanium studs from Lotus F1 (I think), cfc heat shields from various F1 cars (there is another not shown yet) and the cover is from Cosworth V8 XD.
On the next car I build i`ll try to source V10 bits as I have discovered that the mil. spec. connectors don`t really cater for 5 or 10 cylinder engines!
Enjoy.

The cable in the scuttle will vanish.



Happy modding.
(I am so seriously chuffed with this, oh my god)

Just one thing to note, KBT - those mil-spec connectors are only rated for *50* insertions or removals. They tend to work long after, but that's their rating...

I trust you have had an eye as to the current rating of the pins?

(I've used them for years, first in broadcasting and then in the oil industry.)

Looks great that engine

Thank-you for your comments, another cover like this has come on the market today as it happens!

I didn`t know they were rated so low, no. The sureseal connectors which I quite like have the same rating and I believe one type on the car is rated at 20 only. In comparison to those dreadful blue, red or yellow crimp connectors?

For the coil packs i`m planning on giving the circuit for 5 cylinders 40 amps by using a 12 pin hi-amp having used 2 of the 20 amp pins for live and 2 for earth, the injector setup is giving me a headache though. I can`t test running currents as I have a slight engine trouble so i`m doing component research and maths.

I`m doing the widget too:- M3 x 35mm titanium tapered dome screws(matches the dash - ish), cover for the back, custom to the board and als range connector to the loom.

Sounds like you've done the research.

For info, the connectors similar to the widget connector on the loom are AMP/Tyco parts.

If only I had the time....

Very nice KBT

I don't get why everyone moans about the clutch on modified coupes. My standard coupes clutch was really heavy from 56k all the way to 110k when I sold it. My 420bhp coupes clutch is feather light and has a really nice short travel. It's the best bit!

It's also much better than my Alfa GT clutch which is still heavy and notchy even after being replaced at only 30k!

What clutch have you got Dan ?

That's a good question. It's supposed to be a helix organic, but I suspect it's some kind of barbz hybrid. I hope it lasts.