[nrosscampbell]

Just a question to those out there with a bit more experiance of evos than myself.
I bought a brand new 260 in nov 94 and it was the first performance car i have owned, after years of using L200 and other 4x4s.I absolutely love the car but fancy boosting it to around 330bhp.i know this costs a few quid to do so the question to you all is:- am i better of biting the bullet now and buying another evo 8 330 and selling mine or to start tweeking my own car.anyone with any light on the subject care to comment?

cheers for now

 

[Razor]

Hmm... this is actually a good question as it may work out cheaper to buy a SH FQ330 as opposed to spending the extra dosh (approx 3.5k @ WRC) to convert your existing car to 330 horsies.

However, the advantage of converting your own car is that you know exactly how the car has been treated whereas with a SH car you may never get to find out the entire history of it.

 

[xlr8]

as per Globals post.....
+
as you're in Scotland
have a look here:
http://www.dentistmapped.com/

Sam is an MLR trader-member ; fairly sure he'd be happy to advise you accordingly

 

[moses]

Just a question to those out there with a bit more experiance of evos than myself.
I bought a brand new 260 in nov 94 and it was the first performance car i have owned, after years of using L200 and other 4x4s.I absolutely love the car but fancy boosting it to around 330bhp.i know this costs a few quid to do so the question to you all is:- am i better of biting the bullet now and buying another evo 8 330 and selling mine or to start tweeking my own car.anyone with any light on the subject care to comment?

cheers for now

whats the price difference between them i would stick with the 260 and take it to 350 plus

im still sure the evo 8 330 will be at least over 4k difference in price

like jan said speak to sam he will sort it out

 

[martianevo]

330's appear to be going for around 22k at the moment. dunno how much a 260 is worth. I think WRC are quoting about £2000 to get the 260 upto those sort of figures.

But u don't get leather and sat nav and various other bits un bobs u get with a FQ 6 speed box etc. Also check insurance a standard car with 330 bhp will be less than a modified car with 330bhp. EG for me a MR fq300 modified to 340 bhp £500 a year more than a fq340.

If u just want plenty of go stick with the 260, if u want bits un bobs get a fq330.

martin

 

[RSgeoff]

Personally I would sell the 260 and either buy the 330 or a 300 for a few £k less and mod that ?

Or just buy an MR 320 ?

BTW - how did you buy a 260 in Nov 94 ?
Do you mean 04 or you bought a (260bhp) EVO II in 94 ?

edited to add - just seen the photo of your car !

 

[nrosscampbell]

cheers gsr got the wrong decade ment to say nov o4.

 

[Razor]

Dealers are only offering about 15-15.5k on the 260, private you may get upto 16k.

 

[Sim_Evo]

(approx 3.5k @ WRC) to convert your existing car to 330 horsies.

350bhp for £1830 on the VIII 260 according to the WRC banners that appear at the top of this screen occasionally.

 

[Razor]

350bhp for £1830 on the VIII 260 according to the WRC banners that appear at the top of this screen occasionally.

1750.00 for the 336bhp (330) stage one upgrade and 3495 for the stage 2 380+ upgrade. Not bad at all.

 

[Sim_Evo]

:coolsm:

 

[mikey p]

so what sort of £££££ would these mods be for a standard 280 .....i like the sound of the 300 bhp mark

 

[Razor]

so what sort of £££££ would these mods be for a standard 280 .....i like the sound of the 300 bhp mark

Pretty much the same because the mods can be used for either (maybe with a slightly different mapped ecutek).

 

[stevov]

very happy with my dentist mapped 260 as previously mentioned i bought it new and i know whats been done and how its been used. second hand may save up front but long term is another matter

 

[nrosscampbell]

if you dont mind me asking how much did u pay to have it done and what bhp is it now?Nice looking car btw

cheers

 

[stevov]

sam's price is posted in the group buy at 625.00 call him and see what he would charge for an individual. the exhaust i did in stages,main cat and back box,just solved downpipe precat problem, downpipe second hand from stuart(thank you it fits great)the exhaust was made by rms engineering in prestwick.plugs and magnecor wires from hypertech in falkirk. all in partsand labour 1400.00 pounds.just put 3" downpipe on but up to that point 235.7 atw at6500 rpm 1608lb tractive at 3000 rpm.will be going in on monday to see difference with full freeflow exhaust.will let you know result

 

[Evojkp]

Depends on what you want. I know of a deal for Autronics ecu package. PM me if you wish further details, although it is a good bit dearer then the Ecutek remap, which will also give good gains with Sam mapping it.

Depend what you want from it.