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Any opinions on which new(ish) car allows for a high degree of power

increase without opening a money pit of supporting mods ?

It seems the premium cars (lotus, BMW, audi, porsche etc) cost you an

absolute bomb for even the simplest upgrades (exhaust, re-flash, etc)

and because of crammed engine bays and tight electronics integration

it is really something few get into ..

Anything with a DSG or tiptronic or trick gearbox (hmm R35) is going

to have a fairly hard ceiling not too far above stock power output ..

so..

S2000? golf gti? mazda? vette?

Is after-market modification beyond the "flash for an extra 20% torque"

a dying business?

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What kind of price range are we talking here? For something "relatively" cheap, xr6 turbos or anything with a LS2 in it can get quite a decent amount of power output with some small mods. Depends what your after though.

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Any opinions on which new(ish) car allows for a high degree of power

increase without opening a money pit of supporting mods ?

It seems the premium cars (lotus, BMW, audi, porsche etc) cost you an

absolute bomb for even the simplest upgrades (exhaust, re-flash, etc)

and because of crammed engine bays and tight electronics integration

it is really something few get into ..

Anything with a DSG or tiptronic or trick gearbox (hmm R35) is going

to have a fairly hard ceiling not too far above stock power output ..

so..

S2000? golf gti? mazda? vette?

Is after-market modification beyond the "flash for an extra 20% torque"

a dying business?

I have to disagree with you on BMs!

Herbert Gattermeier at Bavariacars Motorsport will according to a reasonable budget,

i) create performance modifications

ii) manufacture Turbocharger conversions on most BMs (except for E36 320i)

iii) add BMW Supercharger kits

That's his & his son's business and it's what they do best!

www.bavariacars.com.au or E-mail info@bavariacars.com.au or contact BMW Owners' Club

xr6 yeah I guess .. just. can't. bring. myself. to that point. In another life,

where I'm a successful tradesman with a thriving cash if possible mate business, maybe.

plus you probably have to spend $8k on a big brake kit even stock.

Any opinions on which new(ish) car allows for a high degree of power increase without opening a money pit of supporting mods ?

Most turbo cars will still let you screw out good power gains without much outlay, once they figure out how to get past the electronic nannies. Most Euro cars (like the Golf GTi you mentioned) are tuned for flat torque delivery rather than outright power, so reflashing the ECU with no hardware changes do see massive power increases and a more "fun" delivery.

For example, a VW Polo GTi has 105kW stock, but reflashing the ECU with an Audi TT map will see you at 147kW with no hardware changes. Pop on an exhaust and filter and you might pick up some more, but after that you might need to look at high flowing / replacing the turbo as I think (but am not sure) that you'll have maxed out the small turbo in the car.

As people have said, it's pretty trivial to make lots of power from an XR6T these days. Even the LS powered engines can get a decent amount of power with just bolt-ons.

S2K I wouldn't bother with. The engine is already pretty high strung. I haven't seen too many mods for the Mazda3 and Mazda6 MPS', but then I haven't really been looking. With a Vette (or any car that shares the same small block), I reckon its just easier to buy a crate motor and be done with it. You can buy a ZR-1 or Z06 engine, and make big power with a warranty.

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