This is just my thoughts behind this post, my Red Edition RS is currently standard….350bhp standard lol, can anyone remember when MK1 3.0 Capri’s were considered to be quick cars, they only had circa 130-140 brake the Capri MK1 RS2600 only had 150ish and that was on the new fangled fuel injection, anyway moving on, yeah i know we don’t run engines in anymore however i want to put 1ooomls on the clock before upgrading anything, i’ve been Modifying & Tuning cars for more years than i care to remember all started around early 80’s, i had my 1st B Series Manta & my mate had been bought a black RS2000, in those days it was 45/48 dcoe’s, cams, valves & heads, porting & polishing, lightening & balancing etc, all very costly in pre ebay days, i paid about £800 for a pair of brand new 45 drla’s, manifolds, K&N’s & linkages for the Manta, anyway, as i got older and had a bit more free cash it gave me greater scope for tuning, in my experience 25bhp at top end and 50bhp mid range for a £1k is pretty good valve, if you’re in doubts then look at it this way, say you opt for an upgraded exhaust the quality brands are going to set you back in the region of £1200 to £1500 cat back then tbh you should be looking at sports cat to really benefit from the better flow, this will be a further £400 to £500 conservatively, in return for this you will maybe release 10-15bhp system dependent, most RS owners know / understand free flowing / better breathing / spooling etc etc but when you’re getting on for £2k for turbo back system the FPM375 or alike ‘several choices available from different tuners’ @ £1k or less really should be you’re starting point when looking for an increase in power, of course breathing is a massive part of tuning but you need to start somewhere.
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