supersport r upgrade?

[c7 cya]

considering a supersport r upgrade at the mo, anyone had one done? is it worth the £2300 asking price?

[mechsympathy]

Give us a clue What have you got, and what does the upgrade involve?

[rubystone]

It's an upgrade to the standard K series engine to bring it up to 160 bhp IIRC - effectively R300 spec (not sure whether you get roller barrels or not). I've had a ride in a Supersport R and it was quicker than a Superlight but without that bang in the back you get with a Superlight R.

As to whether it's worth it - that depends on what the spec of your car is already and whether you could sell it and buy an R300 for the price of the Supersport R upgrade....

[mechsympathy]

Aha. £2300 seems a lot for 20 bhp, do you get an LSD and dry sump too?

[rubystone]

Nope, but could a chunk of that cost be for roller barrels perhaps???

>> Edited by rubystone on Tuesday 19th July 14:22

[c7 cya]

ive got a 1.8 supersport, 6 speed, lsd, wide track, anti cav tank, r400 exhaust. dont know if it would make big enough difference to warrant cost?

[rubystone]

Nice spec car - don't forget the DVA Power option too - Paul Marriott's cost him circa £2k and he told me in Switzerland that the car is now developing 190bhp - all this on a standard engine. If you want to know more, mail Paul thru Blatchat and join the club to post on the forum

[mechsympathy]

rubystone said:

Nice spec car - don't forget the DVA Power option too - Paul Marriott's cost him circa £2k and he told me in Switzerland that the car is now developing 190bhp - all this on a standard engine. If you want to know more, mail Paul thru Blatchat and join the club to post on the forum

Oh dear, I see where upgradeitis will take me next year

(Re roller barrels - I have no idea, I've deliberately not looked into upgrades as I have enough on my plate at the moment)