hi am contemplating on buying a 20 vt and i have owned 2 before.
where is best to have a specialist carry out tuning and modifying? say south / s. west wales willing to travel a little!!
stage 1 costs???
stage 2 costs????
stage 3 costs????
may keep it std but make sure it handles and stops as i am looking to use it and drive it at the nurburgring..
many thanks m.j

anybody????

quite a lot of mods you can carry out yourself, others require different places! what power are you looking to achieve and what is your budget?

but you wouldn't go far wrong if you went to Motormech in Birmingham! quite a distance for you though probably?

Your Stage 1/2/3 - suggest some BHP/torque figures you are after.

If you are using it as a track car you will need a fair bit for handling/braking as well like you have said

mostly handling/stopping mods with stage 1-2 power
about £1000 fitted
is an induction kit worthwhile or just ok for extra noise... would styling help cornering/stability-- i.e rear spoiler/front? not looking for big power as think you start to compromise too much on a budget.
roughly then £3-400 suspension £2-300 brakes the rest on power and possibly up the budget for tyres..

ok looking at say
stage 1- chip/prv/guage--has rear box already £100 250bhp?
stage 2- up to 300bhp whats required???? uprated intercooler? fuel pump? roller session
think 300 bhp would be an ideal figure for me
my fq300 has had a sportscat and ecutek remap and is running 350 bhp and ok at the moment theres no comparison but with 300 bhp on a roll there wouldnt be much difference in a straight line.
however have seen 180mph clock speed on the evo-- god i am gonna miss it!!!! had great joy years ago overtaking a scooby at near top speed in my first 20vt fully laden!! which is one of the highlights of my driving days in the coupe!! any power route suggestions appreciated guys..

You'd need to change the turbo to get 300bhp, FMIC, uprated Walbro pump, SIP, cooler sparks, AVCR, GTEC 2, probably some sort of map amongst other supporting mods.

Plenty of info in the search on turbo and specs to get differing power outputs and driving characteristics. Bear in mind the limits of the bottom end are around 330-350ish.