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While I had the car I did the following...
Magnex Stainless Cat back exhaust
Janspeed Sports Cat
Superchips ECU remap
Pipercross Viper Induction Kit
KW Coilovers
Front Strutbrace
Silver indicator bulbs
1 trackday at Cadwell Park
A few Run What Ya Brung days at Santa Pod...
I'd expect a 10-15 bhp increase with this - PLUS - a high flow air filter, sports CAT and replacement exhaust. My old 172 made 161 bhp at the wheels with a Superchip and the above mods. Well worth a try, felt a lot better.
A wild guess, but maybe it's the self centering spring in the gearstick mechanism? Some S2000's had a similar noise at high revs with the engine under load and that's what it turned out to be. A replacement stronger spring and a good greasing sorted them.
Re: 197 cup
Not sure how much the white is extra but £12,866 here...
http://www.carselect.lloydstsb.com/NewCarQuote.aspx?id=3144
not sure if they arrange p/x though.
Everythings sounding rosey so far! A few good reviews popping up now :D
I wouldn't mind a weekend in the Corsa VXR 888 though, just for curiosities sake.