Mk3 Polo

buy it, break it and sell me the Zaust for cats mk3!

Cat's is a Mk4

no too difficult but a little pricey ,a mate of mine had one built that was almost in g40 territory at about 110 bhp (g40 is 115).he had it bored out to iirc about 1310 or 1320 cc,a ported head and hi-lift cam,4 branch manifold and jetex? exhaust system and he swapped the carb for a peirburg off a ford sierra i think,so it all looked stock and went like the wind.he has some contacts in the racing world so he had a mate build it up ,blueprinted and such ,with all new bits etc.i'd never been in a polo mk2 that has ever got to 100mph so quick other than a g40.we grafted on golf gti discs all round and fitted a coilover kit so it went round corners and stopped as well as it went.but it was a real sleeper ,just looked like a mk2 polo coupe s in good nick,sitting a bit lower than usual.

there's a chap on clubpolo that does a chip for most engine codes for £30.... only about 5hp gain but it's only thirty quid

lightening is the way to go, they're a pretty good engine but since the car is already light, a few KGs here and there will make a lot of difference in relation to the starting weight. Junk the back seat and spare wheel, lose the cat, and my toolbox shows there's loads you can forget to put back in a mk3 and it'll still drive alright

exhausts work well on G40 but not sure about the regular spec.... can't really swap too many bits from the GT/G40 as they're multipoint injection and the rest are spi.

smoked lenses are ten a penny as they were original equipment on later cars. clear indicators are £30 from auto-art dealers. grille spoilers are available but look pap. laguna splitter fits on when chopped, and in my opinion actually looks quite good, that plus lowering makes the front look really low. don't be tempted to fit a boot spoiler if you've not got one, as spoilered models need a different washer arm with the water jet in.

from a GT you can rob the fairly nice interior, or a Corrado/Golf one fits OK. Also the rev counter clocks go straight in (confusingly with a pair of radio removal prongs!) but remember to 'disable' the oil pressure buzzer or it'll go off every time you go over 2000rpm

got everything needed but the door, left
over from the GT i broke recently, just want
to get stuff cleared now so don't want much.

wing takes about 10 mins to removed,aye
just bolt on, the ones inside the wing are
a fiddle but easy job to do.

couple of hours tops to swap that lot.

mate of mine just sold his 1.3 with t+t
for £200, not the tidiest but had a very
good engine, about right price IMHO.

i bought my GT for £75 as a MOT failure,
only needed a door but i broke it to convert
my mk2 polo coupe S, hopefully done soon.