Unsure of the actual DB it was but it was certainly quieter than screamer systems. The pops & bangs were because of the Mines ECU i had on it i think. Did you get a FPG backbox in the end ?
A good chunk of the original price is shipping/taxes/fees etc. the first buyer pays this, and cant expect the next buyer to pay for it. Same goes for car resprays and importing a car imo. Be prepared to lose money and dont fuckin cry about it. Its just like buying a new car, the minute you drive off the forecourt youve lost 20% or whatever.
Fuck it, people with a bad attitude trying to off load stupidly overpriced parts on a forum they haven't used/been active on in years. I havent named anybody here, assume away lol.
I wish i took a vid of my old GT, TD04 EWG plumbed back into a 2.5'' straight through with a 5zigen 304 border, fully heatwrapped, popped & banged like a mofo.
Check out the old build thread for the car. http://www.ukstarletowners.com/topic/40799-toyota-starlet-5e-sr-wrc-corolla-replica/ 99% sure its the same car.
I have used conti winters for the past few years on civics, were very good. Went and got a Legacy for this winter though lol, also living in Scotland so i know what its like haha. Might go full studded tyres this year, i wish.
It is the N/a that had the castrol decals, had a 5E dropped in, still N/a. Got sold and passed around a few times, someone strapped a CT9 to it and here it is.
Reshelling can be done for a few hundred quid. I set up (alignment) a lot of crashed damaged cars and its near impossible to get them back to what they used to drive like.