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Managed to get the last two major Verus Pieces wrapped up over the last few days I tackled the bonnet vents first while I waiting on a few parts to arrive for the rear wing install. It’s always a little tense cutting into body panels so I must have checked my dimensions about 5 times before the drill and cutting disc were unleashed. Once I had the holes cut out I taped up on both sides and sprayed all the cut edges just to seal them up and stop any aluminum corrosion taking hold. After all the messing about the vents were finally bolted in, safe to say the front of the car no longer looks stock! With the vents completed I tackled the rear wing install, I knew I was going to have to make some small alterations as I have a full fibreglass ducktail that covers the entire bootlid, and the Verus kit is designed to fit onto a standard bootlid. However funnily enough the Verus wing is designed to work with a ducktail and the profile of the wing should nicely tie in with it. In order to get it to work I need to drill through the various layers of fibreglass and bootlid steel and use some extended aluminium spacers inside the boot with longer stainless steel bolts. The wing then uses a stainless steel backing plate on the inside and aluminium uprights on the outside to ensure there is no flex, which is helped by the fact the uprights are right out on the edge of the bootlid. A jacking nut is also incorporated that you adjust so that it is in contact with the OEM boot hinge stopper to further ensure no flexing. When all was installed it does seem very effective, and ties in nicely with the ducktail like I hoped

I was one of the earliest supercharged cars in the country, running the Sprintex - not really used much these days but a good SC for a daily car. The pound is doing a bit better now so the rate vs the Aussie dollar, so something like the Harrop could be a bit cheaper, best bet is to speak to Mark at Abbey direct. None of these push too much power to really be any difference in reliability. I personally prefer an SC, mines been that way for 7 years.

Abbey is my choice too for whatever kit you choose.

I can thoroughly recommend the Harrop kit. It feels like a bigger engine and is not like a turbo, which to me is a benefit.

Consider Abbey Motorsport too, they're based at Oxted in Surrey, so even closer to you (under an hour from Basingstoke maybe?). Well regarded in this community, so worth contacting them for advice. Pretty sure you could buy the TD kit and have it fitted and tuned by Abbey if you don't want the 7 hour round trip.

That moment where you mention not doing anything to quick, an sticking a tuning box on in the same post. The slope is slippery for you!