[sailorbaz]

Yeh, CSLBecks, I had a gruppe M with that number and was also told it was a genuine article. When I asked for the proof of purchase/invoice from the seller he told me he would dig it out and forward it to me at a later date.

I paid £500 including my own CSL Mid pipe and backbox and in return got a genuine 'unsilenced' Supersprint middle pipe and this 'Genuine' gruppeM back box.

I did have a GOOD look at it before installation and noticed that all welds were identical to those of the real deal, same number of joins and really good quality of welds. Once it was cleaned up, it looks the balls, I have to say.

FCUK me it was loud. Mark above will back me up, in the end it was too loud so tried just going back to original middle pipe, which made it a bit better in the cabin but outside it was still Ferrari-on-tubi loud so changed out for a Milltek.

On selling it, the plaque had also fell off however, as you mentioned I did state in the advert that I could not prove its authenticity apart from an E-mail I had from Hoya saying that he thought it was genuine. Mine DID have that serial number on though, before the plaque fell off. I even e-mailed Hoya back later asking for a replacement plaque but obviously he couldn't comply.

So, I sold it for over £600 on ebay even with the description of it possibly being a copy, but luckily enough there were 2 guys after it and the auction went well at the end.

However, I've since tried to get in touch with the guy that purchased it from me and he's never replied. No news is good news I suppose.

I love the Milltek though, IMHO its much better but each to thier own.

Good luck mate,
Baz