Even if you say compare the GTI to the ED30 as a base car..
Lower compression, stronger crank, forged rods, K04 turbo.. The whole engine is different
Then the full body kit etc.. and the fact that is it a limited car, I think thats cooler, as less people are likely to do this type of thing, at the end of the day im doing all of this for my own enjoyment, and part of why I like it is to make my cars individual, and like nothing else..
Anyways, the aim with this car is to make it the fastest ED30/GTI in the UK.. So starting with an ED30 made sense.. 
jonny you may be able to solve a long term thing for me , do you know the spec of the ed30 engine ? when i first got my car heard rumours it was an s3 engine in a de tuned state , is this true ? or whats the spec ? cheers mate also are you doing the rear lower bumper in black ? i was going to do it but chickened out !! 
Yessssss...
Basically the ED30 engine and turbo is exactly the same as the S3 unit, seems there is a load of confusion over this, but it has the same lower compression pistons, forged rods, bigger map sensor, K04 turbo, stronger block, and strengthened crank..
The only difference is the map, the exhaust and the intercooler (ED30 runs the OEM GTI cooler, but sure you know that)
Hence why an ED30 produces mapped S3 power levels when remapped..
Im planning on having the Grille, rear bumper 'diffuser section' and possibly the roof done in Matte black.. Actually not the roof.. or maybes the roof.. errm
Going to have the wheels and grille stripe painted in a different colour too, should be very different!!
