chrisritch
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Registered: 2nd Sep 08
Location: Northants Drives: V40
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Well back in a saxo after a brief stint in a 306 Dturbo
Sold my s reg 306 for £900 and bought this little beauty for £700
List of mods etc are:
1997 VTR MODEL
KENT FAST ROAD CAMS AND VERNIER PULLEY
INDUCTION KIT
OIL BREATHERS
POWER BOOST VALVE
FLASHED ECU
FULL STAINLESS POWERFLOW EXHAUST TWIN EXIT ONE OUT EACH SIDE OF BUMPER ON SIDE OF CAR WELL TRICK SOUND EXCELLENT AND POPS
VTS BRAKES NEW
COLD AIR FEED PIPE IN GRILL TO INDUCTION KIT
M3 MIRRORS
LOWERED 20MM
VTR WHEELS AND EXCELLENT TYRES
NEW FRONT SUSPENSION
NEW CAMBELT AND HEAD GASKET
UPRATED INJECTORS
NEW 2001 BLACK INTERIOR MINT
STEALTH REAR SHELF AND INFINITY 6X9 SPEAKERS
UPRATED DOOR SPEAKERS AND SONY CD PLAYER
POWER WINDOWS,CENTRAL LOCKING,
POWER STEERING
Ill get some better pics of the exhaust but it looks cool, is different and sounds lovely so itll be staying
Gonna bin the gash mirrors and the grill air feed then lower it about 60mm all round and end up VTS route and tracking it in the summer
Also love the colour, havent seen another saxo like this
Let me know what you think
[Edited on 19-01-2010 by chrisritch]
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Griffiths1991
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Registered: 28th Jul 08
Location: Cheshire
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Any plans for it?
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wwwNOOBcom
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Registered: 28th Oct 09
Location: Shettleston, Glasgow City
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thats good for 700 quid, i had a 52 plate vts i bought for 3500, couldnt fucking sell it for 2k like 3 month later, was gutted, nice car to drive mind you
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l15ter
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Registered: 1st Feb 08
Location: Berkshire
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should split it
doesnt look lowered at all but if you move the number plate to its correct place and get rid of the air intake pipe from the upper grill and it would look better.
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lwigmore
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Registered: 18th Nov 07
Location: Sawtry Huntingdon Drives: Saxo VTS
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That suspension looks standard mate
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Stuart H
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Registered: 17th Jul 09
Location: lanark , scotland
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wana buy some spare vtr alloys mate? lol
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Eck
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quote: Originally posted by chrisritch
List of mods etc are:
1997 VTR MODEL
KENT FAST ROAD CAMS AND VERNIER PULLEY
Not trying to piss on your strawberries mate, but where does the second cam go?
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Ollie_B
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andyc1234
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Registered: 7th Nov 06
Location: Lancashire
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i was thinking the same. in the boot maybe?
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*JonnyG*
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Registered: 2nd Jun 08
Location: Lincolnshire
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Quite like the exhaust tbh!
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Eck
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quote: Originally posted by andyc1234
i was thinking the same. in the boot maybe?
Could be? But then that would weigh the back down and it wouldn't be standard ride hei.......
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chrisritch
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Registered: 2nd Sep 08
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tbf thats just copied from ebay
and when the bloke delivered it he asked if i was going to lower it so i guessed its standard ride height and where does 20mm springs?
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Root
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Registered: 28th Dec 08
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pics of cammage plx
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lwigmore
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Registered: 18th Nov 07
Location: Sawtry Huntingdon Drives: Saxo VTS
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Do you have proof (receipt) of it being cammed up dude?
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DannyB
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Registered: 6th Feb 08
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I was just going to say that, a lot of people say they have camd their car, without proof I wouldn't put any money on it mate.
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ChrisBoom
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Registered: 6th Dec 06
Location: Highland
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Whip the cam cover off and check, should be markings on it to tell.
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chrisritch
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tbf doesnt bother me if it is or isnt
will be going 16v in a few months anyway
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l15ter
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quote: Originally posted by chrisritch
will be going 16v in a few months anyway
is it worth it
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Nic Barnes
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quote: Originally posted by ChrisBoom
Whip the cam cover off and check, should be markings on it to tell.
depends. some a re reprofiled so have std manufacturers marks still on them so a bit harder to tell.
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Mieran
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Registered: 28th Jan 08
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
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Very rare colour, only a few left in the country.
Look after it
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antnee
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
Location: Cov Drives: Clio 197
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quote: Originally posted by Nic Barnes
quote: Originally posted by ChrisBoom
Whip the cam cover off and check, should be markings on it to tell.
depends. some a re reprofiled so have std manufacturers marks still on them so a bit harder to tell.
Even kent cams?
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lwigmore
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Registered: 18th Nov 07
Location: Sawtry Huntingdon Drives: Saxo VTS
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quote: Originally posted by chrisritch
tbf doesnt bother me if it is or isnt
will be going 16v in a few months anyway
I'd be bothered mate, its false advertising if it don't have a cam
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Corsa_Scotty
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Registered: 8th Aug 07
Location: Scottish Borders
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surely youd be able to tell by looking at the new vernier pulley? Nice Car though
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thegsi
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Registered: 3rd Feb 07
Location: Kidderminster Drives: Evo (you can't afford one)
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Two cams? In an 8v engine? Wow.
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Eck
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Registered: 17th Apr 06
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There are twin cam 8v engines out there. Lotus Twin Cam 8v, and Alfa T Spark to name two But Citroen didn't make one
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