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steven_r2008
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   8th Feb 10 at 13:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
finaly it is my turn to make one of these threads

after a few weeks of hunting, and changing my mind i have finally made a purchase

i initially wanted a 1.8 astra coupe
then my brother put the idea of a mk4 astra cabriolet into my head. after looking at around 8 of these, i came to the conclusion that the majority of people who bought these cars from new were clearly paying no attention when driving as every single one had clearly had quite a bit of paint work done (one or two had at least 3/4s of the car resprayed ) many of these were 05 - 55 plates.

anyway, after looking at 3 or 4 i made a final purchase yesterday, and i am so glad i decided on this car

a 58 plate Corsa D SRI Turbo, only covered 7k not quite a year old yet neither pick it up on friday and i cannot wait

i know the D isn't to everyones taste, but let me know what you think








edit:" used wrong smiley

[Edited on 08-02-2010 by steven_r2008]
jay2907
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8th Feb 10 at 13:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ah the 1.6t my bro got one of those he got it to 207bhp... not a fan of the corsa d myself though
steven_r2008
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8th Feb 10 at 13:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by jay2907
ah the 1.6t my bro got one of those he got it to 207bhp... not a fan of the corsa d myself though


i would have loved to get the VXR but insurance did not allow

just out of interest, did he just map it straight to 207? or did he put an aftermarket exhaust on?
jay2907
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8th Feb 10 at 13:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
just a baileys dump valve and a bluefin chip same reason he got the sri couldnt afford vxr insure no exhaust or anything either
jaffa
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8th Feb 10 at 13:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nice
steven_r2008
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quote:
Originally posted by jay2907
just a baileys dump valve and a bluefin chip same reason he got the sri couldnt afford vxr insure no exhaust or anything either


ive heard so many stories that dump valves decrease the performance of a car and they don't benefit unless they are running silly power?

i'd be well happy to get it mapped straight to 207 without any other mods
steven_r2008
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8th Feb 10 at 13:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by jaffa
Nice


cheers mate. fell in love as soon as i saw it. really want the vxr interior for it though
jay2907
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8th Feb 10 at 13:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
im not certain bout the torque but i got 220 in my head
steven_r2008
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8th Feb 10 at 13:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
really thats a pretty decent figure for the engine . did he turn the boost up at all?
jamesy1990
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8th Feb 10 at 13:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
realy dont like the look of these sorry
steven_r2008
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8th Feb 10 at 13:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
like i said no worries, not to everybody's taste same with most cars really
Mike GSi
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8th Feb 10 at 14:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The map will increase the boost
jay2907
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8th Feb 10 at 14:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ah some reason its not posting the the print out :/

it says MAX 207bhp @ 5820 rpm

[Edited on 08-02-2010 by jay2907]
Rich H
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8th Feb 10 at 16:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nice mate, I hated these when they first came out, but I'm like that with most new cars lol - now quite like them
whitter45
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8th Feb 10 at 16:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
be-careful running maps on these engines - heard some horror stories
steven_r2008
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what kind of stories you heard mate. i know the vxr engines tap when squeezing quite a bit more power out of them due to the under piston oil sprays?

shouldn't imagine running this up to around 220 bhp would be a problem though? vxrs are standard 197 or something aren't they?
steven_r2008
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quote:
Originally posted by Rich H
Nice mate, I hated these when they first came out, but I'm like that with most new cars lol - now quite like them


cheers mate, might be in touch for some cleaning stuff for this as the stuff i have from you was 'specc'd' for my arden blue sport?
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quote:
Originally posted by Rich H
Nice mate, I hated these when they first came out, but I'm like that with most new cars lol - now quite like them


Same.
whitter45
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Originally posted by steven_r2008
what kind of stories you heard mate. i know the vxr engines tap when squeezing quite a bit more power out of them due to the under piston oil sprays?

shouldn't imagine running this up to around 220 bhp would be a problem though? vxrs are standard 197 or something aren't they?


i have heard melted pistons and other failures

Just what i have heard and it may just be that its asolated instance
AlexW
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9th Feb 10 at 14:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I really like these actually, Well worth the money IMO.

Good buy
Rich H
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9th Feb 10 at 18:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by steven_r2008
quote:
Originally posted by Rich H
Nice mate, I hated these when they first came out, but I'm like that with most new cars lol - now quite like them


cheers mate, might be in touch for some cleaning stuff for this as the stuff i have from you was 'specc'd' for my arden blue sport?


Drop me a PM to remind me what you have and I'll advise you of any new stuff you need to get. Shouldn't need to alter too much
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9th Feb 10 at 18:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Very nice, I did not like them at first or the insignia but they have both grown on me .207 bhp is good.
LeeM
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thats great, i love the d especially sri and vxr! think the interior in the sri really lets it down though, the reds a bit tacky id be on the lookout for vxr interior
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Fucking wank
Ben G
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Fucking wank


you are a fucking prick.

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