Jules S
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
Jules, I know of more than 1 Astra VXR with over 300bhp...
355 from an engine which Vauxhall have been playing with (not worrying about killing it) seems reasonable.
News to me mate...care to enlighten?
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Hammer
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The one with 355 was done by 888 according to the guy, it coud quite well be a lot of shite as these guys sometimes aren't the most technically proficient but it seems a random numbe just to make up?
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Robin
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Thorney Motorsport's Stage 3 package gives over 300bhp.
http://www.thorneymotorsport.co.uk/tuning/Astra_VXR_Tuning.shtml
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John
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He said it was probably gonae blow up, sounded legit enough.
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Jules S
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quote:
Originally posted by Hammer
The one with 355 was done by 888 according to the guy, it coud quite well be a lot of shite as these guys sometimes aren't the most technically proficient but it seems a random numbe just to make up?
Could be BS tbh....ive not seen that level in a VX....but there again the engine/turbo is in a different place so cooling and the power gains are different.
I dont think i would want 355 through the fronts anyway if that is the case 
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Rachel H
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There is a arden blue Astra VXR which I believe is in this months Max Power which has over 300bhp.
Where are the pics of the Nova?
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Robin
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Does it have a carbon bonnet, carbon splitter, blue alcantara/black leather seats and 888 6 pots Ollie?
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Hammer
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the white nova on the story board type things was basically your car as it stands just now olly 
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John
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Nova wasn't there ollie, was just a wee storyboard thing and it was bad enough trying to get pics of the car.
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Rachel H
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quote:
Originally posted by Hammer
the white nova on the story board type things was basically your car as it stands just now olly
You sure it wasn't?
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Rachel H
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
Does it have a carbon bonnet, carbon splitter, blue alcantara/black leather seats and 888 6 pots Ollie?
Na, but I know the one your talking about it, a bird on VXROnline owns it.
The one I'm talking about has clear rear lenses and some god awful aftermarket 19's on it.
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Hammer
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Nah didn't have green tinted glass
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Robin
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That one?
Jules, FYI, that has 298bhp, thus disproving your 'not seen a VXR over 280bhp' thingy 
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Jules S
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
That one?
Jules, FYI, that has 298bhp, thus disproving your 'not seen a VXR over 280bhp' thingy
Yet to be proven though 
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deano87
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Old news only joking.
Top pics though.
[Edited on 13-03-2007 by deano87]
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Rachel H
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
That one?
Jules, FYI, that has 298bhp, thus disproving your 'not seen a VXR over 280bhp' thingy
Indeed that one
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Jill
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quote:
Originally posted by Rachel H
There is a arden blue Astra VXR which I believe is in this months Max Power which has over 300bhp.
Where are the pics of the Nova?
Is that the one that Regal tuned do you know?
JILL 
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Rachel H
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quote:
Originally posted by Jill
quote:
Originally posted by Rachel H
There is a arden blue Astra VXR which I believe is in this months Max Power which has over 300bhp.
Where are the pics of the Nova?
Is that the one that Regal tuned do you know?
JILL
Yeah thats the one.
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SetH
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hmmm im quickly getting a fetish for these
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Joe
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Brakes look crap 
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Cupra Steve
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Seats do look awesome, exhaust looks stupid though.
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Hammer
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Originally posted by joe6886
Brakes look crap
The brakes themselves are substantial the calipers being blue however fuck knows what they were thinking it looks terrible, against the red anyway.
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mwg
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Looks good.
If they had full leather in it then people would be moaning that they wanted to see a standard spec car. You cant win
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Joe
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I was joking, i'm sure they are up to the job. I think the calipers are blue on all the VXR's are'nt they?
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Hammer
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I couldn't comment from looking at them tbh, i'll leave to the steveseses that have had cupras and gtis
I think they are blue throughout the range yeah, for what reason i do not know tbh.
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