jr
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Originally posted by shane_o
they arevary nice vars m8 dont listhen to all the exdemo rubbish i work for a vaux dealer and got my mum to buy a demo meriva for 3k less than book, if the storys were true i wouldnt do that would i?
 not rubbish at all
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jr
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nice car anyway mark, you might be converted to derv power forever now
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MarkM
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Originally posted by Rob H
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Originally posted by MarkM
That sounds like an Ebay special being honest...seems too cheap and easy for that increase 
Im happy with it as it is at the moment but will keep it in mind...
They're that kinda thing. A few resistors, diodes and caps in a box to trick the ECU into throwing in more Fuel and up the boost. They seem to be good though for what they are.
I.
"They're that kinda thing. A few resistors, diodes and caps in a box to trick the ECU into throwing in more Fuel and up the boost. They seem to be good though for what they are." - This has made my mind up. I will NOT be going down this route im afraid...sounds a bit dodgy if you ask me. If I do it im doing it properly.
"'m only 21, but have 4Yrs NCB. Corsa is £400 to insure, Astra was about £850, and the VXR £1050.. cheaper than a CTR to insure" - This is extremely cheap ...im 24 with 5 years NCD protected with 3 points and no accidents...1 theft claim...on a car that is in a lower insurance bracket..
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jr
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mark, if you do anything, get a serial port remap
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MarkM
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Originally posted by jr
nice car anyway mark, you might be converted to derv power forever now
No no no...
My master plan is by the time I hit 30 (5.5 years time  ) I want to own a brand new Audi RS4 or whatever its equivalent is at that time...providing it looks good etc...
All things going to plan...
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jr
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by that time the RS4 will be a diesel 
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Joe
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Originally posted by jr
by that time the RS4 will be a diesel
What a depressing thought 
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jr
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theres very stong rumours of a V10 diesel R8
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MarkM
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Originally posted by jr
by that time the RS4 will be a diesel
Hahaha 
Diesels are the future
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Rob H
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Originally posted by MarkM
"'m only 21, but have 4Yrs NCB. Corsa is £400 to insure, Astra was about £850, and the VXR £1050.. cheaper than a CTR to insure" - This is extremely cheap ...im 24 with 5 years NCD protected with 3 points and no accidents...1 theft claim...on a car that is in a lower insurance bracket..
I'm Sorry . I just double checked to make sure I was getting my figures right. Quoted for a 2006 3dr Astra 150 SRi CDTi. 12k miles a year, kept on the driveway. It's £674.10 without protected NCB . £817 with
VXR is £1,156.05 With Protected, £952.35 without
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Rob H
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Originally posted by MarkM
"They're that kinda thing. A few resistors, diodes and caps in a box to trick the ECU into throwing in more Fuel and up the boost. They seem to be good though for what they are." - This has made my mind up. I will NOT be going down this route im afraid...sounds a bit dodgy if you ask me. If I do it im doing it properly.
technically, that's all your ECU is anyway, so it's only doing the same thing .
The digital box seems a bit better, but i wouldnt rule them out personally untill id dug a little deeper into what they are and what they do differently from a re-map  .
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Jay
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Originally posted by Mark330d
I actually like the 5 door alot better than the 3 door, looks so much nicer.
agree
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Ben J
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Originally posted by MarkM
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Originally posted by Rob H
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Originally posted by MarkM
That sounds like an Ebay special being honest...seems too cheap and easy for that increase
Im happy with it as it is at the moment but will keep it in mind...
They're that kinda thing. A few resistors, diodes and caps in a box to trick the ECU into throwing in more Fuel and up the boost. They seem to be good though for what they are.
I.
"They're that kinda thing. A few resistors, diodes and caps in a box to trick the ECU into throwing in more Fuel and up the boost. They seem to be good though for what they are." - This has made my mind up. I will NOT be going down this route im afraid...sounds a bit dodgy if you ask me. If I do it im doing it properly.
"'m only 21, but have 4Yrs NCB. Corsa is £400 to insure, Astra was about £850, and the VXR £1050.. cheaper than a CTR to insure" - This is extremely cheap ...im 24 with 5 years NCD protected with 3 points and no accidents...1 theft claim...on a car that is in a lower insurance bracket..
Nothing dodgy at all. Any CDTI owner with half a braincell is running them. As i've said, join Astra-sri.co.uk and speak to Andrew888. He runs DTUK. He will answer any questions you have.
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Steve
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the power boxes are a load of crap, no better than an ebay resistor
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Ben J
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Originally posted by Steve
the power boxes are a load of crap, no better than an ebay resistor
So you have used one then??? Nah didn't think so......50bhp gains plus shed loads of torque for good money. Proven results. No crap involved at all.
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MarkM
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I want to see proof on this..
graphs etc...
Danke
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John
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Originally posted by Steve
the power boxes are a load of crap, no better than an ebay resistor
I have a power box on my cdti and it makes it a significantly better drive.
It pulls much much better all the way through the revs and it is definitely not just me thinking it goes faster.
I haven't tried an ebay resistor but if they done as good a job as this box it would be well worth the 15 quid or whatever they cost.
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MarkM
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Graphs of before and after please...
Danke
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John
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I don't have any graphs.
I can believe the power and torque increase claims though and i'm sure you would be happy about the improvement for not much over 100 quid.
Even if you had no power gains it makes it much better to drive.
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Ben J
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Originally posted by MarkM
I want to see proof on this..
graphs etc...
Danke
Go to www.dieseltuning.co.uk
These aren't £15 ebay jobs. They cost real money because they do a real job. Your looking at £285ish for a DTUK Greenbox.
But as I keep saying...go on www.astra-sri.co.uk and chat to a few people on there with DTUK boxes. Theres even a dedicated DTUK thread!
[Edited on 19-12-2006 by bjackso2x]
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MarkM
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 FFS
Just kerbed one of my alloys...some prick parked at the junction on the end of my road meaning I could only get home up my road by bumping up a kerb...as I was coming off the kerb I heard that crunch noise that you dread... scratched the alloy quite badly along the rim and one of the spokes...
Anyone recommend any alloy wheel refurbishers in the North west?
Gutted is not the word....had the fucker all of 5 days...pissed off
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whitter45
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proclean in Whiston about 30 notes a wheel
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MarkM
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Originally posted by whitter45
proclean in Whiston about 30 notes a wheel
Do you have an address at all mate?
Cheers
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whitter45
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I don;t mate sorry but have used them before
They are near the tesco's and ford garage after Whiston Hospital
see link
http://www.procleanalloys.co.uk/
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MarkM
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Originally posted by whitter45
I don;t mate sorry but have used them before
They are near the tesco's and ford garage after Whiston Hospital
see link
http://www.procleanalloys.co.uk/
Cheers mate...great help that...gonna take a trip down tomorrow to see them...
Hopefully they can do it whilst I wait or something...
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