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Ojc
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17th Jan 11 at 16:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by Adam_B
If your upping the power with that pulley it will probably be colder (harder) plugs so it doesnt eat them after a couple thousand miles.


I think thats the reason yes, infact I'm sure it is. If I had read 'iridium plugs' I would have started to worry, biggest load of crap ever and the tips tend to fall off and destroy engines.
Adam_B
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17th Jan 11 at 16:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Where did you get that information from? Ive had NGK Irridium plugs in my VX220 Turbo for 30k miles now with no problems, it had been re-mapped with about a 25bhp increase but was still on the standard plugs. It didnt idle smooth and power suddenly dropped off at 5500rpm, with the irridiums it runs perfect. We have sold them at work for about 5 years and never had a problem or come back, certainly no destroyed engines.

Thats NGK though, I dont know about other brands.
Ojc
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17th Jan 11 at 16:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Massive thread on VXRonline (idiots I know) but there had been a few cases of the tips falling off the plugs and causing just a bit of an issue.

I think Warren knows a bit about it as well.
Rich H
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17th Jan 11 at 17:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yeh they're uprated plugs.

Yours should have 165bhp standard I think.
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I think I remember a local lad from vauxhall saying to me they had an astra vxr in running shit and turned out to be the plugs and run better on standard ones? Dont know how true that is
Ojc
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17th Jan 11 at 19:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yep standard ones are fine.
Rich H
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18th Jan 11 at 17:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
A shocking quality vid of mine for you:

http://youtu.be/7F8C0FFEMWA
s4k1b
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18th Jan 11 at 17:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
noisey power steering pumps

screeching noise from under the bonnet when u set off = clutch/flywheel
Ojc
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18th Jan 11 at 19:23   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Noice

Prefer the other type of wheels you get on them though

good colour combo though with the blue and white roof

Drives supercharged Tec with torque
smcGSI16V
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18th Jan 11 at 19:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Just need some tight jeans and a man bag and we can start calling you gay.

Looks Nice tho.
Ojc
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18th Jan 11 at 19:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The wheels are a blessing to clean compared to what I've been used to.

What I have noticed is women checking me out more, I never got that in the Astra unless it was chavvy women now I get women in Audi's looking
Chris x
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18th Jan 11 at 19:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Keep the VXR.
Ben G
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18th Jan 11 at 21:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
looks nice from the side, proper skanking.
R Lee
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18th Jan 11 at 21:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Get the aerokit put on.
Standard MCS looks homo.
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18th Jan 11 at 23:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Deffo needs some more oommphh.

Dont really like the noise either. Minis are cracking to drive though. I look like a prick driving my GF's but i love it. Handling pin point sharpe, gears are nice and cluncky! Proper accelerator pedal....
Ojc
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19th Jan 11 at 09:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
It doesnt look homo, it looks mean with the vent on the bonnet and the chunky wheels and when you wind it up the sound of the 'charger.
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19th Jan 11 at 09:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Na mate, looks really gay. I'd have one, but I'd be having it all black on black so it looked really heterosexual.

That guy I know that's had a JCW S and now has the GP is as gay as the day is long. Pretty sure his boyfriend drives one as well. All you need to do to balance it out is keep the VXR tbh, I can guarentee that if it sells you'll be banging on for months about how you wish you had kept it.

I'd say that 14.5 is a very optomistic time for a standard VXR on the quarter mile as well tbh. What times has yours run before ojc?

[Edited on 19-01-2011 by alan-g-w]
Ojc
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19th Jan 11 at 09:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
14.9 as standard running on 95RON in my first VXR, the 'Burg would trounce that all over the 'shire.
mwg
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19th Jan 11 at 09:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Mini drivers are defo gay. Looks good mate. Get a JCW grill.
Ojc
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19th Jan 11 at 09:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Only thing I want to do are the 15% pulley, GRS intercooler, Dave F airbox and get rid of these god damm run flats.
mwg
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19th Jan 11 at 09:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
http://www.minigenuineparts.co.uk/mini-parts/info_BM51_13_0_140_259K.html
Warren G
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19th Jan 11 at 10:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
removing run flats can invalid insureance i think it was

so no mods....

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