Corsa VXR
19 December 2014, 08:45 PM
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Corsa VXR
Just had a conversation with a guy in my works car park in a m5, just general talk about cars etc as I was leaving work and he said that his brother has a corsa VXR that has 520bhp and 500lbs torque?? Is that even possible in a corsa vxr and does anyone know anyone running that power in a corsa vxr as I think he's talking **** or am I wrong? Yes it's not a subaru question and yes I know I'm on a subaru forum but it's just a question before anyone says.
19 December 2014, 08:57 PM
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I really know nothing about Vauxhalls and never really been a fan of them fella but if there's been an Astra VXR motor shoe horned in with work done on the motor like they did with the Nova's then I'd say possible.
19 December 2014, 09:42 PM
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There was a chap in my town (he worked at the local halfords) who claimed his little VXR corsa was making over 400 ponies. Obviously he could of been taking rubbish but I did see the car accelerate away one evening and was quite shocked. The bloody thing absolutely flew !!!!!
19 December 2014, 09:43 PM
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Just had a conversation with a guy in my works car park in a m5, just general talk about cars etc as I was leaving work and he said that his brother has a corsa VXR that has 520bhp and 500lbs torque?? Is that even possible in a corsa vxr and does anyone know anyone running that power in a corsa vxr as I think he's talking **** or am I wrong? Yes it's not a subaru question and yes I know I'm on a subaru forum but it's just a question before anyone says.
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19 December 2014, 09:45 PM
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Yeah can't see why he would be lying, won't be the standard engine though and wouldn't have been cheap!
There are 600bhp + lupos around!
Anything is possible if you have the dollars to throw at something
There are 600bhp + lupos around!
Anything is possible if you have the dollars to throw at something
19 December 2014, 09:47 PM
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There is a bloke here in Eastbourne who has a 420 odd bhp corsa Vxr, the things an absolute monster, fully forged and remapped by a place called thorney motorsports (or something like that) as said above though he has spent a fortune on it.
19 December 2014, 09:53 PM
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A guy I know raced a slightly chavvy looking Nova off the lights in his brand new (but run in) B7 RS4; and got annihilated!!
He had it supercharged then wrote it off. Oops.
He had it supercharged then wrote it off. Oops.
19 December 2014, 10:54 PM
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Remember a Nova behind me when i was in my 280bhp+ wrx, i noticed the intercooler, he didn't get past me as he couldn't get any traction, but at the next set of lights i put my window down and asked him 2.0 turbo? And he said yes out of calibra.
Memory's lol
Memory's lol
19 December 2014, 11:28 PM
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I got a friend running a Astra Vxr lump in his corsa. He has spent a proper fortune on it, fully forged etc, motec management, gt3076r blower etc, where was the guy from pal did he say?
19 December 2014, 11:52 PM
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There's someone out Blackburn way who's dropped a WRX drivetrain into a Corsa, and is running some serious horsepower too. It came up behind me one night and rinsed me!
20 December 2014, 06:25 PM
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Thorney motorsport are the main Vauxhall tuner and you will keep warrantys on your Vauxhall if they have been tuned by them or Vauxhall dealers using there parts and maps I know one thing gearboxes are weak so it wont only be forged engines the newer astra is a lot better car than before but like has be mentioned any car can be quick if you throw enough at it especially a light car power to weight ratio
20 December 2014, 07:04 PM
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priceless wiping smiles off faces when it can't get traction 
wouldn't want to put a wager on top flight I'll be honest :P
21 December 2014, 04:59 PM
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Thorney motorsport are the main Vauxhall tuner and you will keep warrantys on your Vauxhall if they have been tuned by them or Vauxhall dealers using there parts and maps I know one thing gearboxes are weak so it wont only be forged engines the newer astra is a lot better car than before but like has be mentioned any car can be quick if you throw enough at it especially a light car power to weight ratio
21 December 2014, 05:02 PM
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Certainly is. Having been there and done it with Vauxhalls, I'd still choose a quick-out-of-the-box car over a modified one. Turbocharged Novas are only fun in a straight line. It becomes boring very quickly.
There's a Tigra running over 700bhp from a C20let that's running 9 sec quarters owned by a guy called Andy Speck.
There's a Tigra running over 700bhp from a C20let that's running 9 sec quarters owned by a guy called Andy Speck.
21 December 2014, 07:50 PM
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A friend told me his mate had a focus RS running 620bhp and he only paid £5k to have the extra power. Knowing how much cash it takes to get to that sort of level I can't see it being that much difference between vehicles.
I asked what turbo he was running and did a google search and found out its rated to 520bhp so that's the best figure so 620bhp is a little optimistic
21 December 2014, 08:53 PM
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A friend told me his mate had a focus RS running 620bhp and he only paid £5k to have the extra power. Knowing how much cash it takes to get to that sort of level I can't see it being that much difference between vehicles.
I asked what turbo he was running and did a google search and found out its rated to 520bhp so that's the best figure so 620bhp is a little optimistic
I asked what turbo he was running and did a google search and found out its rated to 520bhp so that's the best figure so 620bhp is a little optimistic
telling me he did a 10 seconds quarter mile @ Santa pod the day before, When I asked him to pop his bonnet to show me what turbo he had, it was on the standard td04, standard TMIC etc, I had to stand there listening to his bull5hit!!
Funny thing is he not the only person who has done this!!
21 December 2014, 09:23 PM
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Yep I know but my post did say about keeping your vauxhall warranty with thorny you do the rest you don't even though they are. bigger as you have stated thorny are only tuning company recognised by Vauxhall
22 December 2014, 12:46 AM
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You've stated that they are the main Vauxhall tuner. They aren't. 3rd down that list at best.
It's just a tie up that they currently have with Vauxhall. Courtenay used to have that status back in the day. They've simply moved on from it given how slippery Vauxhall are at seeing that warranty out. Ask any Thorney VXR Customers The fact that they very rarely get a mention in any of the articles of feature cars in TV Magazine is testament to that.
It's just a tie up that they currently have with Vauxhall. Courtenay used to have that status back in the day. They've simply moved on from it given how slippery Vauxhall are at seeing that warranty out. Ask any Thorney VXR Customers
The fact that they very rarely get a mention in any of the articles of feature cars in TV Magazine is testament to that.
23 December 2014, 09:58 PM
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Modding cars and bull**** go hand in hand unfortunately. I kid you not, we had a yound lad start where I used to work who had a "Mini with a Formula 1 engine" Which sat in his garden where he'd start it up and "rev it to 18k rpm" until he passed his test. He didn't last long, but not before he revered us with tales of 1" punches (which he couldn't show us because it could kill us) and how he was a trained under cover assassin.
We had another lad who's Dad "had an R33 GTR" he even had a picture of himself lent up against one. The R33 GTR turned out to be very well disguised as a rover 214! My mate even asked his Dad where the GTR was which was met with much confusion and the kid with a purple head.
There was also a bloke who's brother "had an R1" which he'd "let him ride" that turned out to be some 125cc bike. Only reason he said it was because I came to work on my zx10r, it's like a disease with some people. They see something nice and just have to lie like you're gonna be impressed.
When I had my R32 GTR years ago it attracted the biggest bull****ters out there. I'd quite often get asked "what BHP is it mate?" To which I'd say about 380. This would create a look of total disgust shortly followed by "you wanna get it chipped, my mate's got one with 700bhp. You can get 1000bhp out of them easy" There was also a chap in my town who had an R33 GTR and had told everyone it was 600bhp. Fair enough but I'd asked these 3rd party's to ask what he'd had done which never got any convincing replies. He put it in the autotrader for sale and we rang him up.. Asked him what mods were done to it "just k&n filters" was the reply.
We had another lad who's Dad "had an R33 GTR" he even had a picture of himself lent up against one. The R33 GTR turned out to be very well disguised as a rover 214! My mate even asked his Dad where the GTR was which was met with much confusion and the kid with a purple head.
There was also a bloke who's brother "had an R1" which he'd "let him ride" that turned out to be some 125cc bike. Only reason he said it was because I came to work on my zx10r, it's like a disease with some people. They see something nice and just have to lie like you're gonna be impressed.
When I had my R32 GTR years ago it attracted the biggest bull****ters out there. I'd quite often get asked "what BHP is it mate?" To which I'd say about 380. This would create a look of total disgust shortly followed by "you wanna get it chipped, my mate's got one with 700bhp. You can get 1000bhp out of them easy" There was also a chap in my town who had an R33 GTR and had told everyone it was 600bhp. Fair enough but I'd asked these 3rd party's to ask what he'd had done which never got any convincing replies. He put it in the autotrader for sale and we rang him up.. Asked him what mods were done to it "just k&n filters" was the reply.
24 December 2014, 01:05 AM
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I'm still involved with the vauxhall scene and there's a couple out there pushing power of 450 bhp + . Like people are saying you put enough money into it its achievable. And 500bhp from the c20 or z20let isn't uncommon you've got a twin 1000 bhp corsa b on last month's cover .
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24 December 2014, 01:10 PM
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Do you remember the abortion that was the EDS Boost Beast?
Stopped buying Total Vauxhall a while back as £5 on advertising and regurgitated technical features/John Cleland BTCC memorabilia was beginning to wear a bit thin. It makes a quick distraction through WH Smith but not a lot else.
I've still got a 4x4 Cavalier Turbo in storage so keep my toe in and the odd trip up to the VBOA national day but that's about it now. Mig/ETC have all had their day. Shame really because that scene was built on driveway builds on tight budgets and there were some really interesting motors. All Bluefin remaps and of-the-shelf stuff in comparison nowadays.
Stopped buying Total Vauxhall a while back as £5 on advertising and regurgitated technical features/John Cleland BTCC memorabilia was beginning to wear a bit thin. It makes a quick distraction through WH Smith but not a lot else.
I've still got a 4x4 Cavalier Turbo in storage so keep my toe in and the odd trip up to the VBOA national day but that's about it now. Mig/ETC have all had their day. Shame really because that scene was built on driveway builds on tight budgets and there were some really interesting motors. All Bluefin remaps and of-the-shelf stuff in comparison nowadays.
25 December 2014, 12:05 PM
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I've still got a 4x4 Cavalier Turbo in storage so keep my toe in and the odd trip up to the VBOA national day but that's about it now. Mig/ETC have all had their day. Shame really because that scene was built on driveway builds on tight budgets and there were some really interesting motors. All Bluefin remaps and of-the-shelf stuff in comparison nowadays.