hey all i think it was on here i saw the Uk's fastest Nova, think it had a Cavalier 3.0v6 turbo'd and nos'd? cant seem to find information on it, but have some guy that my eldest son knows claiming to be the ex owner, but says it was running 8.5s but i remember it being posted running high 11s?
any info guys??

ScoobyDoo69

 

did it also have a hollow tube with a blank end welded to the body and a gas canon that went with it ?

 

lol i think it would need more than that!but realli i remember it being high 11s so i just want to find the info to show him that his mates a liar!

 

think the quickest nova is a twin engine job don't think thats running that quick 1/4's

 

Yeh i have seen that although it was over a year ago so i dont know if anything has changed. Was it built by Regal or someone???

I read it runs about 10.5 sec 1/4 miles i think and about 2.5 to 60

Mental

 

Cavalier V6 in a Nova, Hello understeer!

 

It's a Nova. Nuff said.

 

Wasn't the Cav 4x4 Turbo engine a 2.5 V6?? Cant remember Vauxhall putting a 3ltr V6 in anything.
paul.

 

The Omega's and Carltons had 3ltr engines, but they were all NA if I recall..

 

Nope the cavalier/calibra turbo uses the 2.0ltr LET engine
3.0 V6 can be found in Omega MV6 amoungst other things in NA form. It doesn't take a work of genius to bolt a couple of kkk's to it

Still only of any use in a nova in a straight line, where's the fun in that????

 

the fun would be smoking you ***

i think i met this Nova once

is it cream and does it stalk up and down the A34?

 

well he had it as a drag car, i remember the pic with big big tyres on the front...?

 

All well and good until the first corner where it would understear into the nearest hedge and end up facing the same way as the driver cap no doubt

 

Isn't there a Nova around with 2 engines? Can't remember what engines there were now

Anyone else heard of it?

Matt

 

People spend a great deal of time, effort and money building cars. Hats off to them all regardless of what base car they use. Snobby remarks about twisties or its only a corsa/Nova etc are not overly constructive to a thread.

 

Been in the black twin engine'd nova - its fast

2 cav turbo motors, mapped on the dyno @ over 350 each (not sure how true that is tho)

 

Nothing snobby about it! It's pure physics

 

 

Thats it

Fair play, it's different

 

what i get really if its using different engines and different parts alltogether its not really a nova , its what the engine`s are ,

how would you keep something like that on the ground id love to see 1 go , a m8`s younger brother is nova and corsa mad he has a 2ltr turbo engine in his corsa running nos and **** me does that thing shift ,
i wouldnt personally have 1 or drive 1 , but to enthusiast`s who want the factor of modding one there self good luck to them , alot of people would probably change there mind if 1 kitted up was at the lights , they would think same as me laugh laugh laugh and think what a complete tosser ,,,,,, then cry if it blew past them (NEVER HAPPENED YET IF IT DID I WOULD CRY)




THE 0-60 2.83 doesnt seem right , thats quicker than 700bhp rs200

 

There isn't a 3 litre V6 cavalier engine, most nova / corsa conversions use the 2 litre out of the cavalier/astra GSI or the calibra 2.0 turbo lump

 

Im afraid to say being an ex nova owner (gsi 1.6 8v extensively modified rollcage etc etc) they can suprise some of you subaru owners even the subtle ones! spending around a grand you can easily see tthe low 6 seconds 0-60 yet they maintian there everyday useability (2l 16v engines) and around 2 grand (2l let 16v turbo) this is when subarus will start getting spanked! .I know a few people have killed cossies and imprezas on the 1/4 however you cant really compare these to subarus cause imprezas are serious cars imo. But for messing around with novas these you can get some real pocket rockets. The black one is pretty insane i had some movies of it

 

true , but then again you could spend money on a morris minor and get 11sec quarter miles , spend money on any motor and its a monster ,

 

There's an old morris minor panel van I see in MK every once in a while, I think he has a V8 shoehorned in

 

i wonder what is the whackiest modded car to beat down a scoob in standard form ,

 

Boost beast never stays in one piece even though Chris from Regal spent over 20K on it!!

This is quite quick, Video, not bad for £3000 including buying the shell, its only a crappy 8v with a standard head too

Spec:
£30 2.0 8v Cavalier SRI engine
Standard Calibra Turbo rods
Standard Calibra Turbo pistons
Standard Calibra Turbo injectors
ARP bottom end bolts
6 Speed F28 gearbox converted to FWD
Standard head
Standard cam
Garret T34 turbo
Quaife ATB LSD
Wizards of NOS 75bhp progressive nitrous system
Autronic engine management
Custom drive shafts

With a head, cam and some more gas it would have done a 10

 

Not a scoob, but how does a 911 getting a kicking from a Fiat 126 grab ya?

On this page, right hand side(lots of other great vids as well)

http://www.superbike.co.uk/content/videos.htm

 

Scoob's are pretty lame in standard form LOL..

Have wasted loads down the lanes too....

 

Its right

It was done at trax '03
Freak (former nova nutcase)

 

i,ve seen a 2.5 v6 in a nova before