Astra GSI turbo
 

seems to be a few different 2l turbo models, how do you tell the difference and what did each have bhp wise and extras etc???

cheers

Though there was only the one GSI 2l Turbo?

yep same as the astra turbo coupe 192 bhp as standard very easy to take to 250 and above

Are you talking about the Mk4 Astra?

If you are talking about the MK4, their was only one which was 200bhp std out of the box.

Used to have a black one, great bloody car, never missed a beat, only ever had to service it and chuck tyres and a set of pads at it in 2 years of spirited driving.

Fairly rapid, reasonably cheap to run, high 29's in terms of MPG - 30's if you drive it sensibly.

Handle pretty well, but nothing like a scoob.

I'd have another one, but then again I'd have a TSL333 over the GSI any day of the week.

Regards

GB

p.s. They also did an SRI turbo which ran from 2002 - 2003, same engine etc, biggest let down was that the body kit was different to the GSI and the SRI did not have the 1/2 leather recaro interior that the GSI has as standard.

Wasn't the Sri Turbo something like 187bhp - a few bhp down on the GSI?
I seem to remember something about when the Gsi was released they said you could get the GSi map applied to an SRi at a Vauxhall dealer.

I remember they ran one against a small turbo Escort Cos and they both topped out at 137mph in a mag test. Basically because the Astra had been advertised as a 150mph car and they were curious to see whether it would run to that much.

GSI got tested by Autocar at 0-60 in 6.6, 0-100 in 17.3 and 138 max but they did praise it's enormous flexibility and in-gear punch

yup, the sri turbo was quoted at 187-189bhp, like the coupe turbo and the turbo convertible and the Zafira GSi. Any difference to the GSi's quoted 197bhp would be down to the ecu software. At the end of the day they all run the same engine, the Z20LET.

IMHO the output change would have mostly been a marketing decision to match the Civic type R's 197bhp.

Was that GPS confirmed?

I had one before the scoob and can vouch that it did the 150 on the clock, so that would be about right with the speedo error.
Reasonably fast, but no way a genuine 150 mph car

It was Datron logged not just some TomTom sat nav reading! Yes, they both did a genuine 137 - the Escos was running with the wing on so might have done a few more without it maybe?
Speedo readings aren't very reliable at those sort of speeds

Yep, quite correct about the SRI turbo running 189bhp out of the box - the majority were upped when at vauxhall for servicing though with the GSI map / sofware.

Astheticaly I would choose a GSI over the SRI for looks and extras, the bupers for the GSI look much better, the sri ones look like standard bumpers that have been chopped and had bits added :) .

I'll try and find some pic's of the black beast when I get chance - she was lush!

Regards

GB

The Sri is good for being stealthy though......... ;)

copy of above article

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...Col/sri-t2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...Col/sri-t3.jpg

:)

Interesting read.
I know nothing about cossies. Is the 1.7 bar boost pressure claim in standard form true?

That's the one Big Col ;) - was going to post up my link to it but you beat me to it.
Shows how much the big wing and 4wd saps out the Escort in a straight line

I think they only made a handfull of the Sri turbo models. My brother-in-law has one, and it is quick :norty: . He got it on a rolling road last year and it was doing 214bhp. To his knowledge it is standard with no mods at all. He bought it from a mate who said he did nothing to it either.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/gillp95...0specsheet.jpg

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/gillp95...side%20800.jpg

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/gillp95...stra%20800.jpg

A very stealthy turbo car in my opinion. :) But the Gsi's do look mint :thumb: . The kit on the Sri is very tame compared to the Gsi. The Sri is the insurance friendly alternative.

Agreed looks like a standard SRi - but goes like stink:thumb: