Description:
- Vauxhall Astra Turbo
- Glacier 10L White
- 3 Door hatchback
- K Reg - 1993
- Private Plate:
A 2L VX Engine:
- C20LET, 2.0 16v Turbo Engine Conversion
(Originally 1.4 8v SPi C14NZ and previously a 2.0 16v, C20XE x2)
- Vauxhall GM Titanium Tip spark plugs
- KN Racing, 10mm, Quad Spiral Core blue HT leads
- Powerflow system, downpipe, 2.5" bore pipework, with 8" by 4.5" letterbox tailpipe
- HKS Type 1 Turbo Timer
- Bailey DV26 Dump Valve
- Garrett Uprated Actuator
- Chrome Racex Induction Kit
- GM Zaginaw Power Steering fitted
Engine bay styling:
- Chrome items include:
--- Bonnet struts
--- Sparkplug cover
--- Manifold Heatshield
--- Distributor
--- Cambelt cover
--- Bonnet catches
--- Bonnet stay
--- Oil cap
--- Bailey PAS Tank
--- V-Tuning Coil Cover
--- Bonrath Strut top covers
--- Bailey Dump Valve
--- PAS Pipework brackets
--- Chrome Induction Kit
- Stainless Steel items include:
(Thanks to Miles Earl)
--- Battery cover, with Griffen etched into it
--- Brake Fluid Reservoir cover
- Rocker cover sprayed 'Candy Apple Blue'
- Momo strut brace sprayed 'Candy Apple Blue'
- Turbo lettering sprayed 'Candy Apple Blue'
- Blue Silicon hoses
(Thanks to Chris Sprung) Transmission:
- F28 Getrag 6 speed Gear Box
- 2wd Conversion
- Standard AP Clutch
Suspension:
- Eibach Pro-Kit progessive springs -35mm at front
- PI Ultra Low progressive springs -60mm at rear
- Bilstein uprated fixed-rate gas shocks all round
Brakes:
- Vectra GSi 308mm vented disks
- Vectra GSi Calipers, sprayed silver
- Rear brake disk conversion
- Rear calipers sprayed silver
- Black Diamond braided brake lines
Bodywork:
- GSi front bumper, with Type-S lower splitter blended in
- GSi back bumper
- GSi grill
- GSi rear spoiler
- GSi sideskirts
- GSi rear tail lights
- GSi black hatch panel
- GSi fog lights
- GSi bonnet, washer jet holes smoothed, Pug 405 washer on wiper arm
- Phase 2 wing mirrors
- Clear front indicators with Silvatec bulbs
- Clear oval side repeaters
- De-locked with colour coded Astra rear handles
- Rear wing aerial smoothed out
- Tinted windows (35% all round)
- Fiat Punto rear wiper arm & blade
Interior:
- Full Black & Grey leather Retrim, with 'RECARO' embossed
- Vectra B GSi Recaro Electric Front Seats
- Astra GSi rear seats retrimmed in leather
- GSi door cards retrimmed in leather
- Centre console refinished in 'Black Chrome'
- Gear gaitor & handbrake gaitor colour coded to match retrim
- GSi black dash
- GSi black interior trim
- MOMO Race steering wheel
- Richbrook 6sp Emblem chrome gearknob
- 160mph Indiglo Dials
(Thanks to LeeMay)
- Indiglo Boost Gauge
(Thanks to LeeMay)
- Chrome sill protectors
- Full Blue LED illumination
(Thanks to IanB)
- Footwell illumination
- Vauxhall Carpets
Wheels & Tyres:
- 18" Tecnomagnesio Detroit F1, 7x18, et49
- 215/35 ZR 18 Kumho Elite rotational rubbers
ICE:
- Sony CDXM-630 Headunit
- JBL 2way 6" midrange in front door cards
- JBL GTQ 400W 4ch Amp
- JBL GTQ 600W 6ch Amp
- 2x Infinity Kappa Perfect 10.1 Subs
- 2x 0.5 Farad Power Caps
- Custom boot install
- Recovered in black vinyl
- Amps colour white with black
- Blue Neon lighting
- InCar 5.6" Flip down TV
- Playstation 2/ DVD player
- Complete car sound deadened
Security:
- Toad Ai606 CAT1 alarm & 2 circuit immobiliser with extras
Performance:
- Power at wheels- 180.0 bhp
- Power at flywheel- 214.2 bhp
- Torque- 199.0 lb/ft
- ¼ Mile- 14.679 secs @ 94.22 mph
Thanks To:
- Adam Lockley & Jamie Fisher, gave me loads of help
- Ian for LED illumination
- Ben, Rich, Haynzee & Jamie for help with Turbo transplant
- Neil and Olly for help with XE transplants
- Stepdad Mal, for all hard work & help
- Fiancée Michelle, for support
Recommendations:
- Darren @
Reincarnation - 07971 280 474
- John @
Courtenay - 01692 404 313
- Steve @
Leicester Motor Factors - 01858 433 599
- Jim @
Micro-Technics - 01530 278 900