my new mk3 astra gsi...... turbo ;)

[foreverwhite]

the first unfinished project of the weekend!

started lookin at fitting me brakes today! had a spare gsi strut so i set it up for a trail!

heres the monsters! 355mm (14inch) discs and widened jaguar xkr calipers!

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r...t/Image041.jpg

heres the start

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r...t/IMG_0067.jpg

the amount the caliper had to be spaced out, about 20foot!!lmao

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r...t/IMG_0069.jpg

here it is all bolted together

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r...t/IMG_0071.jpg

those are my old 1.4 nova brakes placed in the middle

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r...t/IMG_0072.jpg

and here they are sittin behind a 17inch wheel i had layin around,

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r...t/IMG_0073.jpg

which the caliper hits, alot permantly! :laugh:

so gonna whip one of me 18s off the astra tomorrow night and see for the moment of truth weather they'll fit on or go up for sale!!

i love it when people re-quote MASSIVE posts. it's great. and very useful.

[Ian H]

I love this car!

the brakes are ****ing HUGE! love them lmao

you better be making it to at least one show this year! need to see it in person, easily my favourite mk3 astra now (even beats coolamasta's old one and lee69's sorry guys)

[rc]

easily my favourite mk3 astra now (even beats coolamasta's old one and lee69's sorry guys)

wow thanks, think i've pulled

[rc]

keep up the good work mate they will look great behind them 18's everytime i see it i want it back
at least its gone to a good home not like my other one i sold locally lmao.
whats going on with the rolling road now have you decided who your going to use?

yep, certainly well looked after mate can garentee you that! the only way is up for the astra now

yea it wont end up like your black one, first couple of chips it gets it'll be gettin a respray!

yea still got it booked into t&m on thurs so gonna go just for a rollin road go, and then got it in at engine advantages next month so can have opinions from two places on it then!

gettin a new exhaust front section made up in stainless thursday mornin before the RR, then wen i save up some big dosh again gonna get a full system made up, and then i'll prob give it a courtney RR set up, then i'll be happy!

[mk3 turbo]

gettin a new exhaust front section made up in stainless thursday mornin before the RR, then wen i save up some big dosh again gonna get a full system made up, and then i'll prob give it a courtney RR set up, then i'll be happy!

any ideas what exhaust your going to go for a twin square pipe would look great thats what i was going to put on it but realy didn't fancy having to put a bumper on too,
its ideal for you working in a bodyshop you lucky gitlmao

[rc]

well here they are behind the 18s!





looks apsolutly spot on

BUT unfortinatly it just isnt to be!

there is loads of room between the spokes and end of caliper where i fort it was gonna hit, but it hits the inner edge of the rim diameter wise





GUTTED TO THE MAX

as the inside of the wheel is curved, if i was to space the wheel out a fair bit they would clear and fit in nicely! but unfortanlly the wheels would then sit out of the arch!

so int gonna be able to put them on the super astra

to cheer my self up i had a mess around with me old nova brakes just to comform how big these monsters were!





:lol:

aw well was worth a try anyway!

[The Simps]

Just put a 5mm spacer on there. I run my nova with 5mm spacers and its fine. I've even got a spare set somewhere I can sling in the post for you to try?

Simps.

[Ian H]

You HAVE to get them behind those wheels some how, it looks good now, would look even better actually on the car.

Surely the wheels wouldnt be to far out with spacers? even if it's just until you can find some new ones

[mk3 turbo]

gutted for you mate they realy do look great i think your right about the spacers the astra is pritty low i had to change the front springs because it used to rub

[The Simps]

No harm in trying tho is there? There sat right here....

[SAIMIR]

WOW that is a very nice Astra
The brakes are BIG...If you dont fit them, how much would you sell them? i have 19's so i dont think it would be a problem to fit them in my Vectra

[rc]

cheers lads!

i have looked at spacin them out, just tried with washers and would need to be about 20mm-ish to clear the wheel! and would just sit rite out the arch!

did think about possibliity of goin down the reiger wide arch route, but ive already done the wide arch vauxhall thing with me nova and fancied the stealth look with the astra! could look at a different style/make of 18s, because aparently they did deffo fit under the 18s of the car they were made for, but i like my wheels! and a full wide arch kit and a new set of wheels seems a bit extreeme just to get some brakes on! so looks like they wont be goin on

shame because i really wanted this!!!

[Benn]

deffo do something so you can keep the breaks they looking funking ace,

[mk3 turbo]

you could try a different offset as im pritty sure they are et39 this would mean a new set of wheels, dont get me wrong i love those 18's but a new set would look great

[rc]

Had my new exhaust system fitted today! its now 2 1/2 inch all the way from the turbo to where it splits around the spare wheel well! i couldnt beleive what a difference it made! it was a mish mash of 2 inch and 1 3/4 inch and the centre box bore was 1 1/2 inch! now all 2 1/2 inch

feels like i've gained an exta 50bhp :lol: cant beleive how restricted it was before! 1st to 4th gear really really shove you back in your seat! i love it!

[Adam]

how much that cost and who did it matey? pics?

[rc]

it was 100quid all in! nice shiny stainless got it done at A14tyres in bury st enmonds! done a top job and only took just over the hour!

the tail pipes are still the same for now, ill get some pics next time its jacked up!

[rc]

the exhaust was this morning, and this afternoon was the long awaited rolling road

wasnt sure if the splitter would make it on there as its so low, but it did just with millimeters to spare, but the guy was havin touble tieing it down because the towin eye sits so far back in the bumper



so the bumper had to come off, here it is being centralised



and here are two of the power runs





and the bit you've waitin for the graph!



its in kW, but it works out at

303 BHP
307 ft/lb torque

thats 256bhp at the wheels!

nice smooth graphs just as it should be! how happy am i

now i can say its offically 300bhp

[Adam]

only 100 spoons how so cheap for a system? lol wtf

[rc]

only 100 spoons how so cheap for a system? lol wtf

from the turbo down pipe to the rear axle, its only just a straightish bit of pipe really with a centrebox in the middile lol

[rc]

hello?

303 BHP
307 ft/lb torque

/\ /\ /\ /\ /\

lmao

[Adam]

dunno thats quite abit for just chips and a intercooler hmm lol

[Adam]

what turbo u running and using a adjustable fpr yeah?

[rc]

yep got a webber cosworth FPR and VXR injectors!

brand new K16 turbo and uprated actuator!

full rebuild with uprated pistons and crank, and ARP head bolts and big end bolts to hold it all together!

how much more proof do you need? the cars sitting there on the rollers

[Steve!]

well for a start, I see he says at the top of the power graph.....

1kw= 1.364 bhp
When it should be
1kw= 1.341

Therefore, I work it out to be

254.7942bhp at the engine!