My Opels

EVLOPL · 30-08-2007, 01:01

I run two opel Vectras, both with 20XE motors. The silver one is standard and is my daily driver and the black one is a track car:

The black Opel Vectra has been stripped back to 1000Kg Dry, It has a carbon fibre cold air intake, custom exhaust / headers, brembo brakes, Toyo road/track tires, lightweight rims ETC ETC, deffinitely a work in progress.

wayne451 · 30-08-2007, 01:05

Top stuff fella, I assume you are from somewhere in Scandanvia? Enlish is faultless, the silver GSI looks mint!

EVLOPL · 30-08-2007, 01:10

LOL, im in NewZealand, thanks though, everyone loves the Silver car, till they take a ride in the black sheep though. Its dropped Subaru WRXs in the past, probably due to the fact that most Kiwis cant drive the twisty stuff

Only 25 of these in NewZealand, I have two, monopoly me thinks

wayne451 · 30-08-2007, 01:15

Sorry fella, I went on the theory that the Scandanavians love wood build houses!

My bad!

Allvaux on here probably has 25 in his garden so yes, you have a monopoly over there!

EVLOPL · 25-09-2007, 09:39

Right, took my black vectra on the track last week and it really did fly! I was very impressed with the way it handled itself against the likes ov Honda Civic Vtecs and Pug 205 GTis. Only mods being some nice 17" rubber and a set of Brembo brakes.

See crappy video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJlDTc6i9rU

Now the black Opel is getting an over haul ***Cue kickoff of yet another C20XE Quad throttle mod!***

EVLOPL · 25-09-2007, 09:51

Right so far ive managed to secure some quad throttles for $120 NZ! (45 pounds), they are 45mm inside diameter each, aluminium with linkages already sorted.

I have also managed to track down heaps of 8mm Ally plate that I will be turning into flanges for a custom intake manifold. Im thinking intake tubes about 70mm long with injector bushes at 45mm from the ports.
Im also going to be experimenting with different sizes / shapes of intake plenum.

EVLOPL · 25-09-2007, 09:54

To run the new intake without confusing the mighty Motronic 2.8 :P Im going to be scrapping the Motronic and installing a custom computer with dash mounted LCD display for selecting maps / engine tune on the fly. Might be pricey but I aim to build the fastest NA Vectra / Cavalier in NewZealand :P

MSG · 25-09-2007, 10:03

In in England they are called Vauxhall Cavaliers, nice collection you have mate.

CortraGTE · 25-09-2007, 10:30

Nice motors mate!

lee303 · 25-09-2007, 12:57

very nice, they look like bike carbs/tbs, as for intake length, try to get it so the tip of the trumpet/bellmouth is around 300mm from the back of the inlet valve, xe's seem to like this induction length

**Benn** · 25-09-2007, 17:37

Very very cool dude,

EVLOPL · 25-09-2007, 22:06

Cheers for the advice, will try get 300mm From the butterflies to the valves. These are throttle bodies not carbs so I will be able to use a high pressure injection system which will work in my favor as far as the tuning is concerned.

lee303 · 25-09-2007, 22:09

cool, i have a large dislike for carbs

tbs rock though

EVLOPL · 11-10-2007, 08:56

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=UJlDTc6i9rU
^^Trackday 07' RIP: Savannah Turbo RX7, Pug @05 GTi 1.9 and Toyota 20v Levin LOL^^

This track has never had a C20XE on it, mine just out handled the RX7 turbos on the bends, out torqued the B16 Vtecs between corners and out legged the Toyota 20v Corollas and pug 205s on the straights, very impressed was I.

EVLOPL · 11-10-2007, 08:58

This just in! 4 shiny 45mm multi link Throttles, *smile from ear to ear*

**Brett** · 11-10-2007, 11:55

Good work on the other side of the world! its good to hear about this sort of thing!