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[Crazyfrog (Fab)]

With the 206SW?

is this a chavi supercharged talk

what does it mean 206sw

Edited by FAB VX, 12 May 2010 - 04:47 PM.

[zimmer]

As another point for the OP - I'm considering supercharging, and the money for that vs swapping for a turbo works out similar. However, I know I already have a good car, have fixed the little niggles (current ECU problems notwithstanding) so would rather spend the money on my cherished NA rather than take a chance on buying a new tubby, which may well come with a load of faults.

[Z.I.]

or a vxr astra

pure torque steering rubbishness

Are you speaking from experience or just from the top gear test of pre production cars?

speaking from experience. i was in love with the astra vxr when i first seen one in black and my friend leant it me for a few hours and i took it back after 30 minutes. very difficult to keep it in a straight line whilst booting it (within the speed limit of course), not very nice to drive at all and the interior is so bland and plasticky.

[soupdragon]

or a vxr astra

pure torque steering rubbishness

Are you speaking from experience or just from the top gear test of pre production cars?

speaking from experience. i was in love with the astra vxr when i first seen one in black and my friend leant it me for a few hours and i took it back after 30 minutes. very difficult to keep it in a straight line whilst booting it (within the speed limit of course), not very nice to drive at all and the interior is so bland and plasticky.

Horses for courses I guess, although I haven't had the same experience as yourself and have covered 65k miles
Not sure what you mean about the interior
I have driven most of the Astra's competitors and still have too for work...
the Astra and Golf are easily the best built and with a better quality of materials compared with the rest

[Z.I.]

or a vxr astra

pure torque steering rubbishness

Are you speaking from experience or just from the top gear test of pre production cars?

speaking from experience. i was in love with the astra vxr when i first seen one in black and my friend leant it me for a few hours and i took it back after 30 minutes. very difficult to keep it in a straight line whilst booting it (within the speed limit of course), not very nice to drive at all and the interior is so bland and plasticky.

Horses for courses I guess, although I haven't had the same experience as yourself and have covered 65k miles
Not sure what you mean about the interior
I have driven most of the Astra's competitors and still have too for work...
the Astra and Golf are easily the best built and with a better quality of materials compared with the rest

ref the interior other than the seats you cant tell your in a top of the range car as it is pretty much the same as the rest of the astras (sri etc), whereas in a Focus ST/RS for example you know your in a top range model. and ive been in golf gtis and leon cupras and they seem to handle the power through the front wheels much better than the vxr does. i dont know what the issue is but it just doesnt feel same thrashing it in an astra vxr. maybe its just me being a girl. even my friend who owned the astra said he could see what i meant when he was in the cupra. just feels more controlled in the vag cars.

[soupdragon]

Back on topic Any chance of a pax in an SC VX for comparisons sake Hoping to make the National

[soupdragon]

or a vxr astra

pure torque steering rubbishness

Are you speaking from experience or just from the top gear test of pre production cars?

speaking from experience. i was in love with the astra vxr when i first seen one in black and my friend leant it me for a few hours and i took it back after 30 minutes. very difficult to keep it in a straight line whilst booting it (within the speed limit of course), not very nice to drive at all and the interior is so bland and plasticky.

Horses for courses I guess, although I haven't had the same experience as yourself and have covered 65k miles
Not sure what you mean about the interior
I have driven most of the Astra's competitors and still have too for work...
the Astra and Golf are easily the best built and with a better quality of materials compared with the rest

ref the interior other than the seats you cant tell your in a top of the range car as it is pretty much the same as the rest of the astras (sri etc), whereas in a Focus ST/RS for example you know your in a top range model. and ive been in golf gtis and leon cupras and they seem to handle the power through the front wheels much better than the vxr does. i dont know what the issue is but it just doesnt feel same thrashing it in an astra vxr. maybe its just me being a girl. even my friend who owned the astra said he could see what i meant when he was in the cupra. just feels more controlled in the vag cars.

I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree
I don't think the Focus ST feels special at all
But then I guess that's why there is so much choice out there

[Z.I.]

yeah, im not saying the focus is special as it is not. i just mean that theres an improvement on the lower range focus's compared to the ST/RS. ive had a few hot hatches and the VXR just seems irrati. just my oppinion though. drive a S3 and you feel the difference

[Nev]

Though the stage 4 VXT with circa 300 BHP delivers power in a rather notchy/lumpy way, it is very usable on a dry road with R888s. Wet roads are very worrying though (

One of the reasons I am rebuilding another engine is to put a decent sized turbo on it so that the turbo itself isn't maxed out to the limit, this should allow a smoother offboost to boost transition if correctly mapped. Chris Randal has very good mapping and a GT30R71 and he says his power delivery is extremely good. I hope for the same!

Edited by Nev, 13 May 2010 - 08:12 PM.

[spuk87]

Though the stage 4 VXT with circa 300 BHP delivers power in a rather notchy/lumpy way, it is very usable on a dry road with R888s. Wet roads are very worrying though (

One of the reasons I am rebuilding another engine is to put a decent sized turbo on it so that the turbo itself isn't maxed out to the limit, this should allow a smoother offboost to boost transition if correctly mapped. Chris Randal has very good mapping and a GT30R71 and he says his power delivery is extremely good. I hope for the same!

But more lag though if I'm not mistaken? I thought turbo's were most efficient when running at near max capacity? Surely you could just map out big wads of torque to make a quasi-linear torque line?

[fred666]

Mr vanman I do indeed

With the 206SW?

Yeh thats the cookie lol hes local to me

[old codger]

I see that courtenays do the conversion, but is there anywhere in the north east that is doing the supercharger conversion? Its a long hike to Norwich.

[Phear]

Courtenays are the only UK company offering it afaik. Only other route is self build with or without help of others from here.

[Crazyfrog (Fab)]

Courtenays are the only UK company offering it afaik. Only other route is self build with or without help of others from here.

enought members on this site starting to do the conversion

[Sammy]

insurance was extra £300 for a 21 year old

Who with? Was toying with the idea of upgrades next year, didn't think I'd find a company willing to insure a supercharged VX at 21.

[Phear]

Yes there are, as I said, with or without the help of others from here.

[techieboy]

insurance was extra £300 for a 21 year old

Who with? Was toying with the idea of upgrades next year, didn't think I'd find a company willing to insure a supercharged VX at 21.

My insurance came down by £130 when I got the supercharger fitted.

[The Batman]

old fart

[techieboy]

old fart

T'is true. Would probably come down further now it's dropped well under the 250bhp mark.

[The Batman]

it is like skin, insurance comes down p.s. fit the pulley