Ste L
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Registered: 3rd Jul 06
Location: Manchester Drives: 106 16v Rallye
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base car..

welded bay..

engine

fitted

first time on road

brakes

weight saving


tb's

out on track

rose jointed tiebars

building qwik rack

tb airbox

adjustable rear spring's

Spec......
Engine:
-20XE, Late 2.0 16v DOHC engine
-Jenvey 45mm tapered throttlebodies with MBE967-ED management
-Kent AST1612 Inlet & Exhaust Cams
... Inlet 260 duration / 10.08mm lift
... Exhaust 260 duration / 10.08mm lift
-Underslung throttle linkage
-90mm polished trumpets
-Lightened, skimmed & balanced flywheel (5.1kgs)
-XE Cream Injectors
-SBD Coilpack & holder
-NGK Super-4 plugs
-Adjustable FSE Fuel Pressure Regulator (set at 4.5 bar / 62psi)
-Motorsport inline fuel pressure gauge
-ITG Mushroom filter
-TAS competition solid engine mounts
-Breather mod carried out
-Spal 11inch Pacet sucker fan
-SM alloy swirl pot with Facet redtop fuel pre-pump
-Braided fuel lines inside the car
-Mocal 9-row oil cooler
-Mocal sandwich plate
Manfiold & Exhaust:
-Ashley Group-A Competition 4-2-1 overbore manifold
Manifold Spec
... 1.75" primaries
... 2.00" secondaries
... 2.25" exit
-Ashley Group-A Competition 2.25inch bore pipework mandrel bent exhaust system
-2.25inch straight cut powdercoated black tailpipe
Chassis:
-1988 Vauxhall Nova Merit 1.2, 3door, hatchback with 31k miles
-Stitch welded engine bay, boxed out alternator modification
-14x HH chassis strengthening plates welded in throughout the complete shell
Transmission:
-Quaife Close Ratio Straight Cut F20 gearbox
Final Drive Ratio 3.764
... 1st Gear 2.54 ~ 55mph
... 2nd Gear 1.76 ~ 79mph
... 3rd Gear 1.42 ~ 99mph
... 4th Gear 1.19 ~ 117mph
... 5th Gear 1.040 ~ 134mph
-ZF Plate Limited Slip Differential
-Comma AQ3 fluid
Suspension:
-Spax RSX432 race coilovers (TuV)
-Spax 313lb uprated front springs
-Eccentric topmounts
-Lowered tiebar mounts with rosejointed adjustable tiebars
-Boxed off & strengthened TCAs
-PolySport polybushes allround on rear beam & TCAs
-GTE 22mm rear antiroll bar
-Sparco Upper Alloy strut brace
Brakes:
-Front: 280mm x 24mm vented disks at front, Wilwood Dynalite II 4-pot calipers finished in silver, Ferodo DS2500 brake pads with Black Diamond braided brake hoses
-Rear: Standard drums painted gloss black with Goodridge braided brake hoses
-Nova GTE brake servo. ATE Super Blue racing brake fluid
Bodywork:
-Standard bodywork, MK1 bumpers
-Badges & rubstrips removed
-Bumper irons removed for weight removal
-Bonnet pins holding bumpers on
-Standard side repeaters
-Airedale clear polycarbonate windows allround with sliders at front
-Standard bonnet lightened
-Bonnet pins added
-FIA white door squares
Interior:
-Stripped out completely
-Safety Devices 6 point rollcage (FIA)
-Corbeau Revolution Bucket Seats (FIA)
-Red 3" 6point Sparco Pro 2000 lightweight harnesses (FIA)
-Nova SR 6-dial clocks
-Sparco suede deep dish 3 spoke steering wheel with snap off boss
-MOMO helmet net
-FIA cut-off switch
-2litre FIA Fire extinguisher
-Calibra internal gearshifter
Wheels & Tyres:
-DRY/ DAMP: 6J, ET49, 15" Cavalier Cesaro alloys in black with 195/50/15 Toyo R888s
-DAMP/ WET: 6J, ET49, 15” Cavalier Cesaro alloys in black with 195/45/15 Uniroyal Rainsports
-Bolt to stud conversion
-5mm Wheel spacers at front
In Car Entertainment:
-The drive.
Statistics & Performance:
- Unladened Weight- 750 kgs (est.)
- Power at flywheel- 197.7 bhp @ 7620rpm
- Power at wheels – 175.5bhp @ 7620rpm
- Torque- 154.1 lb/ft @ 5660 rpm
Track Performance (fastest laps)
-Donington Park (National): 1:30.4s
-Castle Combe (very wet): 1:31.7s
Full thread here : 100pages... 
http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=85108
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Mobby
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Registered: 31st Dec 07
Location: Leicestershire
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looks the nuts
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
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as said had no idea olly was back with vauxhalls, but then again i only read mig
top spec car
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Ste L
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Registered: 3rd Jul 06
Location: Manchester Drives: 106 16v Rallye
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he dont use mig now, probably why you didn't know about it until recently
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
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indeed, i remember a big fall out on there for some reason
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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looks good
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Nick-S
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Registered: 3rd Mar 04
Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
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oh yeeeees
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col
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Registered: 1st May 08
Location: cumbria
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stuning
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col
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Registered: 1st May 08
Location: cumbria
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dint he used have really mint astra mk3 gsi turbo?
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Jas
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Registered: 13th Oct 04
Location: Mid Wales
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nice that
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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Wicked
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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bieransri
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Registered: 13th Apr 06
Location: Kidsgrove, Staffordshire
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any pics of his old white nova ste? that one was too
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Ste L
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Registered: 3rd Jul 06
Location: Manchester Drives: 106 16v Rallye
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got a few, will digg them off my comp later
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Mattb
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Registered: 2nd Feb 03
Location: Under your sisters bed
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those kent 1612's arent the best cams.. iirc when i took them out from mine and went back to standard cams i gained torque...
Top car tho!
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RS6
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Registered: 5th Nov 03
Location: with MJ
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wow immense matey!
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