Patrick
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Registered: 25th Apr 02
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Was hoping for a little bit more but can't really be too dissapointed with 260bhp. Need to get a sports cat fitted now as that's the main restriction at the moment. Was a fun drive home, gonna have to get used to getting the power down.
Was going to go for stage 4 but couldn't on standard clutch, so will probably jump for EDS 3.5 in the new year once the clutch is on, and also chuck in an inlet cam so the car should break the magic 300bhp mark.
It's bloody hard typing when pissed. Seems like it's taking ages to type this 
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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not bad  for a mini bus 
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Rob R
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Registered: 31st May 03
Location: Kent
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Courtenay tell you the standard cat was holding you back? They normaly give some excuse when they're work doesn't meet the said figures!
Why spend all that money on mapping though, just to wait a couple of months and have it mapped somewhere else?
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Patrick
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Registered: 25th Apr 02
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I didn't pay for a map. I already had stage 2, but as the turbo was on the way out I had the vxr turbo fitted. The upgrade to CS3 just cost an hours dyno time (£70).
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Rob R
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Registered: 31st May 03
Location: Kent
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Cool that aint too bad then  Is that the same with any map upgrade, you just pay for dyno time?
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Patrick
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Registered: 25th Apr 02
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No. Would have had to pay for CS4 but apparently the CS3 map is based on the CS2 map so was just configurated whilst on the dyno.
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CorsAsh
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Registered: 19th Apr 02
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I read the title as 260 MPH for some reason That would have been even more impressive!
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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Wait till the new year
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FlamingCorsa
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Registered: 22nd Apr 03
Location: Shropshire
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thats ace, i am aiming for near to 300hp with the van after xmas with phase 3.5! hoping cluch will be ok for a while then change when it starts to go and get flywheel at same time
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SAL
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Registered: 19th Dec 05
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you have no excuse for the kids being late to school then
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Superlite Ltd.
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Registered: 9th Jan 07
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Fast bus
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Rhino
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Registered: 18th Oct 03
Location: Falkirk
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cool... i really like these but i just can justify gettin one with having any kids! or can i?!?! 
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loo_goblin
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Registered: 14th Jul 04
Location: Horsham, West Sussex
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i read that as 260mph, lol
they look good aswel
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Cole
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Registered: 11th Nov 02
Location: eastbourne Drives:zafira sold now a qashqai
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i just been and test drove one standard but had all options etc full leather so comfy lovely to drive was over impressed with acceleration but then it is a bus well astra estate just a little taller didnt put me off getting one soon though
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Wrighty
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Registered: 28th Feb 04
Location: Howden
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out of interest
how much have you spent to get said bhp figure?
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Rob H
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Registered: 28th Oct 00
Location: Staffordshire Drives: Astra SRi
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Interesting... I thought the main diffs between the LET and LEH were the bottom end cooling (Oil spray bars), balancing (Removal of balancer shafts), turbo and injectors. A VXR with the same spec as yours (Re-map, Full system and front mount) would be hitting near 300 brake - any ideas on the other differences?
[Edited on 15-12-2007 by Rob H]
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Rob R
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Registered: 31st May 03
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Stronger pistons and rods. Dont think vxr lump has the balancer shafts removed though?
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FlamingCorsa
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Registered: 22nd Apr 03
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quote:
Originally posted by Cole
i just been and test drove one standard but had all options etc full leather so comfy lovely to drive was over impressed with acceleration but then it is a bus well astra estate just a little taller didnt put me off getting one soon though
standard i would agree, just nippy not overly impressive, i think the z20let standard map is really poor, thoguth same with the vx220turbo, comes on boost to like 11psi then drops to 7psi when ur getting somewhere, with re mad i think will become fast!
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Cole
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Registered: 11th Nov 02
Location: eastbourne Drives:zafira sold now a qashqai
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will have to look into that whne i get one wont be till next insurance renewal and tahst end of march but i am definatley getting one
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Patrick
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Registered: 25th Apr 02
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I was very dissapointed with the acceleration when I first got the car. I was used to a mapped coupe turbo so it felt really slow. Now the bus feels faster than the coupe. Can't wait to get it to the Pod in the new year to see what it can do!
Spent roughly £4500 on the bus, around £2800 on engine including exhaust.
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