So excited..

Princey · 12 Nov 2009 at 12:56

Got the VXR booked into Thorney tomorrow for a Stage 2 along with a Miltek Race, uprated plugs and air filter. Should be good for around 285-290bhp.

Just thought I'd share. I'll have the power graphs up tomorrow if anybodys intrested. Hopefully the torque steer won't be too bad.

Princey · 12 Nov 2009 at 12:59

240Bhp at the moment which is stock. 240bhp and 230lb/ft, torque on the stage 2 is over 300lb/ft.

Princey · 12 Nov 2009 at 14:29

I'll most likley go to Stage 3 after christmas along with an LSD, AP 4 pots and RARB. Should be quite the car then. The LSD and RARB are known to totally transform the cars handling.

Princey · 12 Nov 2009 at 17:21

Booner! said:
How will it fair against the Nurburg edition?

It'll have a good 30bhp on the Nurburg.

Princey · 12 Nov 2009 at 17:46

No but the big brake kit looks a lot better.

Princey · 12 Nov 2009 at 17:51

Hmmmm, you wen't to Courtneys didnt you? I'm sure you'll hear horror stories about any tuner.

Princey · 13 Nov 2009 at 09:32

Woo the car is just on the rollers for its first run.

Princey · 13 Nov 2009 at 10:34

Lol, made 241bhp on its first run, just being serviced now. The wait is killing me.

Princey · 13 Nov 2009 at 22:43

Well its all done now, it made 285BHP and 320lb/ft of torque. Shame it was raining though as the traction control just kept kicking in a soon as it boosts. I can already tell its pulling so much harder and the noise is epic in tunnels. I'll get the graphs and a video up tomorrow.

Princey · 13 Nov 2009 at 22:56

I came to £1890 with some other bits and bobs I had done, such as a service.

Princey · 13 Nov 2009 at 23:07

What? Thats perfectly inline with the other VXR tuners. It's the exhaust that cost the most.

Princey · 13 Nov 2009 at 23:18

Very roughly off the top of my head,

3" Miltek Race exhaust was £1100, stage 2 remap was £500, plugs and air filter were about £100 and the service was £150. It'd probably make around 275-280 without the plugs and air filter and its also not possible for a stage 2 without and exhaust.

Princey · 13 Nov 2009 at 23:33

Its the full kit so yes. 3" may be over kill but IMO it sounded the best out of the ones on offer, plus it helps if I want to progress to higher stages.

Princey · 14 Nov 2009 at 13:05

Videos are coming once the rain settles down a bit, but here is the dyno graph.

Princey · 14 Nov 2009 at 19:18

Maybe so but the car is as smooth as silk and pulls a lot harder. I doubt Courtenays would be any better than what I have know.

Princey · 15 Nov 2009 at 22:12

Awwww, took the car out tonight and bam, limp home mode and also the ECU light. Seems its the boost senser. A call to TMS tomorrow is in order.

Princey · 16 Nov 2009 at 11:57

Well a quick call to TMS and said just drop it tomorrow. Hopefully the sensor threw a fit and nothings actually wrong as the light has gone out now.

Princey · 17 Nov 2009 at 12:14

MrLOL said:
would like to say im suprised

but i'm not.

Hope you manage to find a satisfactory conclusion to it

Well 5 mins later after arriving at TMS they decide its the boost sensor having a fit so they replace that in 10 mintues and I'm off to work. Brilliant service.

As for the above comment, it wasn't £2000 more like £1700 as the rest was a service and believe me its not just marginally faster.

Princey · 17 Nov 2009 at 12:25

Yes they did as its still in warrenty. TMS are a vauxhall approved tunner so warrenty isn't harmed.

Princey · 17 Nov 2009 at 12:43

Yes it's an Astra VXR, its a 2007 and purchased last october for £11k. I've spent £1700 in total, and the noise and power increase have been worth every penny.