stupid astra

well been as we are trying to get the biggest spec lists i thought id better make one for the astra

right then its a 1.6 standard astra........ officer.........

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

spec (atm but gonna get bigger)
cavalier sri 130 8 v engine (seh) 130bhp standard, aiming for 240bhp, around 270bhp with nos

engine -
mauhle racing pistons (forged)
let piston rings
arp bolts
metalhead gaskit kit
hardend head bolt kit
new crank bearings
uprated oil pump (to feed turbo aswell as head)
kent cams high lift cam
hydraulic followers with uprated springs to aid compression
uprated fuel injection rack
bosch red injectors(fromsaab turbo- biggest you can get same as cosworth reds)
oil catch tank and modified breather setup
fixed rate adjustable fuel pressure regulator
t3 turbo
front mount intercooler from colt turbo (not big enough need a bigger one)
2lter radiator
slim line racing fan,
modified water colant system, high flow thermostate
black diamond racing padel clutch
f18 d gearbox (close ratio 1-4 massive 5th gear with high torque bearings)
gsi drive safts and 'big' hubs
gsi brakes with red dot racing disks
omp front strutbrace
various chrome bosst pipes
various silicone pipes,
inside its got hks turbo timmer
air to fuel ratio gauge
boost gauge
vacume gauge
oil pressure gauge
suspension is lowwered 80mm all round but i think it needs more and up rated shocks,

parts ive got sat in the garage that need fitting,
front mount oil cooler (13 core mocal jobie)
scooby wrx bucket seats
small steering wheel
rear strutbrace
twin piston dump valve (thanks call)

parts i need to get
polybush (trak down a supplier - these are getting hard to find now)
nos (from tank- i oh you big time)
MASSIVE front mount intercooler (if ive got half a chence of beeting callum)
BIGGER turbo (if i win the sodding lottery, theres so damn expensive)
more boost pipe to fit new intercooler (i think callum micht be able to help out here as long as joss hasnt nicked it all, little sod lol )
plastic for window conversion

jobs i need to do,
finish exhaust system
bleed brakes with big caliper conversion
completly strip the interior, if ive got anychance of making this thing shift then i have to get the weight down (that allso means i'm going on a diet for pod lol)
if any of you now me and my past cars, when i strip it imean i realy strip it, i need to get hold of some poly carb to make my own light weight windows, normal glass is to heavy
make the sodding dump valve work properly

thats about it atm, but plans always change, there aint no point with photos atm, just look at any other astra 4 door mk3 and your about there the wholepoint of it is to be a major sleeper, nothing on the outside makes this car look like a scooby killer, thats the whole point

comments welcome

could do with some 14'' wheels as well, smaller wheels = faster acceleration

Pictures please what a list I wish I could have that list

well this is actually one of my longest ever running projects, they usually dont take this long to build, but i geuss ive never wanted to get so much power out of it

Yeah true it is cool as owt

quik update,
interiors out, still got roof card to come out
moved battery to boot all wired up- need the space for intercooler pipe work, moving up to 2 1/2 inch pipe work and want to do it all in alloy to help boost,
wired up fan over ride and fitted small steering sheel,

just need to fit them scooby seats and the interiors bassically ready, gota move some gauges around nought special

then i can start back in the engine bay.....................

Cool cool keep it up dude

seems so weird reading the spec like that then checking it off in my mind whats been done, if you need a hand you know where to find me, more than likely at work or in some random dark greasy place lol
i might do a spec list like that for justy now

go for it mate, i keep thinking of more ideas to gain more power but i dont want to list it until i fit it ......

quik update, new intercooler should be here friday and new turbo mid june but i could do with a mega squirt ecu,

seats nearly in and new parts that have arived-
-giant oil cooler
-magnecore leads
-25mm silicone hosing for iav

my restrictions will now be the inlet manifold and exhaust manifold, need to save up for a new tubular manifold and custom inlet.

but i might have to rob a bank before i can get them,
at a geuss the power with the gear ive got is around 250, but if i get mega squirt, turbo and fir the injectors (cutesy of jared) should bw looking around the 300 mark,
but if by some chance i get some cash and fit tubular manifold and a screamer pipe should be able to brake the 330bhp mark, which should put me around a 12.5 quater mile depending on how good i drive and the tyres am running

watch this space, i promise ill put photos up soon

think 12.5 is very optemistic, oh well,
right little update, fitted the scooby seats and i realy didnt get on with them so took them straight out and fitted some cobra buckets i picked up for a bargin price,
so seats are in
harness are in
nos tanks in and all wired up bt i cant fit the jet ntil i get the new pipe work for the intercooler.
oil coolers riged up but again i cant fit it until the new coolers in situ,
new springs fitted all round to stiffen up the schassi a bit,
whilst the wheels were of gave them a little re-furb and cleaned up the legs and brakes,
changed the front drivers drive shaft as the original i fitted was from an early calibre and was actually 1/2 inch longer than a gsi one, making it a bugger to fit and putiing un wanted pressure on the box and engine, any way i piccked one up from a gsi that was fitted with a v6 so i know itll cope with the power i want to put on it,
piped up the iav (thanks tank and rob) using a diy t piece,
and fitted the hks dump valve (twin piston jobie) hopfully this one will work but hasnt't been properly tested yet
thats about it atm,

when i get some more cash ill finally get them intercooler and pipe work so i can make some more progress

Love this car and will always be up to help ! even if its just taking wheels off or passing you tools ! Very special project this and its going to look amazing at pod !

little update, new intercoolers fitted, finaly picked up fse rissing rate feul reg from jareds woo hoo lol,
started chopping bumper up to try and fit around the intercooler, got all pipe work fitted for the cooler but could do with some more high pressure clips because ive ran out
picked up some more parts, oil temp and pressure sender units, water temp sender unit, just got to fit it all now, need to track down an exhaust, or stop being a tight git and buy a hoffman race tube,
could do with some poly bushes as well, any one know where i could get some, not having much joy,
allso any one going to race spec any time soon? could do with a few more bits picking up lol

oh, and interiors ready, roof cards fully out, fitted scooby seats but didnt like them, so fitted some cobra seats i managed to get hold of quite cheep,
oil coolers allso fitted, and moved slim line fan to get it all to fit


and i still need some 14'' steelys if any one see's ought laying around spare lol.

just found these on my college memory card, this is when i picked her up, totally stock

Looks so strange like that, needs some pics what its like now

Tbf, not that much has changed, only the interiors missing, rear Windows are black and so are the wheels, ride heights lowered and there's a back box hiding away under the back bumper, :-)

Still though little changes have big effects

ha ha, well my only regret is that i didnt get one of the engine bay when i picked it up and then compare it to now, wish id have done a propper build thread like yours mate

Pick one up for ya, theres a lad that comes mossies same as yours, you can just go peek-a-boo with yours though, mine everyone knows it down to details

well things have developed a lot since last update, i will right up on all the changes, including nearly melting the bora exhaust with the astra, but a few more toys have just turned up so i can nearly get this thing up and running, then setup ready for pod

cant wait now

right, this has got stupid now, just fitted and ran in a new turbo, t3/4hybrid but still not happy, think i need to fit the 550cc injectors and start running some BIG boost with nos and see what i can push her to, its got to be quick cant afford this to be slow, Big Calls set the challenge ha ha, might blow the astra up trying but what the hell, you only live once, and if she (astra) wants to be used on the german ring road then i supose she needsa to be tested within inches of its life

dude!!! get some pics up you sick turbo man!! you surely gunna need standalone management for the mad amounts of air your pulling and yes the injectors to match the fuel levels. wanna see this..........PICS NOW please.

i'll have a word with mexican see if hes got any to stick on, boona pm me your n.o., the mrs wants to give u a buzz