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The Beginning...
Posted 12th May 2009 at 00:33 by Simo
December 1998... The beginning.
In December 1998 I went along to my local Citroen dealer (Barclays of Warrington) to blag a test drive in a Saxo VTS. I originally had no intention of trading in my nicely modded Escort Si, it was just one of those days when there was seemingly nothing else better to do than take a couple of cars out for a test drives.
Unfortunately, there were no VTS models left in the North West region, so I took a VTR for a spin instead. I was so impressed with the VTR's handling and performance that I decided to order a VTS straight away, without even driving one! My only concern was whether or not I could drive the thing, as the pedals seem pretty close together when you've not driven a Saxo before
I picked up my new toy from the showroom on the 5th January 1999. I drove it straight home and proceeded to rip out the standard head unit in favour of my Panasonic setup, which I had removed from my Escort. So... the car only had 2 miles on the clock and already the modifications had started!! Oh dear...
January 1999... The Mod's continue.
About 4 weeks later the car was booked in at DP Motorsport for a 40mm suspension drop all round. This enhanced the already great handling of the VTS - a mod' I am very glad I did.
In my Escort I had installed quite a lot of stereo gear and knowing I wouldn't get a decent re-sale value for it, I decided to build another custom boot install for my Saxo. Out came the tools and MDF and after a couple of evenings of hard graft the build was ready.
The finished article consisted of a stealth shelf, amp rack, false floor and a base box to house two 12" subs. All of the equipment was connected with the help of my mate Garry.
The next mods to appear were a K&N 57i kit, a 4" Devil backbox and a Superchip. These mods gave the car a great induction & exhaust note, but the best aspect was the Superchip. It didn't give any real performance increase on the road, but it did raise the ECU rev limiter to upto 7,700rpm.
In December 1998 I went along to my local Citroen dealer (Barclays of Warrington) to blag a test drive in a Saxo VTS. I originally had no intention of trading in my nicely modded Escort Si, it was just one of those days when there was seemingly nothing else better to do than take a couple of cars out for a test drives.
Unfortunately, there were no VTS models left in the North West region, so I took a VTR for a spin instead. I was so impressed with the VTR's handling and performance that I decided to order a VTS straight away, without even driving one! My only concern was whether or not I could drive the thing, as the pedals seem pretty close together when you've not driven a Saxo before
I picked up my new toy from the showroom on the 5th January 1999. I drove it straight home and proceeded to rip out the standard head unit in favour of my Panasonic setup, which I had removed from my Escort. So... the car only had 2 miles on the clock and already the modifications had started!! Oh dear...
January 1999... The Mod's continue.
About 4 weeks later the car was booked in at DP Motorsport for a 40mm suspension drop all round. This enhanced the already great handling of the VTS - a mod' I am very glad I did.
In my Escort I had installed quite a lot of stereo gear and knowing I wouldn't get a decent re-sale value for it, I decided to build another custom boot install for my Saxo. Out came the tools and MDF and after a couple of evenings of hard graft the build was ready.
The finished article consisted of a stealth shelf, amp rack, false floor and a base box to house two 12" subs. All of the equipment was connected with the help of my mate Garry.
The next mods to appear were a K&N 57i kit, a 4" Devil backbox and a Superchip. These mods gave the car a great induction & exhaust note, but the best aspect was the Superchip. It didn't give any real performance increase on the road, but it did raise the ECU rev limiter to upto 7,700rpm.
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