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17th October 2009, 00:42
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L-plater
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 42
Car(s): 1.1 Saxo Desire Looks Like A VTR Just Doesn't Soun
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Need Tips For My 1.1 desire
Right i bought a 1.1 Saxo desire and its got vtr everythin apart from a engine wat can i do to my engine which will not cost a load and make my engine sound nice (not like a grannys car which it does now) im 17 and i got my test on monday so can u also tell me what u failed on 1st time if u did so i will try and watch out for those mistakes cheers 
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17th October 2009, 00:45
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Saxperience Hardcore!
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Guantanamo Bay
Posts: 28,700
Car(s): oyster card
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You could get a manifold, and and exhaust, but not much is going to make it quick mate. Wait for a VTR engine or VTS engine to drop in 
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17th October 2009, 00:46
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Established Member
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: St.Neots
Posts: 1,443
Car(s): 1.1i '51
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Any reason for the size 100 text?
Welcome mate, I've got a Desire as well - best I can say is new backbox and exhaust, induction kit, air filters, drop valves - theres loads you can do, but insurance will hate you at our age when we start modding the engine, may as well wait until you've got some NCB and then get a VTR 
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17th October 2009, 00:48
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L-plater
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 42
Car(s): 1.1 Saxo Desire Looks Like A VTR Just Doesn't Soun
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i cant get a vtr or vts engine cuz i'd get rap€d by insurance if i crash and im insurance is already sky high, my mate said iif i rip out all my plastic air filter shit it will sound beefy wud that fhk my car after a while ?
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17th October 2009, 00:50
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Saxperience Hardcore!
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Guantanamo Bay
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tappy
i cant get a vtr or vts engine cuz i'd get rap€d by insurance if i crash and im insurance is already sky high, my mate said iif i rip out all my plastic air filter shit it will sound beefy wud that fhk my car after a while ?
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Just wait and build your no claims up mate.
Leave standard air filter in, its better than an induction kit without good air intake routing.
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17th October 2009, 00:52
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L-plater
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 42
Car(s): 1.1 Saxo Desire Looks Like A VTR Just Doesn't Soun
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how much would a induction kit cost and what will a new black box do ?
im learnin carpentry in college so im abit shit with my car mods 
and also what type of exhaust should i get?
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17th October 2009, 00:54
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L-plater
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Cornwall
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Car(s): 1.1 Saxo Desire Looks Like A VTR Just Doesn't Soun
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would taking my airfilter pipes heading away from my engine mess my car up?
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17th October 2009, 03:50
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Saxperience Forum Bum
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: N.Ireland
Posts: 3,523
Car(s): French piece of shit. (VTR)
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Just leave it tbh.
As said, get some ncb and get a VTR/S
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17th October 2009, 07:59
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Saxperience Hardcore!
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: West Mids
Posts: 15,392
Car(s): '98 EK9 N1
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If I could go back in time I would of listened to my Mum and bought a £500 run around. Then saved/built up NCB for a much better car than what I have now..
Be that guy dude. Be sensible for now
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17th October 2009, 08:58
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Saxperience Hardcore!
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Guantanamo Bay
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rushy_23
If I could go back in time I would of listened to my Mum and bought a £500 run around. Then saved/built up NCB for a much better car than what I have now..
Be that guy dude. Be sensible for now |
Me too, ive said it so many times, but i was greedy and went named driver one a westcoast for a few years. If i could go back id get a 1.1 106 n just leave it.
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17th October 2009, 09:10
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Saxperience Hardcore!
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: West Mids
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Car(s): '98 EK9 N1
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Quote:
Originally Posted by db_sax
Me too, ive said it so many times, but i was greedy and went named driver one a westcoast for a few years. If i could go back id get a 1.1 106 n just leave it.
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We all hate to admit it, but looking back our parents are pretty much usually spot on.
4k on my VTR back then and then around 1k on mods. After a year I duffed it. And was TPFT! Ouch 
Worst thing is, it looked shit too.
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17th October 2009, 09:26
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Saxperience Forum Bum
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Trackside
Posts: 2,624
Car(s): 1.1 saxo died :(
now on the look for another
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if i were you dude i would just drop a back box on.
like ever1 else said just save up or you us the car te build on. make it to how you want it.
because i think that the vtr and 1.1 have the same shell
correct me if im wrong any1
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17th October 2009, 09:31
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Saxperience Hardcore!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tinytim6666
if i were you dude i would just drop a back box on.
like ever1 else said just save up or you us the car te build on. make it to how you want it.
because i think that the vtr and 1.1 have the same shell
correct me if im wrong any1
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They do. But its more work, with struts ARBs, wishbones, an engine mount, the VT kit, the rear beam etcc
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17th October 2009, 09:47
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Saxperience Hardcore!
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: West Mids
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Car(s): '98 EK9 N1
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tinytim6666
if i were you dude i would just drop a back box on.
like ever1 else said just save up or you us the car te build on. make it to how you want it.
because i think that the vtr and 1.1 have the same shell
correct me if im wrong any1
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The post I made is genuine sound advise based on experience.
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17th October 2009, 09:47
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Saxperience Forum Bum
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Trackside
Posts: 2,624
Car(s): 1.1 saxo died :(
now on the look for another
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but if you dont put the effort in you never will get the car you build.
its all the fun, rip a car to bits then slowly re build them
well mines in working progress
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17th October 2009, 09:47
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Trouble Maker
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: hook,hamshire
Posts: 3,426
Car(s): black citroen saxo mk2 & focus ST '225',merc C180
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keep it standard,no point at all doing anything.
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17th October 2009, 09:49
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Saxperience Forum Bum
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Trackside
Posts: 2,624
Car(s): 1.1 saxo died :(
now on the look for another
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rushy_23
The post I made is genuine sound advise based on experience.
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fair enough
you are write and is the more sensibly option and wen i look back il probley think why did i do that
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17th October 2009, 09:59
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Saxperience Hardcore!
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: West Mids
Posts: 15,392
Car(s): '98 EK9 N1
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Reality is if you take than option you will be better off in the future car wise. Will have more options available and more cash to spend.
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17th October 2009, 10:21
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Saxperience Hardcore!
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Bedford & Manchester
Posts: 17,504
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it's a 1.1
theyre slow
dont do anything to it atall
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some lad pulled up a type R, and had a sticker on the back. If it ain't jap it's crap. I thought what a bender
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17th October 2009, 10:37
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L-plater
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 42
Car(s): 1.1 Saxo Desire Looks Like A VTR Just Doesn't Soun
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Well my saxo is pretty much a vtr but its not 1 beacause of the engine i got vtr body kit vtr alloys, seats and i do wanan get sum west coast seat belts just cuz i like da look of dem
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