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18th April 2010, 18:14
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#221
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Established Member
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Stoke on Trent
Posts: 2,130
Car(s): Premier Ed. Milano Red CTR
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Don't strip in my opinion. No need to ruin a minter of a white VTS....
And they're noisy as hell with no interior, hear every annoying rattle/squeek but extra loud! Cams & remap and leave well alone I think personally.
My old car, Brembo 4pots, cams, stripped = very twitchy rear. So much so when I outbraked a CTR, rear bounced out and ended up going round a corner on a 90 degree angle. Looked good, but boy did I shit meself! Safe to say the next day I had an interior again... Lol
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18th April 2010, 18:26
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#222
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Regular Poster
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: ilkley
Posts: 358
Car(s): White Saxo VTS 2000, White alloys
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The rear doesn't go too light if it's on a setup like mine or yours Stevo, 70-80mm maybe, but I have nothing behind my front seats and it handles like a dream- and I could tell the performance change with the weight loss.
Did I see you still had the spare tyre in? Get rid! If you can save 50kg on a car that weighs 935kg it's like gaining 8bhp assuming your hp is around 135bhp- well worth it IMO if you don't use the rear seats etc...
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18th April 2010, 19:00
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#223
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: manchester
Posts: 2,456
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leave the interior alone imo, i have thought lots about ripping it out but it turns the car into niether one thing or another.
seats out, sure thing it wieghs abit less but tbh how much do saxo rear seats weigh? not alot. any you said replace with a cage which min is 19kg from an omp one. so defeats the object of that.
the only way to do it is properly go the whole hog with it but then you are in essence destroying a very nice car and to strip one properly and go lightweight cost money.
it will be a very quick car with the cams ect in see how you like it with them in first, if you still want it to be quicker change the 'box then strip it.
oh yeah thanks for letting me know about c/w
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18th April 2010, 19:17
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#224
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Saxperience Post Whore
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Southampton
Posts: 8,188
Car(s): Astra vxr with added boost
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dont strip it. i have started stripping mine however replacing parts with carbon and now getting a inside spray job however its not fun sounds shit... you car is to nice to strip
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22nd April 2010, 21:44
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#225
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Frequent Poster
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Knaresborough
Posts: 777
Car(s): White MK2 VTS
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Originally Posted by CaldzieVTR
looks mint fella keep it as is looks mega
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Nice one cheers dude
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Originally Posted by geordie_alex
strip it! you know you want to!! whats the point in having two comfort cars when you can have a track and daily?!?!
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Think Ive gone of the idea now mate
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Originally Posted by dannyhall
Don't strip in my opinion. No need to ruin a minter of a white VTS....
And they're noisy as hell with no interior, hear every annoying rattle/squeek but extra loud! Cams & remap and leave well alone I think personally.
My old car, Brembo 4pots, cams, stripped = very twitchy rear. So much so when I outbraked a CTR, rear bounced out and ended up going round a corner on a 90 degree angle. Looked good, but boy did I shit meself! Safe to say the next day I had an interior again... Lol
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Ye I defo think your right mate after thinking about it cheers for the advice
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Originally Posted by adam2350
The rear doesn't go too light if it's on a setup like mine or yours Stevo, 70-80mm maybe, but I have nothing behind my front seats and it handles like a dream- and I could tell the performance change with the weight loss.
Did I see you still had the spare tyre in? Get rid! If you can save 50kg on a car that weighs 935kg it's like gaining 8bhp assuming your hp is around 135bhp- well worth it IMO if you don't use the rear seats etc...
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Might just strip it out for track days mate but not all of the time.
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Originally Posted by webby
leave the interior alone imo, i have thought lots about ripping it out but it turns the car into niether one thing or another.
seats out, sure thing it wieghs abit less but tbh how much do saxo rear seats weigh? not alot. any you said replace with a cage which min is 19kg from an omp one. so defeats the object of that.
the only way to do it is properly go the whole hog with it but then you are in essence destroying a very nice car and to strip one properly and go lightweight cost money.
it will be a very quick car with the cams ect in see how you like it with them in first, if you still want it to be quicker change the 'box then strip it.
oh yeah thanks for letting me know about c/w
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Ye you have some really good points there mate cheers. I need to book in with CW's soon.
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Originally Posted by moxy89
dont strip it. i have started stripping mine however replacing parts with carbon and now getting a inside spray job however its not fun sounds shit... you car is to nice to strip
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Cheers mate not going to strip now yours is looking good Ive been keeping an eye on it 
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22nd April 2010, 21:56
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#226
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Frequent Poster
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Knaresborough
Posts: 777
Car(s): White MK2 VTS
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Cams are now fitted!!!  Hears some pics and that.
Left my camera at work so the valeters thought they would take the piss lolz
Hears some pics of the old cams in
Then they are out
Then the Newmans are in
Then the timing belt fitted, apparentley it had the timing belt replaced already which is suprising as I bought it with 42000 miles on.
So its all up and running now and it feels so quick throught the revs and it just needs remapping.
Also bought a nissans radiater to try and improve cooling
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22nd April 2010, 23:09
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#227
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Scarborough
Posts: 914
Car(s): 1.4 furio white
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this thread just gets better each time i look, whats the tipp-ex for?
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22nd April 2010, 23:18
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#228
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Frequent Poster
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Knaresborough
Posts: 777
Car(s): White MK2 VTS
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Thanks mate the tipp-ex was just to help get the timming for the cams spot on, they still might need some adjustment yet though.
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22nd April 2010, 23:29
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#229
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Saxperience Post Whore
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 6,640
Car(s): Integra DC5R & VTS
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Nice work mate. Where are you going for the remap - Chipwizards?
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Originally Posted by saxo_ron
Anyhow I only live my life a cup of tea at a time and im all out so im off to boil the kettle
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22nd April 2010, 23:36
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#230
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Frequent Poster
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Knaresborough
Posts: 777
Car(s): White MK2 VTS
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Originally Posted by LeeumH
Nice work mate. Where are you going for the remap - Chipwizards?
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Cheers, ye chipwizards mate they seem to have a really good rep and they are near to me as well
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22nd April 2010, 23:37
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#231
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Frequent Poster
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Warrington
Posts: 755
Car(s): Saxo VTR
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Cams will be awesome! Bet it has a really bouncy idle unmapped.
Id keep the interior if I were you, sooo much road noise and lots of other little noises when it's bare metal especially if you use it everyday.
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25th April 2010, 19:42
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#232
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Frequent Poster
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Knaresborough
Posts: 777
Car(s): White MK2 VTS
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25th April 2010, 20:12
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#233
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Saxperience Forum Bum
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Rotherham
Posts: 4,614
Car(s): Black mk2 vts
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Your car looked lush today 
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26th April 2010, 09:25
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#234
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Frequent Poster
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Knaresborough
Posts: 777
Car(s): White MK2 VTS
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Cheers mate it was just a shame about the weather
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1st May 2010, 18:30
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#235
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Frequent Poster
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Knaresborough
Posts: 777
Car(s): White MK2 VTS
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Ok so the car is now booked in for the remap on Wednesday at Chipwizards so today I started getting the car ready. Cooling is the main thing so I fitted an extra fan and my nissens rad.
Hears the new radiater compared to the old lol
twin fans which I got sprayed white
Then I thought I might as well give it a full service so it was new spark plugs
Then I changed the oil and filter
and replaced the fuel filter
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1st May 2010, 18:45
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#236
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Saxperience Post Whore
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Southampton
Posts: 8,188
Car(s): Astra vxr with added boost
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You have done everything i would have done to that car if i purchased it. Looks spot on, you got track time at FCS mate?
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1st May 2010, 18:51
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#237
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Frequent Poster
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Knaresborough
Posts: 777
Car(s): White MK2 VTS
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Originally Posted by moxy89
You have done everything i would have done to that car if i purchased it. Looks spot on, you got track time at FCS mate?
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Thanks mate Im really getting into it now once the remap is done Im going to focus on getting the outside spot on. Haven't booked any track time mate as I dont know If Ill be working away but If im not away I will be booking a couple of setions, How about you mate are you getting some track time in?
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1st May 2010, 18:53
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#238
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Saxperience Post Whore
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Southampton
Posts: 8,188
Car(s): Astra vxr with added boost
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yeah, it will depend on if i keep the car or not aswell! if i enjoy it i will just go mad on it lots of carbon and that if its not something i enjoy with be getting Cupra R or something. Just want my bucket and that fitted and the weather to brighten up so i can whore it.
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1st May 2010, 18:57
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#239
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Frequent Poster
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Knaresborough
Posts: 777
Car(s): White MK2 VTS
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You will love it mate you cant beat a good spin around a track it takes all of your aggretion out for road driving, might see you there then pal
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1st May 2010, 19:27
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#240
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Infrequent Poster
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: West Sussex
Posts: 162
Car(s): Saxo VTR '00
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Always loved a white VT.. the mark1 looks better imo but not the less you're is looking very nice ::
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