Saxo VTR Tune Up - Saxperience

CRAIGMK2VTR · 27th April 2005, 22:27

Hi guys, Pretty new to this forum, gotta 2000 mk2 Saxo VTR and planning to mod it over summer, just serviced it with the following

Air filter,
Fuel filter,
Castrol RS Racing Fully synthetic
Splitfire Triple Platinum Plugs
Blasted out with 10k boost

Summer MODs

Lowered 40 mm Spax VSX Fixed Rate Kit.

Milltek Viper Cat Bk.

Decat Pipe.

GMC 4-1 Manifold.

Green Cotton Forced Air Induction kit (enclosed).]

Chipped, either Remap current ECU or go for a BB starchip, or superchip (any ideas which is best?)

Kent Fast Road Cam.

Anyone any ideas what power this will be pushin out????

starkie · 27th April 2005, 22:29

Go for a dasket mate rather than superchips..

CRAIGMK2VTR · 27th April 2005, 22:42

dastek, where can u buy these from m8? are these the piggy bk chips? n what bhp can be expected 8bhp like the superchip says?

SaxoAL · 28th April 2005, 00:18

Either dastek or remap standard ECU. Are setup to work with ods installed.. So do it after you have fitted all other mods.

scotty_VTR · 28th April 2005, 01:51

well you can cross the de cat pipe off your list as the GMC manifold includes the decat

scotty_VTR · 28th April 2005, 01:56

as for power? maybe 130bhp, if your lucky. the best and cheapest way of doing it is to get a VTS engine in there, then you can mod that one. A VTS engine may cost about £800-£1000 fitted but dont forget you can sell your old engine for maybe £300-£400. So it wont be to much of outlay. considering your engine list which you made could be more than £1600

Sean · 28th April 2005, 02:28

you'd be very lucky to see a 30bhp gain from those mods i reckon. i do agree that you should just transplant a vts lump and sell your vtr engine. then you've got 120bhp to build on,rather than 98bhp.

CRAIGMK2VTR · 28th April 2005, 03:24

scotty_vtr no my saxos a 98bhp mk2 but my catalyst isnt on the manifold its underneath the car its coz this is because it was made when they were swapping them over from 90 to 98 bhp.

my engines done 33k id hope for more than that for it lol

Dan · 28th April 2005, 03:33

you wont get anymore than £400 and thats pushing it as i picked up a vts engine for £550 with everything.

scotty_VTR · 28th April 2005, 03:46

I think I have roughly 135bhp thats with ported head and I have a similar spec to that list. dont forget that it is a 35% power hike and its only a small engined car. So did I read that right? you have changed engine from 90bhper to a 98bhper?

Dan · 28th April 2005, 03:49

no the 2000 sax's were being made when citroen were changing things, the engine has 98 bhp but still has the cat under the car an not in the manifold.

CRAIGMK2VTR · 28th April 2005, 03:52

its weird my saxo in 2000 they brought out the MK2 new front end yeh and 98 bhp engine

which mine has got... but for sum reason theyve put the old exhaust system on it which kind gives it the edge over other mk2's because theres CAT's Are restrciting the flow right at the manifold, get what i mean? where as my CAT is underneath

Very Odd I know LOL

Any chance u cud tell me the cost for a ported head? , and after all the mods u made to ur vtr is it completely different? Fast?

CRAIGMK2VTR · 28th April 2005, 03:53

cheers dan VTR odd init mate there slighty quicker as standard coz of the placement of the cat LOL

scotty_VTR · 28th April 2005, 04:01

I didnt know that!! Sorry

WestyVTR · 4th May 2005, 17:10

i thought if the cat was under the car it had 90bhp even if its a Mk2! the cat after the manifold model is the 98bhp models! the 98bhp has never been proven though...

ive a V reg Mk2 cat under the car. (until i got rid of it)

Scott^p · 4th May 2005, 20:37

cat in the manifold is the 98bhp engine (never proven)

Also with out a cam you wont be getting near 130bhp

WestyVTR · 5th May 2005, 00:02

with 2 cams ur 120bhp stnrd! lol....