Where a little modding gets you

[thenamesmichael]

As many people will know the vauxhall astra 1.8 had two different engines

pre 98 (Sport) came with the 115bhp version doing 0-60 in 9.5 seconds

Post 98 (SRI) came with a 125bhp version with the main difference being an electronic throttle doing 0-60 in 8.5 seconds

Just to showing everyone what a few simple mods can do to members a bit peeved they dont have the 125bhp version

0-60 in 8 seconds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mm0uU8-lUc

[Output Flange]

Wow.

Just wow.

[StevoCally]

Cheaper to just fold the back seats down.

[XJ40]

StevoCally said:

Cheaper to just fold the back seats down.

+1

[MX7]

Paint it red now.

[Cledus Snow]

Looks like it needs a splash of fuel.

[Motorrad]

This is like the difference between a st sandwich and a st sandwich with sugar on it.

[thinfourth2]

Cledus Snow said:

Looks like it needs a splash of fuel.

And a match?

[Changedmyname]

Same can be said with the focus, I guess.

[BarnatosGhost]

"The name's Michael. Just Michael.

Ribena, mixed. With water."

[KungFuPanda]

You didn't actually hit 60 though did you. Plus if you actually did drive it to 60, judging by the revs, you would have needed to change up to third which would have added a considerable amount of time.

[wildoliver]

snigger.

[thenamesmichael]

Thanks for being such a friendly bunch. Im not posting a video claiming that i have a fast car. I just noticed a difference in the engines and wanted to show what some minor modifications did in terms to 0-60. 1 Second off a 0-60mph is quite a result in my book.

Theres really no need for comments of how S*** the car is, im young and its all i can afford, after paying for tax and insurance.

And if you notice the camera is coming from the right side on an angle, looking straight on the car hits 60mph but obviously from looking from the side you cant see that.

[TonyTony]

:/

[Fastra]

For stuff like this you need to get on:

http://www.astraownersclub.com/

You'll have a much more receptive audience.

Edited by Fastra on Friday 27th January 13:51

Edited by Fastra on Friday 27th January 13:52

[Classic Grad 98]

Don't see the problem with you lot, people spend fortunes chasing 10BHP in performance cars, people spend hundreds re-mapping mundane diesel motors! If there is a 10BHP potential power increase to be gained with some cheap, possably used OEM parts, then fair play- it makes a lot of sense

DISCLAIMER: I am at work and cannot view the video. Would any of you 'haterz' care to share what's so bad about it?

[D1bram]

IIRC when they measure official 0-60mph times they do so with 2 passengers, some luggage and a full tank of fuel.

So if there's just you in the car with not much fuel onboard then that would probably contribute to a significant improvement alone.

[matthias73]

To the comment on the revs and changing into third: Have you ever owned such a car and do you know for sure that you need to change into 3rd to hit sixty?

I drive a 1.8 and I can confirm it will do 60mph in second, although it is screaming by then. (Also not sure on how accurate the speedo is)

That brings me on to a few questions: Were you measuring the speed from the speedo, and what did you do exactly to make it faster?

[TheHeretic]

And if you did the same mods on the 125 version?

[Classic Grad 98]

I watched the video with my phone, can't see what's so funny, although I have to say the car would need 3rd gear to hit 60 so it certainly isn't an 8-second car...