We had this 2009 Insignia VXR with us recently for ecu remapping and full set up. It had covered about 55,000 miles and had already had the second cat removed by the owner, with the pre cat still in place. Mapping and set up resulted in 348 bhp and 396 lb/ft torque, up on a […]
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Cylinder Head Rework.
We were asked recently to carry out rework to a pair (obviously) of 3.2 V6 cylinder heads; porting, polishing and gas flowing to improve the efficiency of the heads to maximise potential gains. They were sent to us by the customer after they had been removed from the engine: And after cleaning, rework and a […]
Corsa VXR Engine Build
This low mileage Corsa VXR was booked in with us recently for an engine rebuild. It was a very late car with a B16LER engine. The whole process starts with removing the engine and gearbox from the car, separating the gearbox from the engine and then stripping the engine down to a bare block and […]
It’s been a while…….
since we have found some of these on a car, but occasionally it still happens. They are the transport blocks which are fitted in between the front spring coils each side, especially on lowered cars, which prevent the springs from compressing keeping the chassis height higher allowing for lowered cars to be moved onto and […]
Vectra VXR Mapping Session
This Vectra VXR came to us for mapping having already had an Insignia VXR Turbo unit and an intercooler fitted. The cats had also been removed prior to its visit. Once in our rolling road bay, a set of uprated injectors were fitted and then the car was mapped and set up on the rolling […]
Astra VXR Rolling Road Health Check
It is always useful to have a car checked from time to time on the rolling road, as it can show up potential running issues. We had this Astra H VXR Nürburgring brought in for a health check on the rolling road this week, due to it feeling ‘down on power’ after a manifold swap […]
Corsa VXR Blue Edition – Stage 2
We had this lovely low mileage Corsa VXR Blue Edition with us recently. If it was feeling ‘blue’ before it arrived, it certainly wasn’t when it left, after having a full 3″ exhaust system fitted, NGK iridium plugs, a panel filter, large bore inlet pipe and uprated recirculation valve followed by ecu remapping and a […]
Pagid S Performance Brake Pads
Street Legal Pagid S Performance Brake Pads. Pagid S Sports brake pads have been specifically designed for high performance brake system usage on public roads, but it is no secret that their origin is the race track and where they truly belong. High friction, low fade characteristics and low pad wear over a […]
Astra VXR Sprint K06
Built specifically for use as a track day car, this car was previously a Stage 3 car producing a useful 292bhp and had been fitted with our 3″ full exhaust, CSRacing Intercooler, Pro Alloy Water Rad, Wavetrac LSD, Alcon 4 Pot calipers with 356mm alloy belled discs, 292mm Rear Brake Upgrade, Whiteline Rear ARB, DAP […]
Courtenay Sport at Trax 2014
Trax 2014, Silverstone Circuit Sunday 7th September. Thank you to everyone who came along on the day and for some fantastic cars as part of the display.
Cambelt and Timing Information – Z20LEx Engines
Useful Gates Technical Information for Cambelt Timing on the Z20LEx 2.0 Turbo family of engines; Z20LET, Z20LEL, Z20LER and Z20LEH (Astra H VXR). This is not a ‘How To’ guide but additional technical information for those with enough mechanical competency to carry out a cam belt change. Cambelt Change Cycle suggested by the manufacturer: Z20LET […]
Mapping Session Astra H VXR
Rolling Road mapping session to optimise software settings on this Astra H VXR, which has had some hardware alterations since it was first mapped. Before and after mapping saw gains of between 12-34bhp and 5-20 lb ft torque.
Astravan Z20LEH 2.0 Turbo Conversion
A 294bhp Z20LEH engined Astravan in for a service, MOT and some additional TLC. This van has a huge spec including Quaife LSD, Astra H VXR brake set up (front and rear) with uprated discs, CSR Intercooler, 76mm Full exhaust system, 80mm AFM and VXR injectors, uprated clutch and flywheel, a B8 damper and Eibach […]
Now Accepting AmEx and PayPal
Courtenay Sport are please to announce that we are now accepting American Express cards online and at our premises and PayPal for online purchases. Now Accepting Online: Now Accepting On Our Premises:
Revolution Millennium Alloy Wheels
Revolution Millennium Alloy Wheels 8Jx18; now also available in Anthracite (as well as White). Spec: 8Jx18, ET35mm, 5x110PCD, 65.1mmCB. Black finish due around August time.
Uprated Enlarged Performance Intercooler – Astra J VXR
Once again we have joined forces with industry leaders Pro Alloy to develop our new enlarged, uprated performance intercooler kit for the Astra J VXR. Our new intercooler is both larger in width and height than the standard unit with the core being twice as deep as the factory cooler. This represents a huge increase […]
Oil Restrictor Bolt – K04 VXR Turbo
We thought we would share some information regarding oil restrictor bolts to help clarify our views on them… Restricting the oil supply to Turbos is not a new idea or fad; turbo conversion companies have been doing this as instructed by Garret since the early 1990s. It is true that a number of Vauxhalls have […]
How Waterless Coolant Works.
Water is an excellent fluid for cooling whilst in a liquid state, but when water turns to steam it has virtually no capacity for heat transfer. Evans is a superior fluid for transferring heat in engines because it remains in a liquid state until above 180°C. This article details the benefits of a significantly higher […]
Evans Waterless Engine Coolant
We are pleased to confirm that we are now testing Evans Waterless Coolant. Evan’s Power Cool 180 High Performance Waterless Coolant for performance & track cars is designed for high performance engines fabricated from a mixture of cast iron, copper, steel and aluminium components. It has a number of advantages over conventional coolant, which are listed […]
PowerAlign Camber Bolts
Powerflex have announce a new ranged of PowerAlign products under the Powerflex umbrella. The range of products will grow over the coming months. They will be more hardware based and offer innovative solutions to improve chassis geometry. The first two products include a new range of camber bolt kits and a simple camber setting tool. […]