The owners of these cars which we have mapped and supplied parts, help and advice to have had them featured in the latest April/May issue of Performance Vauxhall magazine. Jason Anthony’s Astra H VXR Sprint, began life as a Triple8 modifed car at around 295bhp and since his ownership Jason has made a lot of […]
Category: Vauxhall Tuning
Astra J VXR – Stage 1+ Upgrade
This Astra J VXR came to us for a Stage1+ conversion. This was a lovely low mileage example which had covered under 4,000 miles and was finished in Buzz Blue paintwork. The first part of the process was to check the vehicle on the rolling road and benchmark it. This car made 278 bhp and […]
Stage 3 Astra H VXR
Astra H VXR Stage 3 Upgrade and LSD (Limited Slip Differential). This car spent a couple of days in our workshop and had a full 3″ exhaust system, CSRacing intercooler and a Quaife LSD fitted. Then it was onto the rolling road for mapping, datalogging and full rolling road set up making 290bhp and 350 […]
Stage 2 Astra H VXR
Astra H VXR is still a very popular vehicle for modifying, whenther it is a mild upgrade or something far more major. This particular car came to us for a Stage 2 tuning pack. We fitted a full 3″ stainless steel turbo back exhaust system and it was then round to the dyno cell for […]
Astra H VXR Upgrades
Here we have a couple of Astra H VXRs in for upgrade. The black car has had a K Sport 8 Pot 356mm front brake kit, CSRacing intercooler, full 3″ exhaust system and inlet plenum fitted and will be mapped and set up on the rolling road. It is also having a rear cage fitted […]
Astravan 1.9 CDTi Gearbox Overhaul and Remap
This Astravan came to us for a gearbox overhaul and ecu remap and rolling road set up. We remove the gearbox, and have it fully stripped down and all the internal components are cleaned and inspected. This also allows the transmission cases to be fully clean as well, something often overlooked if bearings are replaced […]
Astra H VXR Stage 4 K06 Coversion
Another fabulous conversion on an Astra H VXR. This car first came to us for mapping to Stage 3 (hardware requirements are a full 3″ exhaust system and uprated intercooler). The car was fitted with a Forge lower front mount intercooler, but on the exhaust side only had a pre-cat removal pipe, and a Piper […]
Astra H VXR – K06 Mapping
This Astra H VXR Nürburgring is a well loved and enjoyed example having covered some 110,000 miles, but it always gets regular 5,000 mile oil changes. It shows the durability of the engines as this car has been tuned to several levels, originally starting at Stage 3. More recently it has benefitted from the addition […]
Zafira GSi Turbo Clutch and Flywheel Replacement
A tuned Zafira GSi in our workshop for an uprated fast road clutch and lightweight billet steel flywheel assembly. To cope with the higher power and torque figures, we have fitted this Zafria with an uprated clutch, and at the same time replaced the rear mail oil seal (behind the flywheel) and fitted a new […]
Astra J VXR Stage 2
Astra J VXR’s are becoming more and more popular for tuning now and here is another example. White seems to be a popular choice on this model. This car was brought to us for a Stage 2 Tuning package which consists of a replacement 76mm downpipe to remove the restrictive pre-cat, a revised silicone inlet […]
Astra J VXR Stage 3
Another Astra J VXR in for mapping, fitted with all the right components for Stage 3; Full 3″ Turbo Back Exhaust with pre-cat removal, CSRacing Intercooler, enlarged inlet hose, Induction Kit.
Astra J VXR Day
Returning after the Christmas and New Year break to work on more Astra J VXRs.
Mapping on a Cold Day – K06 at 349bhp
This Astra H VXR has been with us before for mapping and has a K06 turbo, full 3″ exhaust, Courtenay Klasen inlet manifold, CSRacing intercooler, steel rods (plus all the other required components) and achieved a very respectable 329bhp and 350 lb ft torque when last seen in the July heat this year. Previously running […]
Astra J VXR Development
This summer has seen a substantial increase in tuning demand for the A20NFT engine. This combined with the ECU’s use in the new Corsa E VXR has seen us spending many hours on the dyno looking at data with Stephan getting his teeth firmly into the intricacies, oddities, protocol and hidden depths of the Delco […]
Corsa E VXR Development
We are pleased to announce that the tuning program for the Corsa E VXR has begun. Stephan Klasen (our mapping engineer) has purchased a Corsa E VXR in ‘Shiny Rock’ Grey for a whole host of development work to compliment further existing on-going development on our own Astra J VXR, as the Corsa E shares […]
Astra H VXR Track Car Mapping
This track prepared (and more importantly track used) Astra H VXR came in for mapping to give it a performance improvement in the short term to compliment the other modifications which have been specifically aimed at making a good useable trackday car. Lightweight Team Dynamics 18″ alloy wheels help with unsprung weight and improve acceleration […]
Astra H 2.0 Turbo Mapping
We recently remapped this Astra H SRi 2.0 Turbo model. The 3 door model with the Z20LEL engine leaves the factory with 170PS and was booked in for a repalcement 70mm pre-cat removal pipe, a high flow panel filter, ECU remapping and full rollinh road set up. Once on the rolling road after an initial […]
Enlarged Silicone inlet Hose for Astra J VXR
Enlarged Silicone Inlet Hose for Astra J GTC VXR. A direct replacement for the factory inlet hose, this silicone hose has been enlarged throughout its length for improved air flow, tapering only at the end to fit onto the turbo. This hose is smoothed out removing all the steps and convolutes found in the factory […]
K03 Hybrid Turbo 1.6
We have recently carried out some development work using a K03 Hybrid Turbo for the Corsa D 1.6 Turbo engine; Z16LEx/A16LEx/B16LEx Featuring a reworked compressor wheel and shaft, an uprated bearing pack and a modified inlet elbow, we tested the unit on a Corsa 1.6 Turbo on which we had previously carried out a full […]
Another Astra G Garrett Conversion
Brought in for a bottom end refresh with new bearings, crankshaft polish and mapping this conversion has a 3″ full exhaust, CSRacing full height front mounted intecooler, forged pistons, steel rods, external swirl pot and high pressure fuel pump set up and a Garrett GT3076R and TiAL external wastegate and hit 500bhp after mapping and […]