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 […]
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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 […]
Big Brake Kits
Big Brake Kits are becoming more and more popular, especially the offerings from D2 and K Sport due to their price point and build quality. They offer immense stopping ability and the most popular sizes are 330mm and 356mm designed to fit under 17″ and 18″ wheels respectively, although in some instances a narrow wheel […]
Astravan 1.9 CDTi Stage 3+ Tuning Package
We had this Astravan 1.9CDTi here recently for a few days undergoing some fairly extensive upgrades to cover the engine, brakes and chassis. Performance: A Stage 3+ conversion. The van was fitted with our hybrid turbo charger, full 2.5″ stainless steel exhaust system (turbo back), full height CSRacing Intercooler and 80mm Air Flow Meter with […]
Big Brake Kits – Caliper Maintenance
Preventative Maintenance is always more cost effective in the long term as it prevents smaller issues from becoming more major problems. Take for example ‘Big Brake Kits’ which are now more commonly fitted on road cars and feature 4 pot, 6 pot and 8 pot calipers. These calipers are aluminium for lightness and strength. Usually […]
Pagid RS29 Pads Available
Pagid RS29 Pad For the serious fast road and track day enthusiasts who appreciate an excellent brake pad, we now have in stock Pagid RS29 pads for the following calipers: AP (VXR) 6 Pot (used in 362mm Vectra VXR kit) Alcon 4498 4 Pot Monoblock calipers (used in the Alcon Xtreme Brake Kits) K Sport […]