i never posted pics up apart from the dealers pics. so after a good clean today i just nipped out and got some pics..

I am extremely happy with the car but i do miss my vectra!

only things i have done are led side and number plate lamps, silocone breather pipe( y piece very common for perishing) s3 lower brace(reduces understeer dramatically).

Plans soon after my holidays are :

wheels anthracite

lowered on either weitec gt coilovers or eibach spring

Leon cupra R front splitter.

millotec bumper grills

new rear discs and pads.

pipercross panel filter and airbox definned.

silcone hoses (coolant and boost)

TT rear arm bushes

a while later:

front mount intercooler

4 bar FPR(only need this if i stage 2)

uprated plugs

maybe stage 2 map see how it is after a stage 1

forge resirc DV

Decat and space rear o2 sensor

R32 roll bar

r32 front brakes or porsche although the 312mm standard are more than capable

braided lines..

after that interior few things i want to get done:)

getting a smart repair done on the osf bumper corner on tuesday.

c+c welcome:).

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Edited 2 May, 201016 yr by Dose

Looks a clean example mate.

How come you miss the Vectra?

Glad I didn't buy this now, as I did prefer yellow at the time but I prefer black now lol.

very nice best colour

p.s i wouldnt get uprated spark plugs there a complete and utter waist of money !!!!!!!!! i put denso ik22 in mine and they failed in 2 weeks i was then told by a big tuner that he uses standard plugs and has had them up to 500bhp lol

Looks a clean example mate.

How come you miss the Vectra?

Glad I didn't buy this now, as I did prefer yellow at the time but I prefer black now lol.

just miss the look of it mate i spent alot of time and money on it 20' irmscher wheels tec:)

VXR 354mm's:)..no more cd size 1.8 brakes

very nice best colour

p.s i wouldnt get uprated spark plugs there a complete and utter waist of money !!!!!!!!! i put denso ik22 in mine and they failed in 2 weeks i was then told by a big tuner that he uses standard plugs and has had them up to 500bhp lol

NOTED! cheers mate:)

Veccy looks nice.

What engine was it?

Veccy looks nice.

What engine was it?

was just a 1.8 mate started off totally standard orange light no colour coding etc:) i love my vRS will show it some love when back my hols in july:)

Nice car....tints seem to look really good on yellow octy's

Re the plugs, I have been running my custom remapped vRS on the same Denso IK20's for the last four years and have had no problems, I take them out every year and check them but they always come out looking like brand new and the air gap (0.8mm) has never altered (however my annual mileage is usually only 1.5K).

But (as others have said), the std plugs are very good but are intended for use on std cars.....and you may find you need to run a cooler plug on an uprated engine or run the risk of, at best damaging the plug's or worse, burning a hole in a piston, breaking a ring etc.

Bill.

When you come to alter the suspension, "DO NOT" fit Eibach springs as they do not make a fitment for the Mk1 Octy vRS.

Trust me, been there and tried that in the past, along with various other combinations, and ended up with KW3's, not cheap but great.

Also consider a Neuspeed 28mm rear ARB, they totally transform the Octy vRS.

Edited 3 May, 201016 yr by TheMethodFeeder

Nice car....tints seem to look really good on yellow octy's

Re the plugs, I have been running my custom remapped vRS on the same Denso IK20's for the last four years and have had no problems, I take them out every year and check them but they always come out looking like brand new and the air gap (0.8mm) has never altered (however my annual mileage is usually only 1.5K).

But (as others have said), the std plugs are very good but are intended for use on std cars.....and you may find you need to run a cooler plug on an uprated engine or run the risk of, at best damaging the plug's or worse, burning a hole in a piston, breaking a ring etc.

Bill.

i thought the ik22 was for a mapped car and the ik20 was standard car??????

the ones i had fitted the one on number 3 cylinder has completly broken down after 100 miles shocking and when posted this on another forum they all said dont use these plugs they are rubbish and standard plugs are fine until you go big big turbo as heat difference between a non mapped and remaped 180 is very minimal and will only req change 300 + where temps will be getting higher and higher.

i have been told that the ngks are the ones to go for if you really wanna put new plugs in

Thanks for the comments and info guys!

i thought the ik22 was for a mapped car and the ik20 was standard car??????

the ones i had fitted the one on number 3 cylinder has completly broken down after 100 miles shocking and when posted this on another forum they all said dont use these plugs they are rubbish and standard plugs are fine until you go big big turbo as heat difference between a non mapped and remaped 180 is very minimal and will only req change 300 + where temps will be getting higher and higher.

i have been told that the ngks are the ones to go for if you really wanna put new plugs in

You could well be right about IK22's being the logical choice for a for a remapped engine

But TBH there's more to selecting the right plug than refrencing the max bhp output figure....for example the speed at which an engine is going to be operated at is a very important factor.

An engine running @ 6000rpm will have twice as many "burn cycles" within the same time frame as an engine running @ 3000rpm, and therefor the plug will run much hotter.

Perhaps this would explain why IK20's have been OK for me, as most of the time I drive very gentley (trying to conserve my V power) and just have the occasional bit of fun

Bill.