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    Re: Renault 5 GT Turbo Track Car or my Corsa VXR

    Quote Originally Posted by d6n View Post
    the corsa vxr-r is pretty much the power i am running! but like you say it comes at a price!
    Has your got the slippy diff?

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    Re: Renault 5 GT Turbo Track Car or my Corsa VXR

    no! thats another 1k fitted!

    would totally transform the car though, every says its there best mod!

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    Re: Renault 5 GT Turbo Track Car or my Corsa VXR

    OMG - i'd love to be able to respond to the VRX thread........

    2k for a piston ha ha ha ha

    2k for a gear box more like £50 and an afternoon with spanners.......i'm sure it wouldn't be the same with the corsa?

    but its OK if your corsa lets go, cos its only £600

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    Re: Renault 5 GT Turbo Track Car or my Corsa VXR

    hey hey Lamps ere (dans bro)

    As everyone has pretty much said sod the vxrs they look nice but they havent got anything on a tuned 5.

    Id sell the vxr get yourself a decent 5 (im selling mine soon) as im taking on a project with a new 5 shell im asking 2800 and thats inc rebuilt engine, gt2056r turbo + **** loads more its all in my bio.

    Then id use the rest of ur money to consolidate debts

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    Re: Renault 5 GT Turbo Track Car or my Corsa VXR

    Quote Originally Posted by LampsR5 View Post
    hey hey Lamps ere (dans bro)

    As everyone has pretty much said sod the vxrs they look nice but they havent got anything on a tuned 5.

    Id sell the vxr get yourself a decent 5 (im selling mine soon) as im taking on a project with a new 5 shell im asking 2800 and thats inc rebuilt engine, gt2056r turbo + **** loads more its all in my bio.

    Then id use the rest of ur money to consolidate debts
    your car would suit me i think! lol

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    Re: Renault 5 GT Turbo Track Car or my Corsa VXR

    Quote Originally Posted by J8TRO View Post
    OMG - i'd love to be able to respond to the VRX thread........

    2k for a piston ha ha ha ha

    2k for a gear box more like £50 and an afternoon with spanners.......i'm sure it wouldn't be the same with the corsa?

    but its OK if your corsa lets go, cos its only £600
    jay, the chap you said this has got an 08 corsa (14k - 15k ish) and is running about 340bhp, and has spent about 12-13k to get it there........28k corsa!!
    Last edited by d6n; 07-02-2010 at 16:41.

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    Re: Renault 5 GT Turbo Track Car or my Corsa VXR

    Quote Originally Posted by d6n View Post
    jay, the chap you said this has got an 08 corsa (14k - 15k ish) and is running about 340bhp, and has spent about 12-13k to get in there........28k corsa!!
    My mate put an astra vxr engine in his corsa c changed the turbo i cooler and has it mapped and the was rollin roaded at 330 bhp and cost him 3500 to do the lot that guy needs his head lookin at

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    Re: Renault 5 GT Turbo Track Car or my Corsa VXR

    Quote Originally Posted by LampsR5 View Post
    My mate put an astra vxr engine in his corsa c changed the turbo i cooler and has it mapped and the was rollin roaded at 330 bhp and cost him 3500 to do the lot that guy needs his head lookin at
    is that a mint green one?

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    Re: Renault 5 GT Turbo Track Car or my Corsa VXR

    i also now a chap with a mint green corsa C with the vxr engine in he live right by me only a young chap, and speaking to him yesterday hes selling it. if your on about the same guy hes got a private plate.

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    Re: Renault 5 GT Turbo Track Car or my Corsa VXR

    Quote Originally Posted by Mathew Hall View Post
    i also now a chap with a mint green corsa C with the vxr engine in he live right by me only a young chap, and speaking to him yesterday hes selling it. if your on about the same guy hes got a private plate.
    i saw him up buffery road, looks standard reallly, lowered with sri alloys!

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    Re: Renault 5 GT Turbo Track Car or my Corsa VXR

    gota be the same as i wouldnt have thort there was many of these around, big vxr brakes on the front still got drums on the back.

    Hes after 4.5/5 k for it bargain i thort.

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    Re: Renault 5 GT Turbo Track Car or my Corsa VXR

    where abouts you from matt that lad lives not far from your way just past langley on a corner its defo the same car he goes out with my mates sister, but thats not the car im on about thats only standard i think, his gf's brother had one that he converted was an animal when i drove it

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    Re: Renault 5 GT Turbo Track Car or my Corsa VXR

    i live in smethwick by the londonderry pub by west smethwick park which is also by the post office.

    He's names Mitchell i was with him the other day at his garage defo got a vxr astra engine in and hes due to replace the gearbox as its got a huge crack in it from a big pot hole which he booted it over then hes gettin rid.

    his older brother as a corsa b turbo conversion.

    The corsa C is very nice tho if he was interested in some kinda swap and cash id have it.

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    Re: Renault 5 GT Turbo Track Car or my Corsa VXR

    Quote Originally Posted by Mathew Hall View Post
    i live in smethwick by the londonderry pub by west smethwick park which is also by the post office.

    He's names Mitchell i was with him the other day at his garage defo got a vxr astra engine in and hes due to replace the gearbox as its got a huge crack in it from a big pot hole which he booted it over then hes gettin rid.

    his older brother as a corsa b turbo conversion.

    The corsa C is very nice tho if he was interested in some kinda swap and cash id have it.
    how long you had your 5 mate?

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    Re: Renault 5 GT Turbo Track Car or my Corsa VXR

    since october the 20th but didnt start driving it till the 16th of november cus i was waiting for my other years no claims to come through.
    I remember the dates better than the anniversary of me an the missus.lol

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    Re: Renault 5 GT Turbo Track Car or my Corsa VXR

    Quote Originally Posted by Mathew Hall View Post
    since october the 20th but didnt start driving it till the 16th of november cus i was waiting for my other years no claims to come through.
    I remember the dates better than the anniversary of me an the missus.lol
    lol!

    i found a 5 i want!

    just got to sort out my car now!

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    Re: Renault 5 GT Turbo Track Car or my Corsa VXR

    good stuff.. so wers this five you want is it for sale on somwhere throw up a link if ya can so we can see...

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    Re: Renault 5 GT Turbo Track Car or my Corsa VXR

    Quote Originally Posted by Mathew Hall View Post
    good stuff.. so wers this five you want is it for sale on somwhere throw up a link if ya can so we can see...
    it's the one in the for sale scetion on here, a few posts down, grey one!

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    Re: Renault 5 GT Turbo Track Car or my Corsa VXR

    £1800 bargain for that spec with the t28 turbo on it alot more fun to drive than ur corsa i bet.

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    Re: Renault 5 GT Turbo Track Car or my Corsa VXR

    Quote Originally Posted by d6n View Post
    a view from the other side of the fence.....lol

    http://www.vxronline.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=57325
    they said headgasket, so we ask how many rear wheelbearings they have had

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    Re: Renault 5 GT Turbo Track Car or my Corsa VXR

    Quote Originally Posted by markey b View Post
    they said headgasket, so we ask how many rear wheelbearings they have had
    a friend of mine brought a brand new astra vxr and twice now its had to have a new turbo its not even 12 months old yet and he doenst even drive it hard how funny he wont want to keep doing that when the warrenty runs out.

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    Re: Renault 5 GT Turbo Track Car or my Corsa VXR

    couple of my mates had corsa vxr's, one of them still has it, other one got shot as it spend more time in vauxhall than on the road, had umpteen rear wheel bearings and ended up getting a fiesta st...

    astra vxr's are pretty awesome on the other hand, out the box they are pretty nippy, and have potential, but like all new cars, they have new 'safe' car syndrome where they are so full of electrics, airbags and crap the power to weight is still pretty pants

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    Re: Renault 5 GT Turbo Track Car or my Corsa VXR

    couldnt agree more about there reliabilty there is 2 vxr corsas at my work the ones been ok but the other has had to change his as the rear wheel bearing went first then something else.

    he still hasnt learnt as hes just ad the limeyed edition red one.

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    Re: Renault 5 GT Turbo Track Car or my Corsa VXR

    Quote Originally Posted by Mathew Hall View Post
    couldnt agree more about there reliabilty there is 2 vxr corsas at my work the ones been ok but the other has had to change his as the rear wheel bearing went first then something else.

    he still hasnt learnt as hes just ad the limeyed edition red one.
    common problem mate, along with a few other 'common problems', the astra owners rip it out of the corsas on the forum!

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    Re: Renault 5 GT Turbo Track Car or my Corsa VXR

    Just been reading that thread, pissed myself laughing over and over again, they ain't got a clue, one even said 600quid for a piston a corsa vxr and off it goes, then said 2k to build an engine for a R5, feck me it ain't that exspensive, you can buy an old R5 GTT engine for 350quid (if ya know the right place ) a set of pistons, rings, liners and seals for 200quid, bottom end gasket set 30quid, head gasket set 45quid and a couple of days putting it together, I work that out at 625quid lol for 25quid more you've built a whole R5 engine where as 600 repairs the damage a fecked piston casuses in a vxr lol lol lol lol lol I can't help but laught lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol

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    Re: Renault 5 GT Turbo Track Car or my Corsa VXR

    Quote Originally Posted by Os8472 View Post
    Just been reading that thread, pissed myself laughing over and over again, they ain't got a clue, one even said 600quid for a piston a corsa vxr and off it goes, then said 2k to build an engine for a R5, feck me it ain't that exspensive, you can buy an old R5 GTT engine for 350quid (if ya know the right place ) a set of pistons, rings, liners and seals for 200quid, bottom end gasket set 30quid, head gasket set 45quid and a couple of days putting it together, I work that out at 625quid lol for 25quid more you've built a whole R5 engine where as 600 repairs the damage a fecked piston casuses in a vxr lol lol lol lol lol I can't help but laught lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol
    or a set of forged pistons for 2.5k

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    Re: Renault 5 GT Turbo Track Car or my Corsa VXR

    Quote Originally Posted by Os8472 View Post
    Just been reading that thread, pissed myself laughing over and over again, they ain't got a clue, one even said 600quid for a piston a corsa vxr and off it goes, then said 2k to build an engine for a R5, feck me it ain't that exspensive, you can buy an old R5 GTT engine for 350quid (if ya know the right place ) a set of pistons, rings, liners and seals for 200quid, bottom end gasket set 30quid, head gasket set 45quid and a couple of days putting it together, I work that out at 625quid lol for 25quid more you've built a whole R5 engine where as 600 repairs the damage a fecked piston casuses in a vxr lol lol lol lol lol I can't help but laught lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol
    350 for an engine? you'r being mugged off... last time i bought a block it was £30 and i just slapped the head on and off it went

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    Re: Renault 5 GT Turbo Track Car or my Corsa VXR

    Quote Originally Posted by markey b View Post
    350 for an engine? you'r being mugged off... last time i bought a block it was £30 and i just slapped the head on and off it went
    cheap parts then! lol

    another bonus for me re parts and that, is i know 5 5 owners all within a few miles or where i live!

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    Re: Renault 5 GT Turbo Track Car or my Corsa VXR

    been looking at a few 172's, these would make a good daily /driver track car?

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    Re: Renault 5 GT Turbo Track Car or my Corsa VXR

    Quote Originally Posted by d6n View Post
    been looking at a few 172's, these would make a good daily /driver track car?


    That's exactly what mine is used for. Fitted with Koni adjustable dampers, grooved discs, Ferodo DS2500 pads to help things out a little


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    Re: Renault 5 GT Turbo Track Car or my Corsa VXR

    fun but my old 106 xsi (which i put a 1.6 gti lump in) used to anhiliate the 172's....therefore so would a 5 hands down they are more reliable but other than that they are ****.

    and before anyone asks, yes ive drove one (quite a fair bit done to it also), yes my old man used to own a 182 and yes ive beaten more than 1 172 in a 106

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    Re: Renault 5 GT Turbo Track Car or my Corsa VXR

    Quote Originally Posted by Ricardo View Post


    That's exactly what mine is used for. Fitted with Koni adjustable dampers, grooved discs, Ferodo DS2500 pads to help things out a little

    mint! bit more to buy than a 5 but 10 years younger, so should be more reliable fo a daily! and i can still strip it out!

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