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newbie with corsa VXR!

Theres plenty of cars on here if you look through the project threads(the best part of the forum) for inspiration.

There are a couple like ours full focused track cars but there are plenty of " fast road" cars.
 
You need to decide which direction to take tbh. Suspension more focussed on track won't necessarily work on the road. Mine's fast-road, but goes on track. So reclining (rather than fixed) buckets, road tyres, the interior stays in (rear seats out on track) etc. So it's useable everyday, but still fun/fast on track.
 
Brown Bear said:
You need to decide which direction to take tbh. Suspension more focussed on track won't necessarily work on the road. Mine's fast-road, but goes on track. So reclining (rather than fixed) buckets, road tyres, the interior stays in (rear seats out on track) etc. So it's useable everyday, but still fun/fast on track.
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would be more fast road, as the car is used daily.

also got my eye on a stripped out r5 gt turbo running 209bhp!
 
Imo R5 GT's are very old now and can suffer problems with hot starts etc you would be far better off with a well sorted PH1 for track/everyday use.

Am i right in saying R5 GT's are pushrod?
 
Olliec said:
Imo R5 GT's are very old now and can suffer problems with hot starts etc you would be far better off with a well sorted PH1 for track/everyday use.

Am i right in saying R5 GT's are pushrod?
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they are 10years older than ph1! It is a problem with the reliability!
 
d6n said:
they are 10years older than ph1! It is a problem with the reliability!
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They are only as un reliable as the owner, fives got a s**t name from people winding on loads of boost without sorting the fueling and cooling. Decent five will spank any clio for £3000
 
rs250nut said:
They are only as un reliable as the owner, fives got a s**t name from people winding on loads of boost without sorting the fueling and cooling. Decent five will spank any clio for £3000
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the one im looking at has a rebuilt engine, done about 10k and is used as a daily driver aswell
 
boost boost bang with the old R5 turbos- friend had one that had barely been modified and it did the head gasket twice in the 9 months he owned it! get a ph1 172 :)
 
Riko360 said:
boost boost bang with the old R5 turbos- friend had one that had barely been modified and it did the head gasket twice in the 9 months he owned it! get a ph1 172 :)
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Thats excatly what im talking about your nugget mate wound up the boost with out any consideration to fueling. It goes like this, loads of boost with s**t intercooling= high charge temps+lean afr's= det= blown head gasket
 
Having seen this car in the flesh I can vouch for how good it is, and its quick too.

Personally mate i would go for the mk2 172, and take me when you do your next track day lol
 
nobblebonce said:
Having seen this car in the flesh I can vouch for how good it is, and its quick too.

Personally mate i would go for the mk2 172, and take me when you do your next track day lol
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might be going to look at a 182 trophy the weekend!:o

the budget has gone up! lol
 
d6n said:
might be going to look at a 182 trophy the weekend!:o

the budget has gone up! lol
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If you're going to be doing a few track days, a 172/182 with decent coilovers is a better bet than a Trophy.
One of the reasons I sold this
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For this
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i used to be indecisive..............

your ph1 looks mint!

I think i need to control myself a bit, and get back to the reason i'm selling the vxr in the first place....to buy a house!

as far as track days are concerned i would probably do 2 to 3 a year!
 
d6n said:
might be going to look at a 182 trophy the weekend!:o

the budget has gone up! lol
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No no no no no! if you just after a track toy then the trophy isnt really worth it

Ph1, decent coilover, uprated brakes etc and a few more K towards the house fund...
 
I echo whats already been said, dont go for a trophy, bit silly blowing the budget.

For looks go for the ph2 but if that doesnt bother you then I echo whats been said above, coilovers, brakes, done.

although warrens ph1 is sweet, nice colour combo.
 
nobblebonce said:
I echo whats already been said, dont go for a trophy, bit silly blowing the budget.

For looks go for the ph2 but if that doesnt bother you then I echo whats been said above, coilovers, brakes, done.

although warrens ph1 is sweet, nice colour combo.
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was thinking newer car from a reliabilty point of view.

I don't want to end of buying a ph1 and having to spend money on it.

That's i was thinking of something slighty newer. Although, it's down to luck i suppose!
 
Mine's been pretty reliable. Off the top of my head, over 40k miles and 2yrs
-Aux belt pulley started getting noisy, so had that changed
-Lambda started playing up, resulting in misfire
-Throttle body got a bit sticky, did a bodge fix and then got a used one for £30ish

Bar that, just consumables.
 
but you could buy a ph2 and it could be a crock of s**t, look of the draw i suppose.

just make sure the belts have been done
 
nobblebonce said:
but you could buy a ph2 and it could be a crock of s**t, look of the draw i suppose.

just make sure the belts have been done
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like you say mate, luck of the draw!

got another 3 weeks to look / decide whilst i'm waiting for my private reg to be sorted
 
Ah d6n, fellow vxronline member, i choppped my corsa in at xmas and bought a minter of a 172 cup, i made a good choice :) your doing right with your vxr, gonna lose ££££ and reliability is a bit suspect
 
CuppyDean said:
Ah d6n, fellow vxronline member, i choppped my corsa in at xmas and bought a minter of a 172 cup, i made a good choice :) your doing right with your vxr, gonna lose ££££ and reliability is a bit suspect
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hi mate, how much did you pay if you don't mind me asking?
 
hi and welcome to cliosport......i'm also on vxro (rich.corsa.vxr) i could also be looking at a clio depending on my funds :)
 
going to look at a 172 tomorrow, i haven't gone for a cup because my insurance don't insure them, so this one i'm looking at as all the extras!
 
d6n said:
going to look at a 172 tomorrow, i haven't gone for a cup because my insurance don't insure them, so this one i'm looking at as all the extras!
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If you're interested mine should be for sale in a couple of weeks.
 
d6n said:
a chap over at purlin wharf mate, his name is walsallchris, it's in the for sale section on here 2nd page in, it's silver 53 reg
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If it's the one I'm thinking of, that car is mint mate, would be a good choice for sure.
 
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