vtr engines

1. 4775james L-plater Joined: Sep 2006 Glenrothes Posts: 96 Citroen saxo vtr 2003 grey

   #1 5th July 2008, 01:10

   hi just wondered which vtr engine is better i know the silver top has 8bhp standard but which is best?
2. Predator_R32p Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP

   #2 5th July 2008, 01:15

   what you planning on doing exactly???
3. 4775james L-plater Joined: Sep 2006 Glenrothes Posts: 96 Citroen saxo vtr 2003 grey

   #3 5th July 2008, 01:20

   i have a silver top just wondered which was better i heard its harder to get more power out of the silver top rather than the black top but dont know if its true?
4. littleracer Trouble Maker Joined: Feb 2008 hook,hamshire Posts: 3426 black citroen saxo mk2 & focus ST '225',merc C180

   #4 5th July 2008, 05:59

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by 4775james hi just wondered which vtr engine is better i know the silver top has 8bhp standard but which is best?

   it has 98bhp standard not 8.
   
   best in which way?
5. littleracer Trouble Maker Joined: Feb 2008 hook,hamshire Posts: 3426 black citroen saxo mk2 & focus ST '225',merc C180

   #5 5th July 2008, 06:00

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by 4775james i have a silver top just wondered which was better i heard its harder to get more power out of the silver top rather than the black top but dont know if its true?

   havent heard that before.
   
   should be about the same ability to get power out of them,but the silver top will have more power like for like.
6. Quick Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2003 United Kingdom (England) Posts: 7064

   #6 5th July 2008, 09:21

   Try http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?t=87916
   Its only 2001+ vtr (3 plug ecu) that has 98 bhp - all before are 90bhp!
7. frankie Saxperience Addict Joined: Apr 2006 Frome, down deepest, darkest zummerset Posts: 12971 VTRallye

   #7 5th July 2008, 09:31

   dam quick beat me to it
   
   
8. 4775james L-plater Joined: Sep 2006 Glenrothes Posts: 96 Citroen saxo vtr 2003 grey

   #8 5th July 2008, 13:14

   i have the 3 plug silver top but i was told by a friend dont know if its true but that the silver top one is harder to get more power?
9. Andy_OZ Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2008 Jersey Posts: 222 Saxo VTR 2003

   #9 5th July 2008, 13:53

   i dont think this is true, if you have a mk2 98hp ( i have a 2003 vtr).
   
   if you think from a monetry perspective, an exhaust system/manifold and induction kit would give the same performance upgrades on both engines, but the mk2 will always be 8hp higher!
   
   so using a mk1 is useless because you are in a way wasting your money.
   
   if you had a budget to get your vtr to 130 hp it would be cheaper to use a 3 plug vtr engine, as the mk1 1 plug does not sense and adjust the fueling, hense having the car remapped?
   
   i think this is true but correct me if im wrong!