black tops and silver tops

12th January 2009, 15:47

right i have a silver top westcoast. which out of the vtrs is the more bhp silver or black top?? and also can the black top be fitted to the silver topped car or are the black tops the 3 plug ecu and silvers the 1 plug?

12th January 2009, 16:11

silvertop is 3 plug and the more powerful engine!

blacktop is single plug and the less powerful engine!

12th January 2009, 18:07

but my VTR is a 2000 reg, has a silver top but ( so av been told ) only has 90bhp? anyone care to shed some light?

12th January 2009, 18:14

anyone?

mate am just gonna say it before everyone else does. ( STICK A VTS ENGINE IN ) but mate, i like people who are sifferent, put a V|TR engine in, there good, i dont like people who just follow a crowd, and go with what people tell you to and what everyone else does.

12th January 2009, 20:01

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Originally Posted by SaXo_vtr123

anyone?

mate am just gonna say it before everyone else does. ( STICK A VTS ENGINE IN ) but mate, i like people who are sifferent, put a V|TR engine in, there good, i dont like people who just follow a crowd, and go with what people tell you to and what everyone else does.

here you go mate its in the f.a.q's ive copy'd and pasted it for you.
http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?t=87916

just match your engine bay to the photos.

some indicators are that the 98bhp vtr has :
- o2 sensor in top of the manifold
- the ecu on the left hand side has 3 plugs not 1
- the air filter box is square not round.

hope this has helped.

12th January 2009, 20:13

i have early silver top which is 90 bhp but single plug ecu

12th January 2009, 20:15

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Originally Posted by dorsetsaxo

i have early silver top which is 90 bhp but single plug ecu

yeah exactly. like i said 98bhp modles have 3 plug ecu

12th January 2009, 23:51

can you not use the 98bhp engine then on the single plug loom and ecu or am i being stupid?