help! just got my saxo and want some tips onincreasing the peformance but have no idea where to start i need some advice

1. Samwel Newbie Joined: Sep 2010 rotherham Posts: 13 Saxo Vtr 1.6 8 valve

   #1 27th September 2010, 13:37

   where do i start?
2. Alexywhite Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2009 Oxford Posts: 222 Citroen Saxo VTR MK2 DC2 Integra Type R EP3 Civi

   #2 27th September 2010, 13:38

   Why dont you read the 'Stickies' at the top of the page.
3. Samwel Newbie Joined: Sep 2010 rotherham Posts: 13 Saxo Vtr 1.6 8 valve

   #3 27th September 2010, 13:41

   stickies ? i dunno what that is am new to this lol
4. user_38486 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2009 Blackburn Posts: 4739 A few

   #4 27th September 2010, 13:42

   Look above your post..there are 5stickys...it says sticky...they are on a blue background...SEEMPLES
5. brosnan Established Member Joined: May 2008 Kent Posts: 1127 BMW X5 4.4 PETROL

   #5 27th September 2010, 13:47

   check this out : http://www.saxperience.com/faq/show-...e.php?artid=82
6. Rudewolf Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 109

   #6 27th September 2010, 14:35

   what car are you starting with , it does not say.
7. Mochachino Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Nov 2007 Guantanamo Bay Posts: 28700 oyster card

   #7 27th September 2010, 15:03

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Samwel where do i start?

   Start at the traffic lights mate, dont stop till you drive over a young child.
8. Samwel Newbie Joined: Sep 2010 rotherham Posts: 13 Saxo Vtr 1.6 8 valve

   #8 27th September 2010, 15:12

   i dont stop for much lol and i have a vtr 8 valve its standard at the moment but just wanted few tips as to what to get first and i've found the stickies now
9. user_45999 Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2010 Essex Posts: 841 Citroen Saxo VTS

   #9 27th September 2010, 15:23

   staight through decat exhaust system, 4-2-1 manifold and strip it out. You'll notice a difference then but really depends on what you want from it.
10. Samwel Newbie Joined: Sep 2010 rotherham Posts: 13 Saxo Vtr 1.6 8 valve

    #10 27th September 2010, 15:51

    i just checked out the stickies and its given me some advice think if i follow the step that brosnan posted in that link and i cant got far wrong is it worth getting a front mounted intercooler?
11. brosnan Established Member Joined: May 2008 Kent Posts: 1127 BMW X5 4.4 PETROL

    #11 27th September 2010, 15:53

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Samwel i just checked out the stickies and its given me some advice think if i follow the step that brosnan posted in that link and i cant got far wrong is it worth getting a front mounted intercooler?

    I would start with air flow and exhaust first mate, best gains for the money... Unless you turbo'in up I wouldnt bother
12. Samwel Newbie Joined: Sep 2010 rotherham Posts: 13 Saxo Vtr 1.6 8 valve

    #12 27th September 2010, 15:56

    i was thinking of turboing yes but i have no clue what i'm doing and i want to get the best out of it tranna beat my mate who's just dropped a cavalier engine in a nova and i hate nova's so i would like to show him up
13. speed-freak Newbie Joined: Dec 2009 peterlee Posts: 9 peugeot 106 GTI

    #13 27th September 2010, 19:05

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Samwel i was thinking of turboing yes but i have no clue what i'm doing and i want to get the best out of it tranna beat my mate who's just dropped a cavalier engine in a nova and i hate nova's so i would like to show him up

    if its to c20xe 2.0 16v redtop 150 bhp engine he`s dropped in (which id of thought it would be)
    your gonna have to spend alot of money to get anywhere near him,
    pluss i doubt your mate will be leaving his standard,
    id say vts conversion, proberly the cheapest most effective mod you can do then you can think of fast road cams etc and smoke him lol
14. kc-saxo Established Member Joined: Sep 2009 Edinburgh Posts: 1671 Mk2 VTR

    #14 27th September 2010, 19:52

    Marshmallow conversion

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15. user_34323 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2009 ringwood Posts: 6305 suzuki swift 1.2 sz3

    #15 27th September 2010, 19:57

    i hear to get the most power out of your car you need to do the saxo initiation. drive it into a wall at 70 and if you car runs you gain 500BHP.
16. Samwel Newbie Joined: Sep 2010 rotherham Posts: 13 Saxo Vtr 1.6 8 valve

    #16 27th September 2010, 20:01

    then i need the info on a vts conversion!!!! other wise looks like i'm sticking a hyabusa engine in it haha and no i will not drive into a wall lol
17. 3cott Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2008 Rotherham Posts: 4614 Black mk2 vts

    #17 27th September 2010, 21:47

    Drive it off a cliff
18. deans2k8 Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 gainsborough Posts: 2337 Vectra 2.0t

    #18 27th September 2010, 22:32

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by 3cott Drive it off a cliff

    Or if you cant find a cliff a bridge will do
19. Pearson Established Member Joined: Sep 2009 Doncaster. Posts: 2115 Y' Reg MK2 1.6i VTR

    #19 27th September 2010, 23:59

    Am sorry to sound a prick but.. you've stated i've just bought a VTR but how dod you i make it faster?, already.. your wanting a faster car so my question is to you?.. why did you get a VTR in the first place and pmsl if your mate has a 'Redtop Nova' you won't have a prayer of even coming close to the performance stats even if you had a VTS, i've had a kid on a dual carriageway next to me acting a dickhead and i thought it was just a GSi so i left him and then he must of thought pahaaa idiot and he just left me for dust .
20. user_27114 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2008 jarraaaaaaaaaa Posts: 3580 Mk2 16v VTR + Nitrous

    #20 28th September 2010, 00:09

    Nitrous. innit.
21. northants L-plater Joined: Mar 2010 Fleet Posts: 51 Vauxhall Corsa Trip 1.0 12v, Citroën Saxo VTR 1.6

    #21 28th September 2010, 00:33

    stickys!
22. Samwel Newbie Joined: Sep 2010 rotherham Posts: 13 Saxo Vtr 1.6 8 valve

    #22 28th September 2010, 14:53

    i got a vtr as it is cheaper on isurance for me as i didnt have much money and i wanted to get some power if i'm bothered about beating my mate that much i will go out and get a fiesta and drop a cosworth engine in it my main aim was to get the best performance for it as i wanted to keep it for a while
23. Jungle Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Sheffield Posts: 1206 106 Rallye Turbo

    #23 28th September 2010, 15:03

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Samwel then i need the info on a vts conversion!!!! other wise looks like i'm sticking a hyabusa engine in it haha and no i will not drive into a wall lol

    van i have some of your spare thousands?
24. Jungle Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Sheffield Posts: 1206 106 Rallye Turbo

    #24 28th September 2010, 15:04

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Pearson Am sorry to sound a prick but.. you've stated i've just bought a VTR but how dod you i make it faster?, already.. your wanting a faster car so my question is to you?.. why did you get a VTR in the first place and pmsl if your mate has a 'Redtop Nova' you won't have a prayer of even coming close to the performance stats even if you had a VTS, i've had a kid on a dual carriageway next to me acting a dickhead and i thought it was just a GSi so i left him and then he must of thought pahaaa idiot and he just left me for dust .

    Redtop Novas/Corsas in standard form arent that fast tbh a vts is only 30bhp down on it
25. char69lie Established Member Joined: Apr 2010 Norwich Posts: 1275 00 Silver 106GTi

    #25 28th September 2010, 15:14

    I heard if you get some wind deflectors they add 25bhp.. (due to your new aerodynamic capabilities)
26. Samwel Newbie Joined: Sep 2010 rotherham Posts: 13 Saxo Vtr 1.6 8 valve

    #26 28th September 2010, 15:22

    well i think am guna get as much out of it as i can and then use my dad's 300zx as its got 650bhp and ways next to nowt haha
27. Jungle Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Sheffield Posts: 1206 106 Rallye Turbo

    #27 28th September 2010, 15:28

    650BHP?!?!?!?!
    
    Got a spec for that? sounds mega!
28. Samwel Newbie Joined: Sep 2010 rotherham Posts: 13 Saxo Vtr 1.6 8 valve

    #28 28th September 2010, 16:04

    yeah i'll post later matey
29. speed-freak Newbie Joined: Dec 2009 peterlee Posts: 9 peugeot 106 GTI

    #29 28th September 2010, 16:04

    i think a standard vts againts a standard redtop there wont be a great deal of difference,
    it will proberly be the nova that came out on top but not by alot id say,
    i can take fiesta st 150`s in my 106 GTI and they not a slow car at all
30. Jungle Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Sheffield Posts: 1206 106 Rallye Turbo

    #30 28th September 2010, 16:10

    a redtop nova weighs alot less than a fiesta st dont forget
31. Regan Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2007 Harrogate Posts: 193 vtr soon to be a Vts-Gti

    #31 30th September 2010, 11:02

    just do what f1 drivers do and forse him off the road in to a wall and carry on! You win lol

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32. Samwel Newbie Joined: Sep 2010 rotherham Posts: 13 Saxo Vtr 1.6 8 valve

    #32 30th September 2010, 15:17

    haha reit idea regan and have you any idea what i need to do for a vts conversion??
33. user_33743 Regular Poster Joined: May 2009 Crowle, btwn Scunthorpe/Doncaster Posts: 353 'S' plate Saxo VTR

    #33 3rd October 2010, 08:41

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Samwel haha reit idea regan and have you any idea what i need to do for a vts conversion??

    Take out your VTR engine, get a VTS engine and ECU etc. Or Sell your VTR and buy a VTS.
34. brosnan Established Member Joined: May 2008 Kent Posts: 1127 BMW X5 4.4 PETROL

    #34 3rd October 2010, 09:26

    here some tips: http://www.saxperience.com/faq/show-...e.php?artid=82
35. JPH Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Welwyn Garden City, Herts Posts: 100 1.6 Fiesta Si, 98 Vtr ,2001 Vtr

    #35 3rd October 2010, 12:56

    PMSL, This Thread Is TOO Funny,
    
    Stickeys Are Your Friend Mate, Best Place To Look Before Posting And Gettin Abused..
    
    Dunno If Its Your 1st Car Or W.e, But VTR Is Enuff With Simple Mods To Keep You Happy, If You Turbo, Nos, Cams ReMap Or Whatever, Your Gunna End Up Dead...
    
    Seems Like You Have Lil Knowledge On Sax's And Such So With You Tryin To Beat Your Mate With His Redtop, Good Luck Son =)
36. Samwel Newbie Joined: Sep 2010 rotherham Posts: 13 Saxo Vtr 1.6 8 valve

    #36 4th October 2010, 08:36

    cheers jph i'm guna smoke that sucker if its the last thing i do haha
37. Lewis1600 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Apr 2009 Los Anglesey Posts: 3416 Ibiza Sport TDI / MK1 VTS

    #37 4th October 2010, 09:45

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by JPH PMSL, This Thread Is TOO Funny, Stickeys Are Your Friend Mate, Best Place To Look Before Posting And Gettin Abused.. Dunno If Its Your 1st Car Or W.e, But VTR Is Enuff With Simple Mods To Keep You Happy, If You Turbo, Nos, Cams ReMap Or Whatever, Your Gunna End Up Dead... Seems Like You Have Lil Knowledge On Sax's And Such So With You Tryin To Beat Your Mate With His Redtop, Good Luck Son =)

    It Is Now Even More Funny Because You Have A Capital In Front Of Each Word InIt.
    
    
    And for the author of this beautiful thread...
    
    Get a VTS engine, cams, Remap, 4-2-1, and youll be happy with that....
    
    Nova Redtops are good cars... easy to tune... Good luck...
    
    **Awaits jst crashed my vtr racin my m8s NoVa rEdtop thread**
38. JamesRm Forum Section Moderator Joined: Aug 2008 Liverpool Posts: 15517 Saxo VTR

    #38 4th October 2010, 12:13

    Induction kit - (Reccomend the Raceland with the Green filter off Kam Racing, it's good but still friendly on the wallet)
    
    Exhaust system - (Magnex, Supersprint, Saxsport, Sportex etc - Depends on your budget, Supersprint is a great choice for sound, longativity and power increases)
    
    Manifold - 4-2-1 will probably be best, take a look on Kam Racing again, Supersprint, Raceland, Janspeed or Piper. All great manifolds
    
    With the above you will definitely feel a little difference and you could gain UPTO 10bhp