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[jonyb4]

ahh good stuck

[Maxwell]

I still laugh at the Si vs VTS arguement - much entrrtainment

Put it this way Sheriff....a Saxo/106 16v with a 4 branch, de-catted system, forced air induction kit and a full interior gives E46 330Ci coupes a hard time round a back road. They will also easily sit with E46 328i coupes beyond 120mph. Imagine what yours will be like with no interior and a bit of weight saving chopping will do!!

A 2.0L zetec fiesta mk3 (without being boosted or tb's) would never ever do any of the above.

Any info or links/contacts you need, gimme a shout!

[dontpannic]

I do have a decat pipe ready to go on (and in fact was fitted correctly when my mate bought the car), it just needs the cat to not leak until it passes its mot lol

[jonyb4]

what a muppet

[mrorange2]

what a muppet

Sorry Jony but until you drive one you cant really comment i have had 2 x VTS's and 2 x RS1800's if we are just taking handling and speed the VTS's would kill them all day long. However i'd take a MK3 Fiesta over a Saxo\106 anyday now lol

[Maxwell]

They are a modern Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9, only a bit easier to live with.

As morange says, drive one (properly) and you can judge!!

Having owned 8 of them and 3 fiesta mk3s (including my current frst) they are a hell of alot quicker than a stock frst and a hell of alot better (and safer) to chuck around a back road!!!

[rsturbonutter]

They are quite nippy little cars and has you say will destroy A fiesta rs be it 1800 or turbo. I've had the misfortune of owning one along with a 106gti. The only downside is they are a chive car which like to leak and piss you off with stupid electrical problems. And don't for god sake crash one because it ain't pretty. Should make decent track Cr though as they don't mind being ragged

[Maxwell]

Yeah leaky sunroof and good old french electrics dont help them...nor does their rot problems. But they are fantastic cars for the money.

[dontpannic]

Maxwell - did you say you had a drivers side actuator? My one is dodgy! PM me, let me know how much you want

Cheers buddy!

[Maxwell]

I already asked my mate yesterday to go dig it out for me. Aint had word back at all from him. Will let you know when i get word back!

[dontpannic]

Cheers dude!

[jonyb4]

They are a modern Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9, only a bit easier to live with.

As morange says, drive one (properly) and you can judge!!

Having owned 8 of them and 3 fiesta mk3s (including my current frst) they are a hell of alot quicker than a stock frst and a hell of alot better (and safer) to chuck around a back road!!!

you reckon a mk3 with a tuned 2.0 zetec wouldnt keep up with a 328i.. which is crap

i can almost maintain myself with my mates E36 328i and that has almost 200bhp, although it is the convertable version

but point is, mines just 130 spec, if it had 150 bhp id pull away form him with ease!


**not arguing but you can't say wreckless crap like that without a retaliation

[dontpannic]

Tonights fixes-
Temporarily disabled the alarm
Removed radio and speakers
Figured out that the passenger door used to be red (!) and doesn't have a full door loom (so electric mirror on that side no worky)
Reconnected the battery and battery stay
Diagnosed a faulty drivers door lock solenoid

Also ordered a Griffiths Engineering quick shift which should sort out the dodgy gearchange, and a reflective vinyl front number plate

[Maxwell]

Jony i said sit with an E46 330ci around a backroad and easily sit with a 328i beyond 120mph...not an E36!

And its hardly wreckless crap!! Its facts of life. There is 3 people on this thread speaking in personal reflection on how a saxo vts is better than most mk3 fiestas (highly tuned turbos excluded). Suck it up

And nice one on the alarm Sheriff. Your linkages cost around £50ish!? Have you seen the fancy quickshift you can buy for saxo-106s!???

http://www.kamracing.co.uk/car-tuning/c ... r-kit.html

Fella on saxp has it fitted to his turbo vts and its quite a nice bit of kit!!

[rsturbonutter]

There is a vts in the local scrappy by me if you need anything

[dontpannic]

Little bit more done and discovered this afternoon before I couldn't be bothered any more lol

First and foremost, I've discovered that the entire passenger side is red underneath the blue paint (wing, door and rear quarter) - assuming the Cat C is because it had a side impact, non structural. The cost of the work at that point in time would have outweighed the cost of the car to be fair.

Sprayed the area where I accidentally removed some paint taking the 16v badges off
Removed the cat so I can get hold of the correct springs and fire ring to mount it properly.

Every little helps

[Ratspeed]

Good progress sorting the little niggly jobs Nick.

And just to add my oar in, my old RS1800 (albeit modified)smashed vts' in standard trim apart from a gammon slipper pipe, and embarressed many a BMW off the lights and round the twistys.

And Tim, lets be brutally honest, your last RS1800 was slow as f**k!! My Estate was nearly as quick!
But i will admit Your last VTS with the 4 branch and De-cat was fairly quick.

Sorry to keep this 'debate' going Nick, but i pride myself on being an annoying prick

[hb69]

I hope people aren't wondering too much why there is a decline in users on this site.

[jonyb4]

maybe because people buy french cars instead of fiestas

[hb69]

maybe because people buy french cars instead of fiestas

Narrowminded

[dontpannic]

I had a certain Mr Butler come over today to help me give the Saxo a once over and take the head off.

We did a compression test on it, and found 14.5bar/210PSI across all four cylinders and we've come to the conclusion that its not the headgasket. It runs fine, sounds fine, no more smoke from the exhaust (but condensation still coming out of the exhaust - though not as much).

We sealed the exhaust back up and gave it the once over and we think it's ready for an MOT, to let us know at least what else needs doing on it, therefore, when I get back from Combe, I'll be looking to cover it on my insurance and take it for an MOT. If it passes, whoopee, if it doesn't, at least I know what else I need to do to get it on the road.

Also, it's now been stripped out and the broken glass removed (!):






My helper for the day.

[Smo]

I love Hen.

[hb69]

i love smo

[dontpannic]

Long overdue update.

Took it for the MOT - it failed (as I suspected).

However it only failed on emissions (CO level too high).

Henry came over again today and we serviced it and replaced the lambda sensor, seems to be running much nicer indeed now.

- Air Filter cleaned
- spark plugs changed
- Throttle Body cleaned
- intake air temperature sensor cleaned
- manifold absolute pressure sensor cleaned
- oil changed
- oil filter changed
- lambda sensor replaced
- cat to downpipe join resealed
- EPA tow strap installed
- oil breather bodge installed

[hb69]

It better get through the ruddy mot this time lol

[MB7201]

Looking like it's getting close now

[dontpannic]

Got a lovely piece of paper this afternoon, an MOT pass.

Advisories:
- CV joint cover has a small split but preventing the ingress of dirt
- Headlights have a yellow lens
- rear seats removed at time of test
- slight play in nsr trailing arm.

Not too bad!

[jayrs]

Not too bad at all mate

[Smo]

Time for some abuse!

[dontpannic]

Time for some abuse!

Make sure you bring the usual selection of tools to Mallory, they will probably be required.

[Smo]

Haha! I'm wondering where I'm going to put them all when we're out on track! Is there anyone that won't be out on track?

[dontpannic]

Me lol, I'm just concentrating on getting it there for this show

[Smo]

Ohhh! I thought you were on track! Excellent

[dontpannic]

I may change my mind on the day but at the moment, I'm just happy if it makes the 2 and a half hour drive to Leicester without incident

[bakewell001]

I may change my mind on the day but at the moment, I'm just happy if it makes the 2 and a half hour drive to Leicester without incident

Could be an interesting trip on Friday then...!

What time are you planning on leaving?