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[duggs]

Sorry if I'm insulting a fellow "member" OR is it only me who thinks this car is as ugly as sin ?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1998-Vauxhall-Opel-Omega-Highly-modified_W0QQitemZ200196520132QQihZ010QQcategoryZ9858QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Tis gonna take someone "very special" to take that car off his hands ??
I think "special" is the word I'm thinking of ??

[Entwood]

I know I've just bought mine with all the Irmscher bits, so I'm probably somewhat biased but ......

IMHO

The irmscher stuff looks "balanced" and seems to enhance the look, the mods on that may do something for performance but they are not aesthetically pleasing to me .. all looks OTT  ..  

and badging a non-standard Omega 2.5 as a Holden VXR is plain stupid .....

[TheBoy]

I think that started life as a GLS....

[VXL V6]

Looking at the quality of the wiring in the boot should tell you all you need to know about the care and perfection that went into creating such a carefully crafted car heap of scrap

[zippo]

is it possible to gain so much power from the engine mods listed
he's put a lot of hard work in to that car all he has to do now is find someone else with the same taste as him (?)



edit
i thought i'd seen that body kit before it was in total vauxhall jan 05
the delta styling kit (fitted & sprayed £2k 04/05 price)
why am i looking up body kits @4.45 am

[zippo]

ive just noticed the VXR badge
instant 300 bhp  

[waspy]

What was the line outa Predater that Arnie said " you are one ugly beep beep"

[Danny]

used to belong to a member on here, cant remember who, but i remember being shocked that those wheels are 20"

not a fan of that body kit though, it should have never been made for the omega, looks even worse on a fiesta

[Kevin Wood]

300 BHP from a 2.5 In his dreams I suspect.

I'd want to see an engine bay photo at the least. Notice that one's missing!

Kevin

[toller]

Totally hideous and OTT.  A good contender for barryboys i think.

[Humpy]

It's got an Allegro steering wheel

Humpy

PS I'm showing my age

[Jay w]

just asked for rolling road printouts, underbonnet pics and last cambelt change.

see what comes back

[hotel21]

It's got an Allegro steering wheel  

mmmmmmm  Quartic wheels...

no ta!

[keith2.2]

To be fair, it would be a good buy to purchase on the cheap and put back to standard.

I'd like to go over the mods, however:

COURTENAY SPORT MODIFIED HEADS
CS10 HIGH TORQUE SPORT HEADS
listing the same thing twice doesn't make it twice as effective..  Courtenay claim 10% increase. So be generous, and call it +17bhp

4 BAR FUEL REGULATOR
...this should be good for...no bhp.

HIGH FLOW JETEX TWIN EXHAUST A PAIR OF SPORT CATS
..'high flow' meaning 'big' I presume. Sport cats - fine. benefit of the doubt, 8bhp (the stock v6 is pretty poor breathing wise, so it all helps)

MANTZEL INTAKE POWER RESONATOR
...sounds like an induction kit to me. Maker claims 10bhp.

 LIGHTWEIGHT FLYWHEEL [9.4 KGS LIGHTER THEN STANDARD]
...no bhp extra, but ok you'll have a quicker throttle response and it'll pick up a bit more easily

UPRATED CLUTCH WITH NEW SLAVE CYLINDER
you'll need it with that 300bhp. What brand clutch is it, though?

8.5 MAGNECOR LEADS WITH IRIDIUM PLUGS
a lot of money for very litle gain. no bhp.

COURTENAY MODDED AIRBOX WITH COURTENAY AIRFILTER
..i thought you already had an "intake power resonator". No bhp. -2bhp for being a numpty.

ECU REMAPPED
...so...20bhp perhaps? And don't be fooled into adding that figure to the gains from the breathing. Thats 20bhp because it's made use of the extra flow.

ITS RUNNING ON 20IN OZ SPLIT RIM ALLOYS
You fitted a lightened flywheel, only to then make the engine have to get 20 inch wheels rolling? oh ffs.

THE BODYKIT WAS SPECIALY MADE BY CARLTON AUTOMOTIVE.
the mould for which should be specially destroyed by fire.

IT HAS BLACKDIAMOND GROOVED DISCS ALL ROUND WITH SPORT PADS.
it'll need them to scrub off the momentum of 20 inch wheels under a 1.5 tonne car..

IT GOES OFF THE CLOCK AND THE CLOCK READS 160.
No it doesn't.

*if* it does - 160mph - 10% built in error (at 70mph, higher speed means even less accurate) is 144. Which I believe is 3mph below the book figure for this car.

So we're looking at about 200bhp if all the mods work.

There is in fact a "stage 2" tune from Courtenay that encompases most of the above, with the others being available from them too. To be fair, the guy has spent the best part of 2-3k on the gear he's listed before fitting.

I'd seriously want to be seeing a rolling road printout and detailed instructions on where to find the extra 100bhp, though.

[Pete Elite]

  Just add Batman and serve hot .