Vxt Stage 2

Yesterday I had the stage 2 on my VXT completed by Jon & Mark at Courtenay’s in North Walsham . Great start to the day, p1ssing down in rain, but the guys from Courtenay’s must enjoy their work, fancy turning up on a Monday morning at 8:30am in the p1ssing rain in the middle of nowhere and still smiling ….no offence to any one living up there in North Norfolk, it but it can be a bit bleak . Jon and his team fitted my Miltek (full sys) in April , made some mod’s to the airbox and fitted a Courtenay performance air filter, which I have since removed due to all the adverse comments about the AMM’s blowing. So now I have the std OEM paper filter, but with the airbox still modified. Sorry Jon, forgot to mention that , still sounds good though. So the details you note below are based on 2 sets of figures the miltek + airbox mod’s and the full stage 2 remap incl. Miltek & filter box mod’s. The whole process took about 3 hours including cups of coffee and constant “wot u doing now” questions. As usual it was nearly a joy to part with my money , that is until I took the VXT down to Rushden for a fitting of the shower cap (story later), the car goes like a bomb, very responsive in the mid range, and the grin just gets bigger, now I know I did the right thing . I was really pleased once the Miltek “burnt in”, but this is a whole new game. It bloody flys………. I can’t speak of the others that do this service, but Jon & Mark are brilliant , very helpful and a pleasure to visit, they even rang me later to see how it went……Ahhhhhhhhhhh . A couple of their other guys were fitting a lightened flywheel to a Vectra, all silly questions answered, oh and yes they are really light. I can't seem to attach more than one thing at a time so, here's the new rolling road, with the VX under the final run....graphs etc to follow Bob

BHP charts

You turbo guys have far too much power. I was just wondering, do they not tie the back of the car down when it's on a power run?

Torque

Acceleration curves

data files

If you don't mind me asking - what was the cost breakdown? I might even get around to modding mine soon. Who knows....

Looks like some good figures there I had my stage 2 done at AmD and got pretty similar figures 249bhp and 260lbs torque *puts hand in pocket and checks to see if he can afford more power* realise I he can't *sheds tears*

Trescoman, 213 bhp at the wheels is massive!!!

If you don't mind me asking - what was the cost breakdown?

I might even get around to modding mine soon. Who knows....

I had other little things done, its easier if you look >here<, all will be revealed

Trescoman, 213 bhp at the wheels is massive!!! 

yes I know, bloody fantastic ain't it
Courtenay magic

Any chance you could enlarge those graphs a bit, I've forgotton my glasses.

Any chance you could enlarge those graphs a bit, I've forgotton my glasses.

That's what I figured, hence the size

Or are the graphs just before and after? Nice torque curve though.

Or are the graphs just before and after? Nice torque curve though.

Sorry don't really understand the question.
The top line (BHP & Torque charts) is just after the remap, the bottom line was just the miltek before remap, except in the case of the acceleration chart which is reversed
Hope that helps or makes sense

Sorry, I was trying to figure out if the bottom power plot was a before plot, or if it was power at the wheels. Now that I know it's the "before" plot, any ideas what the power at the wheels was?

Sorry, I was trying to figure out if the bottom power plot was a before plot, or if it was power at the wheels. Now that I know it's the "before" plot, any ideas what the power at the wheels was?

Look in the down load above all the figures are in there
But, heres the info you asked for

Power @ wheels was 176.9 bhp (miltek only) and now is 209.1 bhp (miltek & remap) i.e. 32.2 bhp increase


Bob

Thanks!

You turbo guys have far too much power.


I was just wondering, do they not tie the back of the car down when it's on a power run?

Sorry just noticed your post

You can never have too much power naawhaaaaaaaaaa

nope back not tied down, and it didn't bounce once, although I think JT's did once or twice

Sounds a wee bit scarey, i guess they know what there doing though.


i don't think i would stand around the front.




This post looks a bit sarky, it's not, honest.

500[/COLOR]posts , don't worry though i go back to work next week.

Edited by SamH, 24 August 2004 - 03:21 PM.