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Calibra Turbo
Make of it what you will, this car is my everyday ride, my showcar and a performance street car. It's my little baby.....
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Index
Page 1 Intro/Spec/Update
Page 2 Engine Bay & Bodywork Pictures
Page 3 Engine tuning
Page 4 Motorsport Pictures & Future Modifications
Page 5 Promotasport visit & Alloy fabrications
Page 6 Turbo Tigra Project & Previous Vauxhalls
Page 7 Calibra Turbo Dyno Test Results
Specifications
Styling
Car is Ceramic blue pearlescent with Irmscher front, rear, side skirts and boot spoiler. All the bump strips have been removed and smoothed. It has Lexus style lights, delocked colour coded handles and side repeaters with a single wiper conversion, rebadged Irmscher Turbo. Full cream leather, Autostyle custom floor mats. Pro-Comp boost gauge in Pillar pod mount. Momo Airtech gear knob, chrome effect dial surrounds, gear lever surround and TVR polished aluminium control stalks with alloy heater controls. Calibra turbo side sills and chromed door catches. The car now has a Kenwood, CD/MP3 head unit.
Suspension, transmission and Brakes
Standard shocks with Eibach springs (25mm drop), an alloy front strut brace and Powerflex bushes on the front suspension arms. M-Tech Shortshifter gear linkage, standard Getrag 6 speed gearbox, Sachs 400bhp/500Nm race clutch, locked transfer box (permamnent 4 wheel drive). Brakes are 300mm grooved discs/bells with 4 pot Hi-Spec calipers on the front with x-drilled rears.
Engine tuning
DOHC 16v Turbo, with EDS Phase 1 chip, Standard airbox, K & N panel filter with cold air feed, Promotasport alloy inlet to hybrid K16/24 Turbo (actuator running 15-17psi). EVO VI Intercooler with oversize (58mm) stainless steel pipes, Regal designed Hi-Flow top hat with Turbosmart supersonic BOV, 3 bar fuel pressure VXR injectors. Regal enlarged 68mm throttle body, Magnecor KV85 ignition leads, 1.9mm steel head gasket and Red-top C20XE inlet cam. Wossner Low Compression Race Pistons, steel H section Rods ARP up-rated con-rod bolts and cylinder head studs. Alloy bottom pulley, alloy Alternator pulley and lightened billet flywheel, to reduce crank weight and increase responsiveness. T304 3" stainless steel downpipe, Regal 100 cell sports CAT and full Grp A 2.5" custom T304 stainless steel exhaust. Pipercross silicon/kevlar water hose. Various stainless steel, alloy and chromed engine detailing, along with colour coded ancilliaries.
Performance
329bhp & 290lb/ft of torque(Well Lane Turbo Centre)
320bhp (JP Autotechnics, Sheffield)
Total Vauxhall League of Gentlemen 3rd Place
Update
This is the new hybrid turbo from AET Engineering which is running 15 psi with overboost upto 20psi.
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