spare button in leon cupra

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Is this going to be for an automatic middle finger to pop up on your rear parcel shelf for the purpose of Insignia VXR's disappearing out the back window?

You really think so!??

 

[Poverty]

it only works on manual and it delays timing when you need to change gear, it allows you to change gear when the power is wound open which prevent turbo spooling down

build a switch into the diagnostic port cover?

 

[Al]

You really think so!??

I have seen it with my own 4 eyes

 

[owen lcr]

hahahahah... that was funny horace!

@ POV, i have already got my GIAC controller built into that and cant remember how much room i have left, i am pretty sure there is enough room there but wont know until next week. I have ordered all the bits i need from flebay so will be able to get a tidy job done when the car arrives back home. thats if im not to busy thrashing f*ck out of it all day

 

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I have seen it with my own 4 eyes

It must surely have been a > stage 2 cupra then, and you really can't compare that to a standard VXR. either that, or a really crap driver in the VXR!

Standard VXR v standard cupra = no contest - VXR would wipe the floor.
Stage 2 VXR v Stage 2 Cupra = I'm not sure of power levels achievable from the VXR but I'd guess the results would be simlar to the above!

 

[n_olympios]

Standard VXR v standard cupra = no contest - VXR would wipe the floor.

Based on torque steer, sure it would.
Both have same power figures, why would one be that much better than the other? If we're talking about a straight line that is.

Personally I couldn't care less, but it's worth a line or two just for the fun of it.

 

[owen lcr]

stage 2 + cupra against an unknown insignia VXR but it was sooo funny. the guys face was a picture

 

[2zeroalpha]

I was about to post something similar than realised we were talking about insignia VXRs. Can't compare the two cars as the vauxhall is a 2.8 V6...

 

[n_olympios]

Doh I thought Astra VXR as well.

 

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lol - I thought you might have been thinking that when you said they were the same power...
321bhp/435nm torque 2.8 v6 and 4wd... It's a bloody quick car!!!

stage 2 + cupra against an unknown insignia VXR but it was sooo funny. the guys face was a picture

Again though, you're using a car which is already bloody quick which has been modded to stage 2 against a probably stock car. Get that VXR at stage 2 and it would be goodnight cupra unfortunately lol!

 

[owen lcr]

yeah sounds fair enough, but given the weight of the insignia i think thats what made it lose out the way it did... nice motor though, and he had a nice bit of stuff as a passenger

 

[2zeroalpha]

Although a quick google reveals that the insignia vxr doesn't gain that much from tuning, same as the astra.

http://www.courtenaysport.co.uk/index.php?act=latestNews&page=2#article24

 

[owen lcr]

Although a quick google reveals that the insignia vxr doesn't gain that much from tuning, same as the astra.

http://www.courtenaysport.co.uk/index.php?act=latestNews&page=2#article24

good find... i would give one of them a go. i mean i will be bloody quick i know but it still only has 400bhp and this with a turbo upgrade, taking into account the weight of that car i think it would be a good race

 

[RobH]

Yet again people totaly underestimating the power of stage 2+ .

Anyway while searching for wot box vids came across this which might be of use to you especially as you can link up the wot box with wmi (i think) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxN5UWXkdG8

 

[owen lcr]

i will need to speak to the guy in USA to see how easy it is to link WMI to WOT. i am going to send him an email just now

 

[Tfsi_Mike]

Might not be any use for you, but i installed a small switch for the power to my reversing camera. Its close to the fuse box to wire up too, and the cover pops off fairly easilly. (Well a fair bit of force to pull out the lighting controll knob).

looks very neat! I'm pretty sure if you push the knob in and twist it left it operates the little clips retaining the light switch assembly

 

[owen lcr]

good man mike, very useful tip for when i get my car home. that looks very good indeed

 

[Al]

lol - I thought you might have been thinking that when you said they were the same power...
321bhp/435nm torque 2.8 v6 and 4wd... It's a bloody quick car!!!



Again though, you're using a car which is already bloody quick which has been modded to stage 2 against a probably stock car. Get that VXR at stage 2 and it would be goodnight cupra unfortunately lol!

My dad will still be tougher than their dads though

Realistically, the problem for the Insignia is that its gonna weigh quite a lot more than a Cupra. Regardless of how much more torque it will have, at 1810kg, it weighs 1/3 more than the Cupra.

Tuned vs tuned therefore, power to weight will be

Cupra - 360bhp @ 1370kg = 262bhp per tonne
VXR - 340bhp @ 1810kg = 187bhp per tonne

Give the VXR a big turbo and 400bhp and it becomes 220bhp per tonne, still a long way behind. Take 200kg from it at 400bhp and its still behind at 248bhp per tonne. And remember its gonna have less flywheel power transmitted to the road thanks to its 4 wheel drive

The only things going in the Vauxhalls favour is the 4 wheel drive traction, higher torque and probable top speed if it was unlimited. The main thing going against the Vauxhall is that the only thing faster than its performance is its depreciation . Dont fancy the road tax or fuel ecomony of one either, or the Vauxhall / VXR badge for that matter.

Insignia VXR Stats
0-60mph: 5.6 seconds
Top speed: 155mph
Combined economy: 24.7mpg
Emissions: 268g/km
Kerb weight: 1810kg

 

[owen lcr]

bugger that, i will stick with my 32mpg any day

 

[ross27]

looks very neat! I'm pretty sure if you push the knob in and twist it left it operates the little clips retaining the light switch assembly

Haha, i knew the clips were spring loaded once i had removed it. I just couldn't figure it out while it was in the dash. Cheers for the tip though!