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i was only 18 when i got it. i got it rolling roaded and it produced more power without it lol.

best thing i did to it was the de-cat pipe. less low down pull, but it opened up the top-end nicely

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the calibra will be going in soon for a full zorst, manifold included (4,2,1) decat pipe then stright trhgouh staninless (prob magnex or janspeed)

When thats done, its gettin rolling roaded to see what zenvey throttle boddies can go on nicely.

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that should spell jenvey :p i think

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Calibra? Problem with those though is that they are so cheapp to buy these days, you end up spending 1000quid on the car and by the time you add some decent wheels, exhaust, air filter & a tune up its doubled the cost of the car!

Cheater2K

yeah, but even standard, there pretty quick and underrated :p

Mines a 96 N reg one, full black leather trim, worth 2.2-2.5k easy. Plus, will be keeping this motor for a while

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If it doesnt rot away on you first. Unfortunately they seem quite prone to rust. :(

I remember years back I had a race with a bloke in a calibra turbo. I left him for dead, even though i had 4 mates in my 5 turbo. Poor bloke wasnt best pleased, and my mates were sh!tting themselves with the acceleration. But, it became the main topic of conversation at work for weeks afterwards!

But, if your planning to keep a car for a while, you`ll get your moneys worth out of the extras.

OnePack

If I just get some lowered springs, e.g. the Pi ones, and use them with the standard dampers/shock absorbers, does it mean the dampers will be squashed? Will I need a strut brace if I lower the car? Will just lowered springs make much difference or am I better off with the original springs? In order words, is it worth it just having the springs if I can't afford the full kit?

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You can use pi springs perfectly fine with stock shocks, i have done many times. The springs are usually progressive and will work fine.

You dont need a strut brace, they are only if your car is prone to flexing and you want to stiffen it up around the bends.

Lowered springs will improve the looks of the car no end, usually they drop it by 35mm and will stiffen it up no end. For the cash (usually 40->50quid per pair of springs) its well worth it. You can always buy uprated shocks at a later stage.

And... dont be tempted to just a coil of your stock springs! lol... ive tried it and it isnt recommended!

mdrury2003

Turbo what power was your 5 puttin out? I sold mine a while ago and thinkin about another... bhp per £££ 5's are by far the best and cheap tax! also thinkin of a calibra turbo or mr2 turbo

turbo

Ive still got my 5. Ive had it for 8 years now. At the time it was the quickest in the area and one of the few road going ones in the country to have the top end competely gasflowed/ported out. At the time it was putting out about 220bhp. Not bad for a 1.4! lol. Its down on power atm as its been off the road for the last couple of years. Im just getting it ready for the race track atm. Ive stripped the interior out and will be fitting a full roll cage in it this weekend. Then i`ll tune it all back up and MOT it ready for trackdays.

They are by far the quickest car you can buy for the money. Although, they are going up in price atm. I saw one in a garage the other day, competely stock with high mileage going for 2500quid, when a year back it would have only been worth 1000quid. But, you need to get an expert to check the car over before you buy it as too many of them havent been looked after and if you buy a bad one it will cost you a fortune to fix.

I used to buy/sell them, and specialise in tuning them up, and you can easily spend about 1500quid fixing one up into a good standard condition. But, the advantage is that you can get an extra 40bhp out of them for litterally 80p!!!!

If you want to know anything about them, just pm me. The calibra turbo is cheap now, as is the MR2 turbo. My mates dad flogged a lovely MR2 turbo, K-reg last year for £2500, and as Paul will probably tell you, they are pretty quick cars for the money. Depends really if you want to go for hot hatch or a sports car.

demon

How does this sort of thing affect insurance? I take it it's going to go up if you mod your car, but by how much? Do people still want to insure you?

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Yeah, mines got no rust on it what so ever, its in show room condition matey, not even any dents, scratches on bodywork.

5 turbo = Renault??

Calibra turbo would leave that for dead without a problem, unless the 5 was done up to the bollocks and the calibra standard

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To be honest, if both cars were stock then you would expect the caibra to be slightly quicker. I mean, the calibra is a 2litre 16v and does have 200bhp as standard, compared to the 5 turbo which is a much older 1.4 engine with only 120bhp as standard. But, even though the stock calibra has 80bhp more, its only 1 seconds quicker on the 0-60 as standard! Hardly "leaving it for dead".

Now. On the 5 turbo, you can get it upto about 160->165bhp simply by poking a hole in one pipe under the bonnet, and drilling the carb jet out to a 135. So, basically you have an extra 40bhp for nothing, which from experience makes a massive difference to the 0-60 time and 50->80 time. Hardly "done up to the bollocks", and certainly as quick as the calibra, whilst actually handling much better! ;)

OnePack

yeah, do u have to tell the insurance company for things you've done which dont affect the performance, things which are there for cosmetics? e.g. changing the style of the wheels from say standard 15" alloys to something the same size but different style.

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Even if your modifications actually slow the car down you still have to tell the insurance company and they will refuse to insure you or hike the premium up.

I remember fitting a roll cage in a mini once. The alloy cage weighed quite a bit and slowed the car down no end. My insurance company hiked the premium up loads, even though it wasnt a performance mod, and it wasnt as if i was more likely to crash it.