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| Performance | 8.3/10   |
|---|---|
| Practicality | 7.8/10 |
| Reliability | 8.5/10 |
| Value for Money | 8.4/10 |
| Reviewer Rating | 8.7/10 |
| Overall Rating | 8.8/10 |
By Novaspec
on 18th Feb 2005
| Year Manufactured | 1991 |
|---|---|
| Length of ownership | 14 Months |
| Performance | 10/10 |
| Practicality | 10/10 |
| Reliability | 10/10 |
| Value for money | 10/10 |
| Overall value | 10/10 |
 Novaspec's recommendation | |
Cheap!
Low Insurance!
easy To Mod!
The Dreaded Rust!!!
I have a Mercedes Black Vauxhall Nova 1.4. GSI front bumper & spoiler with GTE rear bumper & side skirts. Eibach 55mm lowering kit & black 15" Mille Miglia 'Spider' alloys. The engine had a complete re-build with a Kent AST22 hi-lift cam added. The inlet manifold was modded to take a Weber 32/34 TLDE twin-choke carb from a Fiat Tipo. A lightened flywheel & pulley were installed along with an F13 close-ratio gearbox. Calibra Turbo front calipers with Tarox grooved discs & uprated rear drums.
The result... 0-60MPH 8.92s; 1/4 mile 12.64s @ 113MPH. Top speed is 152MPH. It was kicking out 168BHP at the flywheel and 120BHP (approx) at the wheels. I've recently modded the ECU setup, re-jetted the carb and bored out the inlet/outlet manifolds. It's now rolling-roaded at approx 146BHP at the wheels with 180BHP at the flywheel. I'm going to re-test my 0-60 and 1/4 mile this weekend to see how much of an improvement there is.
OK, people may think this is bull or a waste of hard earned £££ but this car has cost me less than the price of a used cossie or VTS. My little nova kills most hot hatches with the exception of the Williams Clio. It obliterates XR2's, XR3's, VTR's, VTS's, Punto's, 5GTT's, 205GTI's and also most nova's I come across.
VERDICT: The car miles ahead.....IS MINE!!!
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