Have a picture of Vauxhall Nova 1.4 SR?, please send it to us.
Picture courtesy of DJ Pete.
| Performance | 8.3/10 |
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| Practicality | 7.8/10 |
| Reliability | 8.5/10 |
| Value for Money | 8.4/10 |
| Reviewer Rating | 8.7/10 |
| Overall Rating | 8.8/10 |
| Performance | 8/10 |
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| Practicality | 6/10 |
| Reliability | 9/10 |
| Value for money | 10/10 |
| Overall value | 9/10 |
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Cheap pratcial car
Lightweight
Cheap to repair
Cheap to run
Bloody good fun!!!!
Do not hold up well in a car accident :-(
The faithful nova. One of the original old skool modifing car for those on a budget.
I bought a Vauxhall nova 1.4SR around two months ago.
I thought the car was a heap and after being involved in an accident where my mates nova was written off i swore never to buy one. However here i am now eating my own words.
I bought the Nova with completley standard exterior but with some modifications under the bonnet.
The Nova as it stands has the following modifications.
Exterior:
Completly standard with exception of flush tailgate.
Interior:
Completly standard with exception of a few extra dials. (Voltmeter and oil pressure)
Engine:
1400 Vauxhall block
Weber twin choke carb
K&N air filter
Full Magnex 2&1/4" exhaust system (not sure bout manifold)
Petrol Filter
Performance ignition leads
Suspension:
Front: 28Point top adjustable spax shocks & springs
Rear: 15Point adjustable spax shocks and springs
Lowered by about 40mm all round
Brakes:
Front upgraded to Wilwood 4 pot dynalite calipers with drilled and vented discs
Rear converted to cavalier GSi discs and calipers
Wheels:
15inch Alloys with spacers machined to allow clearance of front brake calipers.
As you can tell from above the car has been fairly modified. It should be noted that the car is a wolf in lambs clothing.
My best mates own Saxo VTR's which are heavely modified under the bonnet and to their dismay they cannot out perform my Nova. (viva le francais no more boys). Last night i had to ferry around a mate who was having his saxo serviced when we met an XR2i at the lights. He began to laugh at the concept of racing my nova but let me say words cannot describe the looks of embarresment he showed as he watched by tail lights disapear infront of him.
I also have some furthur plans to get the most out of my 1400cc lump. A kent cam kit is soon to be installed and a new twin exit exhaust and maniflod is to be fitted soon and a bonnet vent directly over my carb to allow the intake of colder air.
After doing the above i am going to source the ultimate, a calibra turbo lump to drop in because after seeing one at Ace Cafe i know its the car for me.
So anyway those of you looking for a cheap hot hatch do not under estimate the power of Nova. Those of you XR2i & VTR boys be carefull how hard you laugh.

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