[Corsa D 2006-2014] Craigy's wgm vxr gtx big build (pic heavy)

[Craig_522]

Just thought I'd post a few pics up of my car and some general information about the car and myself ☺

I've had the car for 18 months, it was completely standard when I got her. This was also the first car I'd decided to do a big build on (although that decision just happened somewhere between purchase and now&#128521

This is how she looked at first (donor pics)

Within 2 months the car looked like this


Some of the mods done at this time were.........
Carbon wrapped interior (grab handles, door handles, dome dash and mfd surround, harness inserts and heater vent rings.)
18" calibre friction alloys
Ramair cone filter
Medium smoke tints (rear)
Smoked side reps
Smoked brake light
Smoked rear lights
fly eyed headlights
Dark smoke sun strip
Heko wind deflectors
Eibach sportlines
Carbon wrapped fog surrounds
Front vxr badge
Domed resin plates
Irmscher number plate surrounds
irmy style grill
Debadged rear (except vxr badge)

at this point the plan wasn't a gtx build, i was happy with the power at this moment and had set myself a goal. I wanted it looking nice, sitting nice and sounding nice.

I really liked the look of the car, sportlines had just gone on so next on the list was a custom exhaust 😉

While I was having the exhaust done I got a full set of engine bay hoses and hard pipes, this is how it looked around this time


Next on the list was a custom rarb, opc lower grill, burg splitter and Airtec FMIC

[CorsaEdi]

Looks good, looking forward to updates

[Craig_522]

Looks good, looking forward to updates

Thanks mate 😊

Got 4 long days of work then will get the thread up to date ☺

[Dave]

The pic 2 months after you got it is a great improvement. Like the private plate, but not too keen on the style/tint on it, looks a bit pikey that.

Whats the power goal?

[Lee]

Best colour. I like it too!

[Craig_522]

The pic 2 months after you got it is a great improvement. Like the private plate, but not too keen on the style/tint on it, looks a bit pikey that.

Whats the power goal?

Cheers mate. It will be somewhere between 400-430bhp once my banks recovered from last week ☺ i will more than likely be going for the gtx2863. For my end goal I think the 67 may be a bit laggy, although it has been suggested to me to possibly be the first to go for a gtx2860?

Thats somthing I will need to work out in a couple of months tho.
I've only just had the engine rebuilt last week, custom high comp pistons, piper fast road cams and a hybrid k03 / k06 bolt on turbo (first 1 in UK) 😉 When I get time I will get the build up to date but if anyone fancies a look at 1 ive already done ive wrote ab in depth build on corsa d forum (same forum name)

Few sneak pics 😉

[Craig_522]

Best colour. I like it too!

Definitely best colour 😉 thanks mate 👍

[tomush]

Wgm, yes! Best vauxhall tuner in the country and only lives round the corner haha. Will be watching this thread

[Vegas]

Looking forward to this project

[Hardcore]

Nice project. Never heard of someone fitting higher compression pistons to a turbo car before. Most usually go for lower compression pistons so they can run higher boost.

[Craig_522]

Wgm, yes! Best vauxhall tuner in the country and only lives round the corner haha. Will be watching this thread

How you know warren does the work on the car 😉? Yeah I originally went to Warren and Rabbid for a stage 3 map last year and after a chat decided I'd be going for a big build. Looking like i will be going for at gtx2860 as im not after straight line speed, i think the smaller garret will suit better for track and street ☺

[Craig_522]

Looking forward to this project

I will get around to updating it soon lol. All my photos are on a SD card that's in the car, which I have to drive today 😕 been happy driving her little polo in this weather ☺

[Craig_522]

Nice project. Never heard of someone fitting higher compression pistons to a turbo car before. Most usually go for lower compression pistons so they can run higher boost.

Cheers ☺ originally the first big build warren did was with low comp pistons which ran around 411bhp, he then went for some higher comp pistons and ran less boost on another corsa and the car ran 431bhp which in theory should be safer, both on a gtx2867. Since then he went for some with a slightly higher comp. These are what I have in mine ☺

[tomush]

Recognise the pics from somewhere, cant remember where though. I'm sure i may have seen this at some point too

[Craig_522]