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Vauxhall Tuning Tips and Modifications
Maximise your Vauxhalls driving pleasure
Vauxhall car tuning tips and advice. We have a wide range of tuning articles covering all models of Vauxhall from the popular small engined Nova and Corsas to turbo powered hot hatches and the large V6 Calibras. Following our tuning tips you will avoid many of the common mistakes and actually achieve the car setup you desire. Meet other owners in our Vauxhall owners club and swap pictures and tuning tips.
TorqueCars started providing Vauxhall tweaks, car mods and car styling Tips and advice back in 2003 and have grown from strength to strength with a fast growing membership of all types of Vauxhall owners. We are currently one of the fastest growing car tuning clubs around and certainly one of the friendliest. In 2007 we organised our first full car show in Kent. Our Vauxhall tuning and styling articles are continually updated so for the latest Vauxhall tweaks,mods and styling advice, tips and pointers please check back regularly. We strongly recommend that you join our Vauxhall owners forum and swap tweaks ideas with like minded Vauxhall owners. If you have a Vauxhall project underway we would love to hear about it, the Gallery section in the forum already contains some interesting projects.
- Selected Vauxhall Stats
- Astra Astra Saloon 1.7 TDS GLS 4d - 1686 cc - 80 bhp - 168 Nm
- Astra Astra Hatchback 1.6i 16V Energy 5d - 1598 cc - 103 bhp - 150 Nm
- Vectra Vectra Hatchback 2.0 LS 5d Auto (AC) (99) - 1998 cc - 134 bhp - 188 Nm
- Astra Astra Hatchback 1.7 CDTi Club (100ps) 5d - 1686 cc - 99 bhp - 240 Nm
- Astra Astra Saloon 1.6i 16V CD 4d Auto - 1598 cc - 98 bhp - 150 Nm
- Astra Astra Hatchback 1.4 LS (82ps) 5d Auto - 1398 cc - 82 bhp - 113 Nm
- Astra Astra Hatchback 2.0 SRi 3d - 1998 cc - 115 bhp - -
- Corsa Corsa Hatchback 1.2 16V SXi 5d (AC) - 1199 cc - 73 bhp - 110 Nm
- Astra Astra Hatchback 1.6i LS 5d - 1598 cc - 73 bhp - 128 Nm
- Vectra Vectra Estate 2.2 Direct Design 5d - 2198 cc - 152 bhp - 220 Nm
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Corsa Tuning
Corsa tuning is a popular starting point for young drivers. Which Corsa models and which modifications work the best. Read On
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Porting and polishing
Porting and polishing an engine will increase the power gains available. Air flow will be improved through the head and power gains are achieved. Read article...
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Remapping a turbo diesel engine is one of the best value modifications around. You will often see a power increase in the order of 30% and get more Torque, BHP and better MPG. Read article...
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- [ Chip Tuning ]
- [ Sports exhausts ]
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- [ Adding nitrous ]
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