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  • WA FS: 2003 Astra turbo

    Item: 2003 Astra Turbo
    Location: Perth
    Condition: Used: pretty good overall
    Reason for selling: Bought another car - money would be nice
    Price: $11,000 ono
    Payment conditions and options: Give me money and drive away!

    *May also consider swap for std/near std bora v6, or quattro S3/A4 etc

    Contact details
    PM here

    Description/more information
    Silver 2003 Astra Turbo
    ~119,000km

    Did 100,000km service upon purchase inc:
    Timing belt
    water pump
    oil, filters, fluids

    All mods and servicing done by Galvsport

    Mods:
    Engine
    3" Turbo back exhaust with high flow cat - not too loud but sounds great
    high flow intake manifold
    888dan boost pipe and top hat
    Courtenaysport lower FMIC
    VXR AFM
    VXR Injectors
    VXR Turbo
    CDTI Airbox and Roose Motorsport "OEM" intake pipe
    Manual boost controller (rear BCS bypassed)
    aeromotive fuel pump
    Custom tune based on an EDS Map - but to suit the high flow intake manifold

    Gearbox
    courtenaysport Lightened Flywheel (inc new diff bearings)
    Courtenaysport competition clutch - brand new
    new clutch thrust bearing
    Quaife ATB LSD
    braided clutch line

    Suspension/wheels
    KW V1 Coilovers
    888dan swaybar links
    888dan short shifter
    Whiteline rear swaybar
    wilwood 6 piston front brakes, VXR slotted rotors and braided lines, new ferodo DS2500 pads
    17x7.5" Sparco Assetto Gara wheels
    Federal 595-RSR r-comp tyres

    Misc
    HDI boost gauge
    CF aerial
    Fire extinguisher mount

    Comes with some standard parts

    The bad:
    center console is scratched like all astra g's - could just cover with some vinyl wrap or repaint
    couple of minor paint blemishes on one side (very minor) and stone chipped front bar
    one of the wheels was gutter rashed, touched up with black paint, not major

    the good:
    had the car mechanically inspected when i bought it and found no problems, been well maintained and modified, any issues have been taken care of as they've popped up.
    good power considering the lowish boost level, and very responsive
    gets power down brilliantly with the quaife LSD
    handles good
    quick enough, but comfy for the street
    Lots of money spent

    Car has done a 13.4 second 1/4 mile and 59 sec second lap of wanneroo short track, with very usable street performance ( e.g. 15psi @ 2500rpm)
    Still gets good freeway economy though, ~7L/100km due to euro gearing

    Review of the std car
    AutoSpeed - New Car Test - Holden Astra SRi Turbo

    Pics
    DSC07528 by blakeparry, on Flickr

    Interior prior to boost guage


    boost/power (lowish reading dyno)
    Current: '04 Astra SRI Turbo - EDS IPF Flash, 3" TBE, Quaife LSD
    Previously: Bora 4mo, cams, coilovers, tune, exhaust, brembo's etc
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