Not sure what to think
On one hand it looks pretty good, no wanky bodykits and neons, it would be good fun to have a fast hot hatch again.
On the other hand, its a nova, doesnt have any credibility or saught-afterness (is that a real word? lol) and wont be worth fuck all in afew years...
He said its got a 3k engine conversion from Courtenay, so im guessing its not a standard red top.

Discuss.

 

quick as fook 20 16v novas but its a nova at the end of the day it wont hold any money unlike the cossie

 

and knowing courtney it probably is just a standard red top conversion for £3000

 

Thats what im thinking..... I know they are pretty quick but how would it compare to a standard 4x4 cossie?

 

Get it!

awesome bt of fun been in a few & drivin a em!

for 3k i wouldnt expect to much from the enigne! as courtney r robbin coonts & probably charged that just for fittin it! all though it means its done very well with proper shafts etc.!

those wheels r the tits aswell! very saught after! the only wheels that should b fitted to a vauxhall in IMO espically Novas!

ger rid of chav lights & u got a gr8 lil sleeper there!

 

Iv got a turbocharged 16v astra jst now an what a crock of shit. its a courtenay conversion. was done from new. they have put turbo on standard red top with standard management. standard fuel pump. its been through a few owners in the area and its had numerous sets of pistons cause it keeps melting them. dont rate courtenay at all.

 

Abit more spec on it:

VERY VERY CLEAN NO RUST COURTNEY CONVERSION 1 YEARS MOT 6MONTHS TAX 16" ALLESIOS SPEEDLINES BRAND NEW WITH NEW TYRES CHROME DRESS UP KIT ON ENGINE STRUT BRACE CLIFFORD ALARM DE LOCKED LCD CLOCKS FULL SCORPION STAINLESS LMF SPORTS VAUXHALL STEERING WHEEL
10K ON REBUILD COSCAST HEAD K&N FILTER LOWERED 40 MM FULLY STANDARD INTERIOR N BODY WORK

 

got the good head!

as i expected thogh a standard engine!

probably runnin around 160hp which is gr8 fun in a nova!

whats the deal he has offered u!?

 

wouldnt swop for a cossie but if I had the cash outright, Id buy it for fun would be a mad laugh

 

His car and 1k cash, hes got the car up for sale at 3k, i recon mine is worth more than that

 

would probably be faster than a standard cossie but thats cause they have no wieght whatsoever i had a mate who had 1 at 2 up he was all over a cossie at 140mph

 

Thats exactly what i said last night!

 

pmsl!

I'd want more than 1k on top lol!

How much do u value your car @!?

 

I know, id want 2k realistically. The chances of me doing it are about 1% anyway LOL

Just read this on mig, is there any truth in it?

 

Get it mate.

Nicely done subtle and clean Nova's are few and far between now. Might be worth popping onto www.migweb.co.uk to see if the chaps there know the car

 

Bollox!

16v nova's r quick but dusted em in my old RST!

I would say the car & 2k would b a ok deal! but its down to u really!

 

mate of mine does the conversions he came out in a corsa withe 2.0l 16V but it had throtle bodies too. Was boasting to everyone he was going too eat my poxy RST

anyway we finaly met up i missed 2nd gear and he went too undertake me but once i was in gear it not only beat him but left him by a long way by the time i was in 5th gear. i was only running 12 PSI too

he admited defeat though

then brought his V6 corsa out but havn't compared yet

 

V6 Corsa!!

 

cant c a V6 cordsa being any good!

 

The V6 isn't that quick in all honesty. A very good friend of mine built a V6 Vectra powered Astra GSi and while it went well and felt quick when I raced him in the 2i he only edged away from me. It was definately quicker than the 2i but not earth shatteringly slow. TBH I would have expected the XE powered car to be quicker than the V6 powered one.

 

yeh he used too have a valver in then decided too drop a V6 he posts on here Beardy prob seen the car. The fact it has direct port nos 150 bhp on tap means it sometimes could go fast

 

his total vauxhall feature



had it on the cover of revs too a few months back

 

well a v6 nova would be fooking rapid , not sure on the bends though

 

I saw that in revs!(my room m8 bought it ) only thing I liked was the wheels!

 

yeah the wheels are nice

 

wheels he was looking for ages they were from a cossie and machined to fit the corsa, thats what i tell him every time i see him

he did some timed runs at donington the other day dunno how acc the timing gear was like but it ran

Best time was
13.9 in the WET

also did a 14.03 and a 14.05 (all times Without NOS)

 

Quite impressive times. Even more so as it was wet. Good on him Conversion looks quite tidy from what you can see in the piccies. Not my cup of tea but respect due none the less.

Mate had his GSi in Total Vauxhall as well but I don't have any images as I don't buy the mag

 

a ford runs a pcd of 108mm and a corsa 100mm

they could not be modded to be different without having MASSIVE stud holes this would be sooo unstable

 

Vauxhalls use that unique 49mm offset as well don't they?

 

a dunno craig but they were orgionaly ford wheels and obviously due too wide arches are spaced out alot

 

I can't understand why this is even being discussed!

You think owning a Ford is bad, but you want to take a step backwards!

Like others have said, I'd have the car for fun, but would never swap it for the cossie.

 

My best pal built one back in '92 and when I got my 1st EsCos I was gutted as his Nova was faster esp in the midrange. After a trip to GGR for their 335 conversion (lovely exhaust note from the GGR pipe!) I could pull about 20 yeards on him once we were rolling or 100 from a standing start.
My pal fitted twin 45s/BTB full exhaust/MBE black box and he then had a slight advantage except from a standing start. I then had a 420 conversion done and that was then end of the pesky Nova!
My pal then built an EDS stage 3.5 turboed Astra 16v mk2 and that was incredible (169mph on the GPS) and sadly I had to sell my EsCos due to business commitments. Its taken me 12 years but I have converted him back to Ford and he now runs a 360bhp Saff that wastes my latest 305 bhp GGR small turbo but after Neil at Carwise has finished his magic on my car he will be history!

Cam

 

You can't beat Phase 3.5 LET Conversions!

Mine managed to beat Gus down a duel carrageway, though his car wasn't quite running 100% it wasn't far off.

Loads of fun to be had out of XE's and LET's, but I would not value the Nova at more than £2500 IMO.

 

I'd want 2.5k plus the car mate, these aren't worth what they used to be, you watch it sold on mig web, bey he drops the price after a while

 

Standard 2litre 16v novas arnt fast in a striaght line at all. They shit in fact. They not loads lighter than a RST and they 160bhp.

Used to be 2 around here.

We used to go past chinky daves one like he wasnt moving on our old GTTs

 

totaly agree my i raced 1 in me old crx vtec that had 157hp and was identical side by side out of roundabouts to about 120mph. I dont rate them at all.

 

id want at least £2k with the nova, even then id still be very unsure

 

i really like them. I would do it TBH. With a cam change and engine management/carbs, you cang get 200hp out of one pretty easily. There is a Nova around where i live with a vectra v6 in it, and when it comes down to the local cruise, it just spins the wheels cos it's soo torqy, but is very rapid though.

Mike.

 

where is the bloke from selling the nova? looks exactly like one of my mates cars!

 

No idea where hes from, he sent me a pm on MIG, user name NOVAN