View Full Version : Pics of my 250+BHP Nova
south west motorsport
21-10-06, 09:06 PM
Just thought Id put some pics of my nova up on here.
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k19/ben_harry/novenewfront.jpg
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k19/ben_harry/novaon17s.jpg
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k19/ben_harry/novaturboengine.jpg
staggy_gsi
21-10-06, 09:12 PM
thats gorgeous mate, not too keen on the spoiler mind
hybridturbo
21-10-06, 09:24 PM
Oversized fuel cap and spoiler look ****e, nice car though :thumb:
looks like a monster, bet it flies mate, not sure on the spoiler but its your car at the end of the day.
other than the spoiler and the fuel cap its all good in my book ;)
The Simps
22-10-06, 01:56 AM
Are those wheels Kosei wheels? farkin love those wheels and I don't think you can buy them new anymore. :(
Looks like a tidy install. Looks like you've got an EDS intercooler like mine. Do your end tanks come straight out the sides or back towards the car? What spec you running to get 250+ bhp?
Simps.
south west motorsport
22-10-06, 09:59 AM
The fuel cap is from a Suzuki bike. Yes the wheels are Kosei and no they arent available anymore. The intercooler is EDS and the ends do stick straight out the sides, it come with metal pipes but I found it too difficult getting it to fit so I replaced them with silicone pipes. The car has been chipped, new Turbo, competition high flow fuel pump, competition fuel regulator, boost currently set at 21PSI over boost but holds about 16PSI, piper cams, 2.5 in exhaust from turbo back in to a 4in backbox and obviously the intercooler. It has standard injectors and I think it runs fine, it hasnt been rolling roaded but the calibra I got the engine from produced 212 completely standard apart from the airfilter, that was fast when the engine was fitted into the nova, but since the mods were done it is now just stupidly quick.
south west motorsport
22-10-06, 10:05 AM
The wheels are currently off the car and have replaced by these spinners, which I have been told by other people on forums are worse than the fuel cap and the spoiler LOL.
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k19/ben_harry/bensnovabackview.jpg
Sorry mate, but you are ruining a potentially mint car with the spinners and 2x rear spoilers...... Not fond of the stickers but I understand why their there....
Love the colour-reminds me of my old one!
yea wud b nice if ya took off the spinners and the spoiler they are awfull uther than that wud b a nice car
agree with what everyone else is saying mate! nice and very powerful car..just loose the 'tat'!
Philsutton
22-10-06, 11:38 AM
Imo take those wheels off, they seriously ruin it
NickWalliams
22-10-06, 12:24 PM
Nice car, well in the first pics! PM sent
nice engine - lose the spinners and spoiler tho because they make it look stupid and tbh not the best advertisment for your company !!
i actually like the filler cap tho
decwasere
22-10-06, 01:04 PM
My eye's are bleeding.
You ruined a good car....
looked nice in the first pics bar a few bits,now...not my thing dude,
sorry mate the wheels look dog rough! always loved the kosei rims! engine looks abit thrown in aswell? maybe tidy up some hoses and wiring?
south west motorsport
22-10-06, 01:48 PM
Everyone has their own taste. As an example some people like to put evo or impreza bonnet scoops on their novas, to me that looks aweful.
its only peoples opinions, its your car mate, as long as you like it who cares?
JSeymour
22-10-06, 02:40 PM
its only peoples opinions, its your car mate, as long as you like it who cares?
dont know about you but if i thought other people didnt like my car because the way it looked id care.
the ax wing is awful and the wheels look cheap and nasty, but thats easy enough to change so no biggy.
[quote=JSeymour]dont know about you but if i thought other people didnt like my car because the way it looked id care.
so you modify your car to look the way other people want it to?lol seems abit sad to me!:eek:
Not a fan of the extra spoilers etc but it looked great slammed on them seneka sr5's, bet it hauls too!
nice!! but imo i would lose the stickers lose the spinners and lose the add on spoiler on the rear bumper and get the wheels gloss black:thumb:
TommySR
22-10-06, 05:09 PM
dear god what is that spolier? spinners? fuel cap?
Your car at the end of the day, but looks like a chavs got hold of a mint Nova and wrecked it.
fair play mate it sounds a beast! but in my opinion again id put the other wheels back on. but as said its your car you do what you want. as long as you like it and are happy with it.
i still want to see or go in a c20let nova, bet its insane!
JSeymour
22-10-06, 05:22 PM
[quote=JSeymour]dont know about you but if i thought other people didnt like my car because the way it looked id care.
so you modify your car to look the way other people want it to?lol seems abit sad to me!:eek:
Did i say i modify my car the way other people like it??
i modify it to make it better!
if you liked the look of your car with dildo's stuck on the bumpers you wouldnt do it because every one would think your a bell....or would you?:p
[quote=dan16v]
Did i say i modify my car the way other people like it??
i modify it to make it better!
if you liked the look of your car with dildo's stuck on the bumpers you wouldnt do it because every one would think your a bell....or would you?:p
i would, the women would love it !!
You first wrote...... [quote]dont know about you but if i thought other people didnt like my car because the way it looked id care.
you then wrote........
Did i say i modify my car the way other people like it??
i modify it to make it better!
if you liked the look of your car with dildo's stuck on the bumpers you wouldnt do it because every one would think your a bell....or would you?:p
so then you have just just totaly contradicted your self?lol you must modify your car the way other people would like it or else you would, CARE! that they did not like it? which is what your first statement implied!
at the end of the day every one has different taste, i do things to my car because I want to! couldnt care less if any one else liked it or not!:thumb: if i wanted to stick dildo's on the bumpers id do it due to the fact that i wanted to, other peoples opinions would not cross my mind!
JSeymour
22-10-06, 06:57 PM
ok, we obviously have different views on the matter(the dildo thinglol ) though you obviously know how to modify cars properly as far as yours goes.
it might look like i contradicted myself but i dont. i said id care which means if i was to post pictures of my car and have loads of people tell me that a certain area looked crap id more then likely change it.
south west motorsport
22-10-06, 06:59 PM
We all have different tastes tommy sr. I could slag your off by saying you've ruined your car by having black bumpers with a red car, but I wont because its obviously what you wanted and like. Just like I chose the fuel cap on my car because in my opinion its far better than the normal cheap little ones that loads of people go for. The ax wing was fitted years ago and its just grown on me and again its just a bit different to the normal ones. The spinners maybe look cheap and tacky JSeymour, but at least my car is probably the only Nova in the uk possibly even in europe with spinners on.Its all about being different whether its for the better or the worse.
thats ok mate i feel the love!:thumb: just two opinions!:)
AWESOME POST
Didnt think there were novas like this left. What a little belter.
Spinners look better than the wheels on steroids love the Kosei wheels but they looked far too big on the car.
Got the address of the rolling road where the standard calibra got 212bhp im trying to set a world record for bhp on a 1.0l nova so they could be handy.
The Simps
22-10-06, 10:29 PM
How did you route ur IC pipework then mate? I did mine like this...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/TheSimps/Nova/Nova%20LET%20Build/P1010091.jpg
Also, are the senekas now for sale? are they 17s?
Simps.
That looks nice ^^^^^^^^^^
The Simps
22-10-06, 10:37 PM
Why thank you kind sir.
Simps.
:)
NickWalliams
23-10-06, 09:22 AM
Simps I want some of those senekas too! think they still sell them in the good old USA!
JSeymour
23-10-06, 11:20 AM
We all have different tastes tommy sr. I could slag your off by saying you've ruined your car by having black bumpers with a red car, but I wont because its obviously what you wanted and like. Just like I chose the fuel cap on my car because in my opinion its far better than the normal cheap little ones that loads of people go for. The ax wing was fitted years ago and its just grown on me and again its just a bit different to the normal ones. The spinners maybe look cheap and tacky JSeymour, but at least my car is probably the only Nova in the uk possibly even in europe with spinners on.Its all about being different whether its for the better or the worse.
Im not slagging your car off! this is a nova forum and im just giving my opinion on your car from the pics you posted up.
if tommy sr posted pics up his car and you said he ruined it because of the black on red, thats your opinion, though unlike this thread where many people have said the same thing youd probably be on your own as his car looks very smart and thought about.
all about being different whether its for the better or worse sounds like absolute bull to me! why would you want to be different for the worse?
wisewood
23-10-06, 11:26 AM
The wheels are currently off the car and have replaced by these spinners, which I have been told by other people on forums are worse than the fuel cap and the spoiler LOL.
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k19/ben_harry/bensnovabackview.jpg
I'm sorry, but is this a joke? bling-tastic wheels, random spoiler and racing graphics all over the place - it looks absolutely terrible.
Should either go for a race look, with the graphics etc or a styled look, with the wheels, spoiler (but a better one that suits the car), you cant just do both and hope it'll look good... it wont work.
Agree with all the above comments, wheels spoiler and fuel cap , but it includes my pet hate and its in the 1st pic which people like, Why cut and paste number plate down there and leave a nasty gash space with two holes !
Love the colour, general look and strangly the rear diffuser ?
craig green
23-10-06, 12:43 PM
Not overly keen tbh. Purple is used too often on so-called, modded - eye catching cars (usually corsas), I dont mind the fuel cap tbh. I agree that its probably way better than the usual stick on rubbish from Halfrauds. Not into the spoiler(s) or the spinners. I would guess a car as fast as a Nova LET would cause the spinners to flap about & just generally ready themselves to fall off. Great in the car park but not so usefull on a good B road where the car should come into its own but all they serve to do is add to the unsprung weight of the car.
All the fundamentals are there for a decent looking Nova but it seems that too many themes & influences are clashing on the car.
Where are you in the SW out of interest? We have meets occasionally.
Nova_Houch7
23-10-06, 06:39 PM
Like everyone keeps saying, get rid of Spolier, Spinners, Petrol cap, and that rear diffuser doesnt look to good imo!
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TommySR
23-10-06, 08:50 PM
We all have different tastes tommy sr. I could slag your off by saying you've ruined your car by having black bumpers with a red car, but I wont because its obviously what you wanted and like.
The spinners maybe look cheap and tacky JSeymour, but at least my car is probably the only Nova in the uk possibly even in europe with spinners on.Its all about being different whether its for the better or the worse.
Werent slagging it off mate, was just expressing my opinion like you are about my lovely anthracite bumpers lol
I see your point but i could glue a small stuffed turkey to my roof and i bet ya it will be the only one in Europe, but i wont do it because it will look stupid?
At end of the day though like i said in my original post, your car, your styling ideas. Plus its a c20let so :thumb: lol
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