HDT Vectra....

[Theo]

Did you guys know about this:-

http://www.fastlane.com.au/holden-history/hdt-veloce-vectra.htm

[SIMid]

........... 11 years ago!! :eek:

[nuggz]

........... 11 years ago!! :eek:

when the vec first hit our shores :D

i did see a vec for sale advertised as a "HDT" a while ago, but that was just body kit and exhaust, no whiner unfortunately

[Jerram]

when the vec first hit our shores :D

i did see a vec for sale advertised as a "HDT" a while ago, but that was just body kit and exhaust, no whiner unfortunately

Nice find - this is rather relevant to me as my car is the 2 litre CD sedan.

I do like the 105kW stock! (142bhp)

Also notice the 215/40R17 tyres - FTW!

I do however find his power claims interesting, considering that the supercharger, mapping and exhaust only appear to have netted him 20 extra kW. Seems interesting when you consider even Auzvectra's remap seems to give at least 12 more kW (and you'd think that an extracted exhaust would deliver at least 8kW more). Perhaps he hasn't changed from the stock exhaust manifold which I've read is pretty woeful.

[nuggz]

Nice find - this is rather relevant to me as my car is the 2 litre CD sedan.

I do like the 105kW stock! (142bhp)

Also notice the 215/40R17 tyres - FTW!

105 out of a shiny new engine
many years have past im afraid

im pretty sure that car was a one off

[Wraith]

It was a specialist make for that HDT division in WA only...so not surprising it missed alot of the public light...

Looks like another one of those "if we stick Peter Brocks name on it it'll sell for alot more" back then kind of schemes which were all a bit of a sham...

I was around in the days of the mega embarassing "polariser" in the VL Brockies, which was even featured on a Current Affair back then and began the real demise of HDT from GMH - for shame :nonod:

[Theo]

There is always this...not OPEL, but ugly!!!
http://www.carsguide.com.au/site/gallery/pop2/1/1/880/46551/

[imay]

105 kw from a supercharged 2 litre!!!! AND 17" wheels!!!! Ho hum. Pretty much standard fare on many daily drives these days.

I remember all the excitement about a Sigma Turbo when it was first released back in the early/mid 80s(?). Don't remember the factory power output, but I am pretty confident in suggesting that the latest everyday 4-pot would probably match it . . . or indeed better it and no doubt have better everyday figures for consumption, handling, comfort, features, etc.

We've come a long way!

[ChrisMaz]

105 kw from a supercharged 2 litre!!!! AND 17" wheels!!!! Ho hum. Pretty much standard fare on many daily drives these days.

I remember all the excitement about a Sigma Turbo when it was first released back in the early/mid 80s(?). Don't remember the factory power output, but I am pretty confident in suggesting that the latest everyday 4-pot would probably match it . . . or indeed better it and no doubt have better everyday figures for consumption, handling, comfort, features, etc.

We've come a long way!

Those sigma's were so floaty I don't think i'd want to drive one more powerful than the 4cyl :rolleyes:

[imay]

Those sigma's were so floaty I don't think i'd want to drive one more powerful than the 4cyl :rolleyes:

Agree! At the time they first came out I actually (sorry to admit it guys) had a Chrysler Sigma 2.0 wagon 5 speed (hey! I had kids that needed to be carted around. It wasn't my best decision in life, alright!) and the thought of a Sigma with any more power was a scary scary thought.

But then they didn't have that much to start with, I guess!

[nuggz]

105 kw from a supercharged 2 litre!!!! AND 17" wheels!!!! Ho hum. Pretty much standard fare on many daily drives these days.

I remember all the excitement about a Sigma Turbo when it was first released back in the early/mid 80s(?). Don't remember the factory power output, but I am pretty confident in suggesting that the latest everyday 4-pot would probably match it . . . or indeed better it and no doubt have better everyday figures for consumption, handling, comfort, features, etc.

We've come a long way!


105 was the stock figure
he got it to 125 or whatever it was

[imay]

Sorry . . . my mis-read. It's been a looooong day.

"Bosch dyno has already revealed 126kW and Lee believes 150kW at the flywheel is realistically attainable."

[InsaneAsylum]

I remember sitting in a computer lab at uni in the late 90s when i first saw this.... i thought it was 2FULLYSIK although the engine pic shows no supercharger... therefore I call BULLSHIT on the whole thing. i've come across too many wankers in my time who make false claims about their car for no other reason but to try and look impressive and i'll put this into the same basket until I see said supercharger/turbo or whatever.

[Shay]

hmmm, i should call HDT over here and see if Mr. Lee is still working, and if he wants to give it a go on a 2.2 :cornut:

[xplosv57]

Wow $60k for a Vectra....... what a bargain!!!

[InsaneAsylum]

Wow $60k for a Vectra....... what a bargain!!!

lol that's the amount of km's on it before the timing belt snapped :p

[Jerram]

that's seriously expensive - the list price for a loaded 2.0 Vectra CD was something like 32k.

Sorry but doubling the price for a body kit and 20-40 more kW just isn't worth it.

[Theo]

105 kw from a supercharged 2 litre!!!! AND 17" wheels!!!! Ho hum. Pretty much standard fare on many daily drives these days.

I remember all the excitement about a Sigma Turbo when it was first released back in the early/mid 80s(?). Don't remember the factory power output, but I am pretty confident in suggesting that the latest everyday 4-pot would probably match it . . . or indeed better it and no doubt have better everyday figures for consumption, handling, comfort, features, etc.

We've come a long way!

Sigma Turbo Specs:- http://www.sigmaturbo.com/sigmaturbo_010.htm
Only 116kw @ 5200rpm

[xplosv57]

Those Sigma Turbos were cool for their day, red over black with those nice looking rims, know a bloke who was pushing 250rwkw out of one of those!!

[InsaneAsylum]

80s turbos are mad! they all had some sort of futuristic square fonted badge that said "TURBO" somewhere on the car. before I knew anything about cars I thought it must have some sort of button inside that you pressed to make the car go faster, just like the outrun computer game :D

[Wraith]

Those sigma's were so floaty I don't think i'd want to drive one more powerful than the 4cyl :rolleyes:

Really ???

I was fortunate enough to drive one back then along with other variants of the Sigma from that era, ex wife owned a 2.6ltr sports model, it was a fantastic car and it performed, handled/braked extremely well for what it was, the handling etc. might be below par now, but back in their day they were amongst the best performance street cars...as others have noted cars have come along way since then...

I remember a modded one that used to hang out at Lygon St (back in the good ol days when dragging was part of the scene there) and it was unbeatable, it blew the doors off everything it took on, including highly modified V8's which were the main type of street muscle cars back then...

Another one that comes to mind now we're on this topic is the Mitsu turbo Cordia - easily the WRX of its day - even the cops used them... :)

[TUFF]

couldnt get any photos of it sorry, she traded the car in before i could get any photos, she didnt get much for it either but thats car yards for you.