Top Mods for a Saxo

Posted on 10. Nov, 2005 by in Cars, Products, The Store

Heres a list of my favourite modifications for a Saxo

 

Pipercross Viper induction kit

The reason i went for the viper is i had a viper kit on my old vtr and it was great made a nice roar etc. The viper has definitely given me a bit more power gain and also looks great the only little niggle i had was i needed to keep the original air feed section to have the cold air feed on. You can put it through one of the fog light holes but i preferred to keep them as fogs, that is another option.

 

 

V-Maxx Coilovers

Secondly, I went for a set of V-Maxx coilovers. These are fantastic for road use and offer comfortable ride whilst lowering a car, I didn’t wind it all the way down this time round but could have gone the full 75mm which would slam the car.

 

 

Nology Silver Spark Plugs

When it came to spark plugs I was faced with alot of options, mostly where iridium plugs which I already know a well performing but I wanted to go one step further. In the end I went for Nology Silver plugs which have definitely improved the spark on the car, the feel of revs are much smoother and didn’t break the bank!

 

 

Venair Silicone Coolant Kit

Next, I went for a Venair coolant hose kit. My rubber coolant hoses looked a bit worse for wear after a solid 10 years of use and I wanted to go for a red hose kit. Venair had everything I needed and offered a full red coolant kit. These are a great performance mod as they don’t expect or collapse which normal rubber ones do and will last so much longer than the rubber ones.

 

 

Remus Exhaust System

When it came to exhausts, I wanted a top quality exhaust system. Remus had exactly what I needed and I went for a full stainless steel system from them. This exhaust sounds absolutely awesome at high revs and isn’t too aggressive at low revs for when I’m driving about and don’t want to be noticed.

 

 

EBC Redstuff Pads

The EBC Redstuff pads are fantastic for road use and have been great for my Saxo. The bite from cold is excellent which is useful as the car is also used as a daily driver to and from work so it’s always nice to know the brakes don’t need to be warmed up to reach their peak. I would recommend these to anybody who enjoys a mix of town driving and fast road use.

 

 

EBC Turbogroove Discs

The EBC Turbogroove Discs matched with my Redstuff pads have given me a great braking system for road use. They have coped with town driving and fast road use absolutely perfectly and have not once faded on me coming up to corners with speed.

 

 

And here’s the finished result!

 

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35 Responses to “Top Mods for a Saxo”

  1. Mikey B

    29. Sep, 2008

    Looks smart, especially like the rear bumper.

  2. chris h

    09. Nov, 2008

    Like the rear bumper and the rear lights, not sure on the front bumper though, its the best colour for a mk1 as well.

  3. nathan

    23. Nov, 2008

    I think standards the way forward!!! lower it . . . . LOW!!! smoked depo front lights and smoked rear lights on a black vts with a straight through exhaust system, de-cat to 4 branch raceland manifold with enclosed pugsport induction kit and thats all u need, dont spoil with bodykits!!! Just like mine. :D

  4. sam

    05. Jan, 2009

    Sick! :D Like the wheels.

  5. chris

    01. Apr, 2009

    sweet car.. how much you sellin it 4??

  6. Amy

    01. Apr, 2009

    Car is for sale £2,500 ono

  7. Dave

    21. Apr, 2009

    Love the angel eyes – they look really smart and i’m getting some.

  8. daryl

    27. Apr, 2009

    how much bhp has the car got?

  9. Nick

    29. Apr, 2009

    120 standard – 150 with the kit on.

  10. Craig

    12. May, 2009

    is the interior as standard??

  11. dave

    14. May, 2009

    150bhp your joking right?
    No way could you get that power with and exhaust and air filter

  12. JAYbmwMAN

    17. May, 2009

    I just bought a saxo for my lil bro, he’s learning to drive at the moment and i really like your modifications to yours. i bought him VTS wheels and getting them powder coated anthracite colour, i think this will look good against the white paintwork. I fitted a pipercross foam induction kit i couldnt beleive the difference in noise with something as small. I would also like to lower it. But i have heard its a pain in the ASS to do the rear as its Torsion Bars. Would you recomend a garage to do it?

  13. Nick

    18. May, 2009

    It can be if youv’e not done it before or the arms are seized on. I’ll find some numbers and let you know.

  14. Amy

    21. May, 2009

    Car has had more than the exhaust and filter i have had new system including manifold de-cat pipe port and polished head.

  15. Nick

    28. May, 2009

    Hi Craig, yes the interior is standard.

  16. steve tsport 1.8

    31. May, 2009

    You need it lowered but it is a nice wee car. I am selling my corolla tsport and may trade in for a saxo vtr or vts nice car. The body kit is mint and I like the alloys but they should be black.

  17. chantelle

    01. Jun, 2009

    how much u sellin ya car for.

  18. Nick

    02. Jun, 2009

    Hi Chantelle, email me at amy@potn.com and I can discuss it with you if your interested. Amy

  19. Sion

    14. Jun, 2009

    would all those mods work on a 1.4 furio?

  20. Adam

    16. Jul, 2009

    I thought a de-cat pipe was illegal?

  21. dave

    16. Jul, 2009

    no 1.4 fuiro are shit go home mate!!!!!

  22. Krishna

    16. Jul, 2009

    What litre is it? And how much are you selling it for? And what’s the mileage and plate.

  23. Simon Morton

    17. Jul, 2009

    De-cat pipes will mean your car will not pass an MoT due to the emmissions being too high. Keep the original catalytic converter for this reason.

  24. Simon Morton

    17. Jul, 2009

    The car shown is a VTS

  25. ben stringer

    07. Aug, 2009

    those mods would only recover the original bhp that would be lost through usage and add 5 i would say 125bhp! as the standard vts breathing system and exhaust are not that restrictive compared to the phase 2 90bhp vtr! to see 150bhp in a vts fast road cams and a stand alone ecu would work, costing around total of £1000 extra and you have a fast saxo but this is a good start on the moding ladder! geting rid of the kit or even using the sam colour grill mesh wuld help though!

  26. RanchBleed

    10. Nov, 2009

    Needs M3 style wing mirrors. Nice tho, a bit lower wouldn’t hurt..

  27. SteTrotter

    29. Nov, 2009

    the saxo looks elish in black and cant believe 150bhp with just a few lil mods ………………..

    i fink dat the saxo needs its bump stops and alloys colour coded to make the car that bit better

  28. POTN Admin

    16. Jan, 2010

    Thanks!

  29. bhijan

    30. Mar, 2010

    m8 tht car is fat wouldn’t mind ***** (editied: romancing) a bird in dat car

  30. foz

    19. May, 2010

    don’t believe for one minute it has 150bhp from a filter, an exhaust a de cat an manifold
    for a start they the vtr comes with 90 bhp so most u’d get from that lot is 25 bhp tops even with a remap it would struggle to pass 140
    i had a supercharged ltd edition silve an grey saxo an it only mangaed 190bhp an it had over 4 grand of work carried out by carworx so there’s no way that saxo is running 150

  31. Darren

    04. Jun, 2010

    @ FOZ… its a VTS 1.6 16v, putting out 120 bhp! And if it is port and polished it can make 150 with the rest of the kit easy!

    plus NOT all VTR’s are 90bhp!!! The newer 2000/2001 vtr’s are 98bhp.

    No I don’t own a Saxo, I used to!

  32. lee

    03. Jun, 2011

    lower!

  33. chris

    12. Jul, 2011

    haha mine will wipe the floor with them all 230bhp cammed remapped decat filter and the biggest bit is the NOZ get sum ov that will beat alot ov cars lol

  34. John

    22. Dec, 2011

    150bhp in a GTI/VTS you need, Cams, Port n polish, 4 branch, de cat full system, enclosed induction and a good rolling road map on a standard ecu thats 150hp at the wheels and thats all you need.

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