anyone know GN02 CVS? owned by James Cameron

[Mark S]

not the film director!

GN02 CVS, a silver mk1 hatch. Located east kent, deal/walmer/ramsgate area.

The car had some mods done, we suspect piper cams and verniers, maybe even some gearbox mods.

Simply after some more info on any mods that were done if anyone knows of the car or the owner who owned it from near (2004) new to 2009.

[Dan1971]

This one ....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MG-ZS-180-210-bhp-Read-Description-Carefully-Offers-welcome-/321291914624?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item4ace7d8d80&nma=true&si=hxyB6nR4B0xjwlfCxjsKYkSwdsE%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

I went to see it when it was for sale a while ago. Turned up on the estate in Braintree Essex - seller had a tin on the go - shorts on - no top - total dog of a car. Shocks were gone - grinding noise when driven. Test drive took me all of 30 seconds before I left. Quite fancied it form the right up.

http://www.themgzs.co.uk/vb/showthread.php?t=21255&highlight=koni

[Mark S]

yes, it is certainly has some cosmetic issues, but it is a car with piper cams sheddist and verniers, you can not get verniers any more, and it may well have some gearbox mods, but as yet unsure.
You wouldn't buy it for a daily drive and in my opinion is not worth trying to make good, but as an engine spares package/breaker it does have some advantages.



If any one knows anything about it from the 2006-2009 era in terms of mods, this is what I would like to know, it may save pulling the gearbox to bits to find out the ratios, rumour has it it may have the rare 1.75 2nd gear cog?

[petet16]

Any pg1 box where the third letter in the code is B,K, or L has the 1.75 2nd gear ratio.

[Mark S]

i think its a Frankenstein box, with various ratios, so any letters on the case will likely be redundant

[petet16]

Fair point.

[Dan1971]

You bought it then ?

[chris01]

It was my baby...looks like its been well and truly abused since I had it though :(

http://i1107.photobucket.com/albums/h385/focus35/1342709641221.jpg (http://s1107.photobucket.com/user/focus35/media/1342709641221.jpg.html)

http://i1107.photobucket.com/albums/h385/focus35/1342709679306.jpg (http://s1107.photobucket.com/user/focus35/media/1342709679306.jpg.html)

http://i1107.photobucket.com/albums/h385/focus35/376397_4199775031687_1440177585_n.jpg (http://s1107.photobucket.com/user/focus35/media/376397_4199775031687_1440177585_n.jpg.html)

http://i1107.photobucket.com/albums/h385/focus35/1342709658310.jpg (http://s1107.photobucket.com/user/focus35/media/1342709658310.jpg.html)

[chris01]

It also sounds as if most of the mods are gone :( it did have a full system on it, janspeed manifolds, collector, decat and a 3 1/2" tail pipe....It does indeed have the pipercams and verniers and the car should have the receipts with it to prove, I also sold it with 3 folders full of service history etc, it also has Koni coilovers which were fully adjustable, I sold this car less than 2 years ago and the gearbox was standard then.
It also looks that the inner wing induction setup has gone :(
This car (when I had it) went like a train...worse thing I ever done was sell it :( :( :(

[peterzs]

Shame!!!

[Mark S]

It also sounds as if most of the mods are gone :( it did have a full system on it, janspeed manifolds, collector, decat and a 3 1/2" tail pipe....It does indeed have the pipercams and verniers and the car should have the receipts with it to prove, I also sold it with 3 folders full of service history etc, it also has Koni coilovers which were fully adjustable, I sold this car less than 2 years ago and the gearbox was standard then.
It also looks that the inner wing induction setup has gone :(
This car (when I had it) went like a train...worse thing I ever done was sell it :( :( :(

Thanks Chris,

I drove it for the 1st time yesterday and put it up in the air, as you say, the box is std.
Most mods have gone, its apparently on moto-build springs!
Loads of reciepts.
Looks like most parts have been stripped, I haven't checked the mani's, but one would assume they are std now.

Did it have a remap?

[Mark S]

manifolds are standard, but the Koni coilovers and decat remain.

Chris, do you know which Koni kit they were? (they may well make themselves onto the ZS160 project)
I did see in an old MOT that rust on springs had been advised, so I don't know if they are still Koni springs or the rumour of moto-builds is true.

Really appreciate you shedding light on this.

[chris01]

I know one of the guys took most of the exhaust off because apparently it was to loud for the mot (although it flew threw many mots with it on when i had it) it did have a remap and it should have a printout in all the history. Im currently trying to find the same koni coilovers for my 180 so will put the link up when i find them (they have adjustable stiffness on the top mounts, front and rear, if the car still has the proper adjuster key for them it should have the part number on that,
The car was a track car before i got it but i couldnt find much info on that :(
if you have any other questions just ask :)

[Mark S]

the dyno printout is not present,

I read the map and compared it with a standard ZS map and a Reidy map, and it is quite an aggressive (in its changes) map.
Do you remember the BHP it was supposed to have made?
(not that it does it now without the mani's!)




edit; found the koni key but its just their standard white plastic key, so at a guess koni sport? - yellow dampers.

was it the superchips map?

[chris01]

I might have a copy somewhere as i got a few printouts (no promises though) and it made 231bhp (i cant remember what the torque was :( its a shame most parts are gone now :(