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[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Rods that's exactly my point for wanting to weigh the car. If mine is considerably heavier that would make sense 

But I won't keep boring and annoying folk. I'll get the car weighed and then I'll mathematically work out where the car would be.

Good idea. I'm guessing 1595 KG with half  a tank of fuel but minus a 'portly' driver.

[STEMO]

Would the fuel used make a difference? ie super unleaded v standard. 

[T.m.f]

Also coil pack,ht leads,spark plugs will be different aswell,as you havnt got original 1s fitted from new,also tyres are going to affect your 0-60
To be honest your not going to gain anything buy weighing the car,as you will never get the exact conditions,fuel,tyres,driver and driving style , 9.5 is acceptable for size of car engine size and auto,the omega was never a sports car,it was originally for directors ,managers etc to do there job ,if it was meant to be for speed they would have put a proper v8 supercharged engine in it,

[EMD]

Plus the pattern parts are much heavier And it wont ever be as fast as a black one 

[Webby the Bear]

out of interest has anyone ever weighed their omega?

[STEMO]

out of interest has anyone ever weighed their omega?

Plenty have had them weighed. Then the scrapman has paid them. 

[Webby the Bear]

out of interest has anyone ever weighed their omega?

Plenty have had them weighed. Then the scrapman has paid them. 

 

Wonder if anyone knows though?

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

out of interest has anyone ever weighed their omega?

Plenty have had them weighed. Then the scrapman has paid them. 

I shouldn't laugh but that is witty......

[Rods2]

out of interest has anyone ever weighed their omega?

Plenty have had them weighed. Then the scrapman has paid them. 

 

But when it gets to that time in life, an Omega is much more valuable than an Astra.

[Webby the Bear]

on a serious note, if I find out Vaux used a higher octane fuel when testing, could this be worth a couple of tenths or more on a 0-60? out of interest

I usually use the bog standard morrisons stuff but once filled up with super unleaded. I FELT it was a bit faster but that could be placebo. does the omega, out of interest, have the ability to ''react'' to a higher octane fuel and thus actually be able to take advantage of it?

[Webby the Bear]

on a serious note, if I find out Vaux used a higher octane fuel when testing, could this be worth a couple of tenths or more on a 0-60? out of interest

I usually use the bog standard morrisons stuff but once filled up with super unleaded. I FELT it was a bit faster but that could be placebo. does the omega, out of interest, have the ability to ''react'' to a higher octane fuel and thus actually be able to take advantage of it?

ooooooooh just Please read the manual......

''Knock control sys tem automatically adjusts ignition timing according to type of fuel used (octane number)''.

So perhaps not placebo at all 

though still wonder if it would be worth any real time on a 0-60 dash?

[aaronjb]

Depends if the factory ignition map is tuned for 99 or 97 - given the age and the fact that (IIRC) 99 is a relatively new invention in unleaded, likely 97.  The knock sensor is partly there because (again, IIRC) all European cars have to be able to run (rather than grenade) on anything down to 85 (which I doubt you'd see this side of Eastern Europe).

[BazaJT]

Crikey this thread seems to have taken on a life of its own Seriously though Mr.Bear I applaud your zeal and determination on this.Once you have established all this to your satisfaction will you then start a second thread to see how close you can get to in gear acceleration times?Ultimately you would then have to start a third thread on how close your car is to quoted top speed[on a private test track obviously]

[Webby the Bear]

Guys not bumping this thread but I'm going to get the car weighed on Monday but in the mean time I feel another compression test is in order to see if I have a slight drop (perhaos due to rings) just to ensure theres not a problem there and I haven't got anything better to do

one quick question....should the engine be hot or cold for compression testing?

 

[Kevin Wood]

First time I read that I thought you were going to get it weighed-in.