I LOVE the astra wheels but sadly, NOT on the Omega! For 18 inchers, they look tiny! Fill out the astra arches a treat but just look skinny and low fat compared to the originals.
I'm guessing the beach pic is photoshopped? BUT looks the absolute T$TS
Correct me if i'm wrong but shouldn't a 3.0 be putting out over 200bhp? Or is that at the flywheel? Yours seems a little down on power from standard?
Well to be honest they do look kind of odd due to the small 225 40 18s but soon she will have 245 40 18s and those are going to look way better. I like the 5 spoke design on there because they are rather unique and show of the brakes which I must say are quite big...
I am keeping the OEM wheels and every now and then i still put them on and drive bu as it stands now those are going to be winter set of wheels and these are going to be my main summer wheels.
As to the output the 185 is at the rear wheels and automatics usually loose around 17-22% of the engine HP so i figured its above 200 at the crank...
I have another car that has a 2.0L 4cyl and that was rated at 132hp from factory and it only put down around 109-111hp.. so you can imagine how much the Automatic box steals from ya so 185 should be a good number she is all stock, a filter and a new exhaust and a chip might bring it closer to the 200hp.
I am researching a possible turbo treatment from the Saab 9-5 with the V6 3.0L single turbo that put out around 230hp with very mild intake pressures...but that is still in the research stages.