So this is my new purchase; I couldn't resist a 306 as original and as mint as this.

The plan is to keep it original... apart from squeezing out some more ponies from the aluminium lump under the bonnet.

I am very impressed with the car in standard guise to be fair. It's supposed to have 112hp but to drive the thing you would guess more like 130hp.

The handling is it's ace card; far superior to the Gti6 dare I say it! Having less weight up-front changes the dynamic tremendously. It feels more balanced and feels like there is a larger proportion of weight on the back end. Understeer is non-existent and turn-in is much sharper.

Obviously it's a lot slower than a Gti6 in a straight line but as far as the grin factor is concerned I would say the XS is more fun to drive as you have to drive it harder to get the same effect.

Side by side the Gti6 is the better performance car, but with a nice twisty B-road ahead on a sunny day the XS is a great drivers car.

All this with group 6 insurance and better fuel economy.

Some extra horsepower would definately improve things and would complement the lighter chassis... so I shall be collecting all the parts needed to get the car producing a healthier hp figure.

Some photos of the car at the moment;

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Very nice!! I had 2 of these about 8 years ago and loved them! Was my first proper car! And to be fair they were pretty quick!

My Nile one was quicker than my cherry one and could keep up with a mildly tuned xsi! Then I put it on the central reservation! Doh!

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MY RALLYE PROJECT

I was wondering about getting a aluminium blocked 2.1 gti6 engine made at one point, sounds like hassle though

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Ex- Phase 3 China GTi-6 T-Reg

I have my old xs on my drive still, loved it! Gti inlet, fuel rail and throttle body on mine, kept up with a 6 but was lacking top rev range power.... Looks a nice car though mate, fair play!

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306 1.8 xs moonstone blue-SOLD
306 gti6 supercharged china blue-SOLD
406 coupe D9 3.0 V6-SOLD

Not much escapes you, does it? ha

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1999 Gaystone blue '6,
1990 sierra cosworth 4x2

I didn't think it looked right. Any work carried out on the car was done at yeomans Peugeot, so can only imagine it had a leak on the housing.

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No, long gone, it was a cabrio and only a second car. I'm afraid I can't remember what the original manifold was made of. The 6 exhaust gave a distinct improvement but is a bit of a b**ch to fit-involves re-routing the heater hoses. Even then I used heat wrap to prevent melt down.
Just a thought with yours, it looks a bit low at the rear and could probably do with setting up with a little nose down stance. lovely looking car though.

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Those pictures were taken whilst parked facing downhill, hence the arse on the floor. When parked on level ground the stance is just right.

With regards to using a larger gti throttle body, will the air/fuel ratio be correct? I wouldn't want to melt any pistons.

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5 hours work;

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I would say no. Bet your arms are killing of 5 hours worth of polishing tho

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chrome spray can?

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306 rallye reproduction decals (full sets/individual decals) | 306 b-pillar textured vinyl weatherstrips
306 slam panel esso stickers | 306 yellow / orange / pension fund red side door badges
gti6 inlet manifold badges | 306 rear boot badges (p2/p3)
winner of Extraction of toys from prams with outstanding vigour award 2009 [source: gti6 owners club]

Now that's not a bad effort

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Team 'unintentional rat look'

New splitter fitted and fogs painted. Also fitted a pair of number plate surrounds; I'm just waiting for some new plates to come in the post.

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