1998 Esteem VX

esteem_lover’s Team-BHP Garage

1998 Esteem VX

Engine Specifications:

4 Cyl inline, 1.3 Ltr All Aluminum Engine

Engine Misc.:

Carburettor

Turbocharger & Induction:

K & N 57i

Fuel & Tuning:

Petrol

Exhaust:

Custom Made 4x2x1 Headers & FFE

Drivetrain:

Weight reduction & transfer:

Trying to transfer some of mine to my car.

Suspension, wheels & tires:

HR 13" Alloys (15/03/2007)
Michelin Energy XM1 175/70/R13
Stock Suspension

Interior:

Beige Mock Leather Seat Covers / Fabric depending on the Chennai weather.
Clarion DXZ785USB
ALPINE MRP-F600 4 Ch Amp
Sony 12" Sub
JBL GTO 937 (Rear)
Front Comps - Illusion EL series 5.25".
3M Suncontrol film - RE35
Crime Stopper Car Alarm

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esteem_lover

Created:

20th July 2006 15:39

Last Modified:

24th November 2011 20:51

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Comments

Author	Comment	Date
esteem_lover	Thank you sap & ravi. I just did an overcoat. Only the last 2 snaps are of the car with the new paint. Did the painting with my regular mechanic at Padi. Costed me around 15k including a lot of tinkering.	2nd July 2009
rr_zen	John, nice coat of paint there. How much did you cough up for that ? More importantly, where did you get it done ?	30th June 2009
sAP	Looks clean and nice. Did you get it sprayed or was it always this colour?	23rd June 2009
esteem_lover	Thank you Surprise. I got my FFE for 6.5k.	6th November 2008
Surprise	Nice looking alloys. Where did u got that FFE and how much it costed?	15th October 2008
esteem_lover	Ok benny, removed the gaiety part to stop gays giving the looks to my little girl. thanks for the tip. :)	14th February 2008
esteem_lover	Benny baby, gaiety is the name of a theatre in madras where you can see 'nice' movies, only straight.	6th February 2008
benbsb29	Green Gay-ety? Why is it Gay? :D	6th February 2008
esteem_lover	Someone sponsoring the 1.6 engine, i am game for it. :)	22nd January 2008
Tool	1.6 Transplant :) heheheh lovely idea :) id kill for one of those engines.i blush everythime i look at your car too bro. sooo well kept its sick.hehe	19th January 2008
BUSA	nice and well maintained, why not turbo it or transplant a 1.6 Twin Cam engine :p	18th January 2008
esteem_lover	Thank you raghu.	9th January 2008
rocksterraghu	I am not surprised that this car looks wonderful. It should be, look at your Team-BHP handle. :p Cheers! That is a nice ride with a sweet set of mods.	8th December 2007
esteem_lover	@ gump, did i say you can drive it ??	6th December 2007
gump	Wow nice car... can't wait to drive it	29th November 2007
esteem_lover	Riju & bottle, i am one terrible lazy soul. will do whenever the time comes.	21st November 2007
esteem_lover	rocksterraghu & Tool, thanks for the compliments, i assure you there is a drink on me when you guys come down here. :)	21st November 2007
bottle	update the specs E_L sir :D	11th November 2007
Tool	wow... thats a phenomenally well kept car. Gives me inspiration :)....rock on bro	10th November 2007
rjstyles69	knock knock !! Did the FFE come thru ? If yes please post an audio clip of the exhaust note.	29th October 2007
rocksterraghu	Beyoooootiful Esteem E_L! Anyone who doubts your love for esteem needs to look at your garage! Two thumbs up!	10th October 2007
esteem_lover	Look out for some new pictures with some small mods.	7th October 2007
esteem_lover	Kamal, mileage at best has been 12kmpl in city with AC(Can you drive without it ?)	31st August 2007
Kamal	Hi EL-nice car! What kind of mileage r u getting in city-w/wo AC, on petrol? How much has she run?	30th August 2007
benbsb29	Aha... the green warrior is dazzling as usual. Doesnt look the age, i must say.	23rd August 2007
esteem_lover	Wouldn't mind swapping them with yours riju, just name the time & place, will be there :)	22nd August 2007
rjstyles69	Those rims make me feel jealous.	21st August 2007
esteem_lover	Costs too much to spend on an ageing warrior, kingsley.	9th May 2007
benbsb29	When is the spoiler comin up on this car, Travolta? :D	9th May 2007
blueraven316	No it was no waste, I enjoy working on equipment I give as I want it to work no matter what :)	28th April 2007
esteem_lover	Thanks elf.. what is the different colour, if i may ask?	28th April 2007
elf	Nice alloys & a different colour... She looks good. :)	25th April 2007
esteem_lover	Blueraven .. Coming up soon & thanks for spending/wasting half a day for me.	20th April 2007
blueraven316	Putting up pics of the Compos ??	19th April 2007
esteem_lover	@spatafarose .. i have the bigger plate as well. i keep changing them every year. I will get a snap with that as well.	3rd April 2007
esteem_lover	@bensb29...dude, there are new snaps in the gallery. Do you want me to change the car or what ?	3rd April 2007
spatafarose	Hey get that rear number plate changed into a big one. That will make the car look hot.	2nd April 2007
benbsb29	Me back again... time for some new snaps, dude.	2nd April 2007
esteem_lover	@shuvd.. was thinking of the same & clear lens headlamps too. Nitrous, do you hear ?	22nd March 2007
shuvd	Sweet! How about clear lens indicators? IMHO, the car'll look more mature	20th March 2007
esteem_lover	Sorry pal. I will snap em up & post them. And it is 3k not 1.8K. I just checked the bill. I paid him 1.8k for an exchange	8th February 2007
ASH-WINS	can u post me the image of ur seat covers what u got for 1.8K,pla messsage me...thz in advance	29th January 2007
esteem_lover	Sorry pal. everytime i decide to take more snaps, some mad auto fellas seem to cause some damage to my car, just waiting to get it in prime shape.	5th January 2007
benbsb29	Just one snap, Pal???	13th December 2006
esteem_lover	Thanks Nitrous.. Will try to improve my garage sometime soon	6th November 2006
kick.throttle	hi, what is the BHP of u r car...	22nd October 2006
nitrous	Well kept!	22nd September 2006