Citroen XM Forum

Oh yes, i didnt think there was one on the island but while i was at my local citroen dealer today i saw parked outside a grey BX 16v and it looked absolutly smashing, all original even the crome tipped square backbox with perfect alloys, 'they' say that twin cam unit can put out 200bhp with a new throttle setup and exhaust, that would be a mighty impressive car, even with the 160bhp it was born with its already damn fine,you can keep your 24v XM's i want one of those sooooo bad


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There is an beautiful 'L' reg BX estate in Axminster parked right by the main road coming in from Lyme Regis, they have had it for years.

Peter

Id far rather 200bhp from 6 cylinders then 4 cylinders, far smoother, and if you remove the 3 cats on an early 24v (XM) you can gain 15bhp straight away, so im told.. I know my choice.. (Thats without exhaust or throttle bodys etc..

Paul

There was a BX Estate followed me into the MOT centre last week, one I have never seen before.

Years ago friend had a BX-16v which I had the pleasure of driving...Yup, it was quick.

It melted a big end at 140 and trashed the crank, so we stuck in a Pug Mi-16 engine producing about 165Bhp. Can this be classed as pre-pay for all the XM turbo's being stripped now..?

citroenxm wrote:Id far rather 200bhp from 6 cylinders then 4 cylinders, far smoother, and if you remove the 3 cats on an early 24v (XM) you can gain 15bhp straight away, so im told.. I know my choice.. (Thats without exhaust or throttle bodys etc..

Paul

This is all true Paul but a BX weighs little over a tonne while the xm has to be 300kg heavier ive had the great pleasure of driving a 16v and it is a nippy little thing to say the least and rather pretty too in a strange way.

Xm wise lots seem to be appearing lately, there is a green MK2 turbo down the road from me, two mk1 2l i's in a garden in east cowes looking very sorry for themselves, a silver mk1 turbo in cowes and a handfull of estates mostly 2.5's and 2.1's then there is a silver mk2 exclusive (i think) turbo i sometimes see at B&Q, which is a fairly popular place to find an xm ive found


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I have had 13 BXs including a couple of 16v's: This was the best:



A thrilling drive. But I still prefer the 8v GTi for day-to-day work.

That is the same as the one i saw, right down to the colour and the wind deflectors on the windows, really pretty little cars, i do like them...........stil tempted by my brothers TZD.

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