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PaulW
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27th Nov 04 at 12:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
what sort of spec are these? had a play with one last night and it was fairly even match. he couldnt gain on me, and i couldnt gain till about 4th and even then was slowly catching...

tbh tho i'm not sure if the gsi is a bit down on power...
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27th Nov 04 at 12:49   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
http://www.parkers.co.uk/choosing/tech_data/index.aspx?manu_name=Rover&manufacturer_name=8959&model_id=768&fueltype=&months=&spare1=&spare2=
Marc
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27th Nov 04 at 12:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Its a Honda engine. Alot better than the Rover 1.8/2.0.
PaulW
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27th Nov 04 at 13:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
slightly more powerful than the gsi then, 10bhp in it...

still no other figures tho.

marc - didnt know was a honda engine in it
Adam_B
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there not all honda engines i dont think, some use the k-series. But you would of beat a k-series easy as the head gasket would of gone after approx 10 secs
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam_B
there not all honda engines i dont think, some use the k-series. But you would of beat a k-series easy as the head gasket would of gone after approx 10 secs


Rob R
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or the gear box would of blown up, mate done his 6th gear box in 2 years on thursday! good old rover, cant wait to get mine!
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27th Nov 04 at 17:26   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
obvioulsy "your mate" catn drive for shit then, as yes the build quality of rovers is questionable but that amount of gearboxs in that time is stupid, he must be a complete turkey
Marc
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Stcheeeeeeeeeeeeeeven
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hi
Mikorsa16v
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the elise uses the k-series, right?
greycorsa
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the 216 GTi is a honda engine. DOHC honda 16v 1.6 . about 120 bhp i think
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the elise uses the k-series, right?


used to use the 1.8 16v yes. now they use toyotas 1.8 vvti engine from the celica. Much more refined, they should of sacked off the k-series years ago
Big Col
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216 GTi's came in 2 flavours both with Honda engines.

There was the dohc 130bhp version and a 115ish bhp sohc version.
PaulW
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well on the back it said 216 GTi TC. guessing then twincam?

already know about the famous k-series engine - the lotus garage a few miles away had a few elises returned after no more than a few hundred miles cos they all blew there tops
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i remember when this bloke i used to know wanted to know which k-series engine was in my Corsa
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quote:
Originally posted by PaulW
well on the back it said 216 GTi TC. guessing then twincam?

already know about the famous k-series engine - the lotus garage a few miles away had a few elises returned after no more than a few hundred miles cos they all blew there tops


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Is'nt the tomcat a 2.0 Turbo?
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possibly, maybe he was a wannabe
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perhaps. Like you being a wannabe pilot
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im a wannabe male
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quote:
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im a wannabe whale


Fishy
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quote:
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quote:
Originally posted by GSiSteve
im a wannabe whale


the underside of my foreskin smells Fishy


you best go see a doctor then, heard of these diseases over in oz

 
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