Ben ev
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Originally posted by LETGSI16V
Even if looking at it purely in a straightline manner, the guy asked if it was 'useable power' which Robin suggested isn't a problem if properly set-up, it is still a monumental sodding task to get the car off the line, therefore not exactly 'useable' when torching the tyres in 3rd cog is it?
learn how to drive. simple as. if you own a quick fwd car you no how to drive it. 
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Limecat
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben ev
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Originally posted by LETGSI16V
Even if looking at it purely in a straightline manner, the guy asked if it was 'useable power' which Robin suggested isn't a problem if properly set-up, it is still a monumental sodding task to get the car off the line, therefore not exactly 'useable' when torching the tyres in 3rd cog is it?
learn how to drive. simple as. if you own a quick fwd car you no how to drive it.
 You cheeky sod. I am honest enough to say I have virtually no 1/4 mile experience but I know the launch is the important bit. Credit to people that do it but as with anything in life it is experience/talent that gets you there. I can drive, as all my karting trophies will vouch! 
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Robin
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Originally posted by LETGSI16V
Coping with power is being driveable even by a complete muppet IMO. Thats why I said about the torque doubling in a matter of a few hundred RPM, it wouldn't be too easy to hold it steady when bouncing the kerbs on a trackday.
So how come all the big power FWD cars we take on track regularly cope perfectly well? 300bhp mk4 Escort, 330bhp mk6 Fiesta, 400bhp mk6 Fiesta, another 330bhp mk6 Fiesta, a 340bhp Focus RS, they all cope fine, so does a customer's 500bhp Focus RS...
As for being driveable by a complete muppet, with that logic, a lot of cars would be 'undriveable' as a muppet would get in, put their fut down and end up in a hedge.
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Limecat
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There is a world of difference between cars in the region of 300BHP and something at 669BHP, especially power delivery.
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willay
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I hope to drive my car like a complete cunt into the nearest tyre wall when its done
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geordie alex
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Going off topic a little bit...
Whats the highest power someone has had out a naturaly asperated XE?
Without NOS!!!!
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Robin
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Originally posted by LETGSI16V
There is a world of difference between cars in the region of 300BHP and something at 669BHP, especially power delivery.
Yeah, you're right. All 669bhp cars have power delivery like a rhino running into a wall. It's never progressive, controllable and useable, ever.
Did you see the other cars I mentioned in my post, the 500bhp Focus for example, which has been out on track on 3 occasions in the last month, not killing anyone even once.
Hopefully you'll believe me when you see how well my bosses Escort copes with 600odd bhp on track, through the front wheels 
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Limecat
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It would have to be very smooth to not be torching the front wheels to bits in FWD format, as CoG moves to the back under acceleration.
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Robin
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You're not going to agree with me so I'm going to give up.
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Limecat
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Have to agree to disagree like you say! 
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sand-eel
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quote:
Originally posted by geordie alex
Going off topic a little bit...
Whats the highest power someone has had out a naturaly asperated XE?
Without NOS!!!!
270bhp odd
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