Nic Barnes
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DehDKu0F1U&list=UU3JDKHXF95TEOWYSYN8bmfw&index=6&feature=plcp
not bad for a car built by a 19 year old
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mike56gte
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12.3 very impressive!
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big eck
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Registered: 20th Apr 03
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That's bloody quick. What's been done to it???
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S@M
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Registered: 3rd Oct 07
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your not lying about it been vauxhall powered with all that blue smoke!
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Nic Barnes
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quote: Originally posted by big eck
That's bloody quick. What's been done to it???
originally an x20xev, forged pistons, oil squirters, steel rods, head work, bike throttle bodies, inlet plenum, home made turbo manifold, ebay cheap ass turbo running 1.3 bar plus a variety of other things. its a beast.
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big eck
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Must be good to have that kind of knowledge to build these these things. Save a fookin packet.
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Nic Barnes
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yeah, i suppose I've done it for years so learned the hard and slow way. helps when you're fairly intelligent like adam who owns it is really.
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stan_the_man
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Was good to see this on Sunday!
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Nic Barnes
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xBAtC2-9jw&list=UU3JDKHXF95TEOWYSYN8bmfw&index=3&feature=plcp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3bc0YYuhSo&list=UU3JDKHXF95TEOWYSYN8bmfw&index=2&feature=plcp
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Nic Barnes
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGUOACXoPOg&feature=plcp&context=C410ef34VDvjVQa1PpcFPbEc6YAsTJ58tKQKcuMybPVctqw4Az_54=
as you'd do with a rwd.....
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FlamingCorsa
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thats cool, wot sort of power is it running nic? and wot engine management! impressive stuff
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Nic Barnes
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dta s60, makes 427bhp on that turbo but thats it done for. has a holset turbo to go on it next.
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LeeM
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that the same as yours nic? bodies and turbo?
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Mieran
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Registered: 28th Jan 08
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Nic how heavy do you reckon his sierra is?
Even most Corsa C Zlets cant do that time
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Nic Barnes
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No idea what std weight is. It's a 2 door 1.6 shell just has 1 seat and a dashboard in it. It is rwd so gets off well. Finishes about 116-118mph.
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corsa_sean
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Thats very cool same sorta thing the old hot rodders did didnt relise that engine/block had that much to give big respect to the lad
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Nic Barnes
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its basically the exact same bottom end as my c20let is really. i get 585 out of that.
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GB123
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Such a cool sleeper would be so much fun to suprise people in that, would love to do something like that one day.
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Mark.W
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Bloody awsome this
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Jonny.K
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hat off to the boy things fucking cool!
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harrisp
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That is a proper sleeper
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Nic Barnes
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more power on its way soon from what he was saying last night. crazy fool.
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