john_c20xe
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had a play with a blue VXR8 today, i was nearly pushing him up the road!
looked up on one and they are 6.0 v8, 415 bhp to the wheels!
that compared to my corsa let, would he have shit all over me?
he couldnt belive it when i pulled over and spoke to him!? seems weird, had a huuugeee grin on my face tho!! 
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BluKoo
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See if you can work out the power to weight for both cars.
I would have thought he'd have had the torque advantage though.
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john_c20xe
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i havnt got a clue, it was from a standing start too from a two lane junction up a bypass, he has like 500 pounds of torque?
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john_c20xe
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was very hot today too so the tarmac was quite sticky 
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FruitBooTeR
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Naughty boy shoudnt be street racing!
Think how heavy he was compared to you though the power / weight will be v similar i would have thought 
Vids needed now its running 
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Eck
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They weigh nigh on two tons so the power to weight ratio isn't particularly special. They are 231bhp/ton and a standard (in good condition) LET will be about 200bhp so it'll be about the same. 406ft-lb torque though 
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DaveyLC
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He was obviously driving like fanny.. They pull like a freight train once they are moving, very low drag co-efficient and fuck loads of low end torque.
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Nic Barnes
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you have chipped ecu and that dont you? so your nearly 300bhp now, so probably close to 300bhp/tonne so should see one off easy without even trying.
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John
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Davey in his 1.8 would have tanked one, without trying.
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john_c20xe
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phase two chips apparently nick,
he pulled over and spoke to us, he said he was flat out till we ran out off road,
the vxr8 sounded awesome tho! he loved it, if he moved out the way i could of gone past him
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John
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So in your 300bhp fwd mechano set you could have beat a 400+ bhp rwd beast?
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john_c20xe
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quote:
Originally posted by FruitBooTeR
Naughty boy shoudnt be street racing!
Think how heavy he was compared to you though the power / weight will be v similar i would have thought
Vids needed now its running
will get some vids! ill have to get a mate to stand out side while i rag it past haha, im very suprised how quick it is actually, i didnt think it would be, have had a few plays with mates cars, tuned audi s3, suposivley 245 hp dt5, wana have ago against my mates starlet when thats back out, 1.3 turbo 301 bhp see how i get on lol
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john_c20xe
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i want to get it rolling roaded to see what its putting out, ive got the history from the engine out of the cav, has rolling road reports or 278 bhp and 308 fbt, we will see
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DaveyLC
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Seriously you need a re-run and get someone who can drive in the VXR!
Book 0-60 time on the VXR8 is sub 5 seconds. 12 second 1/4 mile.. Be very supprised if a LET'd corsa can get the traction.
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crazybrightman
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there really not that fast, infact i dont like them i did but then i drove one on a vxr trackday and it was shite, the corsa vxr was faster and 10times more fun aound the track. their too big, heavy and the engines are from the stone age, without a supercharger they really leave you feeling flat.
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DaveyLC
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Might be big and lardy but its a integalactic space machine... Plus:
VXR8 = Mans car
Corsa VXR = Gays car
Give me fuck-off massive RWD super barge anyday.. Men steer with the rear not like oversteer like a queer.
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Jambo
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lolz at the non beleivers!
They are rocketships. Fact.
My M3 would get raped by a LET corsa 60+
Nice of the owner to pull over and have a chat, gentlemens racing
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DaveyLC
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And the VXR8 has far more horsies than your M3, at 60+ weight has very little to play in the equation..
Although would love to see a 6.0 VXR8 V's LET Corsa in a straight line
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Jambo
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Weight will have ALOT to do with it 60+ trust me, i have nearly driven into the back of many people on the Mway in my old LET 
Its simple power to weight, saying traction etc purely shows you have never driven one
An M5 IIRC only has a power to weight of 260bhp/ton. Not hard for a bean tin with 300bhp to destroy one.
Im not saying what is a better car or that i would rather own etc, just stating the facts.
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DaveyLC
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at 60+ drag is coming into play..
So lets look at the facts:
Torque = Required to shift mass.
Power = Required to over-come drag.
VXR8 = Lardy but shed loads of torque and a very good drag co-efficient.
Yes the Corsa has a good power to weight ratio but it will struggle to put the power down off the line and once its moving its got the drag co-efficient of a house brick.
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Colin
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He'll be out this week getting a supercharger fitted so that doesnt happen again
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Jambo
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Drag does come into play, however the corsa isnt lacking in torque and has the power, coupled that with the experience of owning one and the above post about the guy beating one and chatting to the owner, im not sure what your disagreeing with 
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DaveyLC
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I was just looking up the drag specs, cant find the VXR8.. Corsa is 0.35 which is terrible but the new Insignia is 0.26 thats bloody amazing! 
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mattk
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A C20LET B would piss on an Insignia VXR though
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Jambo
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caly was 0.26 IIRC
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