bradfincham
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sorry escort = sierra
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jr
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Originally posted by bradfincham
sorry escort = sierra
= brad = numpty 
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broster
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sorry but in all honesty that lotus was wank, its like they didnt learn.....
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timrud_
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TBH if the didn't have budget constraints they would of done it right. They even said as much.
Fair play to them for blowing it up twice I say! LOL
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vibrio
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Originally posted by Nismo
the lotus sounds perfecto 
not quite the VTA valve is causing lag. you can hear this
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bradfincham
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
quote:
Originally posted by bradfincham
sorry escort = sierra
= brad = numpty
hell yeah mother fucker
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
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quote:
Originally posted by vibrio
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Originally posted by Nismo
the lotus sounds perfecto
not quite the VTA valve is causing lag. you can hear this
what?
i'm not turbo literate... what the chuff is a VTA valve?
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jr
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Originally posted by timrud_
TBH if the didn't have budget constraints they would of done it right. They even said as much.
Fair play to them for blowing it up twice I say! LOL
still got beat by a taxi though 
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timrud_
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There is no discrace in getting beaten by one of the two greatest cosworths ever IMO. The other being that Blue one from norway that he binned. I'll add Martins to that list when its done! 
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Robin
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
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Originally posted by timrud_
TBH if the didn't have budget constraints they would of done it right. They even said as much.
Fair play to them for blowing it up twice I say! LOL
still got beat by a taxi though
i've never seen a 700bhp sierra taxi 
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jr
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quote:
Originally posted by timrud_
There is no discrace in getting beaten by one of the two greatest cosworths ever IMO. The other being that Blue one from norway that he binned. I'll add Martins to that list when its done!
not a bad list :lol; about 2400 worth of BHP there
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jr
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Originally posted by robmarriott
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Originally posted by jr
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Originally posted by timrud_
TBH if the didn't have budget constraints they would of done it right. They even said as much.
Fair play to them for blowing it up twice I say! LOL
still got beat by a taxi though
i've never seen a 700bhp sierra taxi
850ish bhp 
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vibrio
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Originally posted by jr
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Originally posted by robmarriott
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Originally posted by jr
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Originally posted by timrud_
TBH if the didn't have budget constraints they would of done it right. They even said as much.
Fair play to them for blowing it up twice I say! LOL
still got beat by a taxi though
i've never seen a 700bhp sierra taxi
850ish bhp
cheats though 
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jr
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only 150bhp worth of cheating in your opionion though
what they didnt show was he was doing 185mph, then switched the N20 on, whcih made it go very sideways
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Robin
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agreed with vibs... it would do 200 without gas if it was an escort....
isnt rod going for more power now anyway? i heard talk of a new engine???
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jr
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Originally posted by robmarriott
agreed with vibs... it would do 200 without gas if it was an escort....
isnt rod going for more power now anyway? i heard talk of a new engine???
what  why would it ???
it would prob do 200mph if there was enough room
think rod gonna try for over 210mph in the dry, try and win TOTB (well top speed bit) then retire it
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Mistamist
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rather than spending 2k on stock parts, why not uprate a few internals. Uprated clutch wouldnt cost much, surely less than a gas kit. no point having the power if you cant put it down properly.
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Robin
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
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Originally posted by robmarriott
agreed with vibs... it would do 200 without gas if it was an escort....
isnt rod going for more power now anyway? i heard talk of a new engine???
what why would it ???
it would prob do 200mph if there was enough room
think rod gonna try for over 210mph in the dry, try and win TOTB (well top speed bit) then retire it
escort has a much lower drag coefficient
i'm sure someone said he wanted more power and to retain the record longer
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jr
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also has 4wd, so you gonna loose alot of power through that
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SVM 286
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
Mark Shead = Ledgend
Ledgend - 'd' = Legend
[Edited on 08-11-2005 by SVM 286]
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SVM 286
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Originally posted by timrud_
To make it worse.... did you see the state of the bloke who said it's hair ROFL
Indeed - he's a cock - last week they showed footage of him at Goodwood where he kept stalling the new Maserati Birdcage until it's battery was flat.
COCK COCK COCK!
Mr shed should have towed him behind the Sapphire on his face
[Edited on 08-11-2005 by SVM 286]
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SVM 286
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
quote:
Originally posted by timrud_
TBH if the didn't have budget constraints they would of done it right. They even said as much.
Fair play to them for blowing it up twice I say! LOL
still got beat by a taxi though
 tomorrow at work I shall punch thee and parade you naked around the building!
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SVM 286
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quote:
Originally posted by robmarriott
agreed with vibs... it would do 200 without gas if it was an escort....
isnt rod going for more power now anyway? i heard talk of a new engine???
Sadly no - Escort weighs the same and is less aerodynamic at high speed.
They were built for rallying rather than track use, and to utilise short gearing and high downforce at relatively low speeds.
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SVM 286
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Originally posted by M15T XE
rather than spending 2k on stock parts, why not uprate a few internals. Uprated clutch wouldnt cost much, surely less than a gas kit. no point having the power if you cant put it down properly.
Too true - they are a bit silly.
For a start they chose a car with a notoriously weak transmission - it didn't even make it home the day they bought it.
It had to be trailered almost immediately.
I thought it would be fated from the start, and sadly I was proven right.
They should have opted for a Cosworth or a Cerbera or a Skyline.
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Adam-D
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the bit that made me laugh
lotus clutch is slipping, so
they fit nitrous
YEAH LIKE THAT WILL HELP IT ANY !
bunch of fools might aswell have run up the strip on noddy trike's
when he pressed the nitrous guess what happened? the clutch gave up
what a suprise
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