mk4_astra
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i think everyone can admire the hard work and spec of the 106, but from what ive seen and know about the bloke hes 1/4 mad and 60k has only been able to get him 13.8.
for 60k he could have a c6 like this:
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=2510898520476958844&q=corvette+c6
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=8398662491848474717&q=corvette+c6
and with abit of tuning one like this:
http://www.turbochargedpower.com/Movies/ttvette.wmv
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Cupra Steve
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i think i'm entitled to my opinion. i love that 106, i think it's awesome, but £60k!!!! I can't see how that is justifiable. Fair play it's his car and yes it's an amazing 106 but it's not worth £60k. But it is just my opinion. i am sorry for having one.
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Lucky B
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I think it's cost him 45k not 60k. 
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Steve
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TU engine the best 1.6 n/a engine ever 
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Cupra Steve
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Originally posted by Steve
TU engine the best 1.6 n/a engine ever
bold!!!
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Steve
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italic!!!
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mwg
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overuse of exclamation marks!!!
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Carl
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quote:
Originally posted by Cupra Steve
i think i'm entitled to my opinion. i love that 106, i think it's awesome, but £60k!!!! I can't see how that is justifiable. Fair play it's his car and yes it's an amazing 106 but it's not worth £60k. But it is just my opinion. i am sorry for having one.
what you are forgetting is that you arn't the owner, maybe the money is no object to this person etc. Its not your money to spend/waste so there is no point trying to seek justification of it! My bro spends thousands on carbon fiber racing cycles (as in pedal ones) i think he's mad, its just life.
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Lucky B
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
TU engine the best 1.6 n/a engine ever
I detect a hint of sarcasm there steve...
The 1.6xe seems to be doing well these days with a n/a 240+bhp!
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Steve
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whats the power of this car featured in this post running?
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Lucky B
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208bhp i believe.
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Steve
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wheres this 240 16XE? most iv ever heard of was 220
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Lucky B
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SBD.
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Steve
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so is the most thats ever been extracted out of the tu then? 208bhp?
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Cupra Steve
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quote:
Originally posted by Carl
quote:
Originally posted by Cupra Steve
i think i'm entitled to my opinion. i love that 106, i think it's awesome, but £60k!!!! I can't see how that is justifiable. Fair play it's his car and yes it's an amazing 106 but it's not worth £60k. But it is just my opinion. i am sorry for having one.
what you are forgetting is that you arn't the owner, maybe the money is no object to this person etc. Its not your money to spend/waste so there is no point trying to seek justification of it! My bro spends thousands on carbon fiber racing cycles (as in pedal ones) i think he's mad, its just life.
true. i'm gonna go and sit in the corner now and sulk.
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Cupra Steve
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Originally posted by Steve
so is the most thats ever been extracted out of the tu then? 208bhp?
in na form i can't see how you'd get much more.
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Steve
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i dont know that doesnt seem like a great increase considering the base power is 130bhp
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Cupra Steve
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Originally posted by Steve
i dont know that doesnt seem like a great increase considering the base power is 130bhp
hhmm, i don't know, 200 bhp in one of these things must be scary, 110mph scares the shit out of me in mine, completely different to the seat when i still felt safe at 145mph.
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Lucky B
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Quote from SBD's website... (1700cc xe)
One of the most impressive car/engine combinations recently tested was the SBDevelopments Westfield 1700cc Vauxhall Ecotec. When Steve Broughton told me he expected in excess of 240 BHP I'd been more than a little sceptical. Contrary to popular belief only a handful of modified 2 Ltr XE engines make this sort of power.
As another example of SBD knowing their product, this amazing engine that revs to over 10,000 RPM produced a clean power run straight away of a healthy 241 BHP and 148 Ft Lbs of Torque. The generally accepted maximum that can be expected from any naturally aspirated engine is between 85 and 95 Ft Lbs of Torque per Litre of engine capacity. At just under 90 Ft Lbs / Ltr this engine is approaching F1 standards of performance.
Sticking to a set of rules laid down by the FIA, Peugeot got around 225bhp from a n/a TU 1584cc (i think) 16v.
Without rules i'm sure you could get more.
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bieransri
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Originally posted by AK
oliver you divvy...
a fuel pump to what looks like a gear box!
It'll be an electric oil pump, for a transmission cooler. Or engine oil cooler if its shared sump.
Thinking about this for the skyline.
i thought i was being silly when i looked at it and though box oil cooler, obviosly not. not seen this used before though 
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Butler
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I cant wait to get my 16v TU 
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Rob B
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Got a new exhaust on my vts today, the noise they make is awesome
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TNM
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cant remember his name but there was a guy on SSC who used to throw stupid amounts of money at his saxo and it was only used as a track car. TB's solid lifters, oil coolers etc etc. Spent stupid amounts of money.
Then George Leake spent a fraction of the money on his daily driver and set quicker times 
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Butler
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Originally posted by Rob B
Got a new exhaust on my vts today, the noise they make is awesome
What did you get mate? Heard one the other day was reeally loud sounded mental and was popping all over the place.
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Lucky B
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quote:
Originally posted by TNM
Then George Leake spent a fraction of the money on his daily driver and set quicker times
Funny you should say that...
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