gez bay
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haven't done f*ck all in work today, just been browsing on here
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swill_omnibus
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Well it's a "Regal" brand but loads of evidence it's garrett units, not sure what type though, but I kno people only tend to run them on approx 10-13psi due to having standard internals.
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tom_simes
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quote: Originally posted by swill_omnibus
Nah dbilas kit but WarrenG tends to get them in so on low pressure standard internals they tend to kick 210BHP and approx 200LBS Torque
200 ft/lbs of torque? Pah, you want 229 ft/lbs as standard, and over 200 ft/lbs from 1900 rpm
Although this time next year it'll be easily 280, if not 300 ft/lbs
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swill_omnibus
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Yeah but from a corsa it's AMAZING
Precides I wouldn't mind getting to 300 odd.
Whats the spec of your new one Tom??
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AlunJ
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fuckin hell lads, busiest this section has been in months lol
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tom_simes
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Spec of what Steve, my Fabia?
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swill_omnibus
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quote: Originally posted by AlunJ
fuckin hell lads, busiest this section has been in months lol
Aye cause i'm a chatter box that's why
quote: Originally posted by tom_simes
Spec of what Steve, my Fabia?
Yes, engine size, N/A - Forced etc etc, ALL the goss basically
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gez bay
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have you done any mods to the car itself steve? Bumpers ect.
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swill_omnibus
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Nah only alloys, brakes, HIDS, uprated bushes and suspension.
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gez bay
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what alloys has it got now?
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swill_omnibus
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Speedlines nomnomnom
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gez bay
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ohhh yeah, thought it had the sri wheels for a min. Speedlines remember now.
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swill_omnibus
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Yeah I really like them, even if it is a C lol
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tom_simes
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quote: Originally posted by swill_omnibus
quote: Originally posted by tom_simes
Spec of what Steve, my Fabia?
Yes, engine size, N/A - Forced etc etc, ALL the goss basically
well, it's a standard 2006 Skoda Fabia vRS, so it has:
1.9 PD TDI engine
Obviously it has a turbo
According to the book it has 130 bhp and 229 lbft, although as it's one of the later BLT engines they are quite often more, with around 150 bhp and 250 lbft from the factory.
Redlines at 4500 rpm
Since I've had it, I've fitted my Parrot bluetooth kit out of the Corsa, along with getting it fitted with cruise control last weekend, which is awesome
As I bought it from a dealer, it came with a years warranty, so it'll have to wait until at least August before it gets a remap or anything else exciting - but it most definitely will!
It's perfect for me now - very comfortable, sooo quiet compared to my Corsa, very refined, reasonably quick (and effortlessly so, due to the torque), just a much nicher place to be than my Corsa was.
Oh, and I've also covered just under 5000 miles since August, and only spent just over £500 on fuel - as it returns an easy 45 mpg, it only costs me about 12ppm to run which is perfect for my travelling lifestyle currently!
One last thing - it normally leaves whatever is behind me on a dark motorway blinded, in a cloud of smoke
Anything else you want to know that I've missed mate?
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swill_omnibus
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http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=586288
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AlunJ
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I wish I had £4k
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swill_omnibus
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Sodding snow............. That is all
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AlunJ
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amen to that, I left work at 2pm yesterday and got home at.... 7pm :-/
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gez bay
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give us some info on this a3 nath. Your clio didnt move far from you either. Didnt realise beefy bought it until the other day.
[Edited on 13-01-2011 by gez bay]
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chunky_nb
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who deleted my post
i walked away from the sale, dodgy! lol
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AlunJ
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wasn't me!
awww that sucks nath, keep looking!
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chunky_nb
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got one on saturday, 55 plate A3 Sport TDI 140bhp, black, half leather, bose sound etc lovely to drive, 60mpg FTW! lol pictures as soon as it dries up and i can clean it
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AlunJ
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i'm so jealous mate, much dollar?
I've been looking at late 51 plate TDI A4's, about 4k, bit of saving to do yet then
edit, cheaper on AT than PH
after something like this
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201101376528902/sort/priceasc/usedcars/model/a4/make/audi/radius/40/postcode/np108ht/page/2/quicksearch/true?logcode=p
[Edited on 17-01-2011 by AlunJ]
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chunky_nb
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it was 6.5k pretty reasonable for the spec,
knocked him down from 6800, a4 is lovely car, but even this A3 is huge in comparisson to our previous cars, i cant imagine what driving an A4 would be like MASSIVE! lol budget yourself at around 4500 and youl get nice interior and bodywork with fsh especially the mileage you expect for that money, make sure its service history is good,
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gez bay
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sounds good nath! Get it mapped aswel!
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