bigron1988
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Originally posted by taylorboosh
Maybe steve could take his puma and do a run
I would pay to see that
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Nath
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All the dust would weigh it down.
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taylorboosh
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Brakes seized on imo
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Haimsey
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Well done on getting there Jed.
I recall us speaking about this very time at pvs before, good job 
Marcy Marc 
White Sport Progress Thread
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Steve
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Originally posted by taylorboosh
Maybe steve could take his puma and do a run
Not enough seat time bro
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BenC1985
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Why are we all argueing. He has a slip which shows a time. If you dont believe it fair enough. But no need to go on for 7 pages,still argueing over the same thing. Just wait till the weekend and witness it yourself and judge after that.
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Jed D
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Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
Im more suspicious of the standard XE Corsa doing 13s.
thats not fake!! that corsa was bought cheap with a minor running issue, that got sorted and some weight got stripped out, an adjustable reg fitted and a pair of r888's... it did a flat 14 with someone elses bodge job roll cage in... after taking that out and trying harder it did a 13.7... apparently one of (if not the) fastest stock xe corsa in the UK, still has its factory fitted oil leak and cowboy shafts
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Originally posted by AK
The terminal seems right for a well launched 200bhp light car... but i still cant bend my head round a 12sec run
12.95, just scraped it. however theres slips here for 13 flat (dave) and 13.2's etc...
dave only got one run and i told him to go easy with the clutch being almost dead, he was eager to go again but they closed the gates by the time he came back round... he said there much more to come from that as it is
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Originally posted by bigron1988
david dixon has been doing it for years , wasent this jeds first go at drag racing ever ?
yup first day out but as taylorboosh said, iv practiced launching down the units a few times and if you look at the slips from 1st to last they come down...
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Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
Probably got someone else's slip by the sounds of it.
and all the other slips that add up... ? muppet 
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Originally posted by Nic Barnes
Should do better times yeah. Its a fully treated surface.
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will have to say in yorks defense, the track was prepped mint, few people saying they never seen it this good in 10 years
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Originally posted by taylorboosh
People are talking as if he hasnt been launching the car around near his unit
this ^
just cos i been driving round in a shitty slow vectra for the past few month doesn't mean iv forgot how to use a car
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Jed D
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oh and as for the weigh comments, iv never weighed it before but im not a buff cunt and i can pick the car up at the back end....
the rears a bit too lightweight tbh... when i cross the line and start to slow the car down with the brakes the rear end lifts up kind of like doing a nose wheely on a motorbike, its quite scary
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AK
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i wont be there at the weekend 
Its not that I dont believe it as such, its just at the far end of the believable scale.
1.8 60fts are decent for 4wd cars!
Shit, I <managed> (as in an achievement) to get the GTR to do a 1.65 60ft.... With 4wd, 9" sticky tyres and 15psi in them.... 8000rpm and just drop the clutch
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Mr-SEH
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Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
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Originally posted by Mr-SEH
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Originally posted by spencer88
Well where are his details on the slip? Why not show the whole thing?
I am 99% sure a V6 Corsa, even with a 3.2V6 unless massively modified would not hit a sub 5 second 0-60
Mate done 0-60 at 5.6 3.0 with all seats in and nothing stripped etc etc. Can't post link but just type in corsa mr2 eater on youtube and its the 1st vid you see white gsi
Any video's of it eating MR2 Turbo's??
Not sure why that's even in the video title.
Well his mate in his mr2 got a crap time so it was put at that as a bit of a joke between friends. So maybe that's why you never got it.
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bigron1988
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quote:
Originally posted by AK
i wont be there at the weekend
Its not that I dont believe it as such, its just at the far end of the believable scale.
1.8 60fts are decent for 4wd cars!
Shit, I <managed> (as in an achievement) to get the GTR to do a 1.65 60ft.... With 4wd, 9" sticky tyres and 15psi in them.... 8000rpm and just drop the clutch
I'm the same as ak , just the 60ft to me doesnot sound do able but if he does that same at pod ill be the first to say well done
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Jed D
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quote:
Originally posted by bigron1988
quote:
Originally posted by AK
i wont be there at the weekend
Its not that I dont believe it as such, its just at the far end of the believable scale.
1.8 60fts are decent for 4wd cars!
Shit, I <managed> (as in an achievement) to get the GTR to do a 1.65 60ft.... With 4wd, 9" sticky tyres and 15psi in them.... 8000rpm and just drop the clutch
I'm the same as ak , just the 60ft to me doesnot sound do able but if he does that same at pod ill be the first to say well done
im not even too fussed if it doesnt tbh... it was built for fun and fun only but aye... appreciate that comment
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Jed D
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will you be down on the saturday ben... 5.30 onward is vauxhall only
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spencer88
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quote:
Originally posted by AK
i wont be there at the weekend
Its not that I dont believe it as such, its just at the far end of the believable scale.
1.8 60fts are decent for 4wd cars!
Shit, I <managed> (as in an achievement) to get the GTR to do a 1.65 60ft.... With 4wd, 9" sticky tyres and 15psi in them.... 8000rpm and just drop the clutch
Pretty much this.
I just find the 0-60 and 60ft times quick for what it is.
Jed, if you want tips on tuning the V6, there is a bloke on VVOC who has fettled his quite a bit, not just buying parts but trying loads of different things. Got some great results.
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Nic Barnes
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8 seconds to 85mph would suggest a quick 0-60 time though.
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3CorsaMeal
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I actually have a V6 car and tbh they are much faster than people expect, the extra weight over the wheels helps traction and people with 4 pots and turbos can't fathom it.
I'm with Jed tbh, 4.2seconds to 60mph is realistic
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3CorsaMeal
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I think people with turbos are all about the turbo, take the turbo off and they have a 160bhp 4 cylinder 25yr old engine. Turbo power is obviously too much for a corsa and just results in horrible noises, short powerband and epic wheelspinings
^^^^All typed with a keyboard into the internet, yes thats right, a man with a keyboard 
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Steve
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Jed D
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nah, a 4 pot turbo is where the big power is at but its about getting that power down, and no dis-respect to ben and all the the others with high power turbos but lets face it, they spin all the way up the track
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BenC1985
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Look at that crazy fully carbon nova for example. Less then half the power of bigrons corsa but has done a better time. Its not all about power. My old corsa let used to just light the tyres up, up pod and make my times crap. A similar powered xe would do better.
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AK
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yes and no...
lower power cars are easier to get times which appear good.... they are easier to drive/launch.
A car with a lot of power has the potential for much more, just its a ballache to get it to do that
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Jed D
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well that carbon nova has good 60ft times
http://www.dragracelist.de/Klasse-Ausland-Sauger.htm
mines 8th place on there
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BenC1985
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Is it worth that ballache though? Jed is clearly running good times on a budget with not alot of power (compared to some) and is clearly upsetting them as he has spent a fraction for similar times and enjoyment. Fair play to him, but as i said earlier why doesent everyone just see what happens at the weekend?
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Jed D
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check out that spindler's times for an all motor V6 he's doing well!
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BenC1985
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quote:
Originally posted by Jed D
well that carbon nova has good 60ft times
http://www.dragracelist.de/Klasse-Ausland-Sauger.htm
mines 8th place on there
Awesome. Lol
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