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corb

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10th Jan 04 at 00:02

Cos i might go for some nitrous, and yes, cook the engine, not safe etc.etc. have looked into all that. All i want to know is the answer to my question. If you have something to say other than that, please kindly keep it to yourself.

Cheers, Corb.

broster

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10th Jan 04 at 00:02

itll take 200ftlb of torque mate.

J da Silva

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10th Jan 04 at 00:08

not only that, only looks good in the movies

corb

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10th Jan 04 at 00:31

dont want it to 'look good'. obviously, when i'm blatting it down the M20 with Mr. Mycliosportiswaybetterthanyou alongside me, I've got that little extra edge there if i need it.

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10th Jan 04 at 00:34

NOS is cheatin

PaulW

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10th Jan 04 at 00:43

fit a set of TB's & a decent management system

who needs nos

corb

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10th Jan 04 at 00:46

quote:
Originally posted by Adam Kindness
NOS is cheatin

Call me a Cheat

And wanna get TB's and direct port nitrous. hope to have nitrous running from ones of those progressive controller thingies, costly but safer and easier to use.

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10th Jan 04 at 08:31

quote:
Originally posted by VenomTurbo
not only that, only looks good in the movies

Untill u've had NoS and used it regularly dont knock it.....untill i got mine i wasnt keen on the idea but its great!! Your standard box should cope no problem at all....and a progressive controller is definatly a good idea!! If your goin to get direct port i would suggest a wizard of nos kit - they also offer an insurance policy, the higher bhp kit u have the more u pay but its not expensive....ive got a 50 bhp kit and its costs me 43 a year to insure my engine against ANY problems caused by the nos!! If u want insurance u have to have it fitted by a registered fitter....for more info check out they're website....if theres anything else u wana know u2u me

J da Silva

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10th Jan 04 at 11:17

tried it buddy, got some wetshot stuff, tiz good for hurtling past some fucker with an attitude but the novelty wore off after a few squirts, crap

LukeGSi

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10th Jan 04 at 11:23

Yeah agreed it does nought for top end, but for acceleration its ace....i must admit im now looking for something else....either unichip and manifold or 2lt 16v with the nos

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10th Jan 04 at 12:12

if your going for aceeleration corb go for a F16 box on it's own/as well

as it has a lower ratio than the F20 and aboviously picks up quicker

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10th Jan 04 at 12:16

quote:
Originally posted by jr
if your going for aceeleration corb go for a F16 box on it's own/as well

as it has a lower ratio than the F20 and aboviously picks up quicker

Any idea of price to supply and fit 1 of them????

length

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10th Jan 04 at 16:11

f16 about £40 - 50

fitting - diy

miles

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10th Jan 04 at 17:58

The F16 will take less torque. But for the sake of n2o, I wouldn't worry about it, as you said, use a controler so it doesn't give a sudden jerk of torque through it.

What sort of n2o hit are you thinking of?

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10th Jan 04 at 18:24

nos is fun! my mate sells kits and fits them! he had it on his 1.4 16v corsa running 50/50 with a switch under the throttle! was mental

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10th Jan 04 at 20:12

quote:
Originally posted by born_upsideout

quote:
Originally posted by jr
if your going for aceeleration corb go for a F16 box on it's own/as well

as it has a lower ratio than the F20 and aboviously picks up quicker

Any idea of price to supply and fit 1 of them????

prob could get you one for £50-£60

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10th Jan 04 at 20:25

If your worried about wreckin your gearbox then why not get an F28, 6 gears, Quick acceleration and high top end, costs more tho!

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10th Jan 04 at 20:36

about 6 times as expensive, needs converting as well

TOMAS

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11th Jan 04 at 10:40

Anyone feeling an F18 as a compromise? 109mph in 3rd sounds tasty

corb

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11th Jan 04 at 11:15

Yeah, but james, was talking with J100 and he blew his F16 with 185bhp. For a quick fix, will get an F16 for a few months, but after that, with TB's and NoS, will have to look at an F28.

And yes, it's a Wizards of Nos kit, a company called CPL Racing on the Isle of Sheppey quoted £1000 to supply, fit, set up and before and after RR graphs of performance. Would fancy bottle opener and progressive controller aswell, so would prob be looking at around £1600.

miles

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11th Jan 04 at 16:34

F28 is much heavier and I imagin you would lose more power through it than a decent F20.

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11th Jan 04 at 17:04

can u not uprate the F20? saves the hassle of getting the F28 in+save weight, im sure some1 does this

miles

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11th Jan 04 at 17:15

You can get quaife gear sets, cost about £1400 I think.