So I finally joined the Turbo gang...

ishturbs · Post by **ishturbs** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 10:01 pm

Welcome to the 200 club. Well there abouts

Nice colour for the 420 and she looks clean and rust free

s0ck · Post by **s0ck** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 10:03 pm

You won't use first so much when the MBC is on

216si · Post by **216si** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 12:54 am

oh VERY nice andy

gutted to see you've gave up on the 220 but damn what a reason for doing it

sure dan will put it to good use

:D

sit at 70 in 3rd then go though the gears

, rarther impressive to say the least

Post by **MarkCoupe** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 10:15 am

Thinking about it the 420 has way shorter gears than a 220 turbo doesnt it, maybe thats why it feels like it pulls more in gear?

matthews2k · Post by **matthews2k** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 10:43 am

Very Nice Matey. Glad to see you got one

Rich_1988 · Post by **Rich_1988** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 1:45 pm

what bits have you taken off the 220 and what needs doing to it andy?

Post by **Cableguy** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 1:46 pm

Rich_1988 wrote: what bits have you taken off the 220 and what needs doing to it andy?

Its already sold , get ya greasy hands off !

Rich_1988 · Post by **Rich_1988** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 1:48 pm

Cableguy wrote: Its already sold , get ya greasy hands off !

Bugger

oh well, been looking for a 220 for a while now dont seem to be any around at all

, will only cost me Â£85 to add it to my insurance policy when i do find one though

rover220 · Post by **rover220** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 5:20 pm

seems to go pretty well too

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?doc ... 0305141476

Post by **Cableguy** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 5:23 pm

Red line in 1st

Post by **agw_01** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 5:30 pm

rover220 wrote:seems to go pretty well too

haha, how did you find that?

Dan, I only did that for video purposes. On the drive home, after I'd had a few blasts in 1st, I started to go easy on it. There's actually no need to boot it in first, as even if you take it easy (1/2 throttle, changing at 4k), you still get a very nice kick from the turbo.

Thanks to everyone for the kind words

Mark, the 420 has nice long gears actually... 40 in 1st, 70 in 2nd... I love 5th gear though, what a lovely cruiser this car is. Sitting at 70, the engine is just ticking over at 2600rpm, lol.

Tony, it was a very dark blue ST170 with a Nurburgring sticker on the bootlid. Either way, he wasn't a happy chappy

Mike (matthews2k), thanks mate. I think we'll have to meet up soon and get a few pictures of them together.

rover220 · Post by **rover220** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 5:33 pm

wont be a 420 box with them ratios

Post by **agw_01** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 5:37 pm

A few pictures with the Hairpins after a wash

Clicky

Clicky

Clicky

Clicky

And two for Cableguy

Post by **agw_01** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 5:38 pm

rover220 wrote:wont be a 420 box with them ratios

Didn't think it was.

Sound like a Ti box? I was going to say a Vitty box, but a friend said that his Vitty does 30 in 1st and 65 in 2nd.

rover220 · Post by **rover220** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 5:40 pm

coupe turbo box most likely.

look for the sticker

Post by **MarkCoupe** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 5:56 pm

Ti is the same as 420 which is about 62 real speed in second, 87 real speed in 3rd. 220 turbo is like 70+ then 105ish.

Nice car though Andy, get a bigger turbo and a decent FMIC.

Post by **agw_01** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 6:01 pm

Ohhh cool. I always thought the Ti boxes were longer ratios.

Cheers Mark, don't worry, they're on their way

Not for a few months, but they'll be here eventually. Just sorting the handling and brakes out first.

JamesCoupe · Post by **JamesCoupe** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 6:05 pm

420T's use the same boxes as 220T's. Mine is 40/70/110 indicated and on GPS my speedo is pretty much spot on.

Post by **Cableguy** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 6:06 pm

agw_01 wrote:A few pictures with the Hairpins after a wash

And two for Cableguy

HeHe , me likes !

Post by **MarkCoupe** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 6:07 pm

JamesCoupe wrote:420T's use the same boxes as 220T's. Mine is 40/70/110 indicated and on GPS my speedo is pretty much spot on.

Bloody hell, i used to preach this also, and then someone 'corrected' me, does anyone know the definitavie answer???

JamesCoupe · Post by **JamesCoupe** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 6:10 pm

My car was std with about 53k on it when I bought it, so I doubt very much the box has been changed.

rover220 · Post by **rover220** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 6:10 pm

i know from a gearbox expert, these boxes are NOT the same

420 should be shorter

southside · Post by **southside** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 7:05 pm

why change the box though in a car identical apart from the boot?

rover220 · Post by **rover220** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 7:07 pm

southside wrote:why change the box though in a car identical apart from the boot?

because they did.

the car appeals to different people compared to the coupe, coupe box should be a K7 and a 420 should be a K6 box

Post by **agw_01** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 7:43 pm

I'll have a check tomorrow.

Where abouts is the code usually?

s0ck · Post by **s0ck** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 8:23 pm

I'd like to know too because my ratio's are pretty shorty I think...

rover220 · Post by **rover220** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 8:26 pm

look at top of gearbox then look one space towards the front of the car...will probably be covered in grime.

ishturbs · Post by **ishturbs** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 9:59 pm

So dan let me get this straight:

You have one silver 220 and now your going to buy AGW 01s.

Mmm can we change your screen name from Cableguy to The wedge collector

Post by **agw_01** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 10:04 pm

ishturbs wrote:Mmm can we change your screen name from Cableguy to The wedge collector

Forget the first part, just call him 'wedge'

s0ck · Post by **s0ck** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 10:13 pm

rover220 wrote:look at top of gearbox then look one space towards the front of the car...will probably be covered in grime.

I cleaned it the other day when I had the rad out... couldn't see any writing on it at all

Hughes_16 · Post by **Hughes_16** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 11:22 pm

Looks spot on with the hairpins alloys on fella

iainp · Post by **iainp** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 12:42 am

MarkCoupe wrote:
JamesCoupe wrote:420T's use the same boxes as 220T's. Mine is 40/70/110 indicated and on GPS my speedo is pretty much spot on.
Bloody hell, i used to preach this also, and then someone 'corrected' me, does anyone know the definitavie answer???

I know of 3 420 Gsi T's which all had the long ratios and 1 Gsi Sport T which had the short ratios.

But knowing Rover it probably depended on what was in stock at the time

Looks good anyhow

Iain

Post by **SubCat001** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 2:10 am

iainp wrote:
MarkCoupe wrote:
JamesCoupe wrote:420T's use the same boxes as 220T's. Mine is 40/70/110 indicated and on GPS my speedo is pretty much spot on.
Bloody hell, i used to preach this also, and then someone 'corrected' me, does anyone know the definitavie answer???
I know of 3 420 Gsi T's which all had the long ratios and 1 Gsi Sport T which had the short ratios.

But knowing Rover it probably depended on what was in stock at the time

Looks good anyhow

Iain

I wonder if it was early cars that received shorter ratios?? I am sure Leo's has/had the shorter ratios?

Looks great in the pics

matthews2k · Post by **matthews2k** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:53 am

Mike (matthews2k), thanks mate. I think we'll have to meet up soon and get a few pictures of them together.

Sounds good matey. I have to say it looks very clean

Ive got loads to do on mine but im waiting for summer. Fit the spats,
Two front wings and loads of little bits and bobs. As you know from
when you saw it last.

The water pump went the other week i was gutted

Every bolt snapped but pulled my finger out and fixed it.
So mite so the same to the 220 in the summer.

The better brakes i bought for the NASP will they fit the turbo or are the turbo brake discs bigger

Post by **agw_01** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 2:39 pm

Dave, Iain and James, thanks guys. Glad you like it

Mike, damn, that's a gutter about the waterpump. Still, glad you fixed it and I hope you fix the 220 up. It'd be a shame to send another to the scrappers, especially the good condition it's in.

Yep, the discs and pads will go straight on the 420. I reckon it'll look smart