One for the turbos!!! - Poll

600_Nutta · Post by **600_Nutta** » Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:24 pm

Had a few type-R's myself, they're not very torquey.
Totally peed off a FTO on the way home from the Uffington meet this afternoon. Felt gooooood.

rovex · Post by **rovex** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 3:58 pm

Unfortunatley these days im running around in a 214 (1995 wedge), so cant really ditch many cars. Did manage to beat 2 1.4 corsas full of chavs the other day though, not quite so satisfying as the Turbo, but a small victory.

weejoeturbo · Post by **weejoeturbo** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 6:47 pm

serveral dc2 type r's
ep civic type r on throttle bodies
mk5 rs 2000 turbo
2wd seirria cosworth blue top
civic vti's all the time

and a couple of m3's

havent really done much racing this year
lots of honda very i live

ryan_220 · Post by **ryan_220** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 7:01 pm

weejoeturbo wrote: serveral dc2 type r's
ep civic type r on throttle bodies
and a couple of m3's

Some dialed in car`s there.

Hmmmmmmmm

victor3 · Post by **victor3** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 7:12 pm

I tend to be a bit cautious these day, not so much for the speed camera stuff but more for what the other driver will do.

I remember some fun with (IIRC) an RS Turbo near Windsor on the A308 (single carriageway) and after passing him and dropping him, I eventually had to slow for cars in front. The RS was determined to pass me back or die trying. He came past on the other side of the road, wrong side of a traffic island and clipped his N/S/R wheel swerving in to avoid the oncoming traffic, which had to brake to avoid a head-on!

Now, I'm all for a bit of spirited motoring fun, but with a total tw@t like that, I just let him go! Logic dictates that sooner or later he'll wreck it and I don't really want to be around when he does.

weejoeturbo · Post by **weejoeturbo** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 7:25 pm

ryan_220 wrote:
weejoeturbo wrote: serveral dc2 type r's
ep civic type r on throttle bodies
and a couple of m3's
Some dialed in car`s there.

Hmmmmmmmm

where i live its hondas or scoobies or the odd evo, most of the hondas are fairly quick round 13.6sec quaters

a 2.2 vtec engined eg civic i raced at straightliners sat nose to nose with me. very fun race

shen · Post by **shen** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 11:04 am

victor3 wrote: Now, I'm all for a bit of spirited motoring fun, but with a total tw@t like that, I just let him go! Logic dictates that sooner or later he'll wreck it and I don't really want to be around when he does.

agree totally with this...

again , with regard to speed many cars are pretty good up to 80 or 100 and after that getting nicked can mean sharing a cell with big bubba

that's a scary though

rovex · Post by **rovex** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:17 pm

I agree, having just gone from a lowered 420 turbo to a normal 214 i cant believe how unstable and generally disconnected it feels at 80. The turbo was effortless and gave confidence to well over a ton.

Post by **agw_01** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 12:17 am

Had a good one earlier this evening, an Astra GSi Turbo.

Same shape as the Astra Coupe Turbo (Mk5?), didn't actually know they did a Turbo version of those.

Anyway, after a bit of hoonage the guy signals me to pull over. Noticing that there was only one guy in the car (and that I wasn't about to get jumped), I obliged.

Pulling into the next available laybay on the country road that we were on, I wind down my window and the guy was shocked at the car.

We were talking about 15 minutes, mainly with him asking questions about it... he was gobsmacked that a Rover could be so fast

He was even more impressed when I told him it was pretty much standard.

Luckily I cleaned the car today so she was looking her best. He commented on that too

limpabit · Post by **limpabit** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:38 am

Damn, you guys are lucky. The most I've have in the Marlin is a Transit van, and loads of 1.2 Clio's! Just lazy driving does it and don't even come on boost!

Had a few chances with some 911 turbo's. But due to suspension setup and wheel alignment issues at the time, did not even entertain him.

Had a good on on the dual carrageway though. I'm poddling at 50 MPH due to above. In my wing mirror, I saw a 911 Carrera turbo flying in the fast lane. He ended up slowing down and pulling a long side my at 50 MPH!

Hopefully, pod will change a few things though!

Others. Struggled to get past a 1.2 Corsa in the 1.4 8V bubble.

Kept with a scooby in the TI.

Roger Red Hat · Post by **Roger Red Hat** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 11:30 am

beat a 297 bhp scoob the other day. even stopped and had a chat with the fella!

makes a change.

ill upload some pics.

Vard66 · Post by **Vard66** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 12:43 pm

Lol. I never get challenged by anything, which is a bit annoying. I got a challenge this morning ..... from a little tiny Fiat Shittychento thing, so I laughed and ate it anyway.

notroubleclubber · Post by **notroubleclubber** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 1:44 pm

Now vard- thats nothing to show off about!!!!

I find i just cant get the power down and it just spins.

Tho when I do get the power down now its running btwn 10-12psi (when the controller allows it!) it pretty much leaves most things including my bro in laws celica gt4 which he isnt too happy about I suspect!

Vard66 · Post by **Vard66** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 1:50 pm

Lol - I'm not showing off, it's quite hard to show off about showing up one of those tiny little things. It was funny though...

shen · Post by **shen** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 3:41 pm

notroubleclubber wrote:Now vard- thats nothing to show off about!!!!

I find i just cant get the power down and it just spins.

Tho when I do get the power down now its running btwn 10-12psi (when the controller allows it!) it pretty much leaves most things including my bro in laws celica gt4 which he isnt too happy about I suspect!

ends that little debate post from a while back then

617sqn · Post by **617sqn** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 8:21 pm

Volvo 760 turbo on Saturday, and a newish 3.0 ltr diesel BMW coupe on the way bak from Lincoln on Sunday ! He had his bird in the car too, and wasn't best pleased

Andy G.

limpabit · Post by **limpabit** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 10:02 pm

617sqn wrote:Volvo 760 turbo on Saturday, and a newish 3.0 ltr diesel BMW coupe on the way bak from Lincoln on Sunday ! He had his bird in the car too, and wasn't best pleased

Andy G.

I miss my TI for these moment.

Vard66 · Post by **Vard66** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 12:23 am

Ah, limpabit, what is the name of your kitty? I ask because I saw a blue one roll past the pub the other day and thought 'oooh, that's a... er... well, I know I've seen them before...'

limpabit · Post by **limpabit** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 6:05 am

Vard66 wrote:Ah, limpabit, what is the name of your kitty? I ask because I saw a blue one roll past the pub the other day and thought 'oooh, that's a... er... well, I know I've seen them before...'

It's a Marlin 5EXI. Rover bubble based. Usually K series. But I opted for the T16 turbo. I know quite a few of the owners. A blue one in the Swindon area is a new one though. Did it have doors (ribbed section)?

Vard66 · Post by **Vard66** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 2:14 pm

I believe so, aye.

Null_Byte · Post by **Null_Byte** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 8:30 pm

When the Ti was standard

carrera s once, took him longer than i would have thought to catch up, once up to speed tho he was gooooone.

WRX found we were pretty evely matched, even on cornering which was a supprise - i guess those Toyos I keep banging on about really do make a difference huh :p

Mercedes evo - was really supprised at how quick these cars are, passed him, but took some doing.

M3 (sorry mark) but really wasn't very quick at all, about evenly matched to the Ti

Now its modded i drive at 50 everywhere because i can't afford the petrol, but without being big headed I don't guess there is much around apart from high end stuff that would be worth going up against.

Best ever was when i trounced an EVO in my old 1.6 mk2 golf - just goes to show what superior road knowledge and a good handling car can do up against just brute power. I really miss my golf.

T_16 · Post by **T_16** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 8:44 pm

Hang on....

Your saying a 620Ti has the same performance as an M3 ?

Is yours modded?

I cant believe an M3 is not quicker.

Post by **agw_01** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 8:47 pm

I tried keeping up with an M3 (E46 shape).

As I expected, no competition. It left me for dust.

Roboscot · Post by **Roboscot** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 8:55 pm

Got to agree I'm afraid, if a standard Rover turbo beats or matches an M3, the BMW is either

a) Not trying
b) Being driven poorly
c) F*cked!

As much as I love my Rover turbo

shen · Post by **shen** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 9:34 pm

As said, i've had a go with 4 of the new shape M3s now and certainly the coupe is not quicker , but.. it's not much slower... and when I say not much I mean 1 car distance over a mile.

All the ones I've seen and I'm sorry but they weren't cruising to be doing that were not easily beatable in a straight line like most things...but the performance from rolling was very similar on all of them.

they'd gain a little ground in the top of each gear and I'd gain it back as I reached the top of mine..then next gear same again etc.

Not been to silly speeds with one but quick enough to see... I'd have to say this is a lie for legal purposes but from sp[eeds of 35mph up to 130mph

David-Ti · Post by **David-Ti** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 10:19 pm

Thing with this versus marlarky is you really dont know how good the other drivers are or how much they are giving it the absolute belting..

that said,

I managed to pull on a VR6 which was trying very hard to stay in front (best thing was the sound of the 2.8 v6 - very nice).. Also I managed to out drag a crysler crossfire.

My friends 205 1.9gti is quite alot slower too, got stuck behind him until he kindly moved over.lol

nothing to shout about really but reminds me every now and then that my car is still performing as it should even If sometimes I think it is'nt.lol I hate getting use to the power.

Null_Byte · Post by **Null_Byte** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 11:25 pm

Roboscot wrote:Got to agree I'm afraid, if a standard Rover turbo beats or matches an M3, the BMW is either

a) Not trying
v) Being driven poorly
c) F*cked!

As much as I love my Rover turbo

M3 E30 200bhp 1250kg 0-60 6.5

Rover Ti 197bhp 1300kg 0-60 7

Not quite sure why everybody has a hard job with this?

Hang on....

Your saying a 620Ti has the same performance as an M3 ?

Is yours modded?

I cant believe an M3 is not quicker.

It is now, wasn't at the time. I'm afraid now you would have to be closer to M5 territory to be a challange

victor3 · Post by **victor3** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 11:37 pm

Thing with this versus marlarky is you really dont know how good the other drivers are or how much they are giving it the absolute belting..

This is very true, especially with Ferrari drivers. They're just too used to everyone letting them have their way on the road, so that a 'worthless' piece of British crap pressing them will probably result in their giving up.

Only Ferrari ever to cause me problems was an F40 on the track at Snetterton - wonderful car, very good and competitive driver!!

Post by **agw_01** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 11:46 pm

Null_Byte wrote:M3 E30 200bhp 1250kg 0-60 6.5

Rover Ti 197bhp 1300kg 0-60 7

Not quite sure why everybody has a hard job with this?

Oi, that's cheating! Where did you mention the E30 earlier?

shellis · Post by **shellis** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 11:46 pm

lmao, i've kept side by side with a couple of wrx scoobies and a couple of astra gsi's, nothing to show off about, think there's some blagging going down there the focus rs is a tool! spesh when tuned, i'm a regular reader of fast ford! lol, tbf the rovers are quick for what they are!

Post by **agw_01** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 11:52 pm

shellis wrote:think there's some blagging going down there the focus rs is a tool! spesh when tuned, i'm a regular reader of fast ford! lol, tbf the rovers are quick for what they are!

Was that directed at me? I've got no reason to lie on an internet forum. I'll happily hold my hands up and laugh about it if I get beaten in a "race"

And just in case you did mean me, go and read my post again and you'll see I didn't say I beat the RS at all.

shellis · Post by **shellis** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 12:53 am

never said i did mean you mate, just in general sorry if you took it that way

Post by **agw_01** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 1:15 am

No worries. Wasn't being arsey or anything, just making my point

Roboscot · Post by **Roboscot** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 1:44 am

agw_01 wrote:
Null_Byte wrote:M3 E30 200bhp 1250kg 0-60 6.5

Rover Ti 197bhp 1300kg 0-60 7

Not quite sure why everybody has a hard job with this?
Oi, that's cheating! Where did you mention the E30 earlier?

Aye that's cheating

Think most other folk who have mentioned M3's have been talking about the later models.

victor3 · Post by **victor3** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 2:23 am

Pwned an M3 once on the dual carriageway from the M40 at Denham to Iver Heath.

Bloke was so pissed off that when I was queueing behind three other cars on the mini roundabout at Iver Heath, he bumped the kerb and overtook us all on the pavement, then dropped onto the roundabout from the grass verge!

So much for 'taking it with a smile'!