172- whats your verdict?
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the wanting to spend..... unless its a top model scooby is totally true mate! but the killer is insurance! so uk spec is my only option! it has potential though! I know if i get a standard one i will be dissapointed but, for the money id have to spend on mine for cams etc that could get me over 270 bhp in the scooby...
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Originally Posted by Ralph Wiggum
now i read it all, i knew you cliosport were 'a little bit optimistic' but to say you were passing a r34 all day and in the context that the guy was giving it some , then my friend you truly are very very dillusional. Perhaps the guy is just getting used to the car or maybe he dosn't want to stack it, but rest assured if it were being driven properly as i know a skyline can lap the ring in near under 8mins can your williams no and before you say it neither can my scooby, but then i not claiming my cars faster than a r34 round a track HAHA
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they are quick cars no doubt about it, thats why i think....i will be dissapointed with a 215bhp uk scoob! ill have to get it to 270 then wont I ;-)
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Yup An insurance dude would have to be a) really knowledgeable b) really arsed to dig the ecu out the passenger footwell, unscrew it and send it off to see if its been flashed...if you get what I mean A dawes can be removed in 5 minutes unless you are dead or maimed
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Insurance companies can always find out if your ECU has been flashed if they want to. Speaking from an LCR point of view, it is relatively easy if you have the equipment to do a Hex dump of the ECU software and find out if it's been altered. If you don't declare it to them you are basically driving uninsured. Insurance companies will go to any length to not pay up.
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Originally Posted by Ralph Wiggum
as i know a skyline can lap the ring in near under 8mins can your williams no and before you say it neither can my scooby, but then i not claiming my cars faster than a r34 round a track HAHA
A Skyline driven by our good mate Dirk with increased boost may have done so, but it was not standard.
less than 300 bhp in a heavy car with 4wd does not do less than 8 mins laps!
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you sure about that davyboy,
as i heard otherwise, the r34 anyway has 326bhp as most rr will prove thats stock as the 287bhp claimed output is not true
oh what about subarus claim that the new spec c does sub 8 mins lap, well it certainly does on litchfield imports
as i heard otherwise, the r34 anyway has 326bhp as most rr will prove thats stock as the 287bhp claimed output is not true
oh what about subarus claim that the new spec c does sub 8 mins lap, well it certainly does on litchfield imports
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Mothers 172 looks ace IMO and i often have access to it when the olds are away. At the same time however, Dads Mondeo TDCi is usually available and believe it or not - that is my choice if i can't be arsed with the Scoob.
The Clio IMO has to be worked hard to make it go and i just don't feel safe in the twisties. Don't get me wrong though. I'm quite sure it could keep with a Scoob in the straights and the twisties - but certainly not in my hands. My Scoob feels much quicker (tek3, decat etc) and feels much safer/planted in the twisty stuff.
My plan - post Scoob was to have a 172/182 but havin put many miles on the old dear's, there is simply no way under the sun i would do it.
The question is however - is a Scoob a big enough jump from a 172? IMO - yes as long as a decat, tek3 and eibachs were in the budget
The Clio IMO has to be worked hard to make it go and i just don't feel safe in the twisties. Don't get me wrong though. I'm quite sure it could keep with a Scoob in the straights and the twisties - but certainly not in my hands. My Scoob feels much quicker (tek3, decat etc) and feels much safer/planted in the twisty stuff.
My plan - post Scoob was to have a 172/182 but havin put many miles on the old dear's, there is simply no way under the sun i would do it.
The question is however - is a Scoob a big enough jump from a 172? IMO - yes as long as a decat, tek3 and eibachs were in the budget
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well i have gone the other way form u mate i p/x my classic import on monday for a 2002 172. thought there would have been a big difference in power but i was shocked i don't think there is much in it at all. I sold my scooby as it was killing my bank balance to keep the thing on the road. An the insurance is half the price as well.
Quick question is the import classic's quicker than a uk scooby an if so is it by much
Quick question is the import classic's quicker than a uk scooby an if so is it by much
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It was stated as standard, but since they the driver (Dirk Shoysman) of the car has admited it was not running std boost and had some nice sticky rubber on too.
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pretty sure gan san(best motoring) threw a stock r34 round the ring in 8min 9 seconds
but when he drives thats worth an extra 50bhp by anyones books
pretty sure the time for the r34 and nsx type r which I think broke 7 mins where at the start of the edition with the spec c in, with gan san driving again.
but when he drives thats worth an extra 50bhp by anyones books
pretty sure the time for the r34 and nsx type r which I think broke 7 mins where at the start of the edition with the spec c in, with gan san driving again.
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well, im getting a uk spec 99/00 anyway fellas, so im going to have to live with it until its chipped etc! then with around 270bhp i should be happy!
for a while! lol
for a while! lol
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Originally Posted by EvoCarl
Best Motoring video "Carrera Invasion"
R33 GTR 8min 1 second- gan-san I think
R33 GTR 8min 1 second- gan-san I think
i knew i wasn't going mad, well thats close to sub8 sort off still impressive
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