O/T my car

[Davey Wavey]

well heres some pics of my car...

its a fiat bravo hgt 2 litre 20v 5cyl engine.

lowered 50mm on fk lowering suspension
pushing around 220bhp atm
full bodykit
scooby p1 interior retrimmed in silver and black leather
sitting on 17" chromes atm but have 19" rims on order

heres some pics

http://sp33d12.advanceblue.net/bluebravo2.jpg
http://sp33d12.advanceblue.net/bluebravo3.jpg
http://sp33d12.advanceblue.net/interior.jpg
http://sp33d12.advanceblue.net/interiorback.JPG


-Dave

[Gotterdammerung]

the steering wheel is on the wrong side. fix that and it'll be ok

[MkVenner]

Not bad, not bad, not a big fan of those style small cars tho. I used to have a E36 330is engine in a 328ic body, M3 styling, real nice sound system etc, before that I had a pimped out L200 Warrior. Just bought a 1985 Land Rover Defender 90, was in a bit of a state, just got it up to MOT passing level :D

It'll be the dogs bollocks by the time I'm finished, jacked up springs, massive fuck off Pitbull tyres etc :p

Friend of mines got this pink (it's a girl) VW Beetle, dragster config, big back wheels and induction kit hanging out :p

[Demental]

the steering wheel is on the wrong side
looks ok but I don't really like ricers, more of a ford / chevy guy myself. Good ol' american vehicles ;)

[MrTrip]

well heres some pics of my car...

its a fiat bravo hgt 2 litre 20v 5cyl engine.


So let me get this straight




http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0004MUE1Y.01-A3CDPEGSIQM61V._SCTZZZZZZZ_.jpg > your car?

[awkward silence]

You know what they say... fancy car = tiny weenie

:D

[Bugs Gunny]

I'll post some pics of my 1961 vw beetle and my 1967 volvo amazon posted , along with some pictures of my weenie to prove that cliches aren't allways trye :D

[Finl]

my vauxhall :)

http://pelit.surffi.net/~finl/veku/veku.jpg

http://pelit.surffi.net/~finl/veku/veku2.jpg

http://pelit.surffi.net/~finl/veku/veku3.jpg

not for modem users :)

[Black Mamba]

heres my golf g60

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/G60PJ/050424015828.jpg

[eprodigy]

ah pssh

dont make me throw up some pics of my '87 accord hatchback ;)

[RogerRamjet]

http://www.autoweek.nl/images/480/9906.jpg

Thats my car, jealous huh? Yehhh.

Actually i cant stand the thing. The clutch doesnt have a bite, it just goes straight into stall.

[Bugs Gunny]

Roger, i never knew you drove a beautycase on wheels :D

[Richard Slade]

I got a taxi that drives me wherever I need to.. Why get your own car..? :D
(YES, seriously)

[Spermy]

Roger, i never knew you drove a beautycase on wheels :D

He's gotta have somewhere for his make-up :p

seriously roj.

Skirt car. :p

[RogerRamjet]

Roger, i never knew you drove a beautycase on wheels :D

Its not the same. Ive got the older version.

And it aint mine, its my dads. If i had a choice/money id buy a ford capri.
http://lincard.orcon.net.nz/img/capri/capri04.jpg

[Skusty]

Here's mine:

http://www.gov.mb.ca/educate/studentjobs/images/toycar.jpg

[Spermy]

Here's mine:

http://www.gov.mb.ca/educate/studentjobs/images/toycar.jpg
psssh!

http://cumentarius.pedrolopes.net/noddy.jpg

FTW!!!

[Dribble Joy]

I'll post some pics of my 1961 vw beetle and my 1967
Same here oddly enough, except mines a 74 bug and a 67 amazon (think it's 67, not sure, keep forgettin, old E reg).


Bug blew it's engine a few christmasses ago, con rod through the crankcase, unfortuneately during the time it took to get money for a new engine (1.6, new Bosche dizzy and new coil as well) it sat on the drive as the garage was full, and the underside rusted like mad.
New torsion bar housings front and back, new floor pans and new rear suspension mounts needed.

The 'Muffwagon' will live again though.

(mate's called it that, not me)

[landofcake]

Its not the same. Ive got the older version.

And it aint mine, its my dads. If i had a choice/money id buy a ford capri.
http://lincard.orcon.net.nz/img/capri/capri04.jpg

Roger i'm totally with you on that one, i've wanted a Capri for ages ...

Anyway, in regards to the first pictures, i think a photo of blinged up cars in a retail park with smashed up and graffitti'ed halford's signs speaks volumes about where you live ;)

[MkVenner]

Yeah, Capri's are pretty nice cars, RS3100 FTW :p

Although, I've always like the old "Sweeny" style Grenada and Anglia V6s :D

[QuakCow]

heh

its..uh...not quite finished

building a new body for a 73 (i think) cougar...my dad cut the original off shortly after we got our plasma torch :lol:

nice car you got, little small for my tastes though...nice none the less

[Transformer]

http://x12.putfile.com/1/1519032424.jpg (http://www.putfile.com)

http://x12.putfile.com/1/1518523567.jpg (http://www.putfile.com)


There's my car, a real car. True American Muscle for ya. There's no replacement for displacment, 455 CI there pushing 375 whp.

[Tratos]

http://www.familycar.com/RoadTests/MiniCooper/Images/OldLeftFront.jpg

I dont own a car just yet, getting one once i pass my test - who knows what it will be, lol

But i've always wanted an old mini cooper <3

[Spermy]

http://www.familycar.com/RoadTests/MiniCooper/Images/OldLeftFront.jpg

I dont own a car just yet, getting one once i pass my test - who knows what it will be, lol

But i've always wanted an old mini cooper <3

Helped to build a clubamn whilst at uni in halls, one of my best mates was massively into minis, so the entire flat put 25 quid in and we got him one :p

Best birthday gift ever IMO.

[RogerRamjet]

heh

its..uh...not quite finished

building a new body for a 73 (i think) cougar...my dad cut the original off shortly after we got our plasma torch :lol:

nice car you got, little small for my tastes though...nice none the less

I want some of wherever u live. Fucking nice weather.

[Vae Victis]

http://registry.evolutionm.net/garage/12744/images/lg_389369_48_full-l.jpg


i is wanting it!
and i r getting it soon as i get back from the marine corps..
in like a year...


dude if you drive this car, it means you have some serious social problems
http://www.hubcapcafe.com/i/2001/mn_bug_in/vw_6501.JPG
just the car for roger :D

[Tratos]

<3 VW Hippie Wagons :D

[Koshinn]

So let me get this straight




http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0004MUE1Y.01-A3CDPEGSIQM61V._SCTZZZZZZZ_.jpg > your car?
:lol: owned.




There's my car, a real car. True American Muscle for ya. There's no replacement for displacment, 455 CI there pushing 375 whp.

American cars are really good at going fast in a straight line...


That's about it. Very clean car though. :)

[Transformer]

American cars are really good at going fast in a straight line...


lol yea i know, but who needs curves lol? jk. I'll prob buy an import sometime soon and take the coners like a dream...almost got a '95 540i supercharged with 450 HP....got sold before I could get it though.

[Dribble Joy]

Camper vans can be awesome.

Bunch of guys tooled one up to do 140mph for the Gumball3000.
Had a great laugh over taking Ferraris takeing it easy doing 100, at 125+.

Plans for my bug (in order of necessity):

Fixed chassis
Disk brakes (currently drums allround)
5 speed box (currently short ratio 4)
New carbs (currently single stock 35mm) probably a set of twin 44s.
3L Porsche flat 6.
Turbo?

[MrTrip]

http://x12.putfile.com/1/1519032424.jpg (http://www.putfile.com)

http://x12.putfile.com/1/1518523567.jpg (http://www.putfile.com)


There's my car, a real car. True American Muscle for ya. There's no replacement for displacment, 455 CI there pushing 375 whp.



You............YOU HAVE MY DREAM CAR.............

*sexes the pictures furiously*

OH MY GOD! I LOVE THE GTO! I WANT ONE SO BAD! I HATE the new ones. THey are Grand Prix's with GTO stamped on it, and a V8

I WANT A GTO I WANT A GTO I WANT A GTOOOOOOOOOOOOO :D :D :D :D :D :D

[Dirus]

And it aint mine, its my dads. If i had a choice/money id buy a ford capri.
http://lincard.orcon.net.nz/img/capri/capri04.jpg

Weird-ass European version I take it.. Looks like a Saab mated with another type of car. Over here it was the Mercury Capri and it was basically just a Ford Mustang rebadged.


American cars are really good at going fast in a straight line...

The point of a Muscle car was just plain outragous amounts of raw power. Going around a corner usually ment alot of smoke, and the car usally pointed in a completely different direction while doing it.

A buddy of mine had a 70 1/2 Chevelle with close to 800hp that we used to have fun with. Tape a $100 to the dash, and let people try and grab it while under full acceleration :p

[Transformer]

For all you muscle car fans, I command you to shit your pants http://videos.streetfire.net/search/1000+/0/C7BF2E28-32E7-4904-B5F9-F3D0275DC7D8.htm

[Koshinn]

For all you muscle car fans, I command you to shit your pants http://videos.streetfire.net/search/1000+/0/C7BF2E28-32E7-4904-B5F9-F3D0275DC7D8.htm

You don't need a v8+ muscle car to get 1000 hp. :lol:

[Dirus]

You don't need a v8+ muscle car to get 1000 hp. :lol:

Thats true, used to be a Buick Grand National with 1100hp from a 3.8 V6 kickin around at one point.. The motors now in a Corvette tho.

[Zeninja]

Me: sup god
God: Same old.
Me: tell me, do you need a v8+ muscle car to get 1000 hp ?
God: No thanks but you can send me a donation.

[RogerRamjet]

Weird-ass European version I take it.. Looks like a Saab mated with another type of car. Over here it was the Mercury Capri and it was basically just a Ford Mustang rebadged.


There was Capri Mk1 and Mk2. I dont know which one this is, but the other ones bonnet was like 2 foot longer :D was a goddam huge car.

[Transformer]

You don't need a v8+ muscle car to get 1000 hp. :lol:


Oh, I know, but It's just much cooler when it is a v8 with 1000+ HP. Now I could
go dig into my resources and find a guy with the same motor that I have with ~2500
HP, but that's just unnesecary. You can't beat the rumble of a V8....but once I
come to a corner I'm screwed.

[PepsiPlayer]

LOL @ American Muscle Cars. Big ass heavy engines, big heavy bodies, huge rear tires = great in straight line, very very sorry in the corners. Now a real european car was and is the Ford Sierra Cosworth, light shell, light engine and the ability to go round corners.

The attached pics are of a tuners car in Derby, a company called Top Boss Performance. This particular monster has had the old 2l 16v turbocharged lump pulled out and been replaced by a 2.9V6 24v Twin Turbo pushing out just shy of 700bhp and it aint even run in, all this in a package weighing in at 1250kg that means 0-60mph in sub 3 seconds and 100 in under 5 and it goes round corners too.

Its the blue one btw called Blue Steel, check out the website www.topbossperfomance.co.uk (http://www.topbossperfomance.co.uk/)

[Blausiegel]

My '93 Fiat Uno with 50hp untuned, unmodded > all your engines tbh :D

[Dribble Joy]

Bah, love to see any of these high HP cars do more than 500 miles continuous, and I wonder what the service frequency is?
There's an Evo8 model that comes with 450hp... from a 2L engine, it needs a service every 3500 miles (afaik). You can tune an engine to prooduce as much power as you want, but it will fall apart if you actually use it at it's full potential for any length of time.
Not to mention the turbo lag...

Gimme a Lotus Exige that weighs like 700kg and 240 hp and a track and I'll take any of those lumps on.

[Koshinn]

Bah, love to see any of these high HP cars do more than 500 miles continuous, and I wonder what the service frequency is?
There's an Evo8 model that comes with 450hp... from a 2L engine, it needs a service every 3500 miles (afaik). You can tune an engine to prooduce as much power as you want, but it will fall apart if you actually use it at it's full potential for any length of time.
Not to mention the turbo lag...

Gimme a Lotus Exige that weighs like 700kg and 240 hp and a track and I'll take any of those lumps on.

how about an arial atom? :angel:

[PepsiPlayer]

DJ true about the full potential of high HP engines, any lump run at full chat will fail including the toyota lump fitted to the exige, yes it is a toyota lump at 1.8 litre, this i know cause a mate of mine has has had both the rover k series elise and a toyota 1.8 powered exige, that and the fact i fix these engines on a reg basis. But this is about shear HP and cornering ability and yes an exige will out do most things, inc a cossie on the corners. But all round a cossie will do most things on a track, and you can get the shopping in one.


Sorry i am biased cause i had a 400bhp cossie, but had to sell it due to going to uni at 28 yo, but i will be back with more power.

[Koshinn]

DJ true about the full potential of high HP engines, any lump run at full chat will fail including the toyota lump fitted to the exige, yes it is a toyota lump at 1.8 litre, this i know cause a mate of mine has has had both the rover k series elise and a toyota 1.8 powered exige, that and the fact i fix these engines on a reg basis. But this is about shear HP and cornering ability and yes an exige will out do most things, inc a cossie on the corners. But all round a cossie will do most things on a track, and you can get the shopping in one.


Sorry i am biased cause i had a 400bhp cossie, but had to sell it due to going to uni at 28 yo, but i will be back with more power.

What's a lump?
And what's a cossie?

[Apocalypsox]

how about an arial atom? :angel:

THOSE CARS ARE FREAKIN SWEETNESS

[Gotterdammerung]

I will pit my 1972 Oldsmobile 442 W-30 against any of those little cars anyday.

Remember what Enzo Ferrari said "there is no substitute for cubic inches"

[Koshinn]

Remember what Enzo Ferrari said "there is no substitute for cubic inches"
No replacement for displacement.

Actually there is. It's called forced induction. :lol:

[THE_TICK!!!!]

forced induction = turbo lag, naturally asperated = pure power !! im screwed :( i like cars in general, i think every car...hmmm cept for the gremlin, has its place, so saying that..i have a 78 cj7 (jeep) lifted with 35's and a 360 v8 mated to a turbo 400 tranny, with shift kit and ratchet shifter. any ricer wanna go light to light, dodge neon RT (X wifes now :( ) with 50 shot of nitrous and many other mods, 66 CUDA, full size jeep wagoneer, soon to get an 8 inch lift and 38's, 401 big block in that sucker. As you can see my taste's are varied, but its hell on the pocket book :(

[PepsiPlayer]

I never said a modded jap or european car would outdo an american muscle car in a straight line, i was mearly pointing out that a jap or european modded car would utterly DESTROY a muscle car on a decent street race where there are a few decent corners and some rapid direction changes, thats all.


Just to prove a point in my old Cosworth i was lapping 3 seconds faster than a Dodge Viper and thats got a 8 litre V10, and that was at Donnington race track. I only had a 400bhp 2litre 16v. I rest my case.

[Foo]

my old Cosworth


Them cars were the best , i swear they stopped makeing them cause old bill couldnt catch em .

[Transformer]

Just to prove a point in my old Cosworth i was lapping 3 seconds faster than a Dodge Viper and thats got a 8 litre V10, and that was at Donnington race track. I only had a 400bhp 2litre 16v. I rest my case.

A lot of use don't go out on the tracks to go race though...I dunno how racing is in other countries but here in the US, (Ohio) when we race we goto Edgewater, the 1/4 to test, tune, race, and win some $$. I completly agree that there's no way an American car could even compare to an Euro/Jap on a course, or on backroads. Even all of the street racing goes on in straight lines from light to light.

I drive an American car simply because I love the raw power they give from just being stock... All these 2.0l rally cars all rely on they're built up engines and turbos to bump up their horsepower. $5000 into 2.0t l = 600-700ish HP, $5000 into my 7.5l 455 and i could easily get 1000+ hp. Granted, yes there's the AWD drive factor blah blah blah that could be argued forever, i'm just showing that when it comes to the LINE its much cheap and in my opinion much more fun to drive a muscle car with a heavy ass engine, heavy ass body and a rumbling body with so much power the chassis twists when you rev it....pure love.

[eLcHi]

Seriously ...

what you need a fast car for ? There`s a speedlimit anyway ... except here in germany of course :D

But lemme tell you, 172mph (about 275km/h) may sound cool but when you actually drive it its scary ... ok, granted i didn`t drive myself but just the chance of a truck pulling out in front of you at 55mph can give you great doubts if driving that fast is actually a good idea.

One time i visited some friends about 300km away ... on the way there i went as fast as possible ... on the way back i kept a steady 130-140 km/h ... guess what, it took me a whole FIFTEEN MINUTES longer ... and i only used 7L / 100 instead of 12L ...

Heh, but lemme post some pics of the cars i had
http://www.elchtown.de/car/2/car2.jpg
http://www.elchtown.de/car/2/car1.jpg
http://www.elchtown.de/car/2/car3.jpg

Ain`t it cute ? I wrecked it twice tho :(

Then i got a car i really had much fun with :)

http://www.elchtown.de/car/3/Elk_Vectra_0006.JPG
http://www.elchtown.de/car/3/Elk_Vectra_0004.JPG

Gosh, i really miss that one ... i still want one of those with a 2L Turbo Engine ... but they`re hard to get and really expensive for a used car :(

[Blausiegel]

I remember driving with Ratschifu in his Opel Astra Turbo cabrio to a party once on a rainy day...
...damn i will never get into any Opel in my life again! :D

At least i hope... :angel:

[Dribble Joy]

Vauxhauls? Bleh.

As for forced induction = lag. Not allways, depends on the setup of the turbo(s).



What's a lump?
And what's a cossie?

By lump I meant large car, though I think pepsi meant summat else.
Cossie = Cosworth.

[PepsiPlayer]

Lump = Engine in this case


Transformer I may fly the flag for jap/euro motors but, yes you are very correct about the cash needed to get the little turbo lumps up to a decent amout of power, and i would absolutly love to have a big V8 muscle car for straight line runs, but have you seen the cost of petrol in the UK, nearly a pound a litre!!

If petrol prices ever come down in this country, which i doubt, then bugger all the tree huggers i am gonna get myself a '67 split rear screen stingray, put a proper motor in it and drag it at the 1/4 mile and scare myself silly it it.

[Koshinn]

A lot of use don't go out on the tracks to go race though...I dunno how racing is in other countries but here in the US, (Ohio) when we race we goto Edgewater, the 1/4 to test, tune, race, and win some $$. I completly agree that there's no way an American car could even compare to an Euro/Jap on a course, or on backroads. Even all of the street racing goes on in straight lines from light to light.

I drive an American car simply because I love the raw power they give from just being stock... All these 2.0l rally cars all rely on they're built up engines and turbos to bump up their horsepower. $5000 into 2.0t l = 600-700ish HP, $5000 into my 7.5l 455 and i could easily get 1000+ hp. Granted, yes there's the AWD drive factor blah blah blah that could be argued forever, i'm just showing that when it comes to the LINE its much cheap and in my opinion much more fun to drive a muscle car with a heavy ass engine, heavy ass body and a rumbling body with so much power the chassis twists when you rev it....pure love.

Actually, there are some good handling American cars. Ford GT comes to mind. Also... have you seen the new Z06? That thing is a monster in a straight and in the corners.

And about forced induction... fi doesn't necessarilly mean turbo. It could mean a super charger, which has no lag. You could also run a sequential twin-turbo with a blow-off valve to reduce the turbo lag to basically nothing.

elchi: There's two types of fast. Acceleration and top speed. Not too many people care about top speed, but a lot of people care about acceleration.

[Dribble Joy]

I've completely forgotten why a turbo is ever used over a super....

[PepsiPlayer]

Simple. A turbo will compress air using waste exhust gases, because these gases are waste and they exit the exhust system anyway they do not need any anything else to power them, just the natural flow of gas.


Fine in principle, but a turbo needs to be spun up to speed before it starts to produce power, so you get lag (a delay in boost pressure) but it will continue to output the same pressure regardless of revs, usually 2500 rpm to 7000+rpm

Superchargers on the other hand work by mechanical force, ie they are driven from the revalutions of the engine. Benefits here are instant power with no lag, but as the revolutions increase it takes more energy to turn and compress the air in the charger as it gets more dense, so it actually starts to put more strain on the engine slowing the revolutions and eventually needing more power inputted than it outputs. Or summut like that. You should get the idea anyway, i hope

[L3Ts3L]

Here's my little kat. 1.7I Zetec-SE VCT. 125PK :lol: But it's very light. Puts a big smile on my your face when driving. It's like a gokart.

http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/1399/puma2bc.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Dribble Joy]

Pity the puma uses the escort chassis :p.

[Vae Victis]

Seriously ...

what you need a fast car for ? There`s a speedlimit anyway ... except here in germany of course :D

But lemme tell you, 172mph (about 275km/h) may sound cool but when you actually drive it its scary ... ok, granted i didn`t drive myself but just the chance of a truck pulling out in front of you at 55mph can give you great doubts if driving that fast is actually a good idea.

One time i visited some friends about 300km away ... on the way there i went as fast as possible ... on the way back i kept a steady 130-140 km/h ... guess what, it took me a whole FIFTEEN MINUTES longer ... and i only used 7L / 100 instead of 12L ... hmm, i was always thinking of driving to germany and then hit the 200 km/h.
i drive the Nissan Primera (about 2 yrs old), dad says topspeed is 208, but Im sure it can go way faster than that, cuz i put the pedal to the metal once for less than 10 seconds (while driving 130) and i was at 190, went there easy, so 208 should be easy to get.

I had to drive from eindhoven to utrecht (halfway the country), ppl said it'd take 1 hour and 45 minutes. i drove with 140-150 km/h on the way there, didnt take 105 minutes..
on the way back (at 2 in the night) i drove 170 km/h, took me 1 hour and 15 minutes.

reason why i didnt drive faster:
if I got busted by the cops, while driving 170 or faster, I'd loose my license, in holland u loose ur license at 50 km/h faster than the limit. but we get 5 km/h compensation, so Im thinking 170 is allowed.
still, it'll cost you SHITLOADS of money to pay the fine.
a girlfriend of mine (with big boobs) did this:
- speeding
- drinking and driving (she was... well... wasted)
- driving on the middle of the road, not on the right side
- sending text message on phone (illegal in holland)
- ignoring stop signs / red light
- being followed by the cops for 20 minutes :D
did she lose her license? no, cuz she has boobs, fucking bullshit.
she had to pay 300 euro. bullshit if u ask me.


speeding is fun, but only do it when theres no1 in front of u or behind u, so you cant disturb others with speeding.
(and dont do it with cops around, or cameras)

the wise iCe has spoken.

[Transformer]

hmm, i was always thinking of driving to germany and then hit the 200 km/h.
i drive the Nissan Primera (about 2 yrs old), dad says topspeed is 208, but Im sure it can go way faster than that, cuz i put the pedal to the metal once for less than 10 seconds (while driving 130) and i was at 190, went there easy, so 208 should be easy to get.


its not neccesarly how fast it gets there....all thew newage cars...bout 1985+ have a govenor in the ECU that'll limit how fast your car goes...i only know them in MPH...now i don't know shit about the cars made for UK but the only exception i konw of is directly imported german cars come without a govenor.

unfortunatly for me though, my car doesn't have a govenor...my engine will just blow lol :lol:

[Bishop Yutani]

95 Mazda Millenia S
2.3 liter V6 Miller Cycle Engine
210 Horses
Lysholm supercharger (which is actually dying :mad: )

Nice luxury car that can cook some serious shit when its not acting old.

I think you guys in the EU call it a Eunos or something...

[Dribble Joy]

Limiters in the Eu/Germany stop the car at 155 mph (248 kph).
It depends on the car though. Mercs and BMWs seem to have them but not Porches and things.

Getting my bug fixed is the first thing I want to do, but either an exige or a top quality elise is what I want in the future. If only as a track car.

[Koshinn]

its not neccesarly how fast it gets there....all thew newage cars...bout 1985+ have a govenor in the ECU that'll limit how fast your car goes...i only know them in MPH...now i don't know shit about the cars made for UK but the only exception i konw of is directly imported german cars come without a govenor.

unfortunatly for me though, my car doesn't have a govenor...my engine will just blow lol :lol:

They're not terribly hard to disable...

[Dribble Joy]

But not terribly legal to do so...

[Transformer]

They're not terribly hard to disable...

didn't say they weren't, i'm saying my car doens't have an ECU in the first place. They weren't exactly using ECU's in 1974.


@ dribbs, its not illegal to flash/modify the ECU, just still has to meet emission regulations. (at least in Kentucky, US)

[Dribble Joy]

Wait... what's the ECU?

I'm pretty sure it's illegal to remove the speed limiters fitted to EU cars.

[Transformer]

An ECU is the Electronic Control Unit. In a car it controls the fuel injection, ignition and all other stuff including the govenor that limits how fast the car will go before turning off. You can remove the govenor by flashing the ECU which basically keeps all the programming the same except you can remove the govenor so you can go as fast as desired. If you car has a stock turbo on it i.e. a VW 1.8t, that usually runs about 4-5ish PSI stock, you can mod the ECU to push up the PSI to whatever you want as long as the turbo and block can withstand the pressure.

Lesson for the day is not over ^^.

[Koshinn]

Wait... what's the ECU?

I'm pretty sure it's illegal to remove the speed limiters fitted to EU cars.

electronic control unit. you'd know if you had something newer than a bug. :D

[Dribble Joy]

Sorry, one of those times where you know what something is but no allways what it's sometimes called :p.

[MkVenner]

Pity the puma uses the escort chassis :p.


There was a Puma ST (ST160) but I've only ever seen one in England, and it was left hand drive...I think they only released it in Holland or something...Apparently it's a pretty damn nice car :p

Was always a fan of the Mk3 Fiesta RS Turbo (not the chavved up ones tho) and the ST24 and 200's.

Another reason to have Turbo's over Super's, is that you can double up, quad up etc, you can only ever have one Supercharger (or is it two?). And dump valves are always fun :D.

Oh, and my Defender passed the MOT :p, I honestly don't know how I survived without wheels...

[eLcHi]

Lotus Exige / Elise .... mmmmmmh, now thats a cool car :)

I recently saw the Top Gear episode where they take an Apache helicopter and try to get a missile lock on an Exige ... hilarious :D

And now that we`re in the realm of fun cars ...

http://www.youtube.com/w/Top-Gear-Ariel-Atom?v=-QfZX2Ge2co

If you don`t know the Ariel Atom - WATCH THIS ! OMG :D

[Bugs Gunny]

Top gear is THE BEST carshow in the world.
It's typical brittish humour with tests that actualy give you some real info.

[L3Ts3L]

There was a Puma ST (ST160) but I've only ever seen one in England, and it was left hand drive...I think they only released it in Holland or something...Apparently it's a pretty damn nice car :p

Was always a fan of the Mk3 Fiesta RS Turbo (not the chavved up ones tho) and the ST24 and 200's.

Another reason to have Turbo's over Super's, is that you can double up, quad up etc, you can only ever have one Supercharger (or is it two?). And dump valves are always fun :D.

Oh, and my Defender passed the MOT :p, I honestly don't know how I survived without wheels...

The puma FRP (ST160). That is indeed one sexy car. Only 500 ever made, and all with righthand steering :( I'd do anything to get one of those.

http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/1729/108015ur.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Koshinn]

Top gear is THE BEST carshow in the world.
It's typical brittish humour with tests that actualy give you some real info.
I like BMI's shows... those are funny! If you understand japanese I mean.

But yeah, top gear is good too. They're catering to different audiences so.. ya.. :D

[Davey Wavey]

pumas are but ugly :D

[RogerRamjet]

Top gear is THE BEST carshow in the world.
It's typical brittish humour with tests that actualy give you some real info.

Oh DEAR GOD!!!

People around the world are seeing Jeremy Clarkson???

On behalf of Britain, i apologise.

[Maruso]

Here's my MG ZR160.. got shit wheels for the winter... but anyway :)

http://img464.imageshack.us/img464/9830/bild14cj.jpg
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/8826/bild27bs.jpg
http://img471.imageshack.us/img471/9683/greenroom7ud.jpg
http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/4948/unbenannt4rs.jpg

[PepsiPlayer]

Clarkson aint as bad as that James May guy, i mean WTF with his hair, he ever seen a comb?

I apologise for this man to all who watch Top Gear.

[Foo]

Clarkson aint as bad as that James May guy, i mean WTF with his hair, he ever seen a comb?

I apologise for this man to all who watch Top Gear.

haha , tho top gear does own :) , was actuly watching a rerun last night of it , and that little fella who co hosts it ...whats his name , feck cant remeber anyway , he went to the Nerberg curcit(i think its called that not sure of spelling tho) . He was in a transit van and that women driver who took it round the course O_O omg she could fucking drive , over takeing the big power bikes and sports cars in a transit was so rofl , if i was the driver of one of those bikes or cars i would of took the nearest exit and drove home in shame !.

[Tratos]

Oh DEAR GOD!!!

People around the world are seeing Jeremy Clarkson???

On behalf of Britain, i apologise.
Clarkie is deffinetly a marmite person, you love him or you hate him and personally i think he wins :lol:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/images/bbc/programmes_tv_idents_and_screenshots/factual/200inventions_clarkson.jpg
Legend.

Also James May is pretty cool although quite tramp looking and @ above, the little guy is Richard Hammond :p who also has the best jobs ever, presenter of Top Gear, Brianiac, is in Petrol Heads and did that gun powder plot program where he blew more stuff up.

Damn Him.

[fjutte]

Anyone built a fully functional driveable Reveler (with gun :))?

[RogerRamjet]

If anyones ever read one of Clarksons columns in some shitty paper, you'll understand why he doesnt win :p

[Dribble Joy]

James May's collumn in the Torygraph's motoring section on Saturdays are good though.

[boneybob]

Pity the puma uses the escort chassis :p.

No, Pumas are based on the old Fiesta chassis. ;) Bit of a girly car, but that dosen't matter if you really enjoy driving :p .

Here's mine....

[L3Ts3L]

Here's my MG ZR160.. got shit wheels for the winter... but anyway :)

http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/4948/unbenannt4rs.jpg

Looking good. Mind if i ask if that's a mount on TFT screen, or was it built in like that? And what brand is it? :)