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    Old 15-06-2004, 05:58 PM   #1 (permalink)
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    616bhp Vauxhall Nova!!!

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    Old 15-06-2004, 06:06 PM   #2 (permalink)
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    shame they don't go out and drive it around for a bit :/

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    Old 15-06-2004, 06:09 PM   #3 (permalink)
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    Originally Posted by www.josh.org.uk
    shame they don't go out and drive it around for a bit :/

    aye... the bloke probably cannot keep it on the road!




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    Old 15-06-2004, 06:20 PM   #4 (permalink)
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    aye... the bloke probably cannot keep it on the road!
    Or in one piece for very long...
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    Old 15-06-2004, 06:28 PM   #5 (permalink)
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    616bhp at 1.8bar boost? mad.

    that car must be almost undriveable! can you say wheelspin?

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    Old 15-06-2004, 06:32 PM   #6 (permalink)
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    Would not mind ago in that thing. Although I would prolly kill myself :/


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    Old 15-06-2004, 06:36 PM   #7 (permalink)
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    Originally Posted by Atomic
    can you say wheelspin?
    Can you say torque steer?.
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    Old 15-06-2004, 06:40 PM   #8 (permalink)
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    Can you say torque steer?.
    torque steer



    would be funny to see it do what that kitcar did and smash into a lamppost whilst skidding...

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    Old 15-06-2004, 07:06 PM   #9 (permalink)
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    EDS Boost Beast anyone?

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    same in the back...
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    0-60 in 2.83 seconds or something daft like that

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    Old 15-06-2004, 07:57 PM   #10 (permalink)
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    Yup, I've seen it in the flesh. Bloody horrid looking thing and half the time it doesn't work properly due to engine syncing problems. But when it works lads, OMG it flys. Saw it do 0-60 in 2.83 with my very own eyes. Amazing!

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    That is pritty good - Trig - surely that is 2WD as it had its rear wheels on the ground when it was on the RR.


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    Old 15-06-2004, 08:37 PM   #12 (permalink)
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    Originally Posted by unrealrocks
    That is pritty good - Trig - surely that is 2WD as it had its rear wheels on the ground when it was on the RR.
    If you watch carefully they dyno both engines i believe...i'd watch it through again but i'm watching CSI...
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    Nah the white one in the vid aint the boost beast, BB is black...
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    if it is only 2wd, it has around 250 max effective bhp, anything more is wheelspin...

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