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This is Jon Webster’s SV, it’s running a space frame, one of the largest single turbo’s you’ll ever see and lots of NOS. First time I saw this car was 4 years ago at a rolling road day at Silverstone, they couldn’t keep it in the rollers no matter how hard they tried. Engine was mostly tuned on a be...

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Martin You could have used my MT’s in the afternoon as I wasn’t running, ET Street radials are something to behold, 225/50/15, I was running the BFG Drag Radials in the same size before, they are no were near as good as the MT’s. I’ve only ever launch in 2nd with them and cut 2.0 hence kicking the c...

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Have to admit, when it first went down the track I wondered how long it would last :o , it was very clear its a quick car, fortunately it lasted the day and it got absolute death, real testament to the build/tune. Hope to catch up with you next time round Martin, unfortunately, I killed the clutch i...

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It was Martin (Can't recall his user name), he has't been around here or a while, car was very quick, he ran coutless low 12's and an 11.9.
There was also another red Rover out that was running 10's

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Steve All very good questions, with regard to vtec, the solution is turbo sizing, a decent T28 (Pulsar) will support the top end rev range, equally, it will spool quick enough to provide low end torque, which carries the power to the vtec transition. Overlap isn’t an issue for vtec, my current build...

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Also consider the liners, the 75 turbo uses up rated units, although, on the couple of builds I’ve seen (none VVC) the liners moved causing HG failure at higher boost levels, there is a way to overcome this but it isn’t cheap.

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Chris I think Andy will have some close competition this year, some of the VAGâ€™s, which Iâ€™m sure you know about are in the 10â€™s, not sure if Scott Whitelaw will run the CPL EP3 or not, even so, heâ€™s knocking on the door of a low 10 with his build, TDI has been mentioned, if he managed to kee...

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Paul Speak to one of the many umbrella companies that are about, if youâ€™ve not done this before youâ€™re best off going through an umbrella company till you feel confident enough to go it alone. Send me a PM and I will point you in the direction of a good umbrella company, be very careful, that us...

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Grant, Most French insurance companies will not touch a modified car, the cars have to meet the French equivalent of an MOT, this is very tight. Ministry of Transport are also very hot, there road side checks are far more frequent than I like, Iâ€™ve been pulled many times, had to put the bung in th...

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Yep, that V8 MG was insanely quick :o , I believe the owner to be mad :D Martinâ€™s ZR/VW (I donâ€™t know :? ) was fast, suffered in the morning on a very wet track, putting down the power looked to be, difficult shall we say :mrgreen: Although, I did get to see the Escort run a few laps, hhhhmmmm n...

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50 Shot will be fine, anymore than 50 then progressive control is required.

Eddie

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Just to add I know Jerry Flint (Ex-XPF owner) he purchased his as a clubman spec Before it even hit the road it required it's 30 hour service (Fluids and belts) which came in at close to 3000 pounds It has to be be done by a 6R4 reg service agent to keep up the history and value of the car. Jerry ha...

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I have the 180, had it from new (2001) thought about getting rid of it a few times, just does everything I want it to do and well, so couldn't find a reason to sell. Handling is good out of the box, seen many cars come off second best on track, couple of my friends can lap CC in 1.26, yep they have ...

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Oh Paul, gooooood move mate, now big reliable power

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I must give you a call some time to find out what you have in mind

Eddie

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If you look at Keith’s times in the Skyline I think you’ll find they are pretty consistent. I just don’t see how Paul could have achieved 12.99 @124 and then 11.86 @124 that’s 1.13 seconds difference. That would have ment his 60ft for the wining run was something tremendous t...

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Lets say AndyR had of gone up against Dee in the 2 wheel drive final and Dee’s car broke on the line ??? This was quite possible as his car had problems throughout the day, and again Keith could have suffered in the same way as he did last year, there is always a chance. All in all it was a gr...

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Well done Andy, great result and your car looked quickall day.
With 130 terminals I'm sure there is more to come, very impressed mate.

Will you be at USC this weekend, would be good to see you do it all again

Eddie

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Didn't see Mike?
I was in the ZS180, ran it too

I understood Mike was going and did keep an eye out for him

Eddie

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I was at POD last Sat and watched Bob nail those BM's, he was soooooooo very close to the 12's too, had a little chat with him before he left and I'm sure he'll be in the 12's very soon.
Car looked and sounded great, well done Bob.

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I was being a tad sarcastic Many moons ago I went to see a R200 M3 MB had converted to T16 turbo with a ZR body kit. Glad I went to see it, they were asking 9k for it at the time, yep 9k for a 220 transplant, engine had no history, hadn’t been re-built, and dumped into a crash damaged 200. I w...

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Are MB really that bad?

I thought they were a quality organization that built some cracking cars over the years?

Most of the Rover forums seem to be speaking about them as well

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Same as Wilky, 19ish PSI 280ish bhp
Mine is a stripped out Mk3 200 with good power and I don’t break 5 sec 0-60, well not at the moment

I did read the car has been at MotoB? Wonder if this has something to do with the great spec, mind you I can’t talk

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engine transplanted car thats cheating Andy's was a pure coupe turbo FWD is FWD Doesnt matter what car/engine you have - I have a 1600 rex with a transplanted 1800 bottom end from a 1999 civic I just wont have enough gearing without some serious work on 5th/final drive due to the Rex's close NASP g...

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Dam that’s quick, wonder how it copes round the bends?

180mph in a fiesta, bet rocket Ron is getting worried LOL.
Nice piece of engineering, I think the Ford boyz are shaping up nicely for next year, I think us Rovers will need to raise the stakes once again to keep up.

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S3 with a tweak, 260bhp 4WD, 6 gears, great in the dry and wet, Octy with a tweak???bhp, FWD, etc I’m still looking at the S4 with a tweak, 320bhp. You can find low mileage ones with history for under 13K I was recently looking at one m This thing was immaculate with everything, all receipts a...

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Ops,,,,
Glad you 2 are ok, didn’t come to look as I thought you had enough help at hand.
Hope you get it sorted soon as it’s a fantastic car.

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In real world performance there isn’t much between the ZS and CTR, each presents its power in a unique way, you’ll need to ring the neck out of the CTR to get the best from it but the sound track and VTEC are pretty addictive. I quite like the styling of the CTR, very fresh and sharp, in...

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Ops sorry Jonny,
Well at least someone has seen the light, wish I could get a Honda lump into the bubble, now that would be fun

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must admit i'd love a 2.2 vtec 600 and then fettle it bet that would be a lot of fun in a different way from big boost t16, mind you, i'd have to change the number plate, lol Geraint Dropping in a 2.2 Honda lump and having a little play is a sound idea, you would have 2 very unique cars. No idea ho...

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OK, I admit it, I used to own a RST Mk2, had it from new (Gives you an idea of how old I am). It was the car in its day, 130bhp and 129mph. Thanks to Power Engineering that 130bhp could be taken to 180bhp for a tad over 300 notes, this made life in the RST very interesting, new clutch every 6-8K, br...

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Yep I've got one
Y plate ZS180 23K miles from new

Love that V6
As for mods, just a couple nothing OTT, induction, zorst, remap, green stuff pads.

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You thought about the S4 or S4 Avant?
265bhp (chip to 300+)
all the bits you would need for a family, fast and reliable, would imagine a fair bit cheaperto run too.

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Saw the Pug last Sat, very nice in the flesh so to speak, took an age to get to the stand as it was packed.
Some great concept cars and I think the Pug was about the best, although the Audi from Irobot seem to attract a lot of attention too.

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