What have you beaten in you turbo

C2K · Post by **C2K** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:47 pm

I don't understand how people 'keep up' with Evos, yet whoop new M3's.

benno_bro · Post by **benno_bro** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:49 pm

kept up with a milk float

don't think he was trying though...couldn't hear his engine roaring

Post by **Marty** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:50 pm

C2K wrote:It's all pure conjecture.

then there's no way a GTO would be an easy kill

My mate has one and there is not much that stays with it his boy had a fast coupe turbo and that could not touch it they pull to 160 mph no probs its scarry when the white line goes solid

xr4x4 · Post by **xr4x4** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:51 pm

pretty much everything..

Post by **Marty** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:51 pm

C2K wrote:I don't understand how people 'keep up' with Evos, yet whoop new M3's.

depends on model
depends on gearing
depends on driver

a lot of things to take into acount

MickUK · Post by **MickUK** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:52 pm

kept up with a milk float

don't think he was trying though...couldn't hear his engine roaring

Post by **Marty** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:53 pm

MickUK wrote:
kept up with a milk float

don't think he was trying though...couldn't hear his engine roaring

You where lucky his batterys where not full on power if not he would of beat you clive

coupturbo · Post by **coupturbo** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 12:04 am

MarkCoupe wrote:
coupturbo wrote:a couple of scooby's...
civic type r... even had one on the M4 in me mum's 1.2 corsa started going up hill and he didn't have the torque to keep up...
celica GT4...
BMW M3...
and countless chav's....
M3 wasnt trying dude

ok i should have said kept up with the M3 i could have past him but i wasn't going to try a dodge overtake the bloke was tryin just didn't know how to drive and defo shouldn't have been driving a car like that he couldn't shack me off his arse until i turn't off and he was going for it...
i know he should have handed me my arse on a plate...
dont you hate spoilt little rich kids...

Post by **Punx0r** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 12:08 am

MickUK wrote:My meat....

This deserves quoting

I got my arse handed to me by a porsche 911 (unknown model, but new and shiney) in my first vit (standard). I caught up with him on the approach to a roundabout on a dual carriageway. We had a lane each and the roundabout was taken at sensible speed before booting it on the exit. We were side by side for a good 200 yards and then he suddenly pulled away

I think he was toying with me!

Similar storey when I tried to shake an imprezza that that had been tailgating me through town, so I booted it off a roundabout when we got to the dual carriageway. He sailed past

I blamed the standard BMV and decided it must have been one of them 300bhp import jobbies

I've also struggled to keep up with a 216 full of chavs (4 up) when in the vit. Those things are damn nippy at <40mph speeds

Closest run thing ever was a 30mph (in 3rd) to ~100kph blat down a dual carriageway with a new bmw 330. It was neck and neck until he gained a cars length as I changed up to 5th.

It sucks how people stop wanting to race you when you get a moderately ast car

I'd like to try it on with a CTR and a domestic WRX

MickUK · Post by **MickUK** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 12:13 am

I'd get more involved if I thought I could stop the fcking thing!

Imran · Post by **Imran** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 12:27 am

benno_bro wrote:kept up with a milk float

don't think he was trying though...couldn't hear his engine roaring

No point milking it mate

Sorry, I'll get my coat

Post by **Marty** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 12:29 am

GSITURBO2002 wrote:
C2K wrote:It's all pure conjecture.

then there's no way a GTO would be an easy kill
My mate has one and there is not much that stays with it his boy had a fast coupe turbo and that could not touch it they pull to 160 mph no probs its scarry when the white line goes solid

forgot to add the 160 mph is in 4th

C2K · Post by **C2K** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 12:35 am

Ste's Evo 6 was in a different league to a Rover Turbo, even when she was standardish brake. Doesn't really matter on state of tune as long as it ain't fooked.

Steve220 · Post by **Steve220** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 1:38 am

MarkCoupe wrote:
coupturbo wrote:a couple of scooby's...
civic type r... even had one on the M4 in me mum's 1.2 corsa started going up hill and he didn't have the torque to keep up...
celica GT4...
BMW M3...
and countless chav's....
M3 wasnt trying dude

beg to dissagree. I had Sie and Jamez in my old 220 turbo and i was pulling away slowly from an M3 E46 off a roundabout.

I'm sorry to say, that keeping up with an Evo on the motorway is pretty poor comparison to a FWD turbo car. Evo's are poo mid range, they win purely on handling and acceleration. I can keep up with a veyron on a motorway

in the end its cruising at 70

I gave a Ferrari 360 a run for its money a while ago off a set of traffic lights, he hated the fact i pulled away from him with my missus waving out the rear window at him. Well he started it by revving his engine and posing with his sunglasses while his missus was laughing (why do they always bloody laugh?)

Not really played with much else, as it usually tends to bore me. I just like driving the car not comparing chipolata sizes.
Steve

loomx · Post by **loomx** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:05 am

M3s and biggest claim to fame was an only (think it was 87ish) 911 Turbo, with a mate in the car

Si · Post by Si » Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:23 am

Steve220 wrote:(why do they always bloody laugh?)

Cause he has a Ferrari

lol

My old Rover was pretty awesome once rolling, stuck with a M3 CSL for 5 laps at Donington and the only time i really got my arse handed to me was against a C55 AMG Merc, that was on a pretty standard engine mind you. Highlight of my ownship of that car was the track day at donington, surprised a lot of car's that day, including a high powered Evo 8.

Agree with Steve though, I don't bother much now. Much prefer a quiet A-road all to myself.

Long_guts · Post by **Long_guts** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:43 am

I tried keeping up with an m5 once !!! did fail miserably though

paul888 · Post by **paul888** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:24 am

I beat a pheasant down a country lane, it was pulling away but i managed to run it over eventually.

rover220 · Post by **rover220** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:26 am

paul888 wrote:I beat a pheasant down a country lane, it was pulling away but i mananged to run it over eventually.

xr4x4 · Post by **xr4x4** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:29 am

paul888 wrote:I beat a pheasant down a country lane, it was pulling away but i mananged to run it over eventually.

i know... stuipid things.....

dont you just hate it when they just run down the middle of the road...!!

rather than darting off to the side...

shen · Post by **shen** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:38 am

Porsche Boxster
BMW M3
Impreza Old Shape turbo
megane 225
TVR Chimera....was in the wet

that's best of em despite countless chavs in saxos, Xr3i etc

had a race against my mate in the first wrx scooby old type - left me for dust. Awesome machine

tonyvitesse · Post by **tonyvitesse** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:39 am

xr4x4 wrote:
paul888 wrote:I beat a pheasant down a country lane, it was pulling away but i mananged to run it over eventually.
i know... stuipid things.....

dont you just hate it when they just run down the middle of the road...!!

rather than darting off to the side...

You ever had one jump up and hit the windscreen right in front of you? I did in the XR2i. Do NOT let go of the steeringwheel and cover your head at 40 mile an hour! You WILL end up in a hedge.

To be fair, I'll have a pop at anything in the right situation. The only things that have really embarrased the turbo were high powered, expensive cars. The way I look at it though. I own my car outright, theirs is normally owned by a finance company.

I think with regards to the likes of 911s, M3s, focus sts etc it comes down to the drivers more. You can give a guy a veyron, but if he's a sh1te driver then you stand every chance of beating him. Similarly, give an awesome driver something with half the power of yours and you could end up being handed your donkey boy on a plate.

paul888 · Post by **paul888** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 12:12 pm

xr4x4 wrote:
paul888 wrote:I beat a pheasant down a country lane, it was pulling away but i mananged to run it over eventually.
i know... stuipid things.....

dont you just hate it when they just run down the middle of the road...!!

rather than darting off to the side...

And they always look back at you while stupidly trying to outrun you .

tonyvitesse · Post by **tonyvitesse** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 12:16 pm

paul888 wrote:
xr4x4 wrote:
paul888 wrote:I beat a pheasant down a country lane, it was pulling away but i mananged to run it over eventually.
i know... stuipid things.....

dont you just hate it when they just run down the middle of the road...!!

rather than darting off to the side...

And they always look back at you while stupidly trying to outrun you .

Just like a chav in a Nova.

Imran · Post by **Imran** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 1:29 pm

Tony, agreed that the driver can win or loose a race :!: a good driver can pick the quickest lines, brake better, exit quicker etc...

IMO the best place for this would be racing track...
Most people would reckon that they are a 'good' driver, however on a circuit the good drivers are the ones that put in the quickest times

Smooth and clean is the best way to drive quick

MickUK · Post by **MickUK** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 1:31 pm

Some eggs...

shen · Post by **shen** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 1:44 pm

Imran T wrote:Tony, agreed that the driver can win or loose a race :!: a good driver can pick the quickest lines, brake better, exit quicker etc...

IMO the best place for this would be racing track...
Most people would reckon that they are a 'good' driver, however on a circuit the good drivers are the ones that put in the quickest times
Smooth and clean is the best way to drive quick

quite right..remember when i got my tubby after having a fast car break for 5 years(points on licence) and been forced to drive slow cars like 1.4 astras.....i got beaten by an astra turbo. mostly cos i shat myself at the pulling power of the coupe at high speed and so backed off till i knew its limits
that was 2 days after having just got the coupe. i was most annoyed.

feel the need to destroy astra turbos when i see em now..and do

dave_d · Post by **dave_d** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 1:55 pm

I annoyed a guy in his flash merc once, he was trying to push me down the motorway! I was going a "bit" over the limit to pass the slow 60mph people in the middle lane and he was sitting inches from my bumper, so I slowed down, then booted off, left him....slowed down to let him catch up and booted it off again, this time he tried to keep up and didnt!

But apart from that I havent had proper fun with any "chavs" or boy racer wannabes!!! For some reason, they dont wanna pick on me!

No idea why...Then again it could be because my car looks completely standard, and with no dump valve that they think im just an old man lol!

T16 Westfield · Post by **T16 Westfield** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 2:07 pm

Everything I've come up against on 4 wheels and most things on 2!!

shen · Post by **shen** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 2:08 pm

i feel l for all the stick rovers get it's not often people want to have a go.

had the coupe nearly a year now and i can count on both hands the people who've actually gone for it from the lights.

makes a change from my old metro years back hehe

Squish · Post by **Squish** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 2:08 pm

Impreza Old WRX STi
Ford ST (The Nasty Orange One)
Golf GTi (Brand New)
Porsche Boxster
BMW M3 (Oldish One)

Not to count all the chavs that have cried after challenging me and hearing the Dump Valve when I've bliped the throttle.

Berger · Post by **Berger** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 2:14 pm

Rover 75 vs my 220 nasp in a traffic light GP. Taxi driver behind the wheel with no feelings for his clutch!

Sheaf · Post by **Sheaf** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 2:20 pm

Steve220 wrote:I can keep up with a veyron on a motorway in the end its cruising at 70

But Evos can only do 60 cant they?

My coupe isn't really quick enough to stay with anything powerful

- best time was when I chased a volvo 850 T5 up a motorway slip road, he pulled away but not very fast... he was obviously annoyed that he didn't pull away quicker and went on to undertake cars dangerously on the motorway. I backed off sharpish then, bit of fun is one thing, but that was just silly.
Oh yeah, and I once stuck to an IS200.. seems they're exactly the same performance. They're not very quick but it's still satisfying staying with a car with over 40bhp and 400cc more.

Even my SOHC coupe can see off the likes of the chavs in their stupid little shopping cars though. I try and avoid playing up to it as much as possible though as they usually drive like idiots and I dont want to be responsible for encouraging their dangerous behaviour.

Steve220 · Post by **Steve220** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 3:15 pm

Si wrote:Much prefer a quiet A-road all to myself.

you're lucky, most are occupied with chavs in corsa's around here

Steve220 · Post by **Steve220** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 3:16 pm

Sheaf wrote:
Steve220 wrote:I can keep up with a veyron on a motorway in the end its cruising at 70
But Evos can only do 60 cant they?

you know those jokes that wear thin after the 3rd time they're said?