| General Chat... This forum is for general chit-chat, banter, exchange of information, etc. Pretty much everything goes... within reason! |
 |
|
13th March 2012, 23:13
|
#61
|
|
Saxperience Post Whore
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: in the garage trying to fix the car
Posts: 5,882
Car(s): Mondeo st tdci & Supercharged vts
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Parkz
What about xr3's never thought. . Quite nippy
|
What, Escort? They are not even remotely fast.
__________________
My Supercharged VTS Progress Thread
Quote:
Originally Posted by saxo180
Personally, I'm looking forward to seeing AndyK's finished project as it's now taking shape!
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Proffitt
AndyK's project needs finishing, been ongoing for ages now  |
|
|
|
|
13th March 2012, 23:14
|
#62
|
|
Infrequent Poster
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Wakefield
Posts: 100
|
What would you do to make them fly round bends then mate. Part from spending loadsss
|
|
|
|
|
13th March 2012, 23:14
|
#63
|
|
Saxperience Hardcore!
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Bedford & Manchester
Posts: 17,504
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Parkz
Wasnt being sarcastic lol
|
Rick was.
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tupps
Pirates of the caribean 2 (aka been a first one, aka repost)
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by lee_saxo
some lad pulled up a type R, and had a sticker on the back. If it ain't jap it's crap. I thought what a bender
|
|
|
|
|
|
13th March 2012, 23:15
|
#64
|
|
Infrequent Poster
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Wakefield
Posts: 100
|
Im just throwing the xr3 out there mate. Ano its not the fastest but stil nippy 1.6
|
|
|
|
|
13th March 2012, 23:16
|
#65
|
|
Saxperience Post Whore
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 8,390
|
Fiesta RST for old schoolness.
|
|
|
|
|
13th March 2012, 23:16
|
#66
|
|
Saxperience Addict
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Somewhere in Bonnyland
Posts: 10,669
Car(s): Super clean mk5 Golf Gti and 306 hdi
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mochachino
I dont need to be a fanboy. I am JDM   /cheese |
Oh hai!!
Me too 
|
|
|
|
|
13th March 2012, 23:17
|
#67
|
|
Infrequent Poster
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Wakefield
Posts: 100
|
Never been in a original xr3 escort. Just a escort van one. Was orite
|
|
|
|
|
13th March 2012, 23:20
|
#68
|
|
Infrequent Poster
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Wakefield
Posts: 100
|
Got to love the old fords. I was going to get a 1.6 zetec s insted of vtr but engines tend to seize on them. Happy i made the rite choice with the vtr i luurrveee it
|
|
|
|
|
13th March 2012, 23:24
|
#69
|
|
Saxperience Post Whore
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Kent
Posts: 8,205
Car(s): :(s)rac
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ashleyp
hahaha. that was awesome.
|
So good I had to sig it.
|
|
|
|
|
13th March 2012, 23:24
|
#70
|
|
Saxperience Post Whore
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: West Sussex
Posts: 7,566
Car(s): CLS63 AMG
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Parkz
Got to love the old fords. I was going to get a 1.6 zetec s insted of vtr but engines tend to seize on them. Happy i made the rite choice with the vtr i luurrveee it
|
A Zetec S has a better driving position, more direct steering, better spaced pedels, better gearchange, engine responds better to tuning (bluefin etc), slightly sharper chassis out the box... but thats not important at all 
|
|
|
|
|
13th March 2012, 23:27
|
#71
|
|
Infrequent Poster
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Wakefield
Posts: 100
|
Lol i dont hardly anything bout cars just lil things. But stil happy with the vtr. Prefer the saxo look to the fezzi too
|
|
|
|
|
13th March 2012, 23:28
|
#72
|
|
Super Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Tonbridge United Kingdom (England)
Posts: 38,236
Car(s): Vtr, 172, throttle bodied track slut
|
lets talk about torque.
__________________
God made beer, women and Throttle bodies
|
|
|
|
|
13th March 2012, 23:28
|
#73
|
|
Saxperience Forum Bum
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Midlands
Posts: 2,530
Car(s): AX 16v Turbo
|
197bhp is pretty damn impressive from an n/a 1.6. Is that the highest production power output? Pics of car and engine?
|
|
|
|
|
13th March 2012, 23:29
|
#74
|
|
Infrequent Poster
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Wakefield
Posts: 100
|
My 1st car too so bound to love it lol
|
|
|
|
|
13th March 2012, 23:31
|
#75
|
|
Saxperience Forum Bum
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Midlands
Posts: 2,530
Car(s): AX 16v Turbo
|
I head an few xr2's and xr3's, just about managed 115 leptons with seats folded back, handled well though for an old biscuit tin.
|
|
|
|
|
13th March 2012, 23:40
|
#76
|
|
Established Member
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Sheffield
Posts: 1,206
Car(s): 106 Rallye Turbo
|
To the JDM bumboys
"Horsepower sells cars, torque wins races."
__________________
SHEFFCRUISE < The biggest modified car club in sheffield |
|
|
|
|
14th March 2012, 00:21
|
#77
|
|
Saxperience Forum Bum
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: 127.0.0.1
Posts: 4,826
Car(s): oem+ sax
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jungle
To the JDM bumboys
"Horsepower sells cars, torque wins races."
|
O realy..
I forgot a f1 car has 740bhp a v8 engine 20,000 rpm and did i mention for all that speed and performance only 274 nm of torque.
A 2 litre diesel Audi A3 has over 350 nm of torque.
|
|
|
|
|
14th March 2012, 00:55
|
#78
|
|
Saxperience Forum Bum
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: England
Posts: 3,415
Car(s): Old: Two Tone VTR
New: C2 VTS Code
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by lyndon
Depends if the vtec capacitor is in working order. If you shout y00000 while accelerating it ill do it.
|
I've never seen you around but tonight you are making me piss my pants laughing.
|
|
|
|
|
14th March 2012, 01:16
|
#79
|
|
Saxperience Post Whore
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Isle of Man
Posts: 9,844
Car(s): 92 Eunos
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by baker556
O realy..
I forgot a f1 car has 740bhp a v8 engine 20,000 rpm and did i mention for all that speed and performance only 274 nm of torque.
A 2 litre diesel Audi A3 has over 350 nm of torque.
|
kind of an extreme example there, no?
but I agree with Jungle. Torque is where it's at.
|
|
|
|
|
14th March 2012, 01:47
|
#80
|
|
Saxperience Forum Bum
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: 127.0.0.1
Posts: 4,826
Car(s): oem+ sax
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by jayyoung
kind of an extreme example there, no?
but I agree with Jungle. Torque is where it's at.
|
If you want a derv..
Maybe but it just goes to show you don't need torque to 'win races'.
Albeit f1 cars have a stupid amount of £££.
Torque is nothing without HP.
At the end of the day you always shift at peak power HP you do not shift at peak torque, i know there's lots of maths involved including transmission losses etc etc but i'm aware that this is mostly the case.
Last edited by baker556; 14th March 2012 at 01:55.
|
|
|
|
| Thread Tools |
|
|
| Display Modes |
 Linear Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT. The time now is 01:14.
|
