ROBSTA
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Registered: 29th May 03
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any one got any please?
or who knows where to go to get them done in south east?
(bromley way to be exact)
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City
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Registered: 30th Dec 03
Location: Wakefield Drives: Red GSi
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google.com
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Ditch
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Registered: 29th Nov 02
Location: St Albans Drives: JDM Celica GT4 WRC
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 your posts about modding your 106 are getting on my tits now
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City
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Registered: 30th Dec 03
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quote:
Originally posted by Ditch
your posts about modding your 106 are getting on my tits now
yes i agree this is a VAUXHALL CORSA forum not pug 106
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markBezzy
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Registered: 29th Oct 04
Location: West Brom :(
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try PGTI.net or PGAC as funny enough their forums are for pugs!
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Civic Type R
My biggest disappointment was with the engine however. 2 litres, 197bhp? It's a useful headline grabber but it doesn't help when you're overtaking the numpty with the caravan. Maximum torque is a less impressive 145lb-ft. According to Honda 130lb-ft of that is delivered from 3000 rpm upwards. Bear in mind that's not much more than what an old 2 litre Astra GTE would put out a few years ago and you'll appreciate that there's nothing mystical about the performance of the Honda engine.
Whoa! I hear the VTEC enthusiasts screaming. Screaming is what it's all about after all isn't it? Hit 6000rpm and all hell breaks loose doesn't it? Well, hit the magic number and yes, the VTEC perks into life and starts hyperventilating. You'll feel a rush, well a pleasant surge as the engine decides that it's prepared to do a bit more to earn its crust. You've passed the max torque at 5,900 rpm though and you've got the needle screaming through the remaining 2000rpm rather quickly. It red lines at 8000 with the max power at 7400rpm. Needle time in that power band is fun, difficult to prepare for in everyday driving, and ultimately, pointless.
There's my gripe really. It's a hot hatch with a superb chassis, but let's keep some sense of proportion here. It's fun to chuck about, and it can nip to sixty in a chirpy 6.4 seconds - thanks to low gearing - but it is not the complete all round package that it could be. Peugeot's hatches of recent years can still hold their head high in the company of the Type R. A car of this type needs a great chassis and a torquey engine. Power is nothing without grunt. The VTEC screams like an pre-pubescent pig.
Honda say it's a "lean, mean and focused road going race car".
I say it's a noisy, nippy shopping car that handles.
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ROBSTA
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i only asked, not may people are on them you see
you didnt have to read it i did put 106 on the topic title
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James R
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Registered: 4th Feb 03
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Ask pug performance, remeber seeing James's 106 on TB's yummy exhaust note.
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