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Dave A
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13th Jan 07 at 21:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
on a straight?

1.6 8v nova on tb's with 140 bhp

or

2.0 16v astra
Kif
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13th Jan 07 at 21:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'd say the nova but what do i know
Robin
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13th Jan 07 at 21:28   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What is the torque figure on the Nova?

[Edited on 13-01-2007 by Robin]
Colin
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Is the astra C20XE or eco-tek???
Dave A
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both stripped, astra is a c20xe standard

nova has about 120lb/ft robin
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How long is the straight? what gear are they in?

I think it would be close, but I reckon the Astra would, purely due to the torque advantage.

My Corsa was slower than my brothers 2.2 Vectra in gear, so I reckon the Ashtray would beat the Nova in this case.

Why?
Colin
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I know a x/c16xe with throttle bodies should be as quick as a std 2.0 - less torque but less weight, but im guessing with a 8v it would be similar, so id say it would be very very close, nothing at all in it!!!

Ive not helped at all have I

[Edited on 13-01-2007 by Colin]
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Dave A
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http://www.nt-r.com/trackvids/HotHatchVID1.wmv

thats a short one, I have a much longer one saved somewhere....
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id go for the astra...
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i would go with the nova as it is lighter
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13th Jan 07 at 23:50   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
nova for defo

Corsa C Z20Let

Black Sleeper Turbo Project
Dave A
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave A
http://www.nt-r.com/trackvids/HotHatchVID1.wmv

thats a short one, I have a much longer one saved somewhere....


cant find the longer vid, but it hammers the astra, and every other car on the track for that matter, its one very well set up nova.
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14th Jan 07 at 11:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Well its all about weight to power ratio...

so the nova
Mike GSi
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14th Jan 07 at 11:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
nova no problem. i raced my mate in his astragsi both more or less standard. and he only just got ahead of me. i have a corsa gsi. i wasnt impressed with the astra's performance. i wanted one too.

 
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