mwg
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http://pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=18008
Now also available in white which I imagine will look pretty nice 
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Steve X16XE
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Nice
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Scotty C
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WTF Steve? 
I would love to hear that 
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Steve X16XE
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What? It's on about the engine, so i thought i'd put the pic in to entice people to look at the link 
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mwg
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I cant see the pic in your post
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Steve X16XE
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Well it was a pic of that engine. 
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ed
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430bhp out of 6.2 litres of engine is shit. Fucking yanks don't know how to do anything right do they.
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve X16XE
Well it was a pic of that engine.
Don't hotlink pictures from Pistonheads. They don't allow it and then when you go onto the site you still get brocked from viewing the image until you clear your history which is a ball ache.
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Mobby
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quote:
Originally posted by ed
quote:
Originally posted by Steve X16XE
Well it was a pic of that engine.
Don't hotlink pictures from Pistonheads. They don't allow it and then when you go onto the site you still get brocked from viewing the image until you clear your history which is a ball ache.
i noticed this aswell, ebay does it to,
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Robbo
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^^ What Ed said
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MarkM
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Imagine the road tax too...
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Sunz
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quote:
Originally posted by ed
430bhp out of 6.2 litres of engine is shit. Fucking yanks don't know how to do anything right do they.
not always about bhp, torque is just as important, its still shit in terms of bhp per 1000cc.
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Superlite Ltd.
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quote:
Originally posted by ed
430bhp out of 6.2 litres of engine is shit. Fucking yanks don't know how to do anything right do they.
well said
Jap cars are where its at imo.
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Daimo B
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Its not shit at all, wow so it hasn't got massive peak power
Tell me what car you could go from 20-150mph in 4th gear all at the same rate of pull all the way up. Plus stick a supercharger and say hello to 500+bhp straight away, and even more pull.
Its not mind blowingly fast, but its smooth V8 power. And can be tuned to well over 1000+bhp. Have a look at the Auzzi stuff, or any modern corvette with the new 6.2 lump...
Its detuned, performance per £. Compare it to an A63 AMG merc or BMW M3 V8.... Not bad for £35k i'd say.
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Whittie
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corsa-ed
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anyone seen the carbon edition, its in tv, its gorgeous, tweaked by wortec
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Superlite Ltd.
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quote:
Originally posted by VXR
Its not mind blowingly fast, but its smooth V8 power. And can be tuned to well over 1000+bhp. Have a look at the Auzzi stuff, or any modern corvette with the new 6.2 lump...
You can also get 1,000bhp out of a 3.0 straight 6 cylinder supra, but your right. For the money, there isnt anything close to the VXR8
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punkymt1
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I like jap cars and won't mind owning one but how do they get the equivalent to that power from a small engine ... a turbo. The 434bhp available is raw power.
And for those that grumble about depreciation ... come on do we all buy cars to think about depreciation or to have some fun? This car is meant for those who want a new V8 with some kick at a good price.
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Jambo
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quote:
Originally posted by ed
430bhp out of 6.2 litres of engine is shit. Fucking yanks don't know how to do anything right do they.
Nasa do a pretty good job of space exploration tbh.
As for cars, errrr. Non.
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SportBoy
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still about 70bhp per ltr .. abit shit but not that bad compared to some
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Sunz
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japanese cars are great, skyline gtrs are the ultimate for me but if you have a small engined car with massive bhp then torque will suffer and lag becomes a issue.
i dont like the american engineering stlye with cars but its simple and affective.
why are people saying american, i thought it was australian?
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SportBoy
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engine is american
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punkymt1
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Engine is American shared with Corvette, Holden, Vauxhall and will be used in the Pontiac G8 GXP.
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