antmashed
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whys everyone talking about TEC? this chap wants to know about tuned x16xe's !!
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andy1868
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indeed
wasn't it you ant that had that TB'd one that sounded BOSS?
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Nic Barnes
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id only tb a engine for the sound andy. not the performance gains.
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andy1868
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honestly, i don't even know when you're being serious anymore
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Nic Barnes
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i was being serious
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andy1868
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okay
what sort of other mods are we talking for 230? Dave A "struggled" for 200 didn't he? or wasn't he trying hard enough?
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sand-eel
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he didn't have a steel crank so couldn't rev "that" high.
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andy1868
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hmmmmmm i see
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Nic Barnes
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quote: Originally posted by andy1868
hmmmmmm i see
go on. make the smug "a honda with an inlet can make that" comment. you know you want to. you've changed.
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sport16v
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quote: Originally posted by sand-eel
he didn't have a steel crank so couldn't rev "that" high.
he was revivng to like 9 grand if I remeber correctly, I don't think many cars would make much power past 9k, no matter what it was
[Edited on 21-01-2009 by sport16v]
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sport16v
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quote: Originally posted by Nic Barnes
quote: Originally posted by andy1868
hmmmmmm i see
go on. make the smug "a honda with an inlet can make that" comment. you know you want to. you've changed.
ha honda's are just good cars, end of. What other cars make 100bhp/litre out the box, bog stock and are still reliable? Not many
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Nic Barnes
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perhaps the charade gtti is a forgotten vehicle then.........
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andy1868
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i haven't changed, i was always a knob
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sport16v
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yeah most jap things are good like that, just the hondas are a car where you can still get parts for them easily and things like that
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Nic Barnes
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quote: Originally posted by sport16v
yeah most jap things are good like that, just the hondas are a car where you can still get parts for them easily and things like that
can for vw's aswell. can for fords etc.
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sport16v
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personal preference mate, having driven various cars, hondas just feel more dependable, better engineered
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sand-eel
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quote: Originally posted by sport16v
quote: Originally posted by Nic Barnes
quote: Originally posted by andy1868
hmmmmmm i see
go on. make the smug "a honda with an inlet can make that" comment. you know you want to. you've changed.
ha honda's are just good cars, end of. What other cars make 100bhp/litre out the box, bog stock and are still reliable? Not many
M3
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sport16v
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unlikely at only 18 years old
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andy1868
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Ferrari F430
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sand-eel
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buggati veyron
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sport16v
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well yeah, pagani zonda,
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Nic Barnes
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quite a few make 100bhp/litre then it seems. not JUST honda's
now can we talk about tuning a vauxhall, on a vauxhall forum please by any chance?
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sand-eel
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no
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dan-sport
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to get 230bhp and a good torque curve a turbo would be 1 of the things i would do to the 1.6 among other things
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sand-eel
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or phone up SBD and get 250bhp
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