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Marc
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27th May 07 at 17:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
They've just said that even though a 150mph top speed was claimed, they barely do 140mph

I feel voilated by this news
Nick-S
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27th May 07 at 17:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
wud u actual feel safe doin 150 in a e type tho?
i wudent
MarkM
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27th May 07 at 17:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
dont they have drum brakes all round?

Fuck 70 mph never mind 150!!!
jr
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27th May 07 at 17:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
the one they did 150 in along the m1 or m6 was tunned to make sure it hit it
Nick-S
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27th May 07 at 17:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by MarkM
dont they have drum brakes all round?

Fuck 70 mph never mind 150!!!
no they dont but they do have inbored disk on the rear
ainsley_brader
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27th May 07 at 18:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by GSi_16v
quote:
Originally posted by MarkM
dont they have drum brakes all round?

Fuck 70 mph never mind 150!!!
no they dont but they do have inbored disk on the rear


whats wrong with that?
Nick-S
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27th May 07 at 18:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by ainsley_brader
quote:
Originally posted by GSi_16v
quote:
Originally posted by MarkM
dont they have drum brakes all round?

Fuck 70 mph never mind 150!!!
no they dont but they do have inbored disk on the rear


whats wrong with that?

brake faid from excsesive heat build up
ed
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27th May 07 at 18:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
How?
Marc
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27th May 07 at 19:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by jr
the one they did 150 in along the m1 or m6 was tunned to make sure it hit it

Didn't know that!
jr
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27th May 07 at 19:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
if imagine as there is less cooling from beeing inbourd
Nick-S
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27th May 07 at 19:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by jr
if imagine as there is less cooling from beeing inbourd
bingo
ed
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27th May 07 at 19:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
How? A ventilated disk is cooled by rotating. If it is inside a wheel then it is shielded from airflow. If it is bolted onto the diff under the car the air will flow under the car and over the disk giving you a little bit more cooling.
Robbo
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27th May 07 at 19:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The E Type on Top Gear was a heavily restored one lol
ed
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27th May 07 at 19:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
They'd gone futher than restoring it though, it had 4 pots, ventilated disks, coilovers, modern tyres, modern engine.... e.t.c....
Nick-S
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27th May 07 at 19:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by ed
How? A ventilated disk is cooled by rotating. If it is inside a wheel then it is shielded from airflow. If it is bolted onto the diff under the car the air will flow under the car and over the disk giving you a little bit more cooling.
there solid by the way

[Edited on 27-05-2007 by GSi_16v]
J100RSA
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27th May 07 at 19:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
my old man used to have an e type and they dont handle used to scare me at 100
Robbo
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27th May 07 at 19:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by ed
They'd gone futher than restoring it though, it had 4 pots, ventilated disks, coilovers, modern tyres, modern engine.... e.t.c....
Oh hell yesh!! And it was still shit slow lol yet isnt it worth well over £150k?!
ed
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27th May 07 at 19:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yea, not sure what the point in them really is. You should respect a car for what it is. I mean all those upgrades are certainly nice and probably improve the car a hell of a lot, but you are trying to turn a classic car into something it isn't. I guess the car was the top of the line version and you could get them to do any number of modifications. It just looked odd to me to see and E Type with bright yellow coilovers and some AP 4 pots with cross drilled disks...
Marc
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27th May 07 at 19:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by Robbo
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Originally posted by ed
They'd gone futher than restoring it though, it had 4 pots, ventilated disks, coilovers, modern tyres, modern engine.... e.t.c....
Oh hell yesh!! And it was still shit slow lol yet isnt it worth well over £150k?!

None of that would make it any quicker than standard though Robbo!!
Robbo
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27th May 07 at 19:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Exactly!
ed
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I would argue that point. You don't have to up the cars engine performance figures to make the car faster.

 
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