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Shelly
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24th Dec 06 at 23:12   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
FQ - 320

Oh my god! How quick are they!

I want one *drool*

[Edited on 24-12-2006 by Shelly]
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Not very compared to the Nissan
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The one i've just been in was amazingly quick! He was right foot happy tho!!
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Oh yeah, they are awesome, what model Evo 8 was it?
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the fq-320 i think
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Cool, is it that yellow one in your garage pics?
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no thats my cousins, i've been out in a red one
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Ohh, did you drive it?
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i had one as my last car
evo 7 before hand was even quicker

im totally hooked amazing cars
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Haha, it was a lad I was meeting for the first time!
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what have you got now steve?
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quote:
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Haha, it was a lad I was meeting for the first time!


He was trying to Evolution his way into your bloomers then?
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No he's a nice lad
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My x had an evo 8 hurricane, it was defo th fastest as iv driven,it had 435bhp on full boost, did 178mph at 5k revs out of 9k stil boosting up,but runnin out of road!
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surely the standard gearbox wouldnt allow for 200mph plus, which with 4k to go it would do.
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no 178 at 5k is utter pish
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Ive driven an Evo 8 FQ-340, that was before i passed my test though, only drove it in works car-park aswell.

Set off in 1st, foot to floor, thought eh, isnt that quick. *Turbo kicks in* FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKKKK!!! Brake Brake Brake Brake lol. Was fun!
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I got whiplash!
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quote:
Originally posted by AndyCorsaSport
Ive driven an Evo 8 FQ-340, that was before i passed my test though, only drove it in works car-park aswell.

Set off in 1st, foot to floor, thought eh, isnt that quick. *Turbo kicks in* FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKKKK!!! Brake Brake Brake Brake lol. Was fun!


Lol, brake brake brake!!!!

What turbo is standard on the FQ-340 model?
Is it the HKS one.
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Not sure, theres shit loads of HKS parts though, i had to fit an Intercooler pipe. Dont want to do another one of them in a rush again!! What a bastard!

Pics of the said Evo 8:





Unfortunately i didnt get any pics after it was repaired.

Xenon Headlight, with company discount was just over 800 POUNDS
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is that what you done to it when you booted it????
AndyCorsaSport
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Im guessing thats a joke?

Im an apprentice panel beater, the car came to my work in that condition to be repaired.
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quote:
Originally posted by Shelly
what have you got now steve?


its steves bro that had them im using his account,
want another asap on the lookout now!
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quote:
Originally posted by the 6ft dream
My x had an evo 8 hurricane, it was defo th fastest as iv driven,it had 435bhp on full boost, did 178mph at 5k revs out of 9k stil boosting up,but runnin out of road!


may i be the second person to say thats utter bollocks, i dont even imagine the norris evo pulls that
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quote:
Originally posted by the 6ft dream
My x had an evo 8 hurricane, it was defo th fastest as iv driven,it had 435bhp on full boost, did 178mph at 5k revs out of 9k stil boosting up,but runnin out of road!


I will 3rd this what alot of poo 178moh at 5k

Always like evos been in a few was in a FQ-400 not long ago was quick but not mega quick

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