chris_uk
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well the new owner comes and picks it up sometime on wednesday afternoon.
i will be sad to see it go, as i did love it to bits.
but all being well and if he still has it i should be picking up a Limted Edition Vx220 up on sunday 
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John G
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lovely motor chris, wel liked the direction and the way u modified this car, made me really the punto gts,
wise choice on the new car, bit of a job though, guess uv been saving like a buggery
any pictures of said car??
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chris_uk
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wel not of the actual car no, but these pics are identical to the one im gettin
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Marc
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Thats the 2.2 isn't ?
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chris_uk
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quote:
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Thats the 2.2 isn't ?
yes, ive decided im going to go down the 2.2 supercharged route.
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Nismo
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wouldnt bother supercharging it, you will just cause no end of problems to it.
2.2 will be plenty fast enough.
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Marc
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As Nimrod said, I wouldn't bother supercharging it.
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timmee
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get it supercharged great fun and fairly rapid when done courtenays have done quite a few now with good results
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Steve
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supercharing will ruin its drivability
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Robin
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
supercharing will ruin its drivability
Have you driven a supercharged 2.2?
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Steve
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why do i need to have driven a supercharged 2.2 to realise that high surging power in a light weight track car will ruin its drivability, of course it will robin lol
id also like to know why you questioned my response when other suggested similar things?
[Edited on 07-05-2007 by Steve]
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chris_uk
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well its was just an option thats all..
just a thought.
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Adam_B
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isnt the point of a supercharger that the power doesnt come in one lump tho? apart from any possible reliability issues i would think its quite a good way for more power in one of them. how much is the sc conversion?
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waynep
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u will miss the turbo feel mate and the old DV sound  good on you tho.
Whats insurance going to be like ?
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Robin
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
id also like to know why you questioned my response when other suggested similar things?
Because you mentioned driveability, not reliability.
Either way, it wouldn't be unreliable, GM use the engine with a supercharger in America, it's great. And it wouldn't be surgey power, the power curve is smooth.
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chris_uk
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well the gt has now gone,
the lad came to pick it up last night and off it went.
i did feel abit gutted when he drove off..
oh well onto bigger.. wait no... smaller and better things 
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by Nismo
wouldnt bother supercharging it, you will just cause no end of problems to it.
2.2 will be plenty fast enough.
Why not? The 2.2 engines come charged standard in the US and the kits are now becoming readily available. It's probably going to be quite a big thing to do to your engine in the future.
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Stu
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Dont think a supercharger will have any effect on the drivability at all, power is delivered nice and evenly and the torque will be pretty flat! Good option Id say, will be miles better than the VX220 turbo! The chassis is obviously up to the job too, the turbo model supports that.
Top choice of car matey!!! Good luck with it! 
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Tom
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 there's also a turbo'd vx220 available which also begs the question why you would think a sudden serge of power would ruin drivablility, and obviously supercharged is more progressive from lower down.
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Tom
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^ sorry too late 
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ed
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I would imagine that the 2.2 220 would drive better than the turbo 220. But having never driven either I couldn't say. One point though, notice who's saying it won't handle well. Mr Know-It-All himself....
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chris_uk
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ppl from vx220.org.uk say the 2.2 handles probably a bit better than the tubbie,
whether or not its due to less weight or constant power im not sure, but i havent driven the tubbie.
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Adam_B
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The 2.2 is like a natural MR car, nice and neutral where as the turbo has elements of a rear engined car as the iron blocked engine is a lot heavier. Down to preference really.
[Edited on 09-05-2007 by Adam_B]
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Robin
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The 2.2 engine is a lot lighter (all alloy), that probably makes it 'better' to drive, but like Adam says, personal preference no doubt.
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chris_uk
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here is a pic from my phone
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