living with the shame

[Karl]

i dont know what happened? there was this lil 'hatchback thingy' infront of me who kept sprinting ahead when ever he could which i just found amusing, we got to a roundabout and he was turning off and i was going straight ahead onto a short stretch of dual carrigeway, it came as a surprise when i saw he was right up my ar$e...so i took the bait....then i notice him pull into the inside lane to under take me...and he managed it by a car length....whats going on? it looked to be a reno something or other, or a pug, but im reconing a reno...gti was on the back but i never even paid it much attention as i didnt see it as a threat. a mate of mine recons i should have it tested on a rolling road incase i have problems...but it feels as its always done, quick. any thoughts welcome.

Karl

also any help on knowing what the might be? cheers.

[Cliff]

Renault 5 GT Turbo? Good for big BHP and very light also - No match for a turbo though..

[michael]

As more and more silly power hot hatches get released I suspect these kind of strories are going to be fairly common - most companies seem to be aiming at 220bhp+ hatches with fairly low weight at present.

any thoughts welcome

get more power.

[BLOODUK]

Probably wouldve been a breeze if you had say a downpipe or running 1bar of boost , did you also drop a geer to get a better turbo spool up?

[michael]

Probably wouldve been a breeze if you had say a downpipe or running 1bar of boost , did you also drop a geer to get a better turbo spool up?

I suspect he'd need a 3S-GTE first

[poyntesm]

But surely a Mk2 turbo should have no problem with modern hot hatches.

I mean the Golf GTi is 0-60 in 6.9 DSG and 7.2 manual. I though I standard rev1-2 was 5.9 and rev3+ 5.2?

[michael]

The Golf is fairly lardy though, midrange is where it's at I guess.

I was thinking more along the lines of things like the updated Type-R, Clio 182 Cup, Focus ST220, Alfa 147 GTA, Astra VXR etc - none are as quick as a tubby but could probably stay with a standard (or mildly tuned) one point to point.

[BLOODUK]

Probably wouldve been a breeze if you had say a downpipe or running 1bar of boost , did you also drop a geer to get a better turbo spool up?

I suspect he'd need a 3S-GTE first

oh how stupid of me thought he had one

[Karl]

thanks to to all of you who have responded, it wasnt a reno 5, something a bit more modern, was rather embarassing to be honest, as he passed he was wearing a cap and looked at the car as he passed looking very pleased with him self and he had his bird in the car so i bet he loved it, probably still talking about it now in a room full of chavs and naked 2 year olds runnin around with out nappies on haha

all i can hope is hes tunned it up and done a lot of work to the engine...oh well.

Karl

[Cliff]

But surely a Mk2 turbo should have no problem with modern hot hatches.

I mean the Golf GTi is 0-60 in 6.9 DSG and 7.2 manual. I though I standard rev1-2 was 5.9 and rev3+ 5.2?

The only real contender I consider in the Hot Hatch range is the Pulsar GTir.

[poyntesm]

But surely a Mk2 turbo should have no problem with modern hot hatches.

I mean the Golf GTi is 0-60 in 6.9 DSG and 7.2 manual. I though I standard rev1-2 was 5.9 and rev3+ 5.2?

The only real contender I consider in the Hot Hatch range is the Pulsar GTir.

Yeah...but would you like to drive something styled to look like a brick!!

[michael]

The only real contender I consider in the Hot Hatch range is the Pulsar GTir.

Nissan are thinking of bringing it back too

(Sadly only in FWD but it's much nicer to look at)

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[stevecordiner]

Like the wheels, but whats with the giant tampax on the seats LOL

[poyntesm]

Wonder will they make it...doubt it...Nissan seem to want to build it if it is a 4x4 of some sort.. although that new one looks quiet nice.

[craig]

Renault 5 GT Turbo? Good for big BHP and very light also - No match for a turbo though..

hahaha true, I wasted one at the pod.

Read the "The Lost World" by the time he crossed the line

[Cliff]

But surely a Mk2 turbo should have no problem with modern hot hatches.

I mean the Golf GTi is 0-60 in 6.9 DSG and 7.2 manual. I though I standard rev1-2 was 5.9 and rev3+ 5.2?

The only real contender I consider in the Hot Hatch range is the Pulsar GTir.

Yeah...but would you like to drive something styled to look like a brick!!

[craig]

Probably wouldve been a breeze if you had say a downpipe or running 1bar of boost , did you also drop a geer to get a better turbo spool up?

I suspect he'd need a 3S-GTE first

oh how stupid of me thought he had one

Makes me laugh how everyone assumes everyone else has a MK2 Turbo

IMTOC

[Dale_V]

Karl, you just have to realise that the MR2 NA is not really for straight lines. Go and play on some twisty roads... now you know what the MR2 is about

[craig]

Karl, you just have to realise that the MR2 NA is not really for straight lines. Go and play on some twisty roads... now you know what the MR2 is about

I bet! With 245 tyres up back..............RAILS

[Karl]

Karl, you just have to realise that the MR2 NA is not really for straight lines. Go and play on some twisty roads... now you know what the MR2 is about

haha you trying to get me killed?