CliveW
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...And you have notified your insurers of these mods I trust???
...And you have notified your insurers of these mods I trust???
Khamelion
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Fastest car I've owned is my current car, a Mazda 3 2.2 Diesel with 185bhp, more than fast enough for me, tis snail paced compared to the others mentioned above, but plenty low down grunt.
Dunno about Snelly but I use Greenlight who insure everything like for like so if I have an off, all the tastey bits are replaced and I am still paying less than the likes of the AA, Endsleigh etc too.
triple_bogey
Tour Rookie
A Plan and Sky are others that are very ''modified Japanese'' friendly.
Mav281
Club Champion
Oh yeah - been there and done that in my slightly younger year.
MY06 Impreza STI - 365bhp - Initially had PPP installed but was removed when I had the Cat out and exhaust done. Straight through exhaust, remap with launch control - an absolute beast of a car.
Sadly the head gasket went after 7 or 8 months of ownership and it went down hill from there. Ended up part-x'ing her for the Vectra VXR in the lower photos.
MY57 Vectra VXR - 310BHP - Remapped with straight through exhaust.
MY06 Impreza STI - 365bhp - Initially had PPP installed but was removed when I had the Cat out and exhaust done. Straight through exhaust, remap with launch control - an absolute beast of a car.
Sadly the head gasket went after 7 or 8 months of ownership and it went down hill from there. Ended up part-x'ing her for the Vectra VXR in the lower photos.
MY57 Vectra VXR - 310BHP - Remapped with straight through exhaust.
any of you car lovers into detailing at all? you cant beat a properly detailed car
Function over form for me.
They just get dirty within a day again so I dont bother, a quarterly wash is plenty.
They just get dirty within a day again so I dont bother, a quarterly wash is plenty.
Rooter
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I used to be, i still have all the kit!! not these days though, i have cleaned my current car twice in the last 12 months....
USER1999
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I wash my car once a year, whether it needs it or not.
Just got the Mrs z3m coupe back from the body shop. Full respray, new badges, grilles, indicators, etc. The wheels have been re done too, in a slightly darker colour. It looks fantastic. Like new. 170,000 on the clock, still goes like stink, with 321 bhp. Limited to 150 though. Had the suspension sorted a few years ago, so it goes round corners, as opposed to not going round corners, like it used to. She loves it.
I don't fit in it!
Just got the Mrs z3m coupe back from the body shop. Full respray, new badges, grilles, indicators, etc. The wheels have been re done too, in a slightly darker colour. It looks fantastic. Like new. 170,000 on the clock, still goes like stink, with 321 bhp. Limited to 150 though. Had the suspension sorted a few years ago, so it goes round corners, as opposed to not going round corners, like it used to. She loves it.
I don't fit in it!
same here, have lots except the power polishers, its more of a summer pursuit these days
Rooter
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Epic car Chris, a true future classic with a massive cult following. best modification to make them go round corners even better are front and rear strut braces, and change of the anti roll bars..
I used to be a bit of a BMW geek!!
S
Snelly
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Naturally.
In fact I am using a specialist broker who needed a (long) list of everything that was aftermarket. Brakes alone were £7K so in the event of a prang that leads to them needing to be replaced, I don't want to have to fund it.
CliveW
Tour Winner
Fast isn't always better. My BMW 330 is restricted to 150 mph and handles beautifully, but my MkII Cobra which weighs 950 kilos, produces 290 bhp and 320 lb/ft of torque is far more fun to drive. No ABS, traction control, power steering, or wide tyres to aid you. Raw 1960s driving is what it's all about!
Lump
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Current car is my fastest owned car. A clio 197 Sport. I love N/A engines, such a better driving experience than turbo'd stuff. Its slow in a straight line compared to most on here but show it corners and even the tuned scoobys could be "played" with. (my dad owns a Sti Hawkeye and he can't escape the clio round the evo triangle)
Currently contemplating my new motor. Massively torn between a Evo X, Subaru Sti hatch, a Mk6 Golf Gti or a E46 M3.
Currently contemplating my new motor. Massively torn between a Evo X, Subaru Sti hatch, a Mk6 Golf Gti or a E46 M3.
Lump
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Very much turbo then
More than likely... and I hate it
...the problem with N/A is to get a good powerful N/A engine you need to look at VXR8's or M3's. A 2.0 N/A can only be tuned to add 30bhp and even then that'll cost £kk.
MadAdey
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My 1996 Impreza STi type RA. 0-60 in under 4 secs and not sure about the top end but I did get it once to 7000 RPM in 5th gear so probably in excess of 150MPH. NOt the usual boy racer mods though. Had a Tein suspension upgrade, 4 Pot Brembos on the front. Full custom built SS exhaust system including manifold and a Re-map. Pushed out 340 BHP in a car that weighed bugger all.
Piece
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Was an a Scooby owner in the 1990s and early 2000s. Had a UK MY98 which I loved as it was setup for the UK roads. Had 208 bhp and was a rocket to 60mph but had nothing much after. Car was written off (by a drunk third party), so used the insurance to get a WRX STI metallic steel grey import wagon with gold wheels. Had that remapped, with a decat, to put out 320. Lovely, lovely car but cost too much to run. Lost the love of the Scooby when the bug-eye came out.
Fastest car I had was a remapped 535d touring. Comically fast from 80mph onwards...would have left my jap STi miles behind at the higher end. Bizarrely, it had to go as the wife kept damaging it as she couldn't park it.
Fastest car I had was a remapped 535d touring. Comically fast from 80mph onwards...would have left my jap STi miles behind at the higher end. Bizarrely, it had to go as the wife kept damaging it as she couldn't park it.
Type RA had fantastically close ratio gears, I think it tops out around 120 but gets there so so fast.
sev112
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Were do you guys drive these things legally ? I'd hate it if any of you were speeding, you know what most forummers are like on here ...
I think I got above 70 once in a ford escort, but I think it was downhill and wind behind
I think I got above 70 once in a ford escort, but I think it was downhill and wind behind
