From: boltar2003 on
On Thu, 1 Oct 2009 13:04:52 +0100
Conor <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote:
>> see them going far when their power has been doubled or more.
>>
>Yet here I have a standard Capri with 174,000 miles on the clock on its
>original engine.

God knows how you've managed it. None of my parents cars lastest much beyond
the 30K mark and they were serviced properly.

>> I've never seen a stock cavalier with 300bhp from a 4 pot.
>>
>If it had 300BHP, it wasn't a stock engine.

Look at the specs for the Z28 which was a standard dealership model.

http://autos.msn.com/research/vip/Spec_Glance.aspx?year=1999&make=Chevrolet&model=Camaro

Its handling might have been non existent , but in a straight line little
could beat it.

B2003

From: boltar2003 on
On Thu, 1 Oct 2009 13:01:07 +0100
%steve%@malloc.co.uk (Steve Firth) wrote:
>The 4.0V6 in the Mustang puts out 210 bhp, the same that Ford Europe
>manage from a 2.0 ST.

The mustangs figures might be a bit lame , but its rather apples and oranges.
Remove the turbo from the focus and then lets see how much it puts out.

B2003

From: Silk on
boltar2003(a)yahoo.co.uk wrote:
> On Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:56:48 +0100
> Conor <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote:
>>>> BTW, you don't need the DCOE's nor the Cosworth rods to do 155BHP
>>>> although you do need the 2.1 litre uprating and changing to the Weber
>>>> 38DGAS carb as the 32/36DGV tops out at around 135BHP. Neither do you
>>>> need the Aldon dizzy.
>>> Cossie rods were there, so I fitted 'em. Properly set up Aldon dizzy is
>>> more accurate than using the old Bosch or Motorcraft job - having the
>>> sparks at the right time is pretty important when you're trying to get
>>> more power from an engine.
>> No argument there. I think I'd go Megajolt though and get a proper
>> mapping done.
>
> Can someone explain why anyone would spend time and money trying to hot
> rod some antiquated POS when after all that effort they *still* end up
> with an engine that can barely match a diesel mondeo?

They try to convince us they have a "classic" by choice because they
don't want to admit they can't afford a decent car. No one is fooled.
From: Adrian on
Silk <me(a)privacy.net> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
saying:

>> Can someone explain why anyone would spend time and money trying to hot
>> rod some antiquated POS when after all that effort they *still* end up
>> with an engine that can barely match a diesel mondeo?

> They try to convince us they have a "classic" by choice because they
> don't want to admit they can't afford a decent car. No one is fooled.

Yeh, I'll bet that bloke in the Austin-Healey 3000 the other day _really_
wished he was driving a diesel Octavia instead.

Or the XK150 drophead. Or the DB2/4 convertible. Oh, wait, both of those
last two were parked outside £1m++ houses. The Aston was sharing
drivespace with a Toerag & a Boxy.

Perhaps you forgot that Conor also has a recent diesel Mondeo?
Perhaps you should just admit that you're, ultimately, a deeply grey and
boring person?
From: Silk on
DavidR wrote:
and 3g is fairly basic.
>

I can never get a signal. :-(