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Offline Black Widow

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Re:World's Fastest Estate Car is .....British
« Reply #30 on: October 04, 2003, 01:21:55 pm »
OK, so big car engines are great, but what about the latest fad in the "bike engines for cars" department.  3 BRITISH companies are currently developing V8 bike engines.  2 1000cc or 1100cc attached to specially made crankcases.  Tuned to approx 330-360 bhp, huge amounts of torque, and all normally aspirated!
By the Rodney Thorne has a hillclimb Westfield with a 5ltr V8 in it, and about 400bhp.  Competes in the South, goes off the line using 2nd changes into 3rd and completes a run without changing gear again, and is bloody quick!!  That's real power! :o :o
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Re:World's Fastest Estate Car is .....British
« Reply #31 on: October 06, 2003, 06:22:09 pm »
Have you ever tried to ride a V8 motorbike, its not very good, makes the chassis wobble , which on a bike isnt very good .
Why can honda make 150bhp from 999cc in a bike that TUNES in a car becomes potent , but 150bhp in a 2000 cc car is crap ??

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« Reply #32 on: November 13, 2003, 04:10:41 pm »


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Re:World's Fastest Estate Car is .....British
« Reply #33 on: November 13, 2003, 04:53:42 pm »
Quote from: Andy Zarse on November 13, 2003, 04:10:41 pm
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Re:World's Fastest Estate Car is .....British
« Reply #34 on: November 27, 2003, 11:56:58 am »

It looks like the Muscle Car is to return to the UK.

Along with the Rover ZT260, Vauxhall are bringing over the Holden Monaro coupe from spring 2004 with a 328 hp 5.7 litre V8.

http://vauxhall.co.uk/futureModels/monaro.jhtml

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« Reply #35 on: November 27, 2003, 11:59:14 am »


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Re:World's Fastest Estate Car is .....British
« Reply #36 on: November 27, 2003, 06:30:48 pm »
Why cant Vauxhall just drop that really horrible looking -----------v----------
grille on a car. Its shocking .

Anyway

Hopefully the next MG will be out in April 2004 , the 375bhp version.

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