I own a classic STI, about 280 @ 1 bar. Pretty standard.
My mate owns a 3 door RS sierra running around 330.

He wins every time.

I like scoobies, but if something is faster than you then accept it and move on. Scoobs are NOT the ultimate vehicle on the road.

 

If this was a white cossie was in the north west area then I might have seen it too. A few weekends ago I went past it on the M56. It then undertook me very quickly in the middle lane, pulled infornt of me and slammed on the brakes. Not the best driving I've seen on a motorway before.

 

Think its pretty safe to assume any Cosworth still on the road isnt going to be standard - build quality was never great, so the age most are now they will either have blown up, fallen apart or been restored and tuned.

Years ago a mate of mine had what looked from the outside ( apart from running lower than normal ) Sierra - still had the 1.6 or whatever they were badges on etc... - had a tuned Cosworth engine and running gear, plus upgraded suspension and gearbox.

Used to embaress a lot of people with that who thought they had fast cars - bet it still would if its on the road somewhere.

 

i was next to a silver serria cossie last year on a dual carriageway i could just about keep him in sight when he floored it,i finally got him on a twisty b road,also there is a guy in cheltenham driving around in a white rs500 and i would'nt want to race him & friday i seen a white escort cossie looked awesome we looked at each other nodded and carried on driving i was not going to race a escort cossie

 

a friend of mine from west bromwich has a 500bhp rs500 and nothing goes like it. scoobys are quick but cosworths are the daddy im afraid

 

i seen a lot of serria cossie and one down side for me is a the back arches being full of rust and lots of grey smoke

 

i have a my94 wrx that i run every day, but i,am the chairman of north staffs rs owners club, i have had 5 cossies,still got a rs500, scoobys are powerfull cars between 2.5-5000 rpm on boost but loose it then ,a cossie will pull strong to 6000 rpm and a 330 bhp cossie is only about £600 to get that power , most have been rebuilt and are running at least that if not more

 

Yeah, well my dad's bigger than your dad and he's gunna give him a good kickin !!

FFS

Rob

 

As mentioned previously, if you come across a tidy cossie, it's a safe bet that it'll be runing over 300bhp!! The ones left are all enthusiast owned and they're very easy to tune!

VERY quick cars when tuned! Don't handle though IMHO- quite scary in fact.

Ns04

 

The RWD Cossie was a cracking car unless it was raining in which case you couldn't keep it in a straight line, the 4WD wasn't as good as the transfer box's used to go bang,
Still a great car even today.

 

aye i got nailed in the north west M6 buy a sleeper imho it must have been a cossie sleeper, tottally standard GLX looking but rather large exhaust was the only thing non standard that i could see as he went past me at 130 by which time i had given up, he turned off the motorway about a mile after that!

 

I still want a saff

 

mmmmmmmm......i wonder if its cause he has a spare 50 Horsies over u

 

Shock news just in. 2 litre turbo tuned to 400bhp beats 2 litre turbo at 250bhp

Surprisingly enough, a Cossie tuned to more power than a scoob will beat it. A scoob tuned to much more power than a cossie will beat it. The 2wd cossies have less transmission losses, so once rolling at speed will tend to have an edge over a scoob with the same or very similar power.

Nothing to do with "cossies are faster" or "scoobies are faster". In a drag race between 2 cars of similar size, weight etc, if one is much more powerful, it will win - end of.

 

Its just a shame this has to pointed out to folk in black and white.

 

Lets face it all cossies are modified today.Im sure they did 150 mph in standard form.Its the best car ford have produced in recent times.

 

blimey i didnt expect this responce !
i thought if we went down the lanes my scoob would show its worth, but in a straight line empty dual carriagewat then he left me,
I allways fancied a cossie, i had a 4x4 and that was awesome but allways in the petrol station

 

I never fancied the cossie route,I went the gtr way.

 

This is my old 4x4, engine was built for over 400bhp but only ever ran 350bhp,

Never EVER did it once let me down in 18 months of ownership,

She'd seen plenty of full bore launches and numerous runs of 165mph+

Last year Performance Ford featured @ Brunters she ran

0-60 in 4.2sec
0-100 in 10.9 sec
Standing Qtr in 12.53 @110mph

Was SOOOO much faster than my current 02 STI but i wanted something newer.
Definitey the most brutal car ive owned, it just never seemed to run out of puff. I definitely wouldnt think about racing one in the scoob.

 

Nice car and spec I'm still determined to own one of these one day. I've driven various cosworths and they are so exciting to drive. I love Subarus especially the noise but cossies are still the daddies. I don't mind old cars though

 

She was a minter mate but you cant take away the fact that shes a 12 year old sierra and she WILL rust.

I decided to get rid while she was still all minty

 

Everytime i see this thread it reads to me "got blown by a prossie"

Or is that just me

 

Just a sick minded individual....

Lol

 

 

Nearly bought an Escort RS Cosworth instead of the scoob. but couldn't find one that matched my needs/wants. My ex-boss has one that he hasn't driven for about 3 years. Its running 400bhp and you can hear it about 3 miles away. Quite simply awesome.

ewan

 

Very nice car that looks! I dont bother racing anything i cant beat! LOL
So, anything remotely looking like a cossie and i am in Sunday Drive mode
Like was said above, Scoobs aint the fastest car on the roads by far. And dont you think, that street racing always ends up just a game of chicken?
It all boils down to who will bottle it first.
Not for me, street racing is lethal.

 

I like that!!

Ns04

 

Its hardly surprising that its "soooo much faster" than you're 02 STi, its between 50-70 bhp up on the scooby. If they have equal power it would be very very close. Seen it a million times at crail.

 

Yeah i see what you mean about the power difference, but the power was just so much more brutal than the scooby, also the saff was lighter.

My scoob will be approx 340bhp soon so should keep me quiet for a bit.