Yes, I had a Cavalier turbo 4x4.My transfer box gave up at 220 Bhp.

 

Mate, if i got whipped by a Corsa i would rather die than post it on a forum! Hahahahah

 

I`m not that bothered about letting ppl know to be honest it beat me fair and square on the straight. Though a lil ashamed and yet suprised it was that quick.

 

why? wot the **** do you think your driving? a road going F1 car

 

lmao @ Jim!

 

TBH i've only got a Turbo 2000 Wagon and I regularly get my *** handed to me be these small hot hatches.
Even had a Seat Ibiza running a hybrid turbo catch up to me after 80mph and it's was scarily quick low down

Not quite the car I was hopin for, what kinda power do these scoobies need to be really quick.

 

i had a little turbo pocket rocket behind me at TRAX silvertone it was pretty dam quick, as said all about Power to weight

If i had my Bridgestoneon he would not have seen me for dust but I was struglling on corners with Crap TOYO's.

I did let him by when I stopped a TVR spun in front of me He was not as brave when he was leading so soon passed him



Tony

 

Hahahahah, its all a good laugh. I been whipped before soooo bad, if you knew what it was that whipped me you would **** yourself. But thats the whole thing, you will never know. Luck the wife was asleep in the car so my secret is safe!!


Watch this vid at about 2.30 minutes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT4G-YNGLo0 This is why you never underestimate what you are up against.

 

My God... that piece of misinformation is STILL doing the rounds?

This is my very first post on Scoobynet, amazing to think after all this time I still have to refute that comment

 

Loads of corsa's and nova's running cav turbo lumps about, very easy to do and Ace fun!

 

i have a redtop n/a corsa with a chipped ecu and various other bits roaded at 175bhp really quick for a small car and will give most things a run,,,, the turbo'd corsas on the other hand are a BAG OF BEANS i cant take mine round a corner steadily on 45's with loads of grip,,, never mind twice the power which the tuned turbo is,,,

being quik in a straight line doesnt mean jack,,, if you cant use it all round then you myt aswell sit down,,,, thats why i still have my subaru

 

Thing is FWD with way to much power is the best thing to learn to drive in, anyone can drive a 4x4 quickly without to much skill, stick them in a 250bhp fwd car and then see how well they can drive

Depends what you want out of a car, i have had 5 silly power FWD cars exactly what i wanted a bit of fun and a challenge,

Best ever was a fiat uno 1.0 with power to weight ratio of about 290bhp / ton on 165 60 13's Cracking fun nothing to do with going round corners fast did not buy it for that

 

You dont need skill to drive a 250bhp fwd car as you can only use about 100bhp of it
otherwise your just understeering all the time (unless you like straight lines), if you want to learn how to drive "properly" then get yourself a rear wheel drive car

Tony

 

Sorry adam,a good point ,but a 250 bhp front wheel car will either torque steer like mad,or when giving it death in the bends understeer like crazy.Evo's & scoobies are very easy cars to drive quickly,and they inspire confidence the more you drive them,and the 4 wheel drive systems means you can nearly drive as fast in the wet as you can in the dry.
My mate has a 300 bhp wolf racing focus and dispite having lsd,in the wet the wheels spin like a washing machine on spin cycle. IMHO try driving a 300 bhp rear wheel drive sierra cosworth,when your trying to get the power down & keep it pointed in a straight line& fighting with the steering wheel all at the same time,now that imho is the best thing to learn in .Big power,low grip,rwd & lots of tail out action,can't beat it imho.

 

Agreed tony ,i cant type as fast as you .lol

 

Midnight, do you think we both agree on that?

Tony

 

I would say so tony, i had a cavalier turbo years ago,it was good in a straight line,but when going round bends at speed,due to the 50/50 split in the transfer box,it would understeer like crazy,which was easy enough to correct -just lift off the throttle and apply more lock.
The sierra cosworth i had would wheelspin in 2nd in the wet,and in the bends it was like a hooligan. If it started to oversteer(66/34 split) ,you couldn't just lift off the gas ,you had to correct it,otherwise you were normally in a field with the car on its roof .

 

theres a clio running audi quatro running gear around somewhere, running silly power, 450 ish iirc, i don't think many would keep up with that.

 

300bhp in a FWD Corsa? Like th saying goes, you can't polish a turd

 

Looks like a 306 gti6 behind you.

 

Hmmm i saw this,and i have nothing to say!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th6bX...eature=related

 

a nice straight 1/4 mile drag then.... proves the power/weight ratio of the Corsa is better.... not sure it addresses any of the other points in this thread?

My STI could whoop my old Cayman in a straight drag race to a ton... but the Cayman would run rings (literally) round the STI once it got bendy....
same with the Corsa/STI argument,

Ford have invested thousands trying to get their FRS to handle 300bhp..their eventual solution?...limit it to 180bhp in 1st/2nd..... are we saying Mr DIY Corsa enthusiast has found the secret? LOL...laughable..

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWk0P...os=QWf929nPONE

to balance things out a little

Banny

 

Like that

 

Didnt realise I would cause such a debate lol I was only saying it was quick. "note to self" keep mouth shut next time lol. only joking its been a good read seeing everyones views.

Just to point out I only posted it coz I was amazed by how quick it was. I wasnt saying I wanted one or that it was beta than a scoob or anything for that matter I was just saying it was quick nothing more nothing less. Good debate ppl lol

 

The OP deserves to be shot the shame

TX.