The RA's Replacement
07 July 2009, 10:11 PM
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The RA's Replacement
After selling the RA a couple of weeks ago i didnt really know what to replace it with until i saw this...
Never really been into them before but got it at a good price so took it home...I know feckall about these little cars apart from their made by Nissan....
Spec isnt huge but i took it for a power run yesterday where it made 286bhp@1bar which makes it a lot of fun even if its nowhere as qucik as the RA was.
The only thing i dont like is the noise of the thing, i must be really getting old in my 39years because the 5zigen exhaust is just to noisey for my old ears...
Never really been into them before but got it at a good price so took it home...I know feckall about these little cars apart from their made by Nissan....
Spec isnt huge but i took it for a power run yesterday where it made 286bhp@1bar which makes it a lot of fun even if its nowhere as qucik as the RA was.
The only thing i dont like is the noise of the thing, i must be really getting old in my 39years because the 5zigen exhaust is just to noisey for my old ears...
08 July 2009, 01:17 PM
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I came close to buying one of these about a year ago. My mate had one running 350bhp and was an absolute animal. Put a sunny gti bonnet on for a full sleeper effect
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Your Gtir at 286bhp should be able to hit mid to high12s if you can launch it and change gear fast. If it had the same power as your RA, then it would be bye bye RA.
(assuming your RA had 276bhp and 1270kg when stock)
My RB Gtir (same as your RA, lightweight, close ratio gearbox etc) ran a 13.08 with only 246bhp. It's now running 12.0s with just under 300bhp. (It's lost abit of weight tho )
(assuming your RA had 276bhp and 1270kg when stock)My RB Gtir (same as your RA, lightweight, close ratio gearbox etc) ran a 13.08 with only 246bhp. It's now running 12.0s with just under 300bhp. (It's lost abit of weight tho
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25 July 2009, 06:34 PM
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No. The standard clutch won't last too long with over 280bhp (although mine lasted 4 years with quite abit of drag racing) but who has a standard clutch anymore.
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Most of the car is prone to breaking when modified on these though they look the part
Gearboxes are weak along with the clutches, engines are good for 1bar but not more unless upgraded, standard brakes are pathetic for the car (standard 14 or 15 inch wheels) but I still like them
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though they look the part Gearboxes are weak along with the clutches, engines are good for 1bar but not more unless upgraded, standard brakes are pathetic for the car (standard 14 or 15 inch wheels) but I still like them
Tony
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Most of the car is prone to breaking when modified on these though they look the part
Gearboxes are weak along with the clutches, engines are good for 1bar but not more unless upgraded, standard brakes are pathetic for the car (standard 14 or 15 inch wheels) but I still like them
Tony
though they look the part Gearboxes are weak along with the clutches, engines are good for 1bar but not more unless upgraded, standard brakes are pathetic for the car (standard 14 or 15 inch wheels) but I still like them
Tony
Engines can do over 400bhp in standard form as long as they've been mapped properly.
Gearboxes are pot luck, some people go through a few, other people haven't broken one in 7.5 years.
Standard brakes are pathetic on an uprated Gtir, but they do the job on a standard car.
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