Jye

Was watching that daft Sky proggie Rev Bobs Torque show the other night, think it was a repeat but as I dont make a habit of watching this dross I'm not sure.

Anyway, what cought my eye was the dyno shoot out between an Evo 6 and a Golf 1.8T. Was very surprised by the results, the Evo made 341 BHP on the rollers and the Golf made 340!!!

I thought a Golf 1.8T with a remap was only good for 220 - 230 ish.

Have I missed something?

Andy Tang

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I suspect it's had a little work done to it!

I assume turbo, ECU and fuelling system.

ianc

Let me guess, the golf is blue?

Its had a bit more work than a remap, as it used to be owned by a tuner. It's in private hands now though so I won't name the owner.

Ian

ianc

Andy Tang - going back a few years - did you own a Citroen ZX Furio?

..or was that a different Andy Tang?

Ian

mike16v

yeah, the blue golf was Jabba's demo car - IHI turbo

Jye

Yes it was a blue Golf. Thought It must be more than a remap

So, next question. Is this reliable power, gearbox wise etc?

And how much

[Edited by Jye - 10/16/2003 11:39:45 AM]

Andy Tang

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Scary stuff Ian, yes I did have a Citreon ZX Furio!!!!

Where, why, what???? You get the idea!!!

ianc

I think we emailed each other for a while back then - there wasn't many people tuning ZX's.

I had a 1.9i ZX volcane:



Small world!!

Ian

Andy Tang

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Blimey that was a long time ago!!!

What do you have now?

ianc

Gone all family man and boring, Skoda Octavia estate:



(4WD, 222bhp, 231lb ft )

Ian


[Edited by ianc - 10/16/2003 12:08:45 PM]

Andy Tang

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Nice!!!

I'm considering the Fabia vRS at the moment!! A nice sensible diesel!!! (Now where was the number of Jabbasport!! )

AlmeraTastic

Andy,
I used to have a ZX Volcane 2.0i Top fun car even though it had frogs legs (and a super squeeky plastic interior). Never thought of tuning it though. Sold it but really should have kept it for a bit of track fun, never mind...

I haven't forgotten about the ally airbox thing, (no doubt you remember the ehem... cardboard prototype). When I get it sorted I'll drop you a line.
Cheers,
Ollie.

Andy Tang

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Cheers Ollie, although I don't know if I'd still want it as my fiancee and I are looking at selling both our cars and replacing them with one!

I love the look of the Fabia vRS, but I think she wants a Golf!!

ianc

little website I'm involved in...

briskoda.net

Plenty of Fabia RS owners and reviews etc...

Golf? Tch!

Ian

David_Wallis

Gary Handa has a nice golf turbo.. I belive that is getting to around 400bhp..

David

Andy Tang

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Ian,

I've already got an account on there!! Just lurking at the moment!!!

David,

Thank you!!! I've been racking my brain for Gary's last name!!!!

TopBanana

I saw a Skoda on the M4 heading west a couple of months ago. It had a briskoda sticker on it. I seem to remember the guy had a PDA working off a dash-mount. Was it you???

ianc

Not me, was it a white 4x4 estate?

Good to know the stickers are being spotted tho!!

Ian.

jimmyfloydhaversack

Hi Guys, first post on Scoobynet. The Skoda with the dash mount PDA wasn't silver was it??

TopBanana

Can't remember the colour guys. Might have been green actually? Not sure. Driver had obviously just been driving through heavy fog

dba

Garys Golf isnt quite at 400,its around 350 at the moment but he hasnt finished tuning it.Its almost as fast as Gossy in a Fiesta

[Edited by dba - 10/17/2003 9:59:02 PM]

RB5#295

There's a guy on SEATCupra.net with a Jabba IHI Ibiza at about 350bhp just now. There's more to come I believe.

Fen

mn_angrybeats

This is Gary Handa's car...

http://www.evoposters.net/carsa/MRKIV_Inters

TonyBurns

iTrader: (3)

Ah, i remember that golf (ive a picture of it at well lane), what a very sorted car, nice blue plumes of smoke on overrun, it nearly gave anyone in 10 foot of it carbon monoxide poisoning (it had around 330bhp then).
No doubt they have rebuilt the engine, as id say it didnt have long to live at that power then

Tony

WRX Wannabe

Bill's Ibiza 20VT has done 13.6 1/4 and 0-100 in 10.6 secs & 0-60 in 5.1secs running 340BHP

Not bad for a Front wheel drive car

iguana

I was in Bills Ibiza last weekend at Bruntingthorpe & can confirm it was just a bit nippy and pulled 160 through the lazer traps! huge power blew away new M3!! and Porker 964 also.

Not quite bye bye to me in a 490bhp 993 turbo though with a low 4 secs to 60 & got a whisker off 180mph through the lazer if ya interested- only beaten by those pesky much more areodynamic but less powerful 996 turbos with X50pack (450bhp upgrade)

RB5#295

Yeah, but the 993 is a real 911, not like those water cooled grand tourers they make nowadays.

Fen

iguana

Couldnt agree more Fen, the only place for water on a 911 is in the washer bottle

I must admit despite my beliefs, I do quite like GT3's though, despire the fact they are in my experience no quicker on track than either 964 or 993RS's and that they cook their brakes far too easily. Its just that in yellow particually they just look so damm good!

J4CKO

iTrader: (1)

Do Seat still make the 20VT version, had a look on their website and it was full of 1.4s and Diesels (which looks a bit useful itself)

What is the Ibiza based on, Polo or Golf, is a standard 20vt quicker than a 1.8T Golf ?

TurboBoost

The previous shape Ibiza Cupra (20VT) was a bit of a half breed, sort of an extended Polo with room for bigger engines.
Obviously lighter than a Golf so quicker with 156bhp as standard.

I think there is going to be a 180bhp 20VT version of the current Ibiza to be called a Cupra R, but it looks really crap, barely any less hideous than the normal Ibizas.