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Old 16 August 2006, 08:37 PM
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Old 16 August 2006, 08:50 PM
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Might raise a few eyebrows in the traffic light Grand Prix ...

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Old 16 August 2006, 09:27 PM
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very impressive but with such poor traction off the line any scooby would eat it in the traffic light gp
Old 16 August 2006, 10:35 PM
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Not many Scoobies will match 0-60 in 4s ...

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Old 17 August 2006, 06:25 AM
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Think this was on ebay not so long back , very good all the same
Old 17 August 2006, 08:16 AM
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i think it may have been a different one on EBay. The guy hasnt long finished it - then we got our hands on it for the site.

Old 17 August 2006, 10:09 AM
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I wonder how many times people tell him he's left his bonnet up ?

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Old 17 August 2006, 10:14 AM
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hmm. sub 4 to 60mph, yet 14 sec 1/4 mile, but only does 120mph

Let's assume it is a monster on the track
Old 17 August 2006, 10:32 AM
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14 second quarter mile ? That's not that fast, how much does it weight ? (it's not like it can use long gearing as an excuse if it tops out at 120)
Old 17 August 2006, 12:34 PM
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"1/4 was again on bad ground with spinning in 1st,2nd and 3rd on cold tyres but still did a 14."

Thats probably the reason then...I`d imagine it would be great fun on a tight track

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Old 17 August 2006, 01:01 PM
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Seems odd to go to all that effort of converting/tuning and not spending a couple of minutes to record a time properly. I'd be interested to know what it clocks when not on "bad ground / cold tyres"
Old 17 August 2006, 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Terminator X
Not many Scoobies will match 0-60 in 4s ...

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that time must be theoretical because it cant get traction in 1st ,2nd and 3rd so how the hell is it gonna do 60 in 4 seconds ,scooby will have hit 6o while thats still wheel spinning ,hence the 1/4 time of 14 seconds
Old 17 August 2006, 06:54 PM
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OK - i was gonna put vids up but for some reason there only working through the 2muchtorque website forum. Oh well my plan failed

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Old 17 August 2006, 07:10 PM
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Seen the car in the flesh recently around my area, looks like he has done a very good job on it.
Cant understand how it does 0-60 in under 4 seconds if it spins in 1st, 2nd and 3rd.
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Yeah he's round your way mate.
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I've got to say I'd love to find out how much this weighs??

I have a RWD mid engined mini minus with an R1 engine. Less power as it's running 160Bhp and mine weighs 581kgs, it's also geared similarly as it will only see 120-130ish. And have already done a 13.55second 1/4 mile???. And that was still with launch issues (kept bogging down off the line).

Look great though! I'd love to see this in the flesh!
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I'm not 100% but i have a feeling he might be with us on the 2muchtorque stand at trax in a week or two.
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I've just seen that this is for sale!! 8.5K. Bargain when you think of the work put into this!!

http://xrtwo.speedcentral.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=36879

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Old 27 August 2006, 01:04 AM
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I really admire his work there.

Personally though I would want longer gearing and your never going to be able to exploit 330bhp properly in that due to the traction issues.
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Originally Posted by mg driver
very impressive but with such poor traction off the line any scooby would eat it in the traffic light gp
Ignorance breeds poverty, just a thought.

This will eat 90% of scoobies all day long, in every gear
Old 28 August 2006, 01:18 AM
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Few videos on passionford.com of this, its a little animal. Viewed it to buy a few weeks back but decided against it, i couldn't justify owning it tbh.

With a couple refinements this will be an absolute weapon, and as for scoobies keeping up lol, even wheels spinning this thing takes off.

Crazy little motor!
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