dont anyone get on there high horse but im a scooby driver no more no less and a bit of a novice when it comes to upgrades. but can some one clarify this matter for me ?
i have read numerous posts about these kits you can get to turn cossies into <escort i love them ><sierra sh1te bag >500-600 bhp monsters.
is this because they are old news cars and it does not matter that much if they blow up ?
or another reason ?

with GREEN INJECTORS, 3 BAR MAP SENSOR, UPRATED ACTUATOR, HYBRID TURBO, DUMP VALVE, K&N CONE, STAINLESS EXHAUST SYSTEM.
SWIRL POT ETC. you'll be up in the 330 - 350s, the 4x4 lump in a 2wd works v well, as you get slightly more oomph outta the 4x4 lumps to compensate for the extra drive, but they all go bang eventually.
There fords

Basically they have a much more tunable / stronger engine than the Scooby thats why figures of 500bhp can be gained.
Doc

yeah ,something that goes bang in the night!
must be a horror 4 them lol

but how long would a scooby lump last with that kind of power... oops i forgot we're talking dreamworld figures for the 'flat' four aren't we... so that would never go pop ;)

owain

wheres my translator tom gone

but they all go bang eventually.
There fords

what and subaru's don't, think you will find that there is a lot out there for cossies as they have been around for a long time, you'll find that most tuned engimes either have a shorter life or if done badly go pop

recent threads on this board go along with that

LOL @ they all go bang eventually!

Nothing against the poster of the thread, but see "Another STi goes bang" thread on this page!

Cossies do go bang at some point cos they're 20 year old quality engines with decayed wiring, and knackered engine sensors..... he says, looking at his knackered cossie wiring loom!

lol @ RichPON :D

I will have enough fuel and air on my new engine to flow over 700bhp, with standard internal's.

No scoob on earth is that strong, from a standard crank and rods, with cosworth pistons ;)

I can't remember which company it is that is selling a 515 brake engine out of an ex touring car. It may be castle perfomance.

But basically. if you hand over enuff cash they can give you whever you like. But if you do get a 500+ brake engine built, enjoy it while you can, as eventually is will turn itself inside-out.

Davie, you knowledge is so good, i think i will take a 500bhp against the reliability of a standard scoob engine any day....

How many car do you know det from the factory :p

Quote:

---

But if you do get a 500+ brake engine built, enjoy it while you can, as eventually is will turn itself inside-out

---

Davey, which orifice have you uttered that kack from? :D

the engine in these cossie, are they built by the same company that builds for F1 teams?


who do subaru build for?

so who started this myth that a well built properly tuned 500bhp cossie will blow up?

they only blow up when idiots play with things they dont understand

i hear of more scoobs eating there engine than cossies

Maybe thats cause there are more scoobys than cossies :rolleyes:

You need to work on percentages otherwise statements like that above don't work!

You can get kits for Scoobs to get upto 600bhp. Take a look at this website and they run Scoobs with 600+bhp.

The website with a 600+bhp Scoob is APS 600+bhp dyno

Probably cost a fortune to do but still it exists. Maybe Jamie from JW Racing could give us some idea of costs.

Hi,

Lets not forget that the cossie motor was designed for big power and de-tuned for the production cars. A well set up one running somewhere between the standard 200 and mad 500+ will go on for ages. I use my 320 Esc as a daily driver and it's been OK for 18 months /touches wood...

CheeRS

Steve.

One of my very good friends had a scooby once, tried to run 300bhp by spending some serious cash on good tuning stuff, 3 clutches, 2 bottomends and a piston later he sold it :D now he wants to buy my cossie ;)

boys boys boys..
I don't know why you bother with all this four pot wheezy ****e.
Get yourself a GTR and you get a lovely straight six and you can get 500 BHP at a mere 1.2 bar!!
Even skyline engines go bang if they are not treated properly or built well in the first place.
The scoob engine is ****e for tuning tho...fact. There are so few engines over 350 BHP.
Pound for ound I have to say the cossie lump is so much better for tuning...especially the RS500 block.
But then they are dag dustbins....

so get a skyline and problem solved.

Nick 33

nlw333
Yeah i agree to buy a much more expensive car, and get in most cases a little more power, but power to money ratio is sh1te for a skyline!!
If you can afford a skyline why on earth would you guy one ?
Why not something else?
Must admit the name certainly reflects the price. lol

NLW33
try again!!

bbb:)

Mine has never been to essex mate so :p

wasnt they built by germans? :confused:

Yep

prehaps they replicated Dagenham in Germany then ? :)

As if?!

cossie and rs is for diks like scoob

OK

[Edited by Mellow Yellow ! - 11/24/2002 10:39:04 PM]

Nice car Mellow :) Will look forward to seeing it on track.

astra888turbo - just what is your problem, other than being such an anally retentive dik?