wrxcraig

i took the car out lastnight coz havent driven it since i got it on sunday and i had one of these trying to edge me on, i gave it a bit on the straight na dhe couldnt touch me, after that i left him to it, but he didnt hang around and it was a turbo, just wanted to know what engine size r theses and has anyone else had an encounter with one of them.

Andy 02STI

I think they are tiny, are they 600 or 900cc?? I had a play in a stripped out rally version on one of those red-letter-days gift experiences.

MisterAdam

1.3 engine, 133bhp at 0.7 or 8 bar iirc (correct me if im wrong) Weigh anywere between 850kg - 900kg.

My old one weighed 880kg (TOM'S kit + 16's) and stripped out, and had around 160bhp, was pretty nippy!

Friend of mine got his down to 820kg with similar power

180-200bhp can be had out of the standard turbo if you know what your doing and run about a bar. A common turbo to put on them is the TD04L off an Impreza, then your looking at getting 200bhp very easily at 0.7 bar, internals wont take much more boost on that turbo though.

Handle like crap though, still not to be under estimated

Gear Head

iTrader: (2)

Think you need to read up on your car knowledge there m8!
The Toyota Starlet Turbo came with a 1.3L turbo engine with two boost settings. You can toggle between low (115bhp) and high (130bhp).
These weigh less than a tonne and can be easily tuned to give 170-180bhp.

MisterAdam

I used to have a video of me keeping up with a UK Turbo Impreza off a set of lights in mine

I'll have to see if i've still got that actually.

briforbes

Great wee cars....I bought one when I was 18 as my first foray into Jap imports.

I had a turbo back stainless exhaust on mine that I bought for a company in Sri-Lanka (Starlets are popular there) and boost set at 1 bar. At 850kg, it was a very nippy wee car. Only paid £600 a year insurance at that age and got cheap road tax too due to the tiny engine size.

The only thing I had to do to it in two years was replace the clutch, it was extremely reliable.

Handling is a bit "wooly" round corners, but I'm sure with uprated shocks etc it could be improved. Nobody knew what they were when I had mine which was a bonus.

I want another one...

myblackwrx

iTrader: (1)

Ther's 1 local to me (dorset) and its running over 220bhp (on a dyno dynamics r/r)

Gutmann pug

Funny this thread should start. There are a couple of these very local to me and I always have a sneaky peek at them. I wondered what sort of power these little ankle biters had and were capable off.

Gary

92typeRA

i like these little jap rockets
had a go with 1 in my old mk3 astra gsi. could i catch it noooooo untill motorway it toped out at 115 then i got past. there like chit off a shovel

MisterAdam

They're limited to 112mph, when mine was delimited it couldn't get past 120mph on the GPS the front bumper probably didn't help it though

MartynJ

I have one of these...
Runs 180bhp and 180lbft of torque...
At Japfest last year there was very little that could live with it...
125mph up over Avon Rise...
Mind you she has got £1500 quid of Cusco coilover suspension and uprated roll bars etc...