has anyone on subaroooonet ever had a play with a small vauxhall turbo car and how did you fair against it?

for example a corsa/astra/nova turbo (c20let) 2L turbo fwd

just wondering, thats all

 

Shhhh,you'll get into trouble

 

my mate had a 2.0 na nova a few years ago i never had a play but still rather be in a slower car than a turbo corsa ,nova etc etc lol lol .

 

Unless you have 300bhp that new astra vxr will be right up your bumper. Power to weight and all that.

 

Never had any problem with them

Banny

 

Looking at the spec of your Scoob, I can hardly say I'm surprised

 

I used to have a C20LET'd Astra GSI. Was stupidly quick.... when i could get traction, which wasn't often.

My mate has an Astra GTE with a C20LET engine, running approx 330bhp, stripped out with cage, coilovers, V6 brakes, and a LSD.
On a sprint circuit he got exactly the same time as me in the WRX.... but at the time i only had 240bhp, 2 pot brakes, and a set of springs fitted.

(Basically great in a straight line, awful on corners)

 

mr speck

 

Dusted him too along leeds rd towards babes in the wood pub

 

fastest car in the world that though

 

Best mate has an astra c20let running 415ish bhp.. with more torque! Spent silly money on it - coilovers - tarox 10 pots. When he can get traction, he wets all over me (im 280ish). Round the twisty bits, im all over him but onstraights..hes gone

 

mate of mine had a pug 106 turbo charged running 190bhp
rapid from about 40-90, would beat me in my uk turbo doing that
was embarrassing as i didnt know he was getting the conversion done and was following him one day and was surprised when he put his foot dwon and disappeared at hast, thought GTI;s werent that rapid at all, only when i saw him pull up on my driveway the following day and he let his dumpvalve rip that i realised he was no longer normally aspirated but running forced induction.!

 

If im playing with one and it looks like it might be getting close I head for a corner. always does the trick.

 

seen quite a few vids on youtube where scoobys gets smoked by either little saxos or 106, corsas etc. must be down to the bad driving

wiley

 

loving that .

 

theres a nova let round mine played with that a few times i was quicker straight and corners that was with no mods just my stock 280ps dunno what he has its got s fmic thats all i know.
dont have no probs with new vxrs my mate has a regal stage 3.5 one and i can still leave it doesnt realy weigh any less tho its heavier according to his chassis plate thing.
Theres anthor lad i know off with 440 bhp astra mk4 stops at about 170-180 mph like but it can only run low 14s late 13s.