In response to the "big power rst" thread where theres loads of back and forwarding of the m5 vs rst debate and bitching. seems people with genuine 250+bhp rst's are loosing to the "its a bmw m5, i've owned one and its phenominal" argument. although seldom; it seems there are rst's out there capable of humbling even the best german engineering.
My question is why do we run rst's? spend copius amounts of money on old patched up fords with a history and reputation for unreliability.
Heres my two penneth even though i am nowhere near finished with mine OR even close to some of the machines being built and run on here.
you dont have to even have a "big spec" rst to surprise the super cruiser tourer thingy's.
even my 170ish hp rst can raise eyebrows. i've pissed off all manor of porsches, audis, bm's and mercs. now before everyone jumps on, i know its only a mild spec and i'm not claiming to have shown a clean pair of heels to them BUT its great when you get away from the lights and you know what they're thinking... "i'll just show this twat boy racer what a proper car is" and you hold them off for abit and make them work for the win. come 120 though and your toast but its never about that well not for me anyway its the underdog doing surprisingly well. i've held off stuff worth 100times what my old orion cost me. and its worth even less than that now if i came to sell it.
Ok so case and point.
On the way home from nms after having a shit load of work done to mine to get it running right finally, its now stage 2 and beautifully setup. theres an 09 bmw weaving through traffic in roadworks and generally not wanting to ride out the coned area like everyone else. its a 50mph limit and he's not sticking to it. so after the two lanes end its back to 3 and i'm in the middle when this white bmw starts weaving across all three lanes to exit the slight congestion (sp) caused. i get annoyed at this and drop to third at 50mph. takes a second for the boost to pick up but then i'm off. the microchip in his brain clicks in (see above) and he decides he's gonna show this prick boy racer what a proper car is. only he cant
his new car isn't
THAT good and he cant gain on me. my £320 orion is showing him its rear bumper and thats all. So a few miles later and we get to the traffic lights at the end of the slip road and i've been there 5 or so seconds when he pulls up. i glance across (admittedly with the hugest grin on my face) and will he look across? Will he bugger.
THATS why we do it.
next on my list is a front mount IC, act gauge, nice cam and some more chasing... thanks for reading my waffling too.
