Was thinking, i have just postet a vid of another cossie from sweden that does a low 10 sec time, and i know a few others that does wery low 11sec and high 10sec times, but then i look at the british and irish cars in here, and there seems to be a LONG time between them doing low 11sec?
Why is this?
It seems that u guys are more up to buying "the right parts" and breaking the cars instead of using them for real, like theese sweedes does?
This is not a dig, and i sctually admire that u have some of the most finest cosworths in the world, but why all this buffing breaking and selling instead of using them for what they are build for?
It seems like it is the same few that actualy does what all you guys should be doing?

just my 50 cents

 

erm well i use mine everyday..so having bhp is a pain in the ass..ask the swedens if they drive theres everyday

 

becus you lot live for today not tommorro and you dont have ppl trying to blow airports up

 

Why is it a pain in the ass?
Both conny and fredde drive thair cars on vacation in denmark, norway and germany aso, i use mine everyday also?
Off course it isent so comftable but is works wirhout problems, only changing oil and plugs for about every 3k km?

I think it`s a bad rep that they cant stand everyday abuse with racing and also have wery big power
It actually can buy the way

 

LOL, that was actually funny

 

what power does your run in bhp..

well im 18 and petrol is expensive..and my insurance would go up.. and with bigger power more problems arise

 

You've opened a can of worms here mate! But in all honesty your right!

 

we're just crap mate....

 

Why? You only get problems when the idiots and short sighted people don't upgrade other parts of the car to accomodate the increase in power!

 

yh thats a good point..but how many of here run 400bhp cossies for everyday use?

 

its cheaper to buy a bottle of polish and do that all day than putting petrol in the car and driving for an hour

 

Mine is build for 700+bhp, but still have an management problem, a pregnant girlfriend and 2 jobs so havent got to fixit it yet.

I can understand that, but dont you have 2 cars?
If you have, why dont you just have one with more power then?

 

People that do that should buy a fucking MGB or somthing then!

 

Yep, ecatly my idea with this hehe

 

I don't know mate, probably not many, but again, i've got 2 words for you.... Closed Loop

I've got it, it's not expensive and it straight away solves the problem, regardless of spec and power, of shite fuel consumption in cossies!

 

lol just got closed loop last week mate..im in the uk for sis wedding so havent put it in car yet..just making my car stage 3..cant wait to get it back on the road..

nope i have one car..the cossie.. thats all i need

 

R5FORD That's what I did mate, Stage 3 on Greens and Closed Loop on an L8

 

if i could afford big power i would but at the moment my car struggles for traction with only 282bhp in the wet. and its wet a lot up here. big power that you talk of isnt very practicle for an everyday runaround which is why i have set my target power low. 350-360bhp is what im aiming for and in a rwd estate i think thats more than enough

 

they should come to totb then and show us brits how it done in the cossie world

as i for one would love to see them here

 

No, yes & yes

 

That is what i´m trying to get them to, but it will cost about 3grand in total to get the car to england and home again, and that is twice what they use on a hole season in sweden and norway, so i can understand why they wont.
It`s really an issue about money

 

Yes that would be fantastic.

Could this not be funded by some sort of sponsorship/ Magazines
Sure if we all gave a quid etc etc

 

what bhp did urz run mate..

 

Well i tend to use mine as an every day runner, and it's fine. A little bit thirsty, but hey, it's old and sometimes it can be quick

 

Many people with alleged big bhp cossies in the uk end up with red faces when it comes to the crunch and their cars deliver piss poor times

then everyone realises its pub talk drivel figures they have been spouting!

good thread

 

what kinda power mate..

yh petrol is so expensive.. itsnot worth having a 400bhp + cossie when a 330bhp does the same job on the roads..

but then agen 400+ would be nice

 

yh..thats true, never really understood why people say built for---bhp.. if its built for 700bhp will it actully be 700bhp?

 

now aint that the truth

 

Whats your insurance like at 18!

 

lol not to bad mate..agreed value of 23k and only costs 1280

 

mid tens is two seconds off the pace if its 4wd

 

Right now about 150bhp, but if u missed it then i wrote i have an management problem?
When this problem is fixed it should be at 600+bhp on 98ron, thats what the engine is specced for.
But hey, why should you belive a dane?


I use my car as much i can, have had it for 7 years now, have got 3 titles as denmarks fastest car, was the first one to race against streetbikes, but this engine is pulling my hair out, and i`m doing it all my self.
That`s why i havent got any results yet, but they will come.

 

insurance on a cossie at 18 for that is that here on or in Oz? Defo dont think you will get insured for that in the UK.

As for everyday use - i have used mine everyday last year for approx 2 months and it didnt miss a beat

 

oz mate..lovin it lol.. yhep sensible power for everyday use, dosent kill tne pocket with petrol..

 

Seeing as i'm still on a T3 all be it a Hybrid Turbo, Stu estimates the power to be around the 320bhp mark, certainly no more, dependant on boost it's probably around 310/315

BTW, its punchy as fuck!

 

yh a sensible bhp for the road
still gives a buzz when you floor it

 

Sure does mate and at the moment (touch wood ) i've got no reliability issues.... Might get an uprated clutch one day though..

 

This sounds like to be the same problem as the cosworth owners in denmark, they have the cars, they have a LOT of fun, but am scared of going to some competetions because of maybe they would loose?

Come on, it isent about winning, its about having fun

 

To be fair,


Kevin's old Escos is more impressive then the 10.2 escos from over the water.

10.3 with less power and road tyres.