After I sent him an email, he has responded and accepted my challenge!

Fair play he is actually a really cool guy on the phone, and is right up for it.

He has pulled the car off Ebay and we are going to try to do it next week at Brunters using Rentons Datron equipment.

The bet is very simple. I KNOW its NEVER EVER going to do 180mph and I was SOOOOOOO sure of this I have wagered £1,000 that he can't even do 150mph at Brunters. He has accepted this...

I am now wishing I'd have said 160mph but never mind Got to give the guy a chance to take my money

Watch this space, as I could be made to look VERY silly!!!! Fair play if the old girl does it though, but a GENUINE 150mph at Brunters is fast... I mean 300bhp+ cars like Tiffs and Pops could only just do it so how is a big fat old granny?

Renton is right up for this and thinks it could become a regular feature! 'Put your money where your mouth is' or something similar... 'a put up or shut up' thing for all those blokes down the pub with 500bhp Cossies on 4 greens and a T3, 200mph normally aspirated Supras and 8 second 1/4 mile 2.0 16v Novas

P.S I may need some egg remover for my face later in the week, does swarfega work ok?

 

 

lmfaoooooooo @ porkie - open a can of whupass on him

fair play to the bloke for the chalange tho - nice to see someone put their money where their mouth is and have a go against a REAL 180mph car

tuffeneega is good for egg

 

Expect he's busy swapping engines as we speak

 

easy money

now how was the hill climb thang

 

this is gonna get messy

 

lmfao

 

Lee 150 is a bit low aint it, i hope for your wallets sake that its a slow bag of shite!!

top man for sticking with the challenge though!!

 

for 1k thats what I though as well! BUT I specified in the bet that it the car from the advert which he says it NON turbo'd and standard as far as he is aware.

I also said NO gassing it up! coz that would be my idea!

I reckon its going to need 300bhp at LEAST to pull a car to that size upto 150mph at Brunters... and I just don't think a 24V6 can do that without Gas, forced induction or some serious Throttle boddie type action that would be obvious from the pictures.

I personally think my moneys 'pretty' safe.... but I do realise I have lined myself up for a HUGE

 

yes - but if you win will he actually pay you ?

 

Looking forward to hearing the outcome

 

he doesn't have to do 180mph!!! just 150mph!!! BUT I will be taking the Sierra up there to show him what a REAL 180mph car pulls like! I think he will be quite shocked

So even if it does 150mph and he takes my 1k, I try and get him to admit that 180mph may have been a little optimistic of him

 

 

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Well I know I will be taking my £1000 and will pay up if I lose

As I said he seems like a really genuine nice bloke on the phone

 

the granny cos i had would indicate 145 - thats it, rekkon thats about 130 in true speed - and that was near limiter on the overdrive gear tooo - big bold cruisers at a ton, but suck your wallet dry

 

Porkie am i invisible

 

AWESOME day, great event... Sierra was silly silly silly fast

Then we got some route cards and had a 45 mile blast down the road to an aircraft hanger from the Gumball 3000 Donut competition!

Was VERY cool. Best one for me was a lovely Ferrari 360 that got soooo abused and hot it started shooting angry blue flames from all 4 exhausts

Will post some piccys later.

 

best of luck Lee

 

Ive seen them do a genuine 140mph, 150 could be tough.

 

sweet cant wait to see the pics now go beat that granada

 

I fooking hope so

 

Metros coming along. Martin will want to be there to take the piss if I loose...

 

Can I come and watch - and maybe throw my car round Brunters

 

Its done 177k miles on that engine !!!

New, they ran 192bhp / 203 lb-ft and weigh 1422kg = 135.02 bhp/ton !!!

Top gear ratio 0.75
Final drive ratio 3.64

Top speed 137mph

Oh dear

 

does that mean we can all come with banners saying 'pay the man'???

 

There are some out there with modded final drive ratios.

 

 

I just thought, if this comes off (and i hope it dont for Porkies sake) aint Jim got the same engine in his saph?

Oh dear............

 

I see someone else on e/bay is claiming 160 for his.A mate of mine stuck a modded manual in his with a twin turbo conversion and that went ok,not sure of top speed though.

 

Fair play to oyu for putting your money where your mouth is

You must have too much money if you got a grand to spare or your pretty sure that he won't do it as you do know your stuff.

You told him he's not allowed to strip it to give him a bit of a head start on acceleration.

 

Kiss your money goodbye

 

definatley should have gone 160 to be on the safe side.

he must feel confident, he knows his own car !

will be interesting.

 

Yes, but if it has, it wont do the speed in the distance. Even if it does, it wont stop!!

I'd race him!! How about that, 3.0 24v against 1.6 8v

 

fair play to the bloke for accepting be intersting to see the next ebay ad

 

think your money is safe

 

Dear oh dear

 

porkie

just so happens there is a granada in martins work shop have a Gt30 turbo fitted on a v6 cosworth engine .... just hope this isn't the one .........PMSL..