Hot hatch wise

205 mi16 on 45`s
Escort rs turbo
Fiesta rs turbo
Nova 2.0 maybe turbo?
mk2 g60 golf or simaler

opinions

 

My nova turbo was a annimal ask johhny mate it would depend on condition for me as they are all getting rough now so veiw a few n decide what you like

 

205 for me 'cos they just handle so well straight out the box.

 

Ohh i heard ralston was selling that mk2 golf g60 the blue one

 

Yeah heard that too

 

Just buy a 172 clio for 1500 quid, you dont have to build it, they just work, and will keep with any of those round a track.

 

How about an Ibiza Cupra with a few upgrades? ....or you trying to stay old skool?


Cheers,
Grant

 

205 for me ,

 

No just wondering

 

I've been looking at them recently, can't believe they're so cheap now

 

as chip says clio 172 all the way...one will be my next track car very shortly.

 

205 for me with the Mi16 on carbs and a turbo diesel box

 

Had a few rs turbos fiesta and escort when I was younger just some cheap fun really.

Prob end up wa a 350bhp 2wd saff cos again lol, would like a 205 in lazer green split rims on carbs.

 

crx with teg motor in or turbo'd

 

not a hatch but more fun as its even more offensive as its so crap.sold this a few years ago,was chipped,3.0 cams,exhaust etc.wiped the floor on a dual carriageway from a standing start to flat out with a mcrae edition impreza,pulsar,13.4 sec 1/4 mile,kept up with 600cc bikes on a back road i know well for 6 miles till we got to the next town.was a bit heavy in the front though.

 

or this for the track,2.0 redtop,cammed,chiped etc.2 old lady owner 36k mile shell before i converted it.had a couple of hatchback novas and they arent as fun.i have an escort rs turbo just now and it wouldnt look at either of these.

 

XE novas don't handle all that well as the chassis just doesn't like the extra weight over the front wheels.

People run into the 8's round the ring in stock 172's so thats what I'd be going with as the rest are old, definitely going to need major upkeep and no where near as practical as a Clio

 

my old nova what cams were in this lee as a thought it was a standard engine?

 

unsure as the engine came from a calibra i bought as spares,but it was chipped and cammed.chances are it wont be the same engine as i sold it to a lad in denny then it got passed about then i seen it at knockhill,i was driving a standard 2.0 redtop corsa and managed to pass it on the straight and pull away from it and the guy driving was going for it.theres no way that would have happened with the engine i put in it.i seen it about 1 1/2 years ago for sale on an escort forum,looked well shagged and beaten.total waste as the shell was like new when i sold it.old mrs winifred sandbach who had itbefore me would not be impressed if she seen it then!!

 

Bang for your buck you wont get owt faster IMO than a let corsa/nova.... immense fun, some supercar killing power for less than 4k.... it not handle like a 172 would, but 60-130 not alot will keep close!

 

it was the same engine then as it was me that bought it from alex in denny as he didnt have it long and a had it for ages then a sold it back to him,then he offered it back to me but a had too many cars at the time or a would of had it back.so dunno who he sold it to but after that it seemed to get passed about then seen it on knockhill and it didnt look as fast!

 

personally a let nova fully sorted suspension/brake wise is one cracking car, i also like the ideas of the 172 especially with a low boost turbo conversion (220bhp)

 

Anything turbo will be most 'fun' but possibly not the fastest round a track.

 

205 for me

 

Xr2 turbo?thought they were 150 mph cars back then!good chassis too!hate clios,break all the time have to be a nova/corsa let/xe for me.I know for a cheap corsa xe if your interested?not mine but at 700 it's cheap,proper conversion too.

 

mrk2 xr2 with zetec lump are good fun

 

cant really beat a 172 now days for the cash though.

I will be buying a FRST when i have some paytime cash about me. God knows why but i really fancy one at the moment.