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Ever seen a cossie make under std power?

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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 04:59 PM
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Default Ever seen a cossie make under std power?

Have you ever seen it? i never did until one day i went to this RR day over here with a crap RR with shit cooling etc and a seen one shonky saff (not even fit for breaking lol) go on the roller the boy was a typical Valley chav saying how its so much faster than T5's etc make 180bhp
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 05:01 PM
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I've seen 1 make about 185bhp at powerstation a long time ago
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 05:06 PM
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there was one in a magazine,, but that was cos the guy thought it was a good idea
to jet wash the engine i think.... flooded all the bits and it misfired
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 05:09 PM
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really bad leakdown test is all you need to make shite power.
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 05:12 PM
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I met a bloke at AVA years ago who was getting the boost turned DOWN on his 3 door cos it was winter.........


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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 05:14 PM
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ive seen a few on rollers make under 200, even when running 1bar
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 05:17 PM
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best one tho was a lad i know who had THE sheddiest saff ever, honest to god ive never seen such a piece of shit, was std engine which was totaly fucked, running 20psi held on greens, i honestly didnt expect it to get 250bhp, but managed 305!

It blew up about a week later n was scrapped
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Originally Posted by Itsmeagain
best one tho was a lad i know who had THE sheddiest saff ever, honest to god ive never seen such a piece of shit, was std engine which was totaly fucked, running 20psi held on greens, i honestly didnt expect it to get 250bhp, but managed 305!

It blew up about a week later n was scrapped
thats almost like one i knew

look shit, smoked loads used loads of oil


and made 348.5


and yeah that one's dead too
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 05:25 PM
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Yeah but not cos of engine, because someone got over excitied
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Originally Posted by Rhys
Yeah but not cos of engine, because someone got over excitied

true
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 05:39 PM
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Mine's about 4
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by pee vee
there was one in a magazine,, but that was cos the guy thought it was a good idea
to jet wash the engine i think.... flooded all the bits and it misfired
That was John a member of local RSOC

and hes my local mechanic

and DOO's

it wasnt him who jetwashed it he reckons lol
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Loads of "std" cossies will be making less than the book power figures - just the same as any car. Don't forget that these book figures were on new engines - Youngest Cossie YB is over ten years old now!
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Originally Posted by Thrush
Loads of "std" cossies will be making less than the book power figures - just the same as any car. Don't forget that these book figures were on new engines - Youngest Cossie YB is over ten years old now!
But Thursh i have been on the scene for years and have only ever seen 1 cossie make under std power!
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