Charlie Chalk

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Ginge, A Nova is from the same era as the RST's and Cossies


I don't see personally how you can say "ITS A FUCKING NOVA"


when the other two are "A FUCKING ESCORT" or "A FUCKING SIERRA!"

JonnyBravo

I dont personally think most birds find a car with solid suspension and a noisy exhaust a turn on.

Roll up in your nice BMW and then I'd say you are more likely to impress.

Out of the choice of a nova or RS Turbo I would take a nova anyday, much better all rounder IMO , one can moan that you need a LET to be fast but very few stick with a cvh anymore do they.

Both are fun cars though which IMO is what counts

XRT_si

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I had a bit of a problem explaining to my bird why i was selling my 325 coupe with air con and cream leather to fund a Zetec Turbo engine

Charlie Chalk

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LOL!

GINGExR2 T

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I keep telling my missus we can't afford to buy her a new car, but i always manage to find ŁŁŁŁ for the fezzy

Luca

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For full on 0 - top speed a cossie would win hands down.

But for instance i can keep a 380 bhp escos 4x4 of my tail from 30 - 130 no problems, but i have a car thats set up to do it. Its down to the power to weight ratio of the car....

With all the right parts for handling the power - quaife box, rose jointed adjustable arms etc mine will not loose traction at all.... unless wet of course lol.

if any one has seen the video on here of Andrew G focus at knockhill the caterhams are giving that car hell of good run.. with probably half the power, as its half the weight.

however a cossie will piss past me once 130 is reached and i cant catch it for shit.

my car is 300 bhp per tonne
a 380 bhp 4x4 cossie is 299 bhp per tonne - less power loss through transmission..

Differrant engines have differant power delivery so who knows if it will ever ever happen lol

Luca

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In answer to the question the erst aint got a bloody chance lol

SS1

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Ginge !

we must meet some time.you can have a go of the old smoky

the grin factor is 100%

the pull in 5th gear is unreal

the down factor is the deleted parts & expensive when you can get them

you should have bought it when you had the chance

flawless

Micky

My 180 BHP rst has beaten many a Cossie around Combe and Donno over the years,a few of the owners are on this site,as are the witness's.The thing I've noticed about the Cossie is its all about straight line power,but it cant get around corners.Regards,Micky

ryan_belfast

well my 300bhp escort rs turbo was beaten by a 380bhp 4x4 sapphire cossie, not by a hell of a lot mind you but the sapphire was quicker...

Luca

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power to weight ratio - your car is still full with interior etc i presume

joo5ty

well isnt that due to the point that the amount of bhp cant be handled any more? I guess at 300bhp you cant get your wheels sticked to the road at any gear?

can one say that above +/- 240bhp (if you think of the torque that usually comes with that) in a RS Turbo isnt a nice car to drive anymore, because of the wheelspin?

Luca

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Set up properly for track and a good map with decent engine managment and you wont get wheelspin at 240bhp.

I dont know about any higher bhp.. but il let you know with the new engine...

CliffRS4

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The problem we are having to explain that people don't seem to get is that many people with rst's spend a hell of alot of money making the car go fast in a straight line but pennies on the handling side.

Like you m4dyeti I have spent a fair few quid on the suspension side of things

Totally transforms the cars doesn't it

Luca

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Certainly does, how is your zetec coming along mate - im just strting to purchase the main bits for mine..

CliffRS4

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If you are at National Day of which I hope my car will be done for then you can ask me as I will be on the Performance Ford stand

Luca

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excellant Cliff il bring a notepad too then lol

GUZZLER

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my reply was for general use, people normally race on long straight roads in the dry, 4x4 has a big power loss compared to 2wd on a 300bhp cosworth, i wasn't talking about a rally stage in a storm

adamski frst

tricky question, as your not comparing like for like if a cossie was stripped out and running a TRUE 350 hp then no the rst would stand no chance in hell...

if both cars were full weight then IMO the cossie would still win i think the only way a rst would stand a chance if it was totally stripped of all its weight and the cossie wasn't....

i'm not into racing much tbh but i have not lost one yet i'm only running 390hp but evo's and skylines to rst's none have matched me yet, mine is by no means fast. But lets face it i owned a 200+hp fiesta and i sold it because the cosworth is a better car, it'll put the power down and feels alot stronger and happy on the road, the fiesta felt harsh and was violent... TBH i think my fiesta ran its nicest runnin 190hp,210lbft over 200hp in it just felt too much... just my 2pence

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gingeRS

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gingeRS

that it does....my mate had a stage 3 2wd saff and it used to seem MUCH faster than my 4x4

RickyLee53

Not going on an RST or a cossy.

But i drive a 202bhp starlet turbo and a Evo6 (standard) daily.

Power to weight theres nothing in them, but the Evo is much quicker.
Handles better, doesn't wheelspin, brakes better etc etc.
I'm sure this would be the case with the cossy and RST.

Which is more fun? A tough 1 as i've not done many miles in the Starbus, but i reckon it's more fun at the minute.

ryan_belfast

Nope, back seats etc were all out of it... roll cage put in though..

The sapphire was never proven bhp but its guessed at around 380,it had one of stu's "off the shelf chips" an was running greys etc...

the rs turbo had problems getting power down in first, but in second with toyo R888s and on a dry day it gripped 100% with no wheelspin... the car was an animal to drive, always fun fun... you had to concentrate 100% of the time or else you would torque steer into a ditch lol...

cozzfather

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i know what you mean Guzzle i would rather drive a 2wd in a
straight line, but show me bends,roundabouts, lanes, damp etc and
its 4x4 for me