The 180mph Granada on Ebay. I've got £1k bet with him!!
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The 180mph Granada on Ebay. I've got £1k bet with him!!
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?
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?
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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
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
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Originally Posted by NUTS RuS
Expect he's busy swapping engines as we speak
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
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Originally Posted by Graceland
against a REAL 180mph car
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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Originally Posted by R4N S S
yes - but if you win will he actually pay you ?
As I said he seems like a really genuine nice bloke on the phone
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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
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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
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Originally Posted by * Rudey *
raceing for cash just think how many will go bang with that incentive, would be a good event indeed bet the metro will get a few victims
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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
slight blowing from exhaust system at manifold
Top gear ratio 0.75
Final drive ratio 3.64
Top speed 137mph
Oh dear
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Originally Posted by Porkie
Originally Posted by * Rudey *
raceing for cash just think how many will go bang with that incentive, would be a good event indeed bet the metro will get a few victims
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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.
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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.
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.