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Old 09-03-2009, 07:58 AM
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This thread is - just like the new owner! .

Make sure you hand me the keys, as I've never driven a 500bhp Sapphire on 3.9 gearing . I'll show you what she can do .
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Originally Posted by Mike Rainbird
This thread is - just like the new owner! .

Make sure you hand me the keys, as I've never driven a 500bhp Sapphire on 3.9 gearing . I'll show you what she can do .

Mike you couldnt handel it on std gearing so you have no chance now


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Lol at some of these posts.
Old 09-03-2009, 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Rs500 Registrar
Mike you couldnt handel it on std gearing so you have no chance now


Given the half hour conversation we had last week where I gave you full details of the "incident", I think you know that not to be the case .

Round Dono, you just used to steer it around the corners on the throttle .
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Mike that half hour conversation was taken up with twenty minutes minutes of you crying because Paul will be passing you sideways coming out of kraynor curves in your faggettie 4wd escort
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Originally Posted by jay man
Mike that half hour conversation was taken up with twenty minutes minutes of you crying because Paul will be passing you sideways coming out of kraynor curves in your faggettie 4wd escort

Many a true word Jay
Old 09-03-2009, 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike Rainbird
Round Dono, you just used to steer it around the corners on the throttle .
Good for overtaking Lamborghinis IIRC
Old 09-03-2009, 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike Rainbird
This thread is - just like the new owner! .

Make sure you hand me the keys, as I've never driven a 500bhp Sapphire on 3.9 gearing . I'll show you what she can do .
Maybe i should show you how to drive it Mike remember when i took you out in my white 500 bhp RS500
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Originally Posted by Mike Rainbird
This thread is - just like the new owner! .

Make sure you hand me the keys, as I've never driven a 500bhp Sapphire on 3.9 gearing . I'll show you what she can do .
Originally Posted by totalbhp
Maybe i should show you how to drive it Mike remember when i took you out in my white 500 bhp RS500

Was he squealing away - STOP! STOP!!!!
Old 09-03-2009, 11:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Luca
Was he squealing away - STOP! STOP!!!!
and clinging to the door handel ?

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Old 10-03-2009, 08:01 AM
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Originally Posted by J1mbo
and clinging to the door handel ?
Ah so it was that, that made him into a pussy not the fear of round things
Old 10-03-2009, 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Luca
Was he squealing away - STOP! STOP!!!!
No, that was about 30 seconds before the roundabout
Old 10-03-2009, 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by totalbhp
Maybe i should show you how to drive it Mike remember when i took you out in my white 500 bhp RS500
Not as well as I remember your face when you were pulled by the off-duty copper when you were in the RS200 with the bodywork off, after overtaking him at 130mph in a 30 zone .

He was so apoplectic with rage that he couldn't get his warrant card out properly - I thought he was going to burst a blood vessel and that you could just see your life passing before your eyes as you were preparing yourself for 6 months jail time .

I still don't know HOW you got away with it, other than the fact that you said sorry about a 100 times !

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Old 10-03-2009, 09:03 PM
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now the brown stuff is hitting the circular rotating object.
come on total,another story not involving a roundybout.

did you check that e5 fuel yet,want to be sure i dont melt another engine,is it genuine 99 ron.....

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Old 10-03-2009, 09:17 PM
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rob i done a bit of investigating on the e5 fuel whan i brought my cossie over from the uk and as far as i am aware it is the same mixture as the tesco 99ron fuel being sold in the uk .i am running 380bhp and 29psi and no problems so far
Old 11-03-2009, 10:32 AM
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James,Rob,
Ive spoke to Martin Tracey about it and he said he found batches inconsistant when running cars on the rollers.........see how Harvey gets on.

Harvey you should have taken Mike testing O'Sullivans escort in Killarney
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what did you bring home james

waitin on the dyno results

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Old 11-03-2009, 11:15 PM
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the one i sent you the pics on rob[380bhp 4x4] and jimgreens/staffis old one 450bhp,2wd getting rebuilt as soon as i gather all the parts
Old 12-03-2009, 01:18 AM
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Originally Posted by justin.e
James,Rob,
Ive spoke to Martin Tracey about it and he said he found batches inconsistant when running cars on the rollers.........see how Harvey gets on.

Harvey you should have taken Mike testing O'Sullivans escort in Killarney
Martin was saying the same to me. I contacted Maxol when they released it first, and they refused to tell me what the calorific value of the fuel was. The calorific value of ethenol varies a lot depending on what the raw materials are. The ethenol is added after it's imported. If your mapping a car on E85 in the UK, (conversation with Dave Walker) you can add 25% fuel to get it started, and map from there. Over here, Martin adds 30% to get started. He does all the mapping for us, and on our time attack (Irish Champions) car we use 95 plus booster.

John
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