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Old 23-03-2009, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Oranoco
MFI = Mechanical Fuel Injection
can you get the power down in your rst with that much bhp
Old 23-03-2009, 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by cossiebags
can you get the power down in your rst with that much bhp
What, with MFi Power instead of EFi Power?!?

You'll struggle with MFi power... if you swap to EFi power its a lot easier to lay the BHP onto the tarmac, its cause of the metering head aye.


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Old 23-03-2009, 05:08 PM
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Originally Posted by cossiebags
can you get the power down in your rst with that much bhp
It's alright, you can't just stomp on the throttle and expect it to grip and go. You have to feed it in and feel what the car is doing. If it's damp it'll spin the wheels in 4th. Biggest problem is getting it off the line, I tend to get the clutch up and get rolling and then open it up.
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Most RST's are utter sheds now,
I wouldnt buy one under 5k myself.

Still love em though myself lol.
Old 23-03-2009, 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by wildheart
Most RST's are utter sheds now,
I wouldnt buy one under 5k myself.

Still love em though myself lol.
Same here, been there, when i sell mine i won't be going back to one, prefer cheap to run and reliability nowadays
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Originally Posted by zetecjohn
Same here, been there, when i sell mine i won't be going back to one, prefer cheap to run and reliability nowadays
Had my S1 11yrs or so and its only needed headgasket and duel pump rewiring!
Then again i did pay 8k for it
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