L7 KOS

I now own a R32 GTR and fook me sideways what a machine it is, its basically track prepared full cage semi slicks all the braces etc and it has a t78 greddy turbo kit, currently around 550 bhp but will soon be at least 650, i love it it handles like nothing i have ever owned and the power is immense when it finally gets boost at 5k lol. Why oh why did i ever bother with cosworths?

Moonstone Mo

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fairplay to you mate..but the cosworth well for me will always be number one for shits and giggles

L7 KOS

Loved all my cossies from saff to escort but the skyline is just so advanced, and at a similer cost. Only down side is Ł50 worth of super in 60 miles lol

dovboy

any pics?

Staffi

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Lol, read all this before, you,ll be back trust me, i,ve been/done exactly where you are now, the grass isn,t ALWAYS greener.........

scoooby slayer

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they are awesome mate. basically just a much better car to start with than a cossie.

cozzfather

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i tried my best to buy one a few months ago pete,it was a r32 godzilla in black and highly modified in japan and had just come over in the trade jap auctions. only thing was the bodywork wasn't up to my standards and had obvious repairs and rust but foook it sounded good. there was a drift/drag race skyline r33 godzilla with full cage and recaro race seats and harnesses and tbh all sort done inc a big wing and lairy azure blue paint job,as it was in the ring i opened the bonnet and revved it up and nearly took the roof off the place it was amazing and still running jap race fuel which smelled well horny lol.

now then pics matey...

bigchez

My mate has an R32 and I think its shit. Too playstation. But hey its horses for courses and I bet is fun with that turbo hit. Where is it redlined? If it is as peaky as his with a narrow power band it is a terrible road car.

J1mbo

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by the time that thing has got any boost a t34 equipped escort has got 100 yards on you

i would have a twin turbo one with two dinky turbos on so it was nice and drivable, especially if it was a road car

scoooby slayer

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tweenies road going r32 is running a t51r and has done a 9.46 1/4 at 150 mph so a huge turbo doesnt affect his launch to much

L7 KOS

Big turbo big lag but they launch hard without breaking lol, the power is so linear even tho it comes in late it just pulls hard and strong as it revs then its on song again in the next gear, plus i can get 700 bhp on my spec without too much stress

AlexF

welcome to the dark side

adam151082

nice cars for defo, but cossie win all day for me. put some pics of yours up, love to see it.

L7 KOS

Thet are a cracking machine sooo much better than that red escort i once owned

I will try get some pics off the sale ad mate.

L7 KOS

Heres some picson the ad, i have ordered a head light vent and have relocated the oil catch tank.

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1221541.htm

J1mbo

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quater times have nothing to do with lag really do they

it gets launched at 6k on boost and is on boost the whole way up there,

put it round the back lanes with the likes of rupert rainbird and it would be left for dead

das

it's true they are a great car but it's still not a rs

L7 KOS

Rs is something i used to love, its just a badge tho, these cars handle like there on rails and lay 500 bhp to the tarmac very well indeed, im chuffed

you have to experience it to understand

scoooby slayer

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you made the point a t34 escos would launch away from a big turbo skyline and it wouldnt is the point im making.

tweenies car is used on track too i believe, we spoke about it last month and he said they do random track days if i want to go along.

cozzy940

i had 420 bhp r33 gtr went like fuck impreza sti, m3 evo all nice cars but every one i was comparing my saff ,

scoooby slayer

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good price aswell for the spec mate

L7 KOS

Nice looking r32 mate, they really are the bollocks

J1mbo

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ok then, theres a t78 powered skyline and a t34 powered escort, just out on a random drive cruising around at 60, a scooby goes by so they both put there foot down, the escos has boost ... now ! the skyline has boost ......... ..... now ! theres a big difference in lag between a t34 and t78 !

thats my only point, for general road driving i would hate that, something responsive would be miles better, imo ofcourse

COCHYN

Funny how the now Jap conformists still come onto a Ford forum though

scoooby slayer

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cheers fella, i didnt like the look of any skylines til i saw an r32 and that was it i had to have it

havnt driven mine in anger yet its at tr racing with tweenie having trust sump, forged ,jun pump new crank etc hoping for 600 bhp on the 2860-5s.
its frustrating not having it to drive but i wanted to start with a new uk built engine and have some warranty so itl be worth it in the end. i hope

you done any times yet mate ?

L7 KOS

Hoping to get to york on sunday mate, i know what you mean about the engine as they dont come with any evidence, all i know is mine is strong as an ox and it will keep going till it breaks lol, im a mechanic and i will rebuild it for silly power some day in the future, i love the 32's there not pretty, they look menacing and hard if you know what i mean. My blower will push 700 with supporting mods i have a print out for 536 on a hot day with a restrictive air filter, new filter on now and last night it was chilly, made my old 450 bhp saff feel like a rs turbo lol.

L7 KOS

ive owned 2x rs turbos 2x saff cossies and an escort cosworth so you can say i were a hardcore ford man mate

RS Grant

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I agree with Jimbo about the driveability thing. I had a GT4 running a TD06, Ext. Wastegate, Screamer etc which was dyno'd at just over 400bhp... when it was on song, it was a mega car, but it look a few thousand rpm to get going. From a blast off a roundabout against a mate in a dyno'd 330bhp Classic Impreza STi running a smaller punchy turbo, I could do nothing about him punting off down the road until my turbo wound itself up, evened things out, then started to reel him in slowly.


Cheers,
Grant

scoooby slayer

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they do hard as nails looking imo. you got a good deal very well priced. i got mine local my best mate knew the car it owed the guy Ł14k and i got it for Ł4k with a slight engine knock. the works gonna cost me Ł5k plus but hey its only money and bottom end should be good for 800 bhp if needed.

let us know some times when you have some mate, your car should tecnically do late 10 sec quarters from what ive read

dovboy

THERES A LAG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A T34 AND A T78! i'm gonna start calling you columbo!

cozzfather

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fair play pete its looking horny,new wheels that match the bodywork and that turbo's massive,the bonnet don't look standard and i do like it when the car comes over ram jam packed with high end jap tuner stuff.

i certainly wouldn't mind a cabbie in it,first time i ever saw them was ozzie touring cars live on itv back in 1990 or 91.

got to like them and really like the look of them twin round tail lights.

scoooby slayer

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my old saph was a lag monster, i was a 2 stroke biker through my teens rd250lc with 3k revs power band same principal lots of clutch work i raced loads of imprezas in my old cos as long as it wasnt a standing start i never lost. much harder work to drive fast though

J1mbo

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thanks for your great input

cossieDavedree

very good cars, ive driven a 450bhp one. power delivery felt like a bmwer straight 6 with a turbo. the cossie was always my dream, my saph was problem after problem, hence i gave up, 2 years later i bought my 3 door,
my 3 door is the last proper car i will buy. I'm gonna move onto bikes next year, I've been building a mk1 capri cosworth for last 4 years.

im thinking of selling the 3 door, and moving away from cossies,,
my 3 door has been superb havent had to spend out on it and it never let me down once like the saoh did. But i need to get on with my capri and finish it.

I dont mind skylines mate just cant stand subarus !!

dovboy

well whats your input jimbo? a t34 spools quicker than a t78

what power can you squeeze out a t34? 380 ish

now what abt a t78??

scoooby slayer

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sorry mate yeah in that specific scenario escort would. all down to personal preference i guess. i like an engine to pull harder and harder right to the limiter, im on twin gt28s full boost was around 4k i just hope they keep puffing to 8k.

L7 KOS

700

dovboy

exactly,so sure you could pic some obscure scinario(sp) but 9 times out of 10 the cos gets its ass handed to it.

sorry ,i love cosworths but its the truth!

scoooby slayer

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i love cosworth too and always will there an awesome car but the japs just made it better. sad but true

L7 KOS

me too mate, just find the jap car a far superior car, and i were a hardcore ford man, just cant see any better all rounder/super car performance car for 7k