Anh

So what's the problem then? Do us Supra owners complain that you guys need less HP to match our performance? No... So why object to cars that are lighter than yours and need less HP to perform the same?

christianh3

chip uve convinced me i'm going to sell my cossie and buy a nova? how much do u want for ures m8?

ok i aint got a cossie, owned 2 previously love them, i've got an integrale would u do a straight swap?

my integrale for ure vauxhall nova?

Anonymous

No mate, i keep answering questions about them cause every time i mention that i want my cossie as quick as my nova people keep questioning it, but all i wanted from this thread was a bit of info on my cossie, no pat on the back needed, i have the time slips which is what matters.

christianh3

go on i will throw in a tub of biscuits

Jim Galbally

im not objecting to anything, im trying to help chip realise that he wont be dissapointed with the performance of his car

mate, if you realised how much of a slow ass peice of shit my own car is you'd understand where i'm coming from

Anonymous

No thanks mate, you missed the bit where i said i needed it reliable.

You seem to be missing the point though, this thread wasnt saying "my nova is quick so you should get one too"

It was asking how to make my cossie similar performance.

Sorry you are having so much trouble grasping that, but just cause im answering questions asked about my nova doesnt mean im trying to convince others to buy one.

Anonymous

Yes mate, fully understand where you are coming from, and its nice of you actually bother to comment on the question im asking rather than just home in on a couple of words like "vauxhall nova" that happened to get a passing mention in the original question and then get obsessed with those and be too blinkered to talk about anything else, even cossies.

Anh

If Ford Cosworths aren't all about performance, then you lot would have still been happy with spending Ł8K on a 1989 1.8 LX.

AlexF

lol!!

alex

Jim Galbally

chip, you need to give everyone a bit of leeway too mate, you do go on about your nova a "bit" too much that comes across (rightly or wrongly) that you're a bit narrowminded and arrogant

you remind me of what i used to be like, talking about my twinturbo in every single thread

Anonymous

If i was so narrow minded, why do i currently own 6 cars that are not novas though :S

Im not narrow minded at all, im a complete petrol head, anything on two or four wheels that is quick interests me greatly.

MWF

I think Chip just wants to be taken seriously hence the constant mentioning of his Nova's, its all too easy to just get lost in a swamp of posts thesedays, watching your post dissapear down the pages.

Anonymous

PMSL @ all the ameteur psychiatrists trying to establish my motive for asking a question about my cossie.

Its frighteningly simple, i just asked the question cause i wanted the bloody answer, lol

Didnt want "recognition" "fame" "have my nova taken seriously"

Just wanted to know how to get my cossie up the strip in low 13s, the only reason i mentioned my nova was to show why i wanted specifically that time or better, as othewise people would have started saying "why low 13s, why not high 13s, thats still quicker than most things....." etc, and then it would have turned into a debate on what sort of speed quarter made for a good fast road car.

CozzyBrom

i doubt the nova will pull 150 at brunters let alone on the road

that twin engoine turbo thing black one cudnt even pull 170 at brunters last yr unless he got his act together

Anonymous

It pulls it on the road, i cant comment on wether it would at brunters as ive never been there in it.

As i said though, to me a fast road car doesnt need to be any good over 130mph, in fact the mini im building will be geared for only about 135mph flat out despite the fact that on different gearing it would easily crack 170mph at brunters if that is what i wanted it for, but its not.

Big Man

All my mates have novas, pugs, all sorts and we share a garage together, i aint bothered what they drive, cos we all have alaugh when we go out, they are always putting 2.0 16 +nos, in there novas (mental boys!) and fair play they beat my 300bph 4x4 saff of the line up to 90ish , but then the cossie top end is very good, and leaves them for dead,
At the end of the day aslong as you have fun, what ever car you drive its all good, but for 500ish quid for 330bph out of a cossie, its excelent value for money, wheres to tune a standard nova must cost a bit! with new uprated parts.

Oh and the i was racing evo was tuned 300+bph
cheers

Anonymous

Fair play big man, seems like you have the same healthy attitude to different makes of cars that i have myself

Id question the 500 quid for 330bhp, cost me more like 2 grand in bits for mine to get it to around that level safely

Big Man

yer just looking at the 500quid! that would get u the basics, but, replace all things and the cost goes up! I am a ford guy at heart, but you gota give it to people that make things like feistas novas or swifts rapid, its a right laugh, blowing away a big bmw or merc! For example a saxo vtr tuned to hell was on my bumper in corners and small strights and i was gutted...untill the big strights and the cossie pulls 1/8 mile on them!

Anonymous

Yeah saxos, despite the really bad chav image are actaully fantastic handling cars if sorted out correctly (VTS in standard trim is pretty awesome as it is really but even the base models can be made to corner)