tommytwotanks

bet this goes well

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1990-Mk2-F...item43a90bfd23

Adam.

Easily beats a mk5 golf gti? hmmmm yeh ok , rs2000 engines are slooowwww and even in an onion very undesirable hence the no bids lol.

Darylc.

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I like it, would love to have this

Fordmad!

Rs2k slow, hahaha

Fiddy

Nice Onion, Really Like That

Fiddy

I Wouldnt Say That, A 1 Litre Saxo Is Slow, And As For Undesirable, I Disagree With That Aswel, I Think Its Actually Quite Desireable, But I Suppose Thats A Matter Of Opinion.

studabear

Looked alright at ford fair

Fordmad!

Golfs are slow full stop apart from mk1 & 2s

slammedorion

I like it. Looked around it at fordfair. Really clean shell, dunno why the engine don't sit straight in the bay?
Would like to do this conversion on a Orion if the right shell turned up. Would be a great daily. With alittle more effort fit the mtx75 box aswell

massivewangers

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Hahaha, yeah ok...

Not sure how a 150bhp engine in a car that weighs sod all is going to be "slow".

MK2 Orion weighs approximately a tonne does it? So roughly 150bhp per tonne.

MK5 Golf GTI, 1328kg, 197bhp, so 148bhp per tonne.

Doesn't seem impossible that with some decent driving, the Orion could at least give it a headache, or even pull away if the Golf was slow off the mark.

I'd hardly call that slow

Oranoco

Same bhp per ton but the Golf is blown so will have a nice bit more torque.

I reckon it's pretty neat, not my preffered choice of transplant but definitely neat.

Reason the engine sits wonky is if it was installed square the bonnet wouldn't shut.

orionmojo

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The engines need to be tilted on these shells so the timing chain clears the bonnet.

B19 JUB

got a clean 1600i ghia for sale STILL!!! lol

slammedorion

If I could sell mine I'd be interested in it.

S1-Tiz

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I know the bloke that built it and for those who think rs2k engines are slow it would definitely suprise you. Its not slow by any stretch of the imagination its VERY well put together. Engines cant sit straight either as corner of timing chain cover hits on the strut tower when they are.

Only went for Ł900 in the end which is a shame as its well put together, looks good and goes like stink. Always suprised at the attention it gets at shows!

Porkie

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God you talk some rubbish!!!!

Glenn_

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I like that orion too its a cheap little toy too for 900 quid.

Mister G

Decent motor, always makes me chuckle how people can go nuts for a Mk4 Escrot but don't like Orions. Weighing in at abour 960kg, 150bhp should be a laugh

stevealien

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mk4 escorts are more popular cos they have 3 doors,and dont have a big boot sticking out.
i love mk4 escs but dont like onions

Rs Gary

as slow as a fiesta rs turbo

Adam.

If my Rs was as slow as either the mk5 golf or slowS2000 id get rid!

massivewangers

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slowS2000? Wow

Sod all between the standard RS2000 and FRST, so not sure what arguement you're trying to make really

slammedorion

Don't like Orions.

Why waste your time in this thread?

Ł900 quid was very cheap IMO, must have been desperate to sell.

simo2k2000

A lot of people seem to be driving onions. Suppose you can pick them up quite cheap - 3 for a quid. I'd imagine you'd need custom mounts to fix the onion to the engine. And some heat wrap to stop it from cooking

Rs Gary

best get rid then because standard the engine had less power

DAN P

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yea all golfs are very slow dont no much do you