Don't ya just love a v6?

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Don't ya just love a v6?

Postby andyh877 » Fri May 12, 2006 9:24 am

especially when it's in the back of a SPIDA 8)

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Postby simontaylor » Fri May 12, 2006 9:57 am

looks like they have different coil overs to yours andy
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Postby peterg » Fri May 12, 2006 10:43 am

Thems not as bling as the man Andy! Init!
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Postby andyh877 » Fri May 12, 2006 10:45 am

yes mate,

this one is a eurocup car, they had the bilsteins on, but all UK Cup cars were given Penskes as an upgrade to improve handling 8)

Rupert's car is a euro car and has the same shox as above.
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Postby gt5 » Fri May 12, 2006 11:11 am

penskes are 8) my dad uprated his suspension on the mv agusta to penske very good quality and more bling than ohlins :P
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Postby David Gentleman » Fri May 12, 2006 11:23 am

Er, its transverse.... :shock: , better get them scales out! :lol:
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Postby andyh877 » Fri May 12, 2006 12:31 pm

Dunno....... about scales, I mentioned it to him about the balance, he says the car is 50Kg heavier than before but it handled fine with 2 of us in it..... even in the wet.

The guy who built it really knows his stuff, and it's pretty quick also :!:
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Postby David Gentleman » Fri May 12, 2006 12:56 pm

Andy, what V6 is it?, VQ?
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Postby peterg » Fri May 12, 2006 1:10 pm

I was thinking more of the rotational effect of having the engine transversly in the middle......used to flip Peugeot T16s end over end at high speed. Nearly killed Ari Vatanen in Argentina in the mid eighties!!
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Postby andyh877 » Fri May 12, 2006 1:33 pm

David Gentleman wrote:Andy, what V6 is it?, VQ?

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Postby andyh877 » Fri May 12, 2006 1:34 pm

peterg wrote:I was thinking more of the rotational effect of having the engine transversly in the middle......used to flip Peugeot T16s end over end at high speed. Nearly killed Ari Vatanen in Argentina in the mid eighties!!


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Postby David Gentleman » Fri May 12, 2006 1:47 pm

andyh877 wrote:
David Gentleman wrote:Andy, what V6 is it?, VQ?

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L7X, Renault V6?, I said it was easy.. :lol:
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Postby andyh877 » Fri May 12, 2006 2:10 pm

It is easy from what i've seen on this one...... i think the 350Z engine will be the best option 8)
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Rear Arches

Postby Tony Smith » Fri May 12, 2006 3:33 pm

I don't like the new box style rear arches much though :wink:
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Postby peterg » Fri May 12, 2006 3:54 pm

andyh877 wrote:
peterg wrote:I was thinking more of the rotational effect of having the engine transversly in the middle......used to flip Peugeot T16s end over end at high speed. Nearly killed Ari Vatanen in Argentina in the mid eighties!!


:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:


I dont think you need to worry until you have about 500bhp......they had it under control on the earlier models....only became a real issue towards the end when they needed 500bhp to outrun the Delta S4 and insane 600bhp batman style Quattros.
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