R5 Alpine/Gordini restoration

I don't hate gtas's or think they're rubbish , i know they're normally slow though !!!!!!

A Gordini 5 Turbo does 0-60 in 9.8 seconds, so wheres that logic...?

Mines weighs 700 kilos and has got 200 bhp though hasn't it ? It hits 100 mph in a quarter of a mile from a standstill on only 15 psi of boost . When peterg's gta can do that , he can then start bragging

I don't hate gtas's or think they're rubbish , i know they're normally slow though !!!!!!

A Gordini 5 Turbo does 0-60 in 9.8 seconds, so wheres that logic...?

Mines weighs 700 kilos and has got 200 bhp though hasn't it ? It hits 100 mph in a quarter of a mile from a standstill on only 15 psi of boost . When peterg's gta can do that , he can then start bragging

Yes, but you said 'GTAs are normally slow', so you mean standard ones (which do 0-60 in 5.8 ) but the Gordini does 0-60 in 9.8 so this it what you could call pityfully slow, even the 5GT is nearly 3 seconds quicker as standard..

Your car has nearly a 90% increase in power from standard.

Well its all to play for....if you use the calculator David put on the thread my car is quicker than a 200bhp 700kg Gordini before I added cams and a bigger turbo...and on hillclimbs Ive beaten the best 'up to 2 litre' cars in the country on straighter tracks....but I've never seen a Gordini at an event.
Gary is way too cocky!

Well its all to play for....if you use the calculator David put on the thread my car is quicker than a 200bhp 700kg Gordini before I added cams and a bigger turbo...and on hillclimbs Ive beaten the best 'up to 2 litre' cars in the country on straighter tracks....but Ive never seen a Gordini at an event.
Gary is way too cocky!

OOOOOOH it's getting serious....... this might be worth a watch......

where's the duel gonna be then

Gentlemen choose your weapons

I have not said at any stage that Gary's 'dini is faster than Peters GTA, I can't say that because I haven't been in it but I have just tried to confirm that Gary's car does take some beating in a straight line and confirm that I have witnessed that performace first hand, both on the road and on the dyno. Possibly it does feel faster in it because it is small and noisy compared to a GTA but I've seen it take some big scalps at the pod despite having no traction off the line whatsover, the dini's low gearing helps alot - 5th is lower than 4th on a GTA. Considering I'm probably the ownly person in the uk to have driven a GTA as quick as Pete's and I have driven Gary's dini albeit a couple of years ago and I wouldn't like to bet alot of money either way. Yes the GTA should launch better and will obviously be faster top end but 20-100 I think will be too close to call.

Gentlemen choose your weapons

Why does Dave get to choose their weapons?

Gentlemen choose your weapons

Why does Dave get to choose their weapons?

learn to spell you chimp.......

joke backfired

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Your car has nearly a 90% increase in power from standard.

Yep , not bad for a standard engine with only gt turbo pistons swopped into it The new engine will be quicker than the knacked old one too , the car will be even lighter as well so it will go like fooooook . I'm putting a gt28 turbo on it after it's run in so expect the power level to go up even more

You mean it will wheelspin all over the place and fail to get its miserable 4 cylinder torque free power down on the track!!!
I assume you'lll be running road tyres to keep the playing field level?

[stephendell]

There's no point having a 160 mph top speed if it takes 10 miles and half an hour to reach it is there

You need just over a mile from a standing start and a bit of room to slow down before you get to the end of the runway

Bruntingthorpe main straight is ideal...

I feel a club proving day coming on

There's no point having a 160 mph top speed if it takes 10 miles and half an hour to reach it is there

You need just over a mile from a standing start and a bit of room to slow down before you get to the end of the runway

Bruntingthorpe main straight is ideal...

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167mph if I remember correctly...

You mean it will wheelspin all over the place and fail to get its miserable 4 cylinder torque free power down on the track!!!
I assume you'lll be running road tyres to keep the playing field level?

I'll come pisssing past that slow plastic heap of a motor you call fast mate , despite the fact the engine is almost standard

There's no point having a 160 mph top speed if it takes 10 miles and half an hour to reach it is there

You need just over a mile from a standing start and a bit of room to slow down before you get to the end of the runway

Bruntingthorpe main straight is ideal...

)

167mph if I remember correctly...

dream on mate , a gta hit 160 mph from a standing start in a mile , no fooooookin chance

come on Peter set a date for battle then.......

There's no point having a 160 mph top speed if it takes 10 miles and half an hour to reach it is there

You need just over a mile from a standing start and a bit of room to slow down before you get to the end of the runway

Bruntingthorpe main straight is ideal...

)

167mph if I remember correctly...

dream on mate , a gta hit 160 mph from a standing start in a mile , no fooooookin chance

I was just talking about Joe's 610 topping out at 167 on the limiter at Brunters.... Its in the magazine..