General Car Chat

[Calum]

@gareth_iowc Sorry, but those MK3 Golfs are absolutely WANK!

The GTi that is. Absolutely shocking car.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2i3mXBJNb0s

Pretty sure they went back to cable clutch on the mk4.

Regardless the Datsun 240z was OHC Timing Chain engine with hydraulic clutch way back in the sixties.

[andrewj1680]

Think we pretty much stole someone's thread with our cars, I didn't get on with the mk3 golf Either, my vr6 spat it's head gasket on the left rear corner apparently it's a common fault, and my gti was slow as shit all noise and no go, 1 car I do wish I'd kept was a mk3 astra gsi the phase 2 I put a calibra turbo engine in I have a video somewhere on the dyno

[Calum]

@andrewj1680 Yeah I know a lad who did that near me, although it was with the mk1. Something around 370 bhp, which I thought was rather tame, but he said the fact the car weighed next to nothing meant it went like shit off a shovel

[andrewj1680]

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cant seem to post the video url it keeps uploading my previous picture lol

[Calum]

I was always under the impression that those C20LET engines were monsters.

But I guess it's a combination of Light car okay engine.

I mean Honda get that sort of power out of their N/A's.

[andrewj1680]

Those c20xe are very similar the redtop engine the na version and they are pretty bullet proof my cavalier Sri I drove it like I stole it daily and never missed a beat never drank oil or water just used to destroy tyres

[Calum]

@andrewj1680 My brother had 2.0 Cavalier Nova conversion. Whilst it was a good engine, it was only the 2.0 8V and he said it wasn't as fast as his 1.4 Carb. Also it had major lift off oversteer issues lol

[andrewj1680]

Lol would of thought even a 2.0 8v would of gone well in the nova, my cav was the 16v redtop think I give about £500 for it Def a good buy back in the day. Would hate to think what a 150bhp car would feel like now. Even my diesel mondeo St is running more than that and a return of 47.7 mpg

[Calum]

@andrewj1680 Oh yeah how true that is I don't know.

But it was probably because it was more revy etc.

An Oldie but a Goodie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRvjPbA2IkI

[andrewj1680]

@Calum can't beat the sound of a turbo can you, love the sound of the dump on it my starlet had similar dump

[gareth_iowc]

Mk4 was hydraulic as well

My mk3 is my baby and she never lets me down. Got a ajq 20vt under the hood running 1.7 bar of boost takes lots of shit and make me smile and others surprised.

Used to have a mk2 I rebuilt but I scrapped that to try And win a girl back that didn't work doh lol

[Bentley]

@Calum I like those starlets what's the lump in them?

[Calum]

@Bentley Just a little 1.3 bud.

[Bentley]

@Calum was it an import? Always thought starlets where horrid but yours I like a lot

[Calum]

@Bentley The GT'S and Glanzas were only ever sold in Japan. They are all imports.

They are quality cars, but old. With age comes replacement, I haven't driven mine in two years. Only done 500 miles in it and I have spent silly amount of time and money replacing every single nut and bolt.

[Bentley]

@Calum It does look very pretty!

[andrewj1680]

just thought id ad a pre
loved 1

[andrewj1680]

also available in blue however was a cat d