Racing! 1.6 8v mk3 vs saxo vtr

as above... was racing a work collegue 2nite...im in a 1.6 8v 75bhp and he's in a 1.6 8v saxo... his car evidently much lighter than mine however im on 17s and have a full install and i was leaving him in around town i was quite surprised?? i had a bad start on the main road and he went past me but then we started again and i was edging past him but had to pull in...

any1 else quite surprised these cars are level power wise??

if i had a exhaust/filter and a front pipe blow out sorted id say id have him!

 

Oh hell yeah..

Wiv an exzorst n filter youd be hittin' well ova 110bhp and wud nail is car man... go afta sum type r's den!

 

no need for a urine take

 

Dude, I can't believe you not be blowin' him wiv da neons.

Bust the rears neons to max power and blind tha saxo.

You then be king of da Maccy d's carpark and be getting all the fine ladies round ya mota.

Westside!!

 

really

 

So did you have to move out the way for that old dude to pass you in his mobility buggy whilst you were racing?

 

LMFAO @ this thread.

 

im quite suprised,the saxo's are revvy little sh1ts,and as you say probably weigh a fair bit less.

ps:not everyone can have a big or "average" power motors probably due to financial/insurance/first car reasons

 

yes the saxo is a revvy little f**ker and quite rapid

riley im 19 we cant all drive 2.8 vr6's or the likes i was quite chuffed being able 2 take the saxo quite a step up from a 1.2 corsa...

oh well least the golf will be far more stylish than most of ur big lumped cars

 

I'm 19 and got a 1.8 valver.

Whats your excuse??

 

northern ireland?

 

and when youve driven these motors they soon become slow anyway

 

well i hope when im 21 il be into aiming for a scooby dooooo

 

theyre slow as well

 

not a well specced jap one

 

so true!

i hope this 'racing' was not in a 30 zone mr golfboy.

anyway...saxo vtr has 90bhp, weighs less than a mkIII, and handles considerably better...so he should have decimated you.

 

18 with a 2.0 GTI 8v here.

His excuse is probably common sense.

Tom

 

a m8 has an sti,supposed to be 280 brake? i think?
didnt think it was anything to shout about really
really nice to drive though!

 

yea shud be in around280 but can be takin over 300 easily the sound off them is sex... nice boost too

sorry but i think paying 1k insurance for a grp 8 car is bad enuff!!

wud a performance cam make much difference to power?

 

depends what you go for really,its normally a case of gaining mid-top end power and losing a little torque at the bottom end i think?
wilder the cam you go the more you have to stay at high revs...