***Motors Chat Thread*** Round 1

Nissan doctor

RoverJames wrote: »

Well it seems looney low but I'm not sure so not exactly rhetorical.
I'd be amazed if they were that low when Opel and rover etc had 200bhp 2.0 turbo yokes back then.

I though the YB Cosworth engines where over 200hp.

Certainly all the Escort Cosworths were.

Big Nasty

RoverJames wrote: »

Well it seems looney low but I'm not sure so not exactly rhetorical.
I'd be amazed if they were that low when Opel and rover etc had 200bhp 2.0 turbo yokes back then.

Nissan doctor wrote: »

I though the YB Cosworth engines where over 200hp.

Certainly all the Escort Cosworths were.

From Carfolio:

1990 Ford Sierra Sapphire RS Cosworth 4X4 automobile data summary
What body style?sedan/saloon with 4/5 seatsHow long?4468 mmHow heavy?1302 kgWhat size engine?2 litre, 1993 cm3How many cylinders?4, StraightHow much power? 220 PS / 217 bhp / 161.8 kW @ 6250 rpmHow much torque? 290 Nm / 214 ft.lb / 29.6 kgm @ 3500 rpmHow quick?0-60 mph: 5.60 sHow fast?230 km/h, 143 mph

Nissan doctor

MCMLXXV wrote: »

From Carfolio:

1990 Ford Sierra Sapphire RS Cosworth 4X4 automobile data summary
What body style?sedan/saloon with 4/5 seatsHow long?4468 mmHow heavy?1302 kgWhat size engine?2 litre, 1993 cm3How many cylinders?4, StraightHow much power? 220 PS / 217 bhp / 161.8 kW @ 6250 rpmHow much torque? 290 Nm / 214 ft.lb / 29.6 kgm @ 3500 rpmHow quick?0-60 mph: 5.60 sHow fast?230 km/h, 143 mph

Mistaking KW for HP possibly.

conzy

Going to attack the car with the DA polisher this evening.. Been putting it off for weeks

Nissan doctor

Nissan doctor wrote: »

Mistaking KW for HP possibly.

yep, 217 bhp

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

Nissan doctor wrote: »

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

service today, yay
n
new radio put in, yay

being told my front tyres will need replacing soon

Maybe if they spend less time spinning faster then the car is actually moving you might not have that problem!:)

it's not just that.

it's when the wheels are completely stopped are the car is still going too :pac:

Hal1

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Some of you will hate me for it, but I booked my car for full valet on Saturday. I am working all week and I cannot be ****ed to do it myself.

I have a scooby family BBQ on Sunday, so car has to look Nooooiiiiice!

That's very trusting of you.

Nissan doctor

Quazzie wrote: »

The first result on it was this. My thinking of it would have been the same as JohnD's, but I have a found another page which talks of narrowing of ports to increase VE. I've it bookmarked so I'll read it more later on.

Probably a discussion for a thread on its own, but would a venturi not distort the air fuel ratio just before it enters the cylinder?

This is part of the reason why Manifold absolute pressure(MAP) sensors are much more accurate then Mass air flow(MAF/AFM) sensors.

The air/fuel ratio is fine tuned by the lambda sensors, which are after the combustion process so the fuelling will be adjusted automatically to the optimum level. The better the manifold works(more air that can enter the cylinders), the more fuel that will be added to match and the more power will be produced. This is the basic process. The latest electronic systems and emission control processes make things much more complicated though.

Nissan doctor

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

it's not just that.

it's when the wheels are completely stopped are the car is still going too :pac:

You'd want to get that ABS fixed so:P

Jimbob 83

Octavia needs atleast a mini valet this week if i can get around to it, need to sell it while it still had 4-5 weeks tax

You aint the only lazy fecker SH

dgt

Shoving loose kit into the car... A right manly mess :pac:

ShadowHearth

Hal1 wrote: »

That's very trusting of you.

same fella did a great job on clk200 ( RIP ) back in the day. so i am not going that blindly in to this one.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

Nissan doctor wrote: »

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

it's not just that.

it's when the wheels are completely stopped are the car is still going too :pac:

You'd want to get that ABS fixed so:P

it's rusted. remember :-P

nah I kid. tyres. still legal.

will swap them with the back. they are still very good

Mister Jingles

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3798746

This car has a full service history, NCT is till Jan 2013. It is not available until OCtober 2012

Seriously ?

Jimbob 83

Mister Jingles wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3798746



Seriously ?

BUBBLE WRAP

Jimbob 83 wrote: »

Jimbob, how in the name of god do you come across things like this! :eek::pac:

ongarite

That's the hardest I've laughed at the Youtube video in quite a while.

Hal1

Buy this instead: http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3688663 I would if I had the cash...it will shift quicker then that 1.4 lump anyways .

Marcusm

RoverJames wrote: »

yep, 217 bhp

Interestingly, this confirms what you're saying. I had checked the reg (JED3V) on my car check which came up with 162 BHP and 6.5secs hence my comment. Lookalike they got the power wrong!

http://www.fastfordmag.co.uk/files/2011/07/FAF267.buyer_.pdf

CianRyan

God, I need to vent about this.
I've no problem with people having set ideas on something as long as it's not a subject based on fact but OH MY GOD, this drives me nuts.
One of my mates in FB.

Edit: Ok, screen breaking picture size so the first and most important one is now a link.

Pic' one

jenizzle

So you're saying it's not a Lexus?!

:pac:

Drummerboy08

Deal done on next year's race car....roll on April!!

dgt

In a GPV..... Makes me want a Patrol TD-6 even more :pac:

Matt Simis

CianRyan wrote: »

God, I need to vent about this.
I've no problem with people having set ideas on something as long as it's not a subject based on fact but OH MY GOD, this drives me nuts.
One of my mates in FB.

So whats his problem? He doesnt know what the model name is and somehow how thinks calling it a Lexus adds to its alure? Despite the fact its got a Toyota badge on the bonnet and as you point out, Lexus is a marketing arm of Toyota anyway??

.. and if reckons Lexus is emblazoned on the engine cover of one he looked at, unreal level of being sofakingweetoddad.

dar83

Yeh, but he is a mechanic after all. Sure it's the dealers that are idiots, giving him wrong parts and everything sometimes!

He probably just tries to find the Lexus in everything.

MetzgerMeister

dar83 wrote: »

Yeh, but he is a mechanic after all. Sure it's the dealers that are idiots, giving him wrong parts and everything sometimes!

He probably just tries to find the Lexus in everything.

To the tune of M-People's Search for the Hero -

"search for the lexus inside yourself, search for the key to your luxo-brand"

:pac:





I'll get me coat and me jumper

langdang

You can't fix him, he's an ignoramus but you can fix this bit :

CianRyan wrote: »

One of my mates in FB.

Dartz

Terrible foetid dead-leaves smell in the car out the vents on startup every now and then. Probably the pollen filter. Drive with window open instead as replacing it isn't possible....

Not for a while anyway.

FIDO

Tea 1000

CianRyan wrote: »

God, I need to vent about this.
I've no problem with people having set ideas on something as long as it's not a subject based on fact but OH MY GOD, this drives me nuts.
One of my mates in FB.

Edit: Ok, screen breaking picture size so the first and most important one is now a link.

Pic' one

So you're friends with a simpleton who thinks he's a mechanic, thinks Lexus are a brand on their own trying to be bigger than Toyota and trying to be like Toyota, thinks Subaru just do rally cars, thinks Toyota have Hyundai engines, thinks Fiat have Alfa engines and can't spell or construct proper sentences. Have I missed anything? Where to start with that guy! Invite him to a Motors Meet!