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Motors Chat - Round 6

Alanstrainor

Continuation from motors chat round 5

1.This thread is for motoring topics which you feel are not worthy of starting a new thread for, banter from a meet or general motoring related chit chat.

2.No lonely hearts (This is not a personal dig at anyone, it's how we feel is the best way to describe what we want to avoid. )

3.Keep it clean.

4.The Motors charter applies.

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Mycroft H

In car video of record run. Contest 1700m trap 5.9.2009. Official result 312km/h / 193.9mph@1700m
2.0L 4 cylinder on boost only. No nitrous, on gasoline. Engine internals with saab original parts (pistons, rods, etc).

0-100km/h 6s 0-200km/h 12.6s 0-300km/h 27s 100-200km/h 6.7s 150-250km/h 8.6s 200-300km/h 14.3s 200-250km/h 5.2s 250-300km/h 9.1s 402m 13.04s @ 206km/h 1000m 276km/

http://www.serioussaab.co.uk/articles_pages/B2x4tribute.html

tossy

Mycroft H wrote: »

http://www.serioussaab.co.uk/articles_pages/B2x4tribute.html

those tyres don't look up to 190mph and i'm not sure how big a brake set up he can be running under those steelies.

Cleveland Hot Pocket

Is there any update on the next meet?

Did someone say the 5th of October??

toastedpickles

Mycroft H wrote: »

The Saab B204 is another engine capable of taking massive power increases. Some mad lads in sweden have engines pushing 700bhp.

I've a b202 engine and a b235 one, both are fairly capable of high gains, the 202 more so though, no skool like the old skool

Got my exhaust back today too, gona attach it when i have time as I'm back to college and time has all but gone already

Chris_Heilong

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

Is there any update on the next meet?

Did someone say the 5th of October??

Well lets gauge the interest, does this dates suit most people? I am free that day.

quadrifoglio verde

YbFocus wrote: »

If you want power then japs and turbos is the only way to go.
Easily accessible, cheap and some great cars.
Plus it's a road well walked so parts are cheap and plenty know the routine.
When building up that s14 we found all the info to do it ourselves online. 8 drift days later and still not a glitch!
The sr, jz and rb series engines love tuning and take mighty trashing! Plenty of jz's running 450 to 500 on standard internals!

The only problem with jap cars is the stigma attached to the jap scene as a result of the actions of a small few. It puts me well off, although now that the small few have decided that molesting a vag is better than a civic, I could perhaps be swayed, if I ever found a need for more power. And if I was looking for a jap car, I'd probably go down the Cian Ryan route and get an mx5 and let him tell me what to do with it.
Those things are great fun stock, I can only imagine what they're like with an extra 1 or 200 bhp.

Big Nasty

Speaking of which I've seen a bit of chatter on fb over the weekend about a bit of a row between 'event organisers' resulting in a burnt out car.

Scroates.

quadrifoglio verde

Big Nasty wrote: »

Speaking of which I've seen a bit of chatter on fb over the weekend about a bit of a row between 'event organisers' resulting in a burnt out car.

Scroates.

You're not the only one, saw it myself. That said if it was burnt out, the chap who did it must never rob a bank or shoot someone.
A) because they failed to burn out the car properly and more just the bonnet

they left the feckin evidence (petrol can) beside the car.

Sounds like the dumbest arsonist in history.
I'm glad boards meets ain't like that...and that Alfa meets are generally attended by people old enough to be my dad :pac:

toastedpickles

Also, before i forget, was in the docklands today, and two aston martin DB9's and a maserati of some sort rolled past, then opened up

PArt of the gumball group it seemed

Words cannot describe the feels

YbFocus

toastedpickles wrote: »

Also, before i forget, was in the docklands today, and two aston martin DB9's and a maserati of some sort rolled past, then opened up PArt of the gumball group it seemed

Words cannot describe the feels

You should have come to tullamore!

toastedpickles

YbFocus wrote: »

You should have come to tullamore!

I seen a few leaving sligo! Savage sounds

Chris_Heilong

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

You're not the only one, saw it myself. That said if it was burnt out, the chap who did it must never rob a bank or shoot someone.
A) because they failed to burn out the car properly and more just the bonnet
they left the feckin evidence (petrol can) beside the car.

Sounds like the dumbest arsonist in history.
I'm glad boards meets ain't like that...and that Alfa meets are generally attended by people old enough to be my dad :pac:

Seen the facebook thing myself, such children.

Dartz

I didn't have an accident tonight!

Also, the brakes on a sportscar are totally worth it.

toastedpickles

Quick random question here, I've asked before but maybe it might be different now, If I was to sell the 9-5 what would be a realistic price? Most of you have seen the work gone into it so like it's not falling apart, couple that with an nct and a bit of tax, what would be a decent price?

dgt

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

Seen the facebook thing myself, such children.

It took a while to read alright.

Quite embarrassing

toastedpickles

I feel very left out on all this faceybook car lark

Big Nasty

Specs? As in year / mileage / engine.

Unfortunately the work you've put in will count for nothing bar with an enthusiast.

toastedpickles

Big Nasty wrote: »

Specs? As in year / mileage / engine.

Unfortunately the work you've put in will count for nothing bar with an enthusiast.

Yeah that's the sad reality

so it's a 00 2.3 turbo, 120K on it

CianRyan

toastedpickles wrote: »

Quick random question here, I've asked before but maybe it might be different now, If I was to sell the 9-5 what would be a realistic price? Most of you have seen the work gone into it so like it's not falling apart, couple that with an nct and a bit of tax, what would be a decent price?

€1500 if you're lucky, I'd say.
The model being cheap is the reason you got to enjoy it yourself so not all is lost.

toastedpickles

CianRyan wrote: »

€1500 if you're lucky, I'd say.
The model being cheap is the reason you got to enjoy it yourself so not all is lost.

True that

I'm not selling it any time soon, but I don't want to go looking for something stupid if it came to it

Big Nasty

CianRyan wrote: »

€1500 if you're lucky, I'd say.
The model being cheap is the reason you got to enjoy it yourself so not all is lost.

Bang on I'd say. A little more if ya met the right fella that appreciated the work.

toastedpickles

Big Nasty wrote: »

Bang on I'd say. A little more if ya met the right fella that appreciated the work.

Yeah true, well I just thought it'd be nice to know if the time ever does come yknow?

Big Nasty

toastedpickles wrote: »

Yeah true, well I just thought it'd be nice to know if the time ever does come yknow?

Has to be worth twice that to you now. She's a keeper.

toastedpickles

Big Nasty wrote: »

Has to be worth twice that to you now. She's a keeper.

Oh yeah

I love it, it's literally everything i need, loves it i do, a few people have begun calling it thunderbird two though

but whatever

Mycroft H

Thunderbird two was the coolest of all the thunderbirds. Embrace it

toastedpickles

Mycroft H wrote: »

Thunderbird two was the coolest of all the thunderbirds. Embrace it

Just checked them out there, awww yeah :cool:

Chris_Heilong

Cleveland, when will you have the new motor? Would like to see more pictures.

Cleveland Hot Pocket

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

Cleveland, when will you have the new motor? Would like to see more pictures.

Possibly this weekend but more likely next weekend.
I'm in work 6days this week including the weekend so wont be able to pick her up.
I have a few other photos that were sent on so I'll upload a couple here (ones that are not personally identifiable, since the former owner is in some and I won't put up someone's photo without prior consent_)

Edit: So apparantly I can only add one photo per post, is this new??

Cleveland Hot Pocket

Here's how she looked a while ago before the last owner removed all the silly stickers, and also then with a "best in class" prize from a recent show in cork.

Cleveland Hot Pocket

and finally a shot of the paint when it's polished up: