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Fred68
05-05-12, 10:26 PM
This is an interesting ZS at an optimistic power and price!!

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=160794171039&index=7&nav=SEARCH&nid=08895784039
Smokey
05-05-12, 10:39 PM
Agree with you there, those mods will make what, 190 at best once you count in age mileage etc?

Price a touch his too, should be £1k max!
Lukeus101
05-05-12, 11:27 PM
I know this car from when I lived down south, the owner turned up to a local meet and Was a tad arrogant and smug.
peterzs
06-05-12, 10:26 AM
Thats caus he has 220bhp!!!!!!

:smile2::smile2::smile2::smile2:
talkingcars
06-05-12, 10:29 AM
Proberbly got methane injection from the BS!
Adamzs180
06-05-12, 10:30 AM
I never knew tinted windows, alloys and springs could increase the bhp. And i've been wasting time searching for cams, turbo's, super chargers etc. Should have got myself down to halfords.
petet16
06-05-12, 04:56 PM
I never knew tinted windows, alloys and springs could increase the bhp. And i've been wasting time searching for cams, turbo's, super chargers etc. Should have got myself down to halfords.

Of course you should, didn't anyone tell you:devil:

I doubt the car in the link has anywhere near 220bhp even with Methane injection
Jay-ZS+
06-05-12, 05:09 PM
Of course you should, didn't anyone tell you:devil:

I doubt the car in the link has anywhere near 220bhp even with Methane injection

I dont know it is superchipped!! :wall:
Fred68
06-05-12, 06:31 PM
It might have done on that set of rollers on that particular day?? When I was building racing Triumph engines in the early 90's I found you could run a motor on one dyno one day, then run it on another dyno another day and suddenly lose or gain 15 horses!! There is a vast list of variances that can make power change! ( the dyno being the most likely) I suspect this dyno was in need of calibration as it's adding some 20 raging stallions from somewhere!!
Nor
06-05-12, 06:39 PM
My 180 made 215bhp on rollers once. Knew it was wrong, but garage was adamant they were right at the time. True figure is 183bhp btw.
Adamzs180
06-05-12, 07:11 PM
it is 220bhp at the wheels isn't it not at the flywheel?
petet16
06-05-12, 07:34 PM
@fly
James Raby
06-05-12, 09:10 PM
it is 220bhp at the wheels isn't it not at the flywheel?

pmsl, thats like 257 bhp!
Adamzs180
06-05-12, 09:19 PM
pmsl, thats like 257 bhp!

:wacko: I did wonder.
Fred68
07-05-12, 08:21 AM
Now 257 bhp would be nice but ever so expensive as it appears these motors don't give power easily :(
Jay-ZS+
07-05-12, 09:23 AM
Now 257 bhp would be nice but ever so expensive as it appears these motors don't give power easily :(

Would be forced induction for sure!
Fred68
07-05-12, 08:02 PM
Would be forced induction for sure!

It would seem so!! The 2L Kv6 touring car made 270 odd bhp but obviously they had a pretty open budget !!