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02-03-09, 08:50 PM
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how many zs's actually......
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my mate has a private farm and a long private road and my zs kept neck and neck with his octavia vrs 2.0 turbo 200bhp all the way to 110mph untill we ran out of road, and that has a book 0-60 in a sub 7 seconds. we both had very good gear changes during this aswell.
is it just people trying to be negative about the zs or is it true?
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02-03-09, 08:54 PM
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EVO magazine managed 7.1 on a proper test strip,iirc it was also damp at the time.My best to date is 6.3 
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02-03-09, 08:56 PM
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Quote:
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EVO magazine managed 7.1 on a proper test strip,iirc it was also damp at the time.My best to date is 6.3
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what you running to get 6.3 shroon. cant wait untill i get nearer that sort of figure
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02-03-09, 08:58 PM
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The figures quoted for 0-60 are a bit misleading as they are rehearsed by skilled drivers, seldom do journalists manage such times. I remember the HPF Firenza being quoted as 7.5 secs and that was back in 1974! No journo could get anywhere near it!
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02-03-09, 08:59 PM
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Quote:
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what you running to get 6.3 shroon. cant wait untill i get nearer that sort of figure
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sports cat
no pre cat
no rear seats or gubbins in the boot
light weight bucket seats
drivers 4 point harness no OE drivers belt
ITG Maxogen induction
Light weight alloys
Lightweight flywheel
Shroon
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02-03-09, 09:00 PM
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My only experience is with my GTech acceleromter. Only used it once for a few runs, but IIRC it was reading 7.8 sec on average. That was, however, not long after I had got the car so I wasnt so familiar with the clutch, power band etc. I also think the GTech I have is telling me complete rubbish because it doesnt ask for the weight of the car, and when I did a BHP test it came up with about 110bhp! Its only the cheap, old unit so I doubt its accuracy tbh. It also told me my last car (110bhp) was getting to 60 in 7.5 sec on a good run, when it was stated as 8.9 by Suzuki (and Evo magazine apparently.)
Still, I might try it out again and see if anything is different. Better off with a stop watch and sat nav though I reckon!
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02-03-09, 09:00 PM
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Do the 4point harness help then!! lol Thats a nice time and a nice bit of kit too.
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02-03-09, 09:00 PM
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i will have to do a couple of timed runs to see what its doing. it feels a lot quicker that 7.3 thats for sure
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02-03-09, 09:04 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by shroonie29
piper cat back
sports cat
no pre cat
no rear seats or gubbins in the boot
light weight bucket seats
drivers 4 point harness no OE drivers belt
ITG Maxogen induction
Light weight alloys
Lightweight flywheel
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did you have the pre cat 'cut out'. its cheaper than janspeed manifolds thats for sure. was there much difference with the llightened flywheel. i would rip the back seats out but then the nipper would have to tough it out in the boot or on the roof! 
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Regal Autosport Astra GSI Turbo 304 bhp 356 lb/ft
Thorney motorsport Vectra vxr 305bhp 398lbft
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02-03-09, 09:15 PM
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did you have the pre cat 'cut out'. its cheaper than janspeed manifolds thats for sure. was there much difference with the llightened flywheel. i would rip the back seats out but then the nipper would have to tough it out in the boot or on the roof! |
The fly wheel is the best mod to date(was me who went out & had one made for the 180).I reckon a de-cat induction & flywheel will et you in the best area without internal mods
Shroon
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