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Sept 14, 2006 8:30:35 GMT
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Last Edit: Sept 14, 2006 8:31:16 GMT by akku
1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Sept 14, 2006 8:34:49 GMT
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Yea, that'll do ;D Get it in t' eBay thread, mind, or put some piccies in otherwise it's a dead short flat post!  I like the fact it has "electric windows". Real creature comforts machine, right there! I've never had any  |
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Last Edit: Sept 14, 2006 8:35:23 GMT by Lewis
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Sept 14, 2006 8:37:45 GMT
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a few pics then...    I think he mentioned air con as well? Madness. |
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Sept 14, 2006 8:52:09 GMT
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Wowsers! I thought it was a PPC mag rivalling Roller at first!  Someone explean how the 4 turbos work together please, are they just sharing the sucking of air or is tehre more science to it than that?   |
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 it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts  |
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Sept 14, 2006 9:06:15 GMT
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That is gorgeous, mean as hell. Needs satin black.
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'82 944 Lhasa green
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Seth
South East
MorrisOxford TriumphMirald HillmanMinx BorgwardIsabellaCombi
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Sept 14, 2006 9:13:01 GMT
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Yes! Bringing that whole 80's excess pro street look bang up to date!
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable. |
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qwerty
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Sept 14, 2006 9:22:28 GMT
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Yeah I could get away with that LOL
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Sept 14, 2006 9:51:32 GMT
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Aside from being a little lower than is really practical, i can't see how it's "too much"?
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Sept 14, 2006 11:14:51 GMT
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air bags, air con, electric windows, 16" wide rear tyres... |
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Sept 14, 2006 12:16:46 GMT
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Tha magazine cover says 1400+ hp and 20mpg!! How the hell do you get 20mpg with a quad turbo 1400hp v8? My 1600 rocco only manages around 25mpg |
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Sept 14, 2006 12:24:40 GMT
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remember thats an American magazine and their gallons are 20% smaller than ours so 20 MPG in the USA is 24 MPG here....
I read a road test of a brand new Scooby WRX against a brand new Mustang Cobra in an American mag. The 4.6 V8 mustang was more economical than the 2.2 Turbo 4 pot.
With the new generation displacement on demand motors the likes of GM and DCX are turning out big engines really will be marking up with the smaller ones for MPG.
I saw a guy in a magazine with a Firebird, ran low 12s and did 35 MPG (UK)
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Sept 14, 2006 12:29:01 GMT
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I know its a different post, but this car is the reason why RWD is better than FWD. Not in everyday terms, but you couldn't build a car like this in FWD.
I bet that firebird didn't do 35mpg whilst running 12's.
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'82 944 Lhasa green
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Sept 14, 2006 12:33:14 GMT
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not at the same time no! But if you get a modern 1.8 family yawnmobile and set the computer to instant MPG you can get it down to single digits if you thrape it from a standing start...
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Sept 14, 2006 12:34:36 GMT
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Yeah, i get 14mpg from the charger..............but then i drive like a T**T
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'82 944 Lhasa green
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Sept 14, 2006 13:03:56 GMT
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Best I have had from the Buick was 25 MPG. More normally its 15-17 MPG. I had a Chrysler with the 318 (same as your Charger?) and that was 16-18 mpg all day long.
Thing is a carburettor fed engine will seldom be anywhere near as good on fuel as a well set up EFI engine. Aerodynamics and weight also play their part.
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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guy
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Sept 14, 2006 14:08:44 GMT
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I was in a volvo t5, u can watch the mpg go from 30 to 6/7 when you put ure foot down. But boy that car was fast!!!
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Mk1 Escort slowly rusting into nothing! But safely stored in a dry garage.
Mk2 Golf, Low n' Loud
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