pulled up at the lights on a sliproad roundabout and had a tt-rs pull up bext to me. i floor it a bit but he really boots it. i dont rev it out as im too scared to do so and he just belts around my outside and pulls in front of me.
im like damn if thats a 2.0 turbo maybe my car isnt as gealthy as i thought.
just checked the stats and its a 2.5l 340ps with quattro so he probably had no fear of spinning off.
0-60 in 4 5 secs . so watch out these are quick!
just got nailed on roundabout...
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nickg07 wrote:
0-60 in 4 5 secs . so watch out these are quick!
meh!
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It doesn't take much work to get a TTRS up to silly power, especially the DSG 'boxed ones. They are slightly dull, but ridiculously quick cars.
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yes i mean a modified mr2 might well be as quick to 60 but going around roundabout do you have full confidence to get therein less than 5 seconds.
even in the damp he had lots of confidence.
even in the damp he had lots of confidence.
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I've been quite impressed with these just basic mods and they are over 400bhp. Evo timed a standard one to 100mph and it got 11secs. Sound good too.
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There's whole arguments on the GTR forum on how the TTRS with just a few mods can be as quick as an R35 GTR...(stock of course).
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As quick is always a vague statement. I think it would take more then a few to make it as fast especially after a ton. Theres a race on youtube on a runway and one sided is an understatement.
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Also jap cars tend to be built to modify... I don't mean as in its irresistible to tweak them but that there is a whole load of extra capacity engineered in but unused
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MrLuke wrote:Also jap cars tend to be built to modify... I don't mean as in its irresistible to tweak them but that there is a whole load of extra capacity engineered in but unused
I'd imagine the days of overengineered jap cars are long gone, no reason these days to sacrifice a whole load of profit designing components for excessive loading ie tuning. Also no power limits imposed on jap cars like in the 90's, so if they want a more capable car they just design it so.
This is a vastly generalised statement, there will still be exceptions to the rule but not as common in designs from the 90's.
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BarronMR wrote:MrLuke wrote:Also jap cars tend to be built to modify... I don't mean as in its irresistible to tweak them but that there is a whole load of extra capacity engineered in but unused
I'd imagine the days of overengineered jap cars are long gone, no reason these days to sacrifice a whole load of profit designing components for excessive loading ie tuning. Also no power limits imposed on jap cars like in the 90's, so if they want a more capable car they just design it so.
This is a vastly generalised statement, there will still be exceptions to the rule but not as common in designs from the 90's.
GT86, Subaru BRZ
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shibby! wrote:BarronMR wrote:
This is a vastly generalised statement, there will still be exceptions to the rule but not as common in designs from the 90's.
GT86, Subaru BRZ
And on the other foot you have GTR, historically a tuners dream car. Based upon my limited knowledge of current model, isn't exactly tuner friendly.
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BarronMR wrote:And on the other foot you have GTR, historically a tuners dream car. Based upon my limited knowledge of current model, isn't exactly tuner friendly.
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New model seems to be getting more tuner friendly everyday. I think people are stil protecting their warranties. Plus they are fast enough to start with
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I'd say most GTRs are tuned actually, it's really cheap to buy a COBB and up the boost!