Guest Enzo Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 this is gona sound childish as guys but ive had the fastest car in my village for a few months now.my mate has just gone up from a 1100 saxo to an impreza terzo limited edition.around 250bhpwent for a blast in this thing, first and second are rapid but after that i wasnt overly impressed with the aceleration of this thingi know i could gun this guy down if i had more power, question is how much extra power would i be needing to keep up with this guy on the straights? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
glanzavturborocket Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 id say you need a lot more power i dont know what bhp your running now so all depends doesnt it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
*Toymota* Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 enzo, get a TD04 like me!! we can chase scoobies all day long then!!p.s, where are my stickers? hehe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bilal Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 @ toyomota you already got a td04 LOL what what what, where did i miss this? Lol @Enzo get a TD04 and a 4wd, id luv a 4wd glanza fucl< it would be lightnin quick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bilal Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 p.s. @ enzo please reply to my pm bruv lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
*Toymota* Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 well havent got the TD04 yet although it will be on order as soon as pay day comes. savin up for some forge pistons too! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Enzo Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 will do bilalemzthey are packaged at the door right now waiting to go out ill get a mate to post them tommorrowmy cars imobile in the drive right now as i sheared a nut taking the thermostat houseing off todaypicking up a hire car tommorrow while i wait for the parts tto arive in a few days lolshould be fun for a few days ragging round the contrysidequite fancy a vf series ball bearing turbo but dont know which one to go for?they mount up to the same manifold but the right sized one spools up alot faster Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bilal Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 well havent got the TD04 yet although it will be on order as soon as pay day comes. savin up for some forge pistons too! <{POST_SNAPBACK}>jeez laweez lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
glanzavturborocket Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 how much r those forged pistons settin you back??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
*Toymota* Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 £600 for a set mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Enzo Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 is that for the rods and pistons? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ecksjay Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 forgies?only really necessary if going for MASSIVE bhp, which in a little fwd starlet isn't usable anyway :/200bhp is prob the limit for drivability, which is perfectly feasable without the need to touch the internals, any more than that and you will run into traction issues along with the other accompanying probs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lobotomy Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 Can't remember what prog I was watching but a SAAB engineer once said that over 250bhp is to much for a FWD car... so I agree with wullie and I think that turbo option is about the best, smaller turbine wheel for a smaller engine, sounds about right. Peak power is good to brag about, but response I'd say is better.P.S.This was just before SAAB released a 280bhp FWD model. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lobotomy Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 On the same kind of note. I followed Garretts turbo tech tutorial how to pick a suitable turbo. Never found any that would be suitable for 250bhp apparantly, but maybe my assumptions were wrong (P.S I did aerospace engineering at uni so my maths aint the problem -it's all pretty easy )Give it a shot yourselves: Garrett Turbo tech Quote Link to post Share on other sites
glanzavturborocket Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 yeh personally i wouldnt go over 200 bhp in a starlet the power would be too much well all depending if you can feel the power Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Enzo Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 to get a rough idea of what id need to say gun him on a straight between say 80-100,Adrian can you remember how to figure out power to weight ratios?its simple i just cant rememberi have two options for this punk either replicate wullies setup for 190+ hot horses on a ct-9bthat might be just enuf to not to get embarassedor go for a tdo4 manifold with maybe a vf 34 turbotastic,where i can get more much needed torque.incidently i was told from an engineer at m-sport that 230 was the maximum for a front wheel drive car weighting 1200= kilos fitted with a quafe, and over tyredi know a glanza weighs over 1000 with me in it so what does that say? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Enzo Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 thats a good read Adrean, the formulas went flying over my head though Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlackTarw Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 c'mon guys, too much power is almost enough!Think someone ong tgtt has over 300bhp and he seems to enjoy it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ecksjay Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 324bhp, to be exact...he enjoys it, but considering it spins in 5th at 135mph, its not usable, in the slightest....a beasts, yes, but its a little over what the chassis can handle/was designed for, hence the traction issues. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robbo Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 I've always considered 250bhp the maximum reasonable limit of the starlet, compare a well set up one of them to a well set up starlet of any other power and there will be nothing in it, they don't pull much quicker 1/4miles and that's there strengths.You'll never get off the mark as quick as a scooby can purely because of the 4wd too, but from rolling starts you can have him with the usual turbo upgrades as mentioned. Don't forget he can always upgrade too though Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Enzo Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 so can anyone remember how to figure out power to weight ratios? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lobotomy Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 power divided by weight ie 133bhp÷0.870=152.87bhp/tonne Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest daveburwash Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 You can't have too much power!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lobotomy Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Next project then Dave?How does 14000lbs of thrust grab you? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nanglebadger Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Phil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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