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Posted: 21 Jun 2006 12:54 am
by foggyjames
redline wrote:fastest.....ecotec
Ha....haha......hahahahaha.....hahahahahaha.....
Swap an XE in there man! The Ecotec is supposed to be a heap...ECO being a big clue as to why.
Sorry, got distracted for a moment.
Downsides? They have a ferrocious appetite for front tyres. They have such sweet engines that they're almost pursuaded some people that FWD is socially acceptable. Now if you're buying the T5 as an engine donor for the 360...I APPROVE!
cheers
James
Posted: 21 Jun 2006 07:49 am
by redline
Carl , when are you going to post some pics of the bx now youv'e had time to polish it ?
Posted: 21 Jun 2006 07:58 am
by Carl
My website is broken at the mo, but I will try and sort something out later on. It came up better, but still not great. Need to find some proper polish!!
Posted: 21 Jun 2006 08:04 am
by Carl
In fact, here we go:
Sorry for the thread hijack!
Posted: 21 Jun 2006 08:52 am
by Cornholio
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..............
Posted: 21 Jun 2006 09:30 am
by 990
Carl wrote:In fact, here we go:
Sorry for the thread hijack!
I like thread hijacks - keeps it interesting
Posted: 21 Jun 2006 09:32 am
by 990
foggyjames wrote: They have such sweet engines that they're almost pursuaded some people that FWD is socially acceptable. Now if you're buying the T5 as an engine donor for the 360...I APPROVE!
cheers
James
Don't tempt me - I would most likely end up killing myself, I have nightmares of a Beetle with a 1996cc out back and drum brakes all round
Posted: 21 Jun 2006 09:38 am
by SteveP
Posted: 21 Jun 2006 10:13 am
by 990
Ahh thats tame - very tame
- now a 13litre turbo from a Volvo truck in a VW Camper Van
Posted: 21 Jun 2006 01:33 pm
by Chris_C
That guys been posting up on the VOC forum, that bug looks mad!! The arches are hoooooooooooooooooge!
Posted: 22 Jun 2006 12:06 am
by MJ
Costs! My dads had to have a lambada sensor and cat converter replaced a while back. Expensive stuff
Secondly I don't find it quite as involving to drive, it just feels slightly dull. I think part of that is the engine, which means theres no worry about changing gear. In the 340 its way up high in the rev range, change gear and it's struggling. The 850 just don't care
Also I guess power steering dosn't help, I hate power steering
But it's otherwise a great car with power and practicallity
Posted: 22 Jun 2006 12:37 am
by foggyjames
My 360's PAS has more weight at speed than Nessy's.
Stock 360s have that lazy power in a way that 340s just don't. It's a very 'Volvo' power delivery.
cheers
James
Posted: 22 Jun 2006 01:33 am
by Chris_C
If you PAS is heavier, somethings sh*gged
Beasts was still light at speed, nothing like a 400 type setup, but never as light as Kar or Fake
Posted: 22 Jun 2006 01:36 am
by foggyjames
Maybe I'm imagining things....but at least there's very little in it. That's more to do with Nessy having very light steering than the 360s being heavy. 300s with PAS have one of the best weighted systems I've driven.
cheers
James
Posted: 22 Jun 2006 09:25 am
by SteveP
Neither of my 360s with PAS were that light at speed, certainly not enough so you had to keep correcting it (unlike every Clio that I've driven from Mk1 to Mk3!). The PAS on a 360 really isn't atall that light - just right I'd say! I'll come back to this when I put my new Volvo rack on