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Offline joesgti

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Re: R32 ... WHY!?!?!?!
« Reply #10 on: 28 March 2008, 13:36 »
because young people prefere mk5 gti than r32 as its turbo'd and alot faster after a remap. in the dry  :grin: :grin: :grin:
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Re: R32 ... WHY!?!?!?!
« Reply #11 on: 28 March 2008, 13:40 »
I'm yet to meet a performance problem that couldn't be solved by simply throwing more cc's at it. Normally aspirated V8s are the way to go, turbos are for geeks. Might be a problem dropping e.g. a Mustang lump in a Mk2 though.....
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Re: R32 ... WHY!?!?!?!
« Reply #12 on: 28 March 2008, 13:55 »
Been done mate! well it was a TVR V8, but a V8 nonetheless!
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Re: R32 ... WHY!?!?!?!
« Reply #13 on: 28 March 2008, 13:58 »
and it was a MKI len, ha ha.

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Re: R32 ... WHY!?!?!?!
« Reply #14 on: 28 March 2008, 14:04 »
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So it was! But it was chopped and widened too!
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Re: R32 ... WHY!?!?!?!
« Reply #15 on: 28 March 2008, 14:08 »
TVR V8s are Ford lumps, aren't they? If it'll fit in a Mk1 then a Mk2 should be possible I'd imagine - with a lot of metal bashing of course. Should think it would be a bit of a handful in any case - corners would be a challenge!
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Re: R32 ... WHY!?!?!?!
« Reply #16 on: 28 March 2008, 15:16 »
No they were originally Rover/Oldsmobile based engines but went the same route as the Range Rover ones and went up to 4.4 litres in the end.
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Re: R32 ... WHY!?!?!?!
« Reply #17 on: 28 March 2008, 15:21 »
Bit more compact than a Ford lump, then? Still a challenge for the average home mechanic I would think....
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Re: R32 ... WHY!?!?!?!
« Reply #18 on: 28 March 2008, 15:35 »
my 1.8t is running ta 18mph most times I drive it, maybe I should get an r32  :grin:
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Re: R32 ... WHY!?!?!?!
« Reply #19 on: 28 March 2008, 15:47 »
Northstar V8 transplant anyone?

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