JamesG Posted April 14, 2005 Share Posted April 14, 2005 If Dude is here, was just wondering if his car meets these criteria? http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?p=1&f=23&t=170803&h=0 A guy from Fifth Gear has posted on Pistonheads asking for information about any car that has topped 200mph and cost less than 50 grand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted April 14, 2005 Share Posted April 14, 2005 Yuo'll have to wait for the 200mph ticket dude , but i can guaruntee it will eclipse that easily at Brunters and TOTB , i hit 187 just over 1/2 way down bruntingthorpe (speed limiter ) !!!! AEM now so even with the auto diff it should hit over 200 before redline , with the 6spd gearing it was only doing 6000rpm @ 187 so the new redline is 8000 !!!! Dude and it doesnt owe £50K ...............................Yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Terry S Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 There are a number of Supras kicking about capable of this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albundy68 Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 did anyone see 5th gear this week? What were they doing buying a lotus to try and top 200mph, they should have bought a supe, i was most amused when after paying 20 grand odd, they didnt even manage to get the thing home before the gear box went! Then after spending big money on a turbo, tuning and gearbox refurb... the gearbox went (again) on the way to the runway! LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Terry S Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 I reckon for 20-25k you could build a reliable car to top 200 mph at Bruntingthorpe, inc. buying the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attilauk Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 yeah that made me chuckle too, even my missus who knows nothing about cars wanted to know why they didn't buy something jap... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muffleman Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Me too, when they said what they wanted to do I thought 'yup, Supra on telly' - then they picked the Lotus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VELOCITY Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 just goes to show even the Professionals get it wrong!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazboy Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 That feature about the Lotus and that trackday was a load of made up story-telling. The Loti gearbox killed itself about 10 days before the track-day, not on the way up as suggested (they were there long before we showed up). "many of the cars had over 600bhp" - did they? It was actually two- the red SL65AMG that buzzed the camera, and the black RUF GT2. The average output was a smidge over 400bhp. There was a Supra on the telly though - for a total of three seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Yup, we just had an email from them saying they'd be very interested if we had a sub 50k car that could do 200mph+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKEYmark Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 they on about it on gtr board and dude gets a mention http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/upload/showthread.php?t=35586 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Allready in talks guys , i think i'll tell em my car eats Porsche's and shits Mercedes and considers a lotus a mere snack !!!! Dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 final assembly for this year starts tomorrow , wont have the built engine in for a while but that doesnt bother me too much , AEM, new inj and new turbo now here then its up to Matt H for a bit of TLC on the wiring front and then mapping Dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKEYmark Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 thought you said the aem was no good? will you have to change diffs to get your top speed and different diff for dragging Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Usmann A Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Yh Dude, whats up man? Not monitoring Leons Line pressures anymore. Its ok dude, I know when im right .. apology accepted ... Damn, im having a De ja Vu .. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Rofl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toms Supra Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 how much bhp does dudes car make at the wheels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 thought you said the aem was no good? will you have to change diffs to get your top speed and different diff for dragging Car will still hit 200 even with the auto diff Mark !!!!! Dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Yh Dude, whats up man? Not monitoring Leons Line pressures anymore. Its ok dude, I know when im right .. apology accepted ... Damn, im having a De ja Vu .. LOL U a lot of wine has passed the lips But i dont get the gist of the above , can you remind me , hopefully the box concerns with AEM have been sorted , allthough i can forsee a TH400 coming !!!! Dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 how much bhp does dudes car make at the wheels? 450 !!! Dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Usmann A Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Tis Ok John .. Ill let you off seeing as your a ol fogey anyway .. No need to say anymore. Have Fun, good luck. ps, Just remembered, what made you go with the "Dick Extention" turbo anyway ... damn ive got a good memory .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toms Supra Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 When the next redline 200mph club thing on again is it open to the public to watch or just a private thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Terry S Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 ps, Just remembered, what made you go with the "Dick Extention" turbo anyway ... damn ive got a good memory .... U, the same thing that made you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Tis Ok John .. Ill let you off seeing as your a ol fogey anyway .. No need to say anymore. Have Fun, good luck. ps, Just remembered, what made you go with the "Dick Extention" turbo anyway ... damn ive got a good memory .... You know what they say Usmann, too much is never enough !!!! Dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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