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Author oh dear....why couldn't I keep up??
Sly_SRi
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5th Dec 04 at 19:00   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Was following a (wait for it)........Vtr (old shape, to make things worse) tonight and we got onto a straight, he booted it, as did i and he was pulling away from me!! Is my Gsi fucked?? seems to loose power at about 5K rpm...is this normal any thoughts on what the problem could be?

And.......if you thought it was because the Vtr was tuned...well i also raced my brothers Zetec-s and.......well......erh, I just about kept up!! (Btw its the ecotec)

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there quite fast m8!!! my m8 had one and it was fast as my sport 1.6. he has the 100bhp one.... and he can just keep up with me!
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better driver? wrong gear ?
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i can pull away from VTR's in my 1.4 16v then they catch up after bout 90 - 100 then the pass me wen i put into 5th...

my mate has a Zetec S its pritting much the same story in fourth were level but once i put it in 5th hes passes
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no mate wouldnt say its fucked, maybe he jus tchanges gear at better times than you etc.
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i have no problems beating saxo's in my gsi
Sly_SRi
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its worrying me more that you think its down to gear changes......because (not meaning to brag) i have a lightning fast gear change....the revs don't even get time to flicker....not that gd on the gear box i know but i only do it when i'm racing.

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at this thread
Sly_SRi
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quote:
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i have no problems beating saxo's in my gsi


Yours is 2.0 litre!

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Ojc
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Your car is fcuked if you were on the move you should kill it.
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yea, i think there must be somthing up with the engine. its got loads of torque low down but as soon as i rev it, it doesn't seem to pull that well. I gotta get it sorted...dunno where to start though.

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X16XE and torque should not be mentioned in the same sentance.

Drive a Punto GT floor it in 3rd and that is torque.
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lol, yea but i'm comparing it to my SRi which would just sit there not moving much in too high a gear. But top end on it was amazing, pulled hard all the way to the rev limiter....alot better than mine now.

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Ojc
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Anyway, old shape VTR's are shite slow and are get slower the more miles they get on the clock.
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i was against a new shape VTR on friday night...

i pulled away slightly in 1st & 2nd, but from 3rd up he was with me, but was equal all the way - he couldnt gain on me & I couldnt gain on him...

how heavy are the newer shape VTR's??
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mine is an ecotec too - but only has an induction kit which gives it a nasty flatspot from around 2.5-4k

[Edited on 06-12-2004 by PaulW]
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i never get why people on here go on about a saxo VTR why cant you race a VTS? 1.6 16V is why GSi's should be racing!
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quote:
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i never get why people on here go on about a saxo VTR why cant you race a VTS? 1.6 16V is why GSi's should be racing!


because the VTS is 120bhp & also a much better power-to-weight ratio...

standard GSi wouldnt stand a chance against a VTS unless tuned upto about 140bhp & even then its still going to be close...
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Thank you vauxhall for your inlet restrictions.
Ojc
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Yes

Idiots.
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emissions & environment crap my arse...

they did it so if you wanted more power you'd buy something like an Astra GSi or something...

they knew the engines good for more, they just made it slower so the range is more 'balanced'
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i love racing saxo vtr's and vts's its fcukin great when u wipe that smile off their faces

but saxo drivers always try again they never say die
PaulW
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yes but you have a 2ltr

some of us are sticking with our 1.6's for now
Ojc
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I need to take one of you out in my Nova, its so much better in the Nova with less weight with some more bhp it will be a weapon of mass destruction.
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6th Dec 04 at 11:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
100kg less than my GSi & I can imagine the difference...

I felt a difference when I had the interior out of the old corsa & that was only a 1.4

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