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Offline paul_gt4

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V8 Twin Turbo serious widebody Celica
« on: April 15, 2009, 02:34:50 am »
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3205027

1/4 Mile 16 sec @ 105 mph
0-60 6 sec
Top Speed 160 mph
HP 400
Weight 3450 lbs

Not overly quick for using a Ford 302 but still impressive
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Re: V8 Twin Turbo serious widebody Celica
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2009, 02:39:12 pm »
Doesnt it defeat the purpose of dropping a 400hp monster into it if its no faster on the strip than a stock 185, and no doubt worse round a track?

And they have the vents the wrong way around. Does beg some questions.

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Re: V8 Twin Turbo serious widebody Celica
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2009, 03:17:12 pm »
yeah but i'm thinking this is converted to rwd only, so its something different.
I wouldn't do it if it was my cash as i'd have better ideas.

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Re: V8 Twin Turbo serious widebody Celica
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2009, 03:47:19 pm »
Dissapointing figures there :(
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Re: V8 Twin Turbo serious widebody Celica
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2009, 05:11:39 pm »
im not liking it much. the figures are poor, the interior looks awful with so many gauges. whats wrong with the stock tach? one not enough? lol.
i think maybe it would do 9 seconds if all the stereo gear was stripped  ;D ;D ;D. But it has been done well and i give credit where its due. I saw a video of an st185 that had a turbo'd 1UZ-FE installed and it was mean. To me, this car has been done well, but has been 'overdone'. For the performance figures, its not far off a stocker as previously mentioned, and the money spent could be used for better things like improving the original 3sgte to get more power. at 400 hp I imagine the crate would do about 12 seconds down the 1/4 mile strip. So overall I think the car is cool for what it is, but still silly. Probably more silly

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Re: V8 Twin Turbo serious widebody Celica
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2009, 05:25:38 pm »
One thing I do like, and I'm likely to provoke an outrage but I dont care, is the flared arches. Oooooooohh they're lovely.

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Re: V8 Twin Turbo serious widebody Celica
« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2009, 05:47:25 pm »
credit for the finish, though im not impressed by the figures.  Way to much audio, thats going to add a lot of weight as is the kit.  I do like to wide arches though, id be right up for a set if I could find them.
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