MK II Golf. Very quick!

[mashman]

Maybe, but the mk5 onward are an infinitely nicer car than a mk2. As for performance, price and reliability I'd still take a bike any day if I want to go fast compared to an old, worn out car that's been fucked with to put out way more power than it was designed to.

That mk2 Golf is still a nice car though. I just wonder how long it's all going to last if driven hard regularly.

Fair point... I've often dribbled over a wee mod for the Prila

... I even like the colour

[jonbuoy]

I know it's 4wd but I didn't think you could pump that much HP through FWD CV joints? I'm guessing the wheels want to be pointing straight ahead before you hit the go pedal.

[Brett]

Man thats quick!! He's pushing the revs though, can be great for the engine internals

Mate...1150HP...if you think it's running standard internals you're a nutter. Bloody quick car though.

[Brett]

I know it's 4wd but I didn't think you could pump that much HP through FWD CV joints? I'm guessing the wheels want to be pointing straight ahead before you hit the go pedal.

As before...don't be assuming that any of that driveline is standard...

On a similar note of quick cars...I ran up against an R35 GTR a week back that my 2011 CBR1000rr couldn't keep up with in a straight line. Thing was fucken nuts...throwing 2 foot flames on the up and down shifts...spoke to the driver, was tuning it for a client and putting out somewhere around 900hp.

[vifferman]

Fair point... I've often dribbled over a wee mod for the Prila

Yeah - I can understand that. There was a guy in Mrka making absolutely beautifully designed supercharger kits for the VFR800, and I was sorely tempted to buy one last year when I inherited some money. Sadly, he'd sold all his bits and business because he didn't have enough demand; everyone raved about them, but there were too few sales.
The whole thing looked stock with the plastics on, but underneath was a Rotrex supercharger, larger fuel and oil pumps, bigger injectors, CF airbox, PC with new maps, etc etc. Added up to 80hp to the VFR, making wheelies in every gear a twist of the wrist away, yet the bike rode just like stock if you weren't in a hurry.

[mashman]

Yeah - I can understand that. There was a guy in Mrka making absolutely beautifully designed supercharger kits for the VFR800, and I was sorely tempted to buy one last year when I inherited some money. Sadly, he'd sold all his bits and business because he didn't have enough demand; everyone raved about them, but there were too few sales.
The whole thing looked stock with the plastics on, but underneath was a Rotrex supercharger, larger fuel and oil pumps, bigger injectors, CF airbox, PC with new maps, etc etc. Added up to 80hp to the VFR, making wheelies in every gear a twist of the wrist away, yet the bike rode just like stock if you weren't in a hurry.

The Prila was done by a guy in Sweden. Think he sold the mill as it wasn't race legal, go figure... but he then moved on to do similar with a 1098. I'm told he orbits the planet every 36 minutes.