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Interesting website
Figures for my modified S4 aren't far off...
Power at Flywheel (BHP) : 485
Weight without Driver (KG) : 1575
Power to Weight Ratio (BHP Per Ton) : 312.88
0 - 60 (Secs) : 3.59
0 - 100 (Secs) : 8.47
60 - 100 (Secs) : 4.88
Quarter Mile (Secs) : 12.10
Terminal Speed (MPH) : 119.53
Drag Strip Quarter Mile (Secs) : 11.70
Drag Strip Terminal Speed (MPH) : 123.53
0-60 is pretty spot on (ran a 3.7 at GTI) however I can't get under 12 secs for the 1/4 mile
Adam.
Never underestimate the predictability of stupidity.
Current ride - Yeti ASR 5a X00 -
Jeez Ads your S4 sounds like a flipping beast! Any vids or more pics of it?! That'sproper supercar performance!
Real - got a bit lucky with work (the company took off well!) but it's nothing you can't do if you give it a go. Tested an Evo FQ360 - now that is one evil car! Loved it but very hard to look after one sensibly. The 335d is sort of part family estate (good on fuel, spacious, comfy, etc) part evil road burner - it even manages to sound good when pushed hard!
That test ignores torque... mistake! Pretty spot on for 0-60 for ours but a fair bit down on 0-100 and 60-100...0 -
nice car, looks good in black, but "what do you really need to get from a to b mattyboy?"
if it ain't rainin.....it ain't trainin
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Our other car - A softop Suzuki Jimny... 0
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Sweeeeet 8) Always hire one when we go to Greece, great for exploringSurf-Matt wrote:Our other car - A softop Suzuki Jimny...Surf-Matt wrote:Jeez Ads your S4 sounds like a flipping beast! Any vids or more pics of it?! That'sproper supercar performance!
Loads of track pics on the wall in the spare bedroom
Currently running 486bhp @ flywheel and 520lbft 8)
Spec:
Engine
600cc injectors
Bosch fuel pump
K04 turbos
Milltek dual 100cpsi system
MRC oil cooler
MRC FMIC
MRC ceramic tubular manifolds
MRC Compression Lowering Head Gaskets
MRC remap
phenolic spacers.
APR Bi-pipe
Transmission
MRC Lightweight Flywheel
RS4 clutch
tanoga short shifter
ESP Drive Train Stabilizer
Suspension
H&R coilovers
H&R ARBs
MRC ARB brackets
Brakes
RS4 B7 8 pot Brembo calipers
RS6 discs
S8 rear brakes
Ferodo DS2500 pads
Interior
AWE boost gauge
Recaro Pole Position bucket seats
Wheels and tyres
18" OZ Superleggeras
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymetric tyres.Adam.
Never underestimate the predictability of stupidity.
Current ride - Yeti ASR 5a X00 -
So you've had the odd tweak here and there then?!
Awesome machine - has it appeared in any mags?
The Jimny is a comedy car - but tows our little boat, will go where Defenders get stuck (proper low range 'box, almost no overhangs, bomb proof) and so tiny that it's laughably easy to park. Slightly gay of course but very useful... 0 -
i drovea jimny around greece before and it was ace, actuall capable in the rough stuff as it has loads of clearance due to the short wheel base. one thing i found though was that either the car is too narrow, or im too wide but either way, i looked like i was driving a mario kart!!0
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Robmanic1 wrote:[
You do realise that no-one will let you out at junctions?
It's ok I'm used to it. People treat you differently when you drive a "nice" car; they don't let you out at junctions, they tailgate you or cut you up on the motorway; park deliberately close - I've learned to live with it but it boils my piss when people behave in this way when my wife is driving.
I put this down to petty jealousy and self esteem issues on the part of the pepetrators - their life choices have led them down a path where they don't want to be, and their impotent rage can't help but spill over when they see someone in a decent vehicle. Fuck them, they're ignorant cunts.
The myth that BMW/Merc/AUDI drivers are all arrogant, aggressive drivers is perpetuated in this way - many times the only way to change lanes or exit a junction in one of these cars is to push in because no-one is courteous enough to let you in
Conversely when I'm driving our knackered old fiesta people are all sweetness and light, go figure. :roll:0 -
Shin0r - I'm getting mixed reactions - some people going out of their way to let me in, others being a bit narky. Plus a few chavs trying it on.
People do seem to like the Jimny though - never had a single aggressive driving act directed at it!
Sheeps - they are a wee but narrow but are SO good off road. We've gone up silly track that is very much "tractor only" and been fine. Amazingly capable yet not many people realise it.
Very few 4x4s could even get up the slope to where we parked ours for this shot!
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