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I got done at lights this morning by a type R, I blame thios on 1) he thought we were racing, 2) its bloody got good accelaration but not as much in 3rd Id say?, 3) I was half asleep and wasnt really with it.

My head is hung in shame

I hope that was my Pa...  8)

Not unless he started very young!

Wasn't me chap!

I can find out for you though cos i'm a member of the civic type r owners club.

Was it black, silver, red or grey ?

Black manington roundabout but im not worried who it was, just made me think of you in a very non gay way

:fag:

Thank you.

What do you drive?

i think this is Asher who has a BMW 355??

You mean a 325 !

BMW numbering goes on engine size (sort of!)

BMW 316 is a 1.8 litre
        318 is a 2.0 litre
        320 is a 2.2 litre
        325 is a 2.5 litre
        330 is a 3.0 litre

The biggest engine in the E46 3 series is the 3.2 litre lump in the M3.

pass mate.
not a big BMW fan so numbers etc mean nothing to me.

would have thought it would have given a Type R a decent race though.

more coffee needed Monkey Nuts, to wake yourself up :wink:

He was probably too busy checking his hair in the rearview...  :wink:

or changing his Snoop Dog CD :mrgreen:

Hey I like snoop doggy dog :)

330 is the only match for a Type R in a straight line drag race.

325 has 192 bhp but weighes over 1500 kg.

Right
1. Yeap its me asher.
2. 330ci Sport Coupe
3. My hair is no longer a mullett dave!
4. I dont like coffee
5. Thats all

Ah a 330Ci, very good match for a Type R.

You shouldn't have lost there matey but you weren't ready  :mrgreen:

i didnt even try

But you were listening to Snoop Doggy Dogg though?

of course, while adjusting some of my bling etc oh and sorting out some £10 bags of scag for my next deal.....

If I said I have elton johns greatest hits would you believe me?

Probably, but only because he's on a tupac single  :wink:

so true, I guess im black as well?

If you call your car your 'bimmer' then yeah

ha ha

ralphy what litre are type r's?

2liters me thinks

2ltr 16v Vetec.
200bhp standard

i want the next civic type rr. looks fookin gorgeous. but the Top Gear mag has a write-up about the new renault clio instead of the civic, stupid fuck-ups  :evil:

i've not seen what the final design of the type r looks like.
i hope they don't fuck around too much with it.

have heard it's going to be faster though. 225bhp or something??

I saw some pics looked very nice indeed

I'd blame it on the fact you are a sh*t driver.
Because I know.

Honda haven't released final spec or design of next generation Type R.

Likely to have between 210 and 220 bhp with a much lighter body than the Ashtray VXR or VW Golf.

All the other manufacturers have gone down the turbo route (Vauxhall, VW, Seat, Renault etc) but with Honda's Normally Asspirated is best philosphy, the new Type R engine is likely to be a high reving screamer again with i-VTEC to give a broad spread of torque even at low revs.

I have my test drive pre-booked already at my local Honda dealer  :mrgreen:

turbos = damn good fun

True, but expensive if they go POP  :D

I like hearing an engine scream, turbo cars have massive torque but never rev very high.

Maybe because i'm used to a 8500 rpm red line  :twisted:

a mate in cornwall has a turbocharged cooper s, i think its the fastest car i've been in. i love the whirr when he puts his foot down.

it pops when he's rolling along in 2nd.

Supercharged you mean  :wink:

Cooper S is the fastest you've been in? Wait till tomorrow  :twisted:

MINI COOPER S

Power at Flywheel (BHP) :  163
Weight without Driver (KG) :  1140
Power to Weight Ratio (BHP Per Ton) :  145.28
0 - 60 (Secs) :  7.37
0 - 100 (Secs) :  20.09
60 - 100 (Secs) :  12.71
Quarter Mile (Secs) :  15.81
Terminal Speed (MPH) :  88.71

HONDA CIVIC TYPE R

Power at Flywheel (BHP) :  197
Weight without Driver (KG) :  1204
Power to Weight Ratio (BHP Per Ton) :  166.25
0 - 60 (Secs) :  6.57
0 - 100 (Secs) :  16.85
60 - 100 (Secs) :  10.28
Quarter Mile (Secs) :  14.97
Terminal Speed (MPH) :  94.25

but surely the stuff he's had done to it makes it faster?

We're talking the new style Mini right?

Well there is a Cooper S with 163 bhp

Cooper S Works with 197 bhp.

yes. new cooper s which has been customised with a turbocharger i think. it fucking flies. like i said, it sounds like an F1 car when he's rolling along in 2nd. must do 0-60 in about 3 seconds.

reminds me of my 1.6 focus  :(

Not possible mate.

Mini Cooper S has a supercharger not a turbocharger.

To achieve 0-60 in 3 secs you would have to spend about £15 k on it !!

Cooper S's whine and pop in standard form due to the supercharger and exhaust.

Nice cars though.

well he's spent serious money on it, possibly £15k, they're minted.

its not a standard cooper s, i've been in one of those and it was alright.

i'll take some videos of it when i go back down on thursday.

when i say it pops, i mean that if he's rolling along without any throttle, the car is going rabrabrabrabPOPrabrabPOPOPrabrab etc

Sounds mental!

ha ha ralphy you are a car gimp I love it!

Tis my passion  :agree:

nerd

Scoreboard geek

Pot, kettle and all that

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