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Mike's Type S
Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 10:03 am
by ATR84
Mike's Type S
Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 10:20 am
by Aaron14P
Funnily enough I had a GT86 Aero for about a year as well
!! They handle so well but could do with a bit more power tbh!!
Preludes looking good though
Mike's Type S
Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 10:37 am
by ATR84
Aaron14P wrote: ↑Fri Sep 13, 2019 10:20 am
Funnily enough I had a GT86 Aero for about a year as well
!! They handle so well but could do with a bit more power tbh!!
Preludes looking good though
Yeah I had the Aero as well. All show and no go was the issue. In theory 197bhp is ok, but the way that boxer engine in the GT86 delivers the power is truly awful. There is no torque and no vtec kick or anything remotely similar in the upper revs. A lot of owners having been on a dyno only get about 185bhp rather than the quoted 197 as well. I would only ever get another if the plan was to put a supercharger or turbo in it.
Mike's Type S
Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 11:50 am
by Aaron14P
ATR84 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 13, 2019 10:37 am
Aaron14P wrote: ↑Fri Sep 13, 2019 10:20 am
Funnily enough I had a GT86 Aero for about a year as well
!! They handle so well but could do with a bit more power tbh!!
Preludes looking good though
Yeah I had the Aero as well. All show and no go was the issue. In theory 197bhp is ok, but the way that boxer engine in the GT86 delivers the power is truly awful. There is no torque and no vtec kick or anything remotely similar in the upper revs. A lot of owners having been on a dyno only get about 185bhp rather than the quoted 197 as well. I would only ever get another if the plan was to put a supercharger or turbo in it.
Yeah that is the only problem, getting blown by turbo diesels is never fun. Especially when the aero looks like it should have some guts to it
But yeah I agree, I'd only contemplate one again if forced induction was involved
Mike's Type S
Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 8:21 pm
by nitin_s1
Good pics and looks nice spot for a future meets.
Mike's Type S
Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2019 1:57 pm
by norks27
Nice pics - Lude looks superb
nitin_s1 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 13, 2019 8:21 pm
nice spot for a future meets.
Nice spot definitely
Mike's Type S
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2019 10:41 am
by ATR84
nitin_s1 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 13, 2019 8:21 pm
Good pics and looks nice spot for a future meets.
Thanks and yeah happy to organise something there if there is enough interest. What is latest with your car Nitin? Is the supercharger on yet?
norks27 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 14, 2019 1:57 pm
Nice pics - Lude looks superb
nitin_s1 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 13, 2019 8:21 pm
nice spot for a future meets.
Nice spot definitely
Thanks
Mike's Type S
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2019 5:07 pm
by nitin_s1
No real plans
Yes organise it
Mike's Type S
Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2019 12:05 pm
by ATR84
Had to go through this thread from the beginning the other day to fix the broken picture links thanks to Photobucket. I have moved my images to Imgur now. Anyway, it made me realise how much has actually changed with the car in the last year and a bit, and all the money I have spent
On the plus side, it is pretty much where I want it now. I would like to get the original Type S gearknob refurbed and maybe get some better front speakers in but can't think of much else. It's just about enjoying it and keeping it in the condition it is in now, both cosmetically and mechanically
Mike's Type S
Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2019 2:04 pm
by RattyMcClelland
It is a stunner.