Pulsar GTi-R - Madness or Genius??
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Apparently they ARE very quick, and quite 'tuneable' but unless they are run on at least Super unleaded, they have a habbit of going bang, from what I was told there is no real signs of inpending doom, and they seem to run happily on normal unleaded right up until the big bang.
And at £5k the Maxy P type owners probably put any old happy shopper petrol in the things
But I did have a very spirted drive back from TMS one day 'playing' with someone in one in my Chimaera.
And at £5k the Maxy P type owners probably put any old happy shopper petrol in the things
But I did have a very spirted drive back from TMS one day 'playing' with someone in one in my Chimaera.
Caterham type things are my other consideration - I was quite taken by the idea of a Westfield last year.
You're looking at 6k for the absolute bare minimum & a lot more for Wide Body, Zetec/Vauxhall/K Engine, decent seats and decent weather gear. Basically I'd probably need to spend 8-10k on the Westie I'd want.
You're looking at 6k for the absolute bare minimum & a lot more for Wide Body, Zetec/Vauxhall/K Engine, decent seats and decent weather gear. Basically I'd probably need to spend 8-10k on the Westie I'd want.
made my old 2.8 capri look like a wine sipper 
As my name suggests I own one, I bought it only 4 weeks ago and have negative and positive feelings.
My car has 290bhp and was modded by the old owner the engine is capable of handling 400ish bhp as it has forged pistons etc, with uprated turbo and front mounted intercooler etc. Obviously the brakes have been upgraded too.
These are normal mods to be done.
It does around 20/25mpg.
I run 1.2 bar and the 0.60 time is around the 4.8ish mark(this is from the previous owner at a track day)
I have had problems with it, usually my own fault, and It is off the road at the moment until I can whip the engine out to replace the clucth release lever that snapped, as I have an uprated paddle clutch and the standard one threw a mental
With regard to track day, it understeers and this can be corrected with kits.
If you buy one make sure you get it checked out and you have some history, even though most of them are imports.
If it rather unique and the pound per mile smiles are more than worth it, especially when you surprise more expensive modern sports cars.
join the gtir owners club chat site for more info on buying etc.
Can I post the address on this site mr moderator?
My car has 290bhp and was modded by the old owner the engine is capable of handling 400ish bhp as it has forged pistons etc, with uprated turbo and front mounted intercooler etc. Obviously the brakes have been upgraded too.
These are normal mods to be done.
It does around 20/25mpg.
I run 1.2 bar and the 0.60 time is around the 4.8ish mark(this is from the previous owner at a track day)
I have had problems with it, usually my own fault, and It is off the road at the moment until I can whip the engine out to replace the clucth release lever that snapped, as I have an uprated paddle clutch and the standard one threw a mental
With regard to track day, it understeers and this can be corrected with kits.
If you buy one make sure you get it checked out and you have some history, even though most of them are imports.
If it rather unique and the pound per mile smiles are more than worth it, especially when you surprise more expensive modern sports cars.
join the gtir owners club chat site for more info on buying etc.
Can I post the address on this site mr moderator?
quote:is this pure understeer a la FWD or the sort of understeer one expects of a 4WD car, which will then turn to oversteer as you power out of the corner?
With regard to track day, it understeers and this can be corrected with kits.
By kits do you mean suspension mods/uprated bushes/anti-rollbars etc?
quote:is this pure understeer a la FWD or the sort of understeer one expects of a 4WD car, which will then turn to oversteer as you power out of the corner?
By kits do you mean suspension mods/uprated bushes/anti-rollbars etc?
As a 4wd car, and 10ish years old it acts as any other 4wd. I kind of like it as it invloves me more trying to get the back out to balance it!
It was obviously built into the car as it is with most cars. Its not mad but compared and uncontrollable with more modern 4wd its noticable, more so in the wet.
Yes, kits like bump steer up to full Whiteline kits will transform it. prices are from £150 to £400.
CarZee, have you thought about an Integrale?
I had one for 2 years, it's nota daily driver but great fun and one of the true drivers cars - you can get a reasonably tidy early 90's 16v for around 5 grand these days.
Not as reliable as a Jap car but better handling and no Max P***r imageto worry about...
I had one for 2 years, it's nota daily driver but great fun and one of the true drivers cars - you can get a reasonably tidy early 90's 16v for around 5 grand these days.
Not as reliable as a Jap car but better handling and no Max P***r imageto worry about...
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Not as reliable as a Jap car but better handling and no Max P***r imageto worry about...
Max P**er!!!! Please dont label us with that, I beg you.
Ok so it has a few spoilers and such like- you wouldnt call an Lancer Evo Max P**er would you?- but they come with the car not sorced from Max Knobers accesories.
err, ok I agree it does look a bit like a, you know that word I cant mention, but I think its a unique car and once you get over the barriefiedness its a superb mota.
Integrales are great cars, although you will be hard pushed to fine a sorted example, plus they are left hookers and fragile as heck.
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