View Full Version : When did you last.......
take your car for a thrash ?
decided tonight that instead of going to the pub for a few beers id put a tenners worth of fuel into the 106 and go for a blast round - i cant remember the last time i did but my god how much fun is it, even with standard suspension and poxy ditchfinder tyres ive had a smile on my face constantly for the last 2hrs
took in dual carriagway/motorway, snaking B roads and city centre kroooozin (perving on studenty types on nights out :cool: ) all in the space of 40-50miles
back to basics FTW
Few weeks ago before I took it for an MOT, gave it some thrashing to try and bring the emissions down, still failed.
Erm... Every time I drive it! I gave it more today though because it's just being too cheeky right now.
Erm... Every time I drive it! I gave it more today though because it's just being too cheeky right now.
What engine you got in yours again?
Welsh Dan
03-11-09, 01:19 AM
I went for a 20 minute dual carriageway thrash before the MOT on Wednesday to bring the emissions down and succeeded :d . 0.3 smoke units.
i cant remember :( havent driven the nova in months.
and trashing the astra is quite impossible... stupid little 1200 with a 4speed.
novalicous
03-11-09, 06:10 PM
the other nite went for a "trash" round some local industrial sites then on to some country roads and relised i need a better rear anti roll bar lol but it put one hell of a smile of my face till i relised how much fuel i had used lol
auzzy-b
03-11-09, 06:16 PM
Erm... Every time I drive it!
Im with Lynzlol its a Nova!!!!!! just to hard to resist:d
General Baxter
03-11-09, 06:19 PM
about 5mins ago lol
i took the nova out there about a week ago at 4 in the morning(no tax), and just all around my area its back roads no motorway nonsense over here u see, theres grass in the middle of half the roads ffs!lol we have a loop we do takes about 35 mins going hard, i had so much fun i had totaly forgotten why it was i loved my nova, plus since stripping the interior and fitting the harness i felt like vatinen!lol i now realised i so ****in need a diff tho, i used to do that loop quicker with the xe:mad:
twistysnovagte
03-11-09, 06:25 PM
cant realy thrash a 1.7d astravan although ive gave it some against 1.1pop fiesta with a stupid spoiler and 5" rear can, on the way home from work the other night and won(just about) lol
My drive must of inspired me as I've done abit on the nova today !!
Nova, can't remember as its been offroad for a while now.
Celica, when I was told I had cancer on the 9th of last month. Was a great way to get the "angry" stage out of my system.
MARTIN KELSON
03-11-09, 07:24 PM
Over a year ago when i last drove the Nova!!!!
cant realy thrash a 1.7d astravan
Up the fuel and boost then you can:p
Southie
03-11-09, 07:29 PM
I go for a rasp for the night mainly on a Thursday when the wifes busy. Usually £20 in the tank and drive till it nearly runs out, plenty of old skool tuneage aswell. :)
Joe Richardson
03-11-09, 07:35 PM
few weeks back,cant now though off the road:( Im gonna miss it ;)
twistysnovagte
03-11-09, 07:36 PM
Up the fuel and boost then you can:p
this would help
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/Chandy70/Funny/big_turbo.jpg
but me has no boost yo!lol just a standard gm 1.7d:(
deanwilko
03-11-09, 08:07 PM
this friday night as im going to mot it so should have a bit of fun for the last time before it gets driven away saturday by the new owner
me has no boost yo!lol just a standard gm 1.7d:(
Man it sucks to be you then lol
twistysnovagte
03-11-09, 08:14 PM
Man it sucks to be you then lolnot as much as it will suck to be you when your engine goes pop with your upped boost and fuel on a 1.7td lol:p
although it should be a cheap fix as you can walk in any scrapper's nowadays and find themlol
novalicous
03-11-09, 08:26 PM
this friday night as im going to mot it so should have a bit of fun for the last time before it gets driven away saturday by the new owner
you sold your nova dean?
Why will mine go pop, its an Izuzu engine so theyre nigh on bombproof and mines still at a safe psi, and as Hendrix found out, even at 30psi it will still cook the turbo before the engine and he replaced his for £35 :p
novalicous
03-11-09, 08:28 PM
Why will mine go pop, its an Izuzu engine so theyre nigh on bombproof and mines still at a safe psi, and as Hendrix found out, even at 30psi it will still cook the turbo before the engine and NOVALICOUS replaced his for £35 :p lol
i thrash mine every day as i use it to get to work :d
I have to thrash it to even get to the speed limits
twistysnovagte
03-11-09, 08:33 PM
Why will mine go pop, its an Izuzu engine so theyre nigh on bombproof and mines still at a safe psi, and as Hendrix found out, even at 30psi it will still cook the turbo before the engine and he replaced his for £35 :pyeah i heard about thatlol low blow turbo's ftw i guess!,as i said cheap fix;) :p
the engine in mine does what i want it to do tbh
the cav gsi will be my new toy very very soon,god i cant waitlol
only owned the nova and obviously the van i mention
so the cav will be a whole new world to me lmao:thumb:
auzzy2000
03-11-09, 08:38 PM
went out yesterday after work.allways puts a smile on my face
nova - errr 2006 maybe or on the way to PVS 08 just outside Swindon before it went pop
leon - everytime I drive to gf's place, cracking road :D
Work vans - constantly
General Baxter
03-11-09, 10:01 PM
Why will mine go pop, its an Izuzu engine so theyre nigh on bombproof and mines still at a safe psi, and as Hendrix found out, even at 30psi it will still cook the turbo before the engine and he replaced his for £35 :p
mine runs 20psi and now has 214k on the clock, :thumb:
spud the only thing about to go pop is your gearbox lol
yeah i heard about thatlol low blow turbo's ftw i guess!,as i said cheap fix;) :p
Err the vaux ones are the lowblow not the izuzu ones lol
mine runs 20psi and now has 214k on the clock, :thumb:
spud the only thing about to go pop is your gearbox lol
Think its actually the springs on the clutch plate rattling as the box is still fine, mind you i lit the wheels on boost on way home heard a wierd ding/crack noise and it seems to have stopped rattling now haha, self repairing FTW:p
vaughanmc
03-11-09, 10:09 PM
Had the Nova out the night round some backroads, sitting at a casual 60/70 - Such good fun, quite good handling in the wet as well you can hold it at a safe 60 round most corners on the twisty bits :)
Loved it!
let_nova
03-11-09, 10:14 PM
nova let= couple of months ago
31psi corsa TD= all the time
nova xe will be thrashing it very soon!
asdra design =never (family car)
sport (not yet)
work van.............. :thumb:
General Baxter
03-11-09, 10:16 PM
31psi corsa TD= all the time
how much cooling do you do on this ?
let_nova
03-11-09, 10:18 PM
9ltr intercooler
and soon to be chargecooler.
can heat up very quickly.
General Baxter
03-11-09, 10:20 PM
im on about oil cooling 31psi, you would be able to cook some chips in your sump at that psi
iv got an omega auto gearbox cooler, its larger then the rad, and thats at 20psi lol
I thrash mine to and from work everyday.
corsa1.4sport
03-11-09, 10:21 PM
I thrash mine to and from work everyday.
lollollollol
let_nova
03-11-09, 10:24 PM
im on about oil cooling 31psi, you would be able to cook some chips in your sump at that psi
iv got an omega auto gearbox cooler, its larger then the rad, and thats at 20psi lol
lol. god knows. dont care. its a corsa:thumb:
lollollollol
what's wrong with that?
corsa1.4sport
03-11-09, 10:26 PM
what's wrong with that?
lollol i reckon it terms of abuse novas have gotta be in the top 5 cars!
novalovingned
03-11-09, 10:27 PM
Last time I thrashed the cup was about 2 months ago on my favourite b-road. These days I just find myself toddling to work and back not worrying about planting the foot. Bring on the mk1 :)
deanwilko
04-11-09, 06:36 PM
you sold your nova dean?
he was suppose to come and collect it last saturday but said he struggleing to get all the money so i told him if he doesnt pick it up this saturday its either going to strip it and sell everything or strip it and start again and spend some money on it
novalicous
04-11-09, 07:15 PM
he was suppose to come and collect it last saturday but said he struggleing to get all the money so i told him if he doesnt pick it up this saturday its either going to strip it and sell everything or strip it and start again and spend some money on it
could you pm me some details and a price i may be intrested :thumb:
deanwilko
04-11-09, 07:18 PM
yeh i will let you no what happens on saturday
paddy138
04-11-09, 10:34 PM
tonight was the last time, on the way down to the womans house, good 1.3 corolla over the empty mountain roads, bumpers bouncing off the tarmac going over the bumps that hard
i went on a kroooooozzzzzzeee the other night with the local chav meet thing. Ended up losing the convoy and my mate in his let corsa breaking a hole in his sump. So came home and had a quick play with a 206 gti 180 hehe
Nova_Tek
05-11-09, 10:55 AM
Nova: May 2008 (lost compression on 2 Cylinders June 2008 :( )
Yaris: Couple weeks ago (trying to find the limiter in 2nd, no luck, just revs for ever ever, for ever ever! Digidash with no tacho)
Tidy Max
05-11-09, 11:06 AM
whats this about replacing the turbo for 35quid?!
mine is running up'd boost and fuel.. i think, as it absolutly cains my mates 1.7td isuzu engine, and leaves a trail of smoke worse than bob marley himself
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