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Hi dan, hope that bit of graphic is ok and has stayed stuck lol. Seriously though, it's win as car of the day was fully deserved. Your enthusiasm, keen eye, and willingness to do what you think is right has made this a supeb car imo. Can't wait to see it blasting round a track!
Thanks guys, its nice to know a vision i had in my head at the start of the winter has been accepted so well :D
Yeh john the sticker is fine now, alas i wont be at PV which is a bummer due to a wedding on the saturday but will be at billing with it going by the feedback and general comments on the car :thumb:
Ok chaps the first drive/outing is now over and done with, the car was awesome and stood upto almost everything it had thrown at it, i have a few more details in the club section with some pics, here's a couple just to update the thread :thumb:
http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/f...nter/_1208.jpg
http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/f...nter/_1681.jpg
http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/f...nter/_1690.jpg
http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/f...nter/_1200.jpg
Looks great out on the track fella :)
some good photos of it there :thumb:
looks like a beast i really like this with the graphics
Looks stunning!! Graphics look great coming down the rear arch.
How did you find XE power compared to your old small cock?
I'm guessing it all about the power delivery, iirc his small block was 140 ish bhp so not that far off a std redtop.
Looks so planted dude. Sticking like glue.
The only comparison i can make to my old car would be the balance and feel of the car. When taken into consideration i havent driven anything sporty nova wise for 18mths plus it was just "ok" speed wise, not ballistic down the straights but the c20xe mated to the quaife sccr box and a 3.9 f/d made it nippy enough for some fun. (mind you i am hard to please with speed, first lap was fun finding what the ratio's were like, but then by the second lap it was as fast as it was and that was it, needed to find more speed in the bends to have fun)
Its key area was the corners, more than enough grip with the tyre wheel choice and the plate diff, with a few tweaks and possibly some new tie bars/arb etc i should make the front end more planted to maximise its potential. It drove fine and was balanced fantastically just like my old grey car, which was good as i thought/hoped i had dialled out most of the big block weight and equaled it to my old build.
love it mate , as said loads of times , another car the will prove that big blocks can handle lol :thumb: