gtir_pimp
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sounds like too much of a price drop just for you to do the travelling. and 5k seems too much in the first place so perhaps he made that up to make it sound like a good deal for you. 350bhp at 1.1bar boost on standard turbo:shock:. any proof of that? a mates made 330bhp on standard turbo at 1.4bar ffs!! hes picking these numbers out of the sky
Welcome to the club.
Maybe nothing wrong with the car but gut instinct says walk away.
Maybe nothing wrong with the car but gut instinct says walk away.
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sean GTT
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seems very fishy to me but realy like the look of the car, going by the pics and spec what would you guys say it was worth?
And Jimmy, would you be avail next saturday morning ? said i was going to go down on saturday afternnon so if you could have a look 1st it would be greatly appreciated
And Jimmy, would you be avail next saturday morning ? said i was going to go down on saturday afternnon so if you could have a look 1st it would be greatly appreciated
GTiR_Mic
New Member
If you are really looking to get a GTi-R mate I would suggest Andy Chans (Mr.GTiR's car) at least you know it has been looked after & a lot of money spent on it over the years of ownership. (http://www.gtiroc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55818) At least you wont be buying a $hitter like most GTi-Rs out there.
I have seen pics of that car before but I cant remember what it was about to be honest.
I have seen pics of that car before but I cant remember what it was about to be honest.
He's running a standard turbo and MAF but had it "mapped" to 1.1 Bar? A £30 Dawes device could probably do a better job without any mapping! 350hp? No chance, closer to 300hp. 550cc injectors for 1.1Bar? Forged internals, I was told that when I first got into R ownership and lost a standard piston 3 months later. Even if it is forged , there are enough of us on here who have seen some bad builds by "tuners" that needed to be rebuilt.
You can't argue with the visible add ons so its basically a slightly interesting looking 1Bar R. £1K to £3K depending on condition. It has a side exit exhaust which is drag strip only so you'd need to change it for the street.
Gut instinct still is walkway.
You can't argue with the visible add ons so its basically a slightly interesting looking 1Bar R. £1K to £3K depending on condition. It has a side exit exhaust which is drag strip only so you'd need to change it for the street.
Gut instinct still is walkway.
I agree - 1.1 bar on a standard engine with supporting mods would give about 300bhp... maybe it's at 1.1 because that's as high as they could go on a standard ECU before it went well off the top of the map? If you've got a programmable ECU why not make use of it... although power figures don't really tell you as much as people would have you believe.
If he has got 350bhp out of a standard turbo, I wonder how long it will last (or maybe that's why he wants a quick sale)? Having said that, Mr NME_RB got 480bhp from his... and the car did wheelies... what do you mean bullsh!t? Wanna fight about it? :der:
If you have the budget; take a look at Mr GTiR's car (as above) - It's definitely running and not blowing smoke or tapping from the head; I saw it yesterday. I would prefer that you didn't buy it though... I'm hoping that he'll come to his senses, forget about a TME, and keep it.
If he has got 350bhp out of a standard turbo, I wonder how long it will last (or maybe that's why he wants a quick sale)? Having said that, Mr NME_RB got 480bhp from his... and the car did wheelies... what do you mean bullsh!t? Wanna fight about it? :der:
If you have the budget; take a look at Mr GTiR's car (as above) - It's definitely running and not blowing smoke or tapping from the head; I saw it yesterday. I would prefer that you didn't buy it though... I'm hoping that he'll come to his senses, forget about a TME, and keep it.
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GTiR_Mic
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He is coming to the 4 door side mate
GTiR_Mic
New Member
Oh majority of the Tommie Mak's are clean especialy the Red Ones.
geoff pine
Well-Known Member
Andys put a lot of time and money in to his car but as Matthew does not like it( its to noisy for a small child ) it has to go :lol:. And you can get 350 from a standard turbo if you take it to the right rolling road /tuner:lol: :lol: :lol:
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sean GTT
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funny you should say that... i actually emailed him the other day about,
I only have £3.5k until i sell the 5 so need that gone realy befor i can look to buy.
dont want a shed so willing to pay the asking on Mr GTiR's car,but only when mine goes, so far only had silly offers so this white one seemed ok,although he doesnt seem to know very much about it,
GTiR_Mic
New Member
I wouldn't rush in & buy the car mate, as a lot of people have said the sums dont add up on it. When I bought my R it was making 333bhp at 1.4 bar & on a really strong engine as well. Doesn't help that no one knows anything about this car & even with Jimmy staying in the area & hasn't even seen it.
If you can hold off till you sell your 5 you will have that bit extra cash to spend on a really good one that doesn't need work done to it (Again hint towards Andys :lol: )
Just trying to help mate as I spent a shed load on my R & ended up breaking it & scrapping most of it.
Love your 5, i've always been a huge fan of them and owned an 11k from new example for a bit.
Don't supose you've got any more pics have you?
Whats the deal with the 5 scene at the mo? i used to love all the in fighting between the tuners.....who are the tuners of choice these days? are bb tuning still about? or GT tuning....
Sorry to spam your thread.
Don't supose you've got any more pics have you?
Whats the deal with the 5 scene at the mo? i used to love all the in fighting between the tuners.....who are the tuners of choice these days? are bb tuning still about? or GT tuning....
Sorry to spam your thread.
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sean GTT
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yeah GTiR Mic thats what il probably end up doing, going to try and convince Jimmy to have a look next weekend anyway to check paperwork and car itself,might be a bargain....nut probably not...
Deank,got millions of pics,as for tuners....what tuners??
BB only do service work or modified parts on clio's,GT Tuning went tits up lol
all thats left is K-TEC...and i dont reccomend them,nor do many on the owners club.
TBH most of the parts on mine bar the Cam and Turbo are custom or sourced from other tuners(Thoe,Elite,Baileys,Forge etc)
so basically if you dont know how to fix and modify a 1.4 8v pushrod car yourself....your fooked!lol
Deank,got millions of pics,as for tuners....what tuners??
BB only do service work or modified parts on clio's,GT Tuning went tits up lol
all thats left is K-TEC...and i dont reccomend them,nor do many on the owners club.
TBH most of the parts on mine bar the Cam and Turbo are custom or sourced from other tuners(Thoe,Elite,Baileys,Forge etc)
so basically if you dont know how to fix and modify a 1.4 8v pushrod car yourself....your fooked!lol
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sean GTT
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Brave man....there like stomping on a sponge?! better of putting your feet through one of the many holes in the swiss cheese floor most have :lol:
I've got no idea how to wire a plug....and thats not an exageration....so i would be screwed.
I'd love to have one tucked up in the garage to tinker with, something with spot on standard looking bodywork, stripped out but well presented interia, cage, plastic windows and around 190bhp.
Glad GT Tuning went belly up, i never had any dealings with them but the seemed like tw@ts.
Any idea what happened to the BBT demo car, i loved that bad boy.
I'd love to have one tucked up in the garage to tinker with, something with spot on standard looking bodywork, stripped out but well presented interia, cage, plastic windows and around 190bhp.
Glad GT Tuning went belly up, i never had any dealings with them but the seemed like tw@ts.
Any idea what happened to the BBT demo car, i loved that bad boy.
darkyGTI-R
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Quite new to Pulsars myself picked mine up from import specialist in Wednesbury 4000 + another 212 for the cat1 Toad alarm which they recommended to have put in.
Check the web site it's www.Daitoku.co.uk or Midland Specialist Cars
Check the web site it's www.Daitoku.co.uk or Midland Specialist Cars
darkyGTI-R
New Member
Now I aint seen one of those in a very long time good to see older cars on the roads fook new cars more problems and more expensive for parts:evil: