Yup, it's a turbo.. very good engine, worryingly enough.
Top Gear last night...
Dec 28, 2005
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sorted :)
Chopping a Goodwood would be sacrelidge IMHO, however the T16 is turbocharged ~200bhp, variable vane turbo with some sort of electronic overboost function. In the 405 it probably also had some sort of 4WD. I think it was reasonably advanced for the time.
want my storm then?
Do you know how much a T16 is? Not to mention how rare!! Obviously a T16 would be better, but in reality not very likely
You're not chopping it. You're putting in the engine it deserves!
didn't the Mi16 make 200bhp after some tweakings?
Yeah I believe Matt who used to be round these parts had his (in a BX 16v) to 200+bhp.
4WD? In a Safrane?
*googles*
Richard
Indeedy!
Trust me, you want one. Looks subtle but not /that/ subtle.
Not many in the UK though, all LHD y'see.
Yep. Just used the pause key when they took the bonnet off and it is running a straight carby with no other induction mods.
Fraser
I'd prefer the South African one with the V8.
Fraser
that's what I thought as soon as I saw the show :) sounded really nice but it's too much hassle to live with ona daily basis :(
i went out with the intention of chopping the cossie in for one to be honest, it was s*it i'd heard so much about how quick they were and how well they handled, but it felt like a 10 second 0-60 car, the brakes were not that reassuring when it came to a few quick stops, and the price tag (it was marked up for 10 g's back in 93) was just so not worth it besides, he was only going to give me a pitance for the 3 door half the power, half the accelration, crap brakes and not as good as everyone made out handling just didn't do it for me
but they need to have it as a 2.0 engine ;)
Did they do an Australian Capri with a V8? Or was Peter Jackson just being clever with the foley work in Brain Dead?
(Deloreans don't have V8s either, but the producers of Back To The Future clearly hoped no-one would notice).
Richard
When did they mention in BTTF that the DeLorean had a V8? Maybe Doc Brown modded it?
Listen to the engine sound of the car in the film.
Now go and listen to any old-world PRV V6.
Richard
It hada mis-fire...
Nope. And brain dead was shot in New Zealand.
Fraser
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