AU wagon 0-100 in 5 second bracket? - Page 2

T_Terror · 15-09-2005, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by useless

yes ...I like a stealthy looking car.My car still looks as standard as..

If you mean under bonnet then you can use a low mount manifold and a heat shield, most people wouldnt be able to pick the turbo on the BAs if they didnt have badges on them. Paint the cooler and piping black and have a plumb back BOV and i doubt the average copper would be able to pick it for what it is.

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Originally Posted by Mechan1k

Ia m going to have to resort to FI in the ute ... no one has come back to me in regards to a decent cam for the AU EGAS motor ... nothing even from JMM as well.

So I am starting to save for a low-boost S/C kit ... I need some more low-down torque ... for work of course ... hee hee

I take it you mean like a Vortech or Powerdyne or soemthing? You wont get much low down torque with a centrifugal supercharger, boost is relative to revs with them.
A turbo will give you boost throughout the rev range since a 4.0litre will give plenty of exhaust flow.

Disregard that if ur talking about a PD blower.

neb · 15-09-2005, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by dansedgli

The term sleeper gets used way too much around here. A car that runs in the high 15's+ over the quarter mile and 6's to get to 100 is not worthy of sleeper status.

A slow car can not be a sleeper. A slow "sleeper" is a regular everyday work/family hack. Not a performance car.

0-100 in 6 seconds... is a low 15/high 14... which isn't bad for a street car.... especially a 6cylinder wagon, sounds like sleeper status to me will beat a few v8s etc. not everyone has 11second turbo cars :P

**Stav** · 15-09-2005, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by dansedgli

The term sleeper gets used way too much around here. A car that runs in the high 15's+ over the quarter mile and 6's to get to 100 is not worthy of sleeper status.

A slow car can not be a sleeper. A slow "sleeper" is a regular everyday work/family hack. Not a performance car.

You may have an 11 second car mate but I would run you 0-100 without any remorse or second thought. Get the gtech on to it and let us know what you do eh?

dansedgli · 15-09-2005, 06:12 PM

I run the 0-100 in like 4 seconds. I dont like your chances.

Dont get me started on the gtech debate either.

Anyways I wasnt talking about my car.

A sleeper has to be fast, a 15 second car isnt fast anymore.

It may be compared to falcons and commodores but there are other cars out there.

**Stav** · 15-09-2005, 06:21 PM

Where did you get 4 seconds mate? The gtech is brilliant for 0-100.15 seconds isnt fast any more.
What do you think is fast?
I will be doing 0-100 in 5 second bracket very very soon.Then my sight will be on 4 s na Real 4s not calculators.

dansedgli · 15-09-2005, 06:26 PM

Real 4's are Gtech 4's? haha.

Your a crack up.

Maybe you should get on a strip and see how true that 15.1 is.

**Stav** · 15-09-2005, 06:29 PM

Well Ihate to burst your bubble mate but my research with a gtech going down a real 1/4 mile showed a differnce of .4 to .5 seconds slower. to real life. These runs were done by a guy in the old forum in his car at the track with a real 1/4 mile!!0-100 is right!!

I dont know Dan, you are not your usual self tonight .I sincerely hope all is well on your sideand all is ok..
Stav

stockstandard · 15-09-2005, 06:32 PM

Im with dan here. There is more to a sleeper than a mild engine in an externally stock car.

EFFalcon · 15-09-2005, 06:33 PM

HA!
i've seen plenty of g-tech's go the other way.
if your cars so quick to 100, just go and do the 1/8th mile.
then compare to everyone else.
GTECHS ARE NOT REAL PERFORMANCE TIMES.

**Stav** · 15-09-2005, 06:33 PM

Fair enough.Both of you make that statement .SO what is a sleeper to you?

Racecraft · 15-09-2005, 06:34 PM

am I the only one that doesn't give a hoot about 0-100m times... RUN the WHOLE 1/4 mile and you will actually have a time that is comparatable to the rest of the world, not just a wheels magazine :(

And I agree with Dan about 15 seconds not being fast.. In our little communtity it might be but head out to the track and see what all the others cars are doing. For example the "Quick Eliminator" bracket at Willowbank Street Series has more entries than "Hot Street".. Quick Elim is 11.50-12.99, that is where most of the quick street cars dial in..

**Stav** · 15-09-2005, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by EFFalcon

HA!
i've seen plenty of g-tech's go the other way.
if your cars so quick to 100, just go and do the 1/8th mile.
then compare to everyone else.
GTECHS ARE NOT REAL PERFORMANCE TIMES.

Ok so who has the guts to take my gtech down the 1/4 mile and the character to post up the truth??!

dansedgli · 15-09-2005, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by useless

I dont know Dan, you are not your usual self tonight .I sincerely hope all is well on your sideand all is ok..
Stav

Nothing wrong with me but a sleeper is a fast car. Not a moderately quick one for what it is.

BTW I used that calculator that uses real drag times a second ago and it figures that I do 0-100 in 3.09 seconds.

There was a real sleeper at one of our dyno days, it was an old cortina painted in lemon with a white roof and had 300rwkw.

There is another one around my area, its a sigma wagon running 200hp shot of nitrous.

I would say you car is fast for what it is but it isnt a sleeper. A sleeper is something that can beat a fast car (sub 14 IMO) and look like crap.

But like everything the term is subject to everyone's opinions and no-ones will be the same.

stockstandard · 15-09-2005, 06:38 PM

When I was at AIR last there was some little 80's hatch back - completely stock looking, 13" stock rims, stock exhaust. I was laughing until he pulled a low 13 pass. I have seen 351C's in cortinas and from the outside there is no way you could tell it was anything other than a 4 banger. These are *real* sleepers.

**Stav** · 15-09-2005, 06:39 PM

Ok so you need a 12.5 to 11 to be a real sleeper..Great theres a start.So I dont have a sleeper....Ok ..and I dont have a fast car.Hehehe yia na thite poostithes akoma..

dansedgli · 15-09-2005, 06:41 PM

Its unfortunate but its the way things are these days. All the kids getting around in their 10-15 year old turbo cars are running high 13's with ease.

The Gen 3 and new BA's are another example. They are in the 13's with very little mods.

Racecraft · 15-09-2005, 06:41 PM

THis is a sleeper, and I'm not talking about the Torana

THe brown Dato Runs 11 flat

stockstandard · 15-09-2005, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by useless

Ok so who has the guts to take my gtech down the 1/4 mile and the character to post up the truth??!

who gives enough of a toss to bother?

dansedgli · 15-09-2005, 06:43 PM

Woot! Torana's are wicked!

My torana will be a sleeper when Im done, 15 inch steel rims, pale lime green or another pastel colour, steel front windscreen visor and a GT3540!

**Stav** · 15-09-2005, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by stockstandard

who gives enough of a toss to bother?

Who gives a toss to comment otherwise....you?If you talk the talk...

**Falcon Coupe** · 15-09-2005, 07:10 PM

Usless i see a lot of G-Tech talk in your posts, why don't you run the quater like people mention ? whether the G-Tech is proven right or wrong, you will know exactly what you're car is capable of, are your scared the car is not as fast as you claim ?
If not just do it and end the debate.

**Stav** · 15-09-2005, 07:33 PM

This was never a post on the gtech.It was a thread on how can I make this shaggin waggin quicker.I am going down the 1/4 mile soon.I wont be posting up when I get mid to low 14s in a 1800kg wagon because I know that theyll go to wsid to fault find the testing equipment.Hahahah

15-09-2005, 07:51 PM

all this talk about sleepers .
well i reckon i'd have to back useless on this one.everyone knows the old au wagon is good for high 8's to 9's 0 to 100 kmph.you can't tell me that if you pulled up along side it thinking it was another family hack and this guys just blasted it catching you by suprise ,it would take a bit of catchin up to .
the qter mile isn't everything if someone catches you lagging at the lights its all over before it's starts .

dansedgli · 15-09-2005, 07:55 PM

If racing on the street is your thing then thats fine.

Being irresponsible doesnt prove anything though.

EFFalcon · 15-09-2005, 07:56 PM

1/4 mile slips give you a 1/8th mile time and speed to.
if thats all you care about... just use that??

**Stav** · 15-09-2005, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by dansedgli

Being irresponsible doesnt prove anything though.

Ahh.This is the point I dont feel inclined to prove anything.I am here today and gone tommorow. I enjoy the dam thing whether it has 1 rwkws or 142 rwkws.I love it .I dont go saying sully things about your car.Lets face it ..where in Sydney can I use 300 + rwkws on a family car? I cant.Ill be getting fruit from woollies and fruit salad when I get home.

15-09-2005, 08:09 PM

i guss each to there own

dansedgli · 15-09-2005, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by useless

I like to get the shopping done a bit quicker mate. I worry about the ice cream melting!!:1syellow1

What happened to ^^^^^^^^^^^^^????????????? :dr_Evil: