its a race !!!

[JVaughan]

Just chatting to a mate, and we rekons his Golf Vr6 2.8 would eat the 400SE.
Ill give him around A roads, yes, he would have an advantage, but in a point to point Straight line .. Im not convinced

Any oppinions ?

[pwd95]

How heavy are the Golfs?

[350Matt]

Mr Vr6 hasn't a chance
if your 400 is in good health it can crack the 60 in about 5.5- 5.3secs Vr6 is a 6.5-7.0 sec machine plus that engine doens't age well post 60K they're typically down on power by 15-20%

[JVaughan]

I'll even leave me nice "NangKang" tyres on to give me extra grip !!!

[pwd95]

Is it a standard Golf? Reason I ask is I had an interesting comparison with a Seat Ibiza recently.........I couldn't get near it......... The Griff 500 is a bloody quick car but this Seat turned out to have an Audi 1.8 litre turbo engine in with modified innards, bigger turbo, fully mapped to give nearly 300 GG's. We were on a private stretch of tarmac & our performace was identical all the way over 140+

[JVaughan]

well aside from the 2.8 V6, its Normally asperated. I know hes running bigger wheels but thats about all. of, and he has 4 motion. Im sure the wedge would take off like a scaulded cat though and be taller in each gear.

[cerbi]

Sometimes it's really scary that VW Golf are real Porsche killers...

Up to 530PS and 640NM Top Speed 319 Km/h

http://www.hgp-turbo.de/vw/r32_5.html

Cheers
chris

[Lost soul]

350Matt said:

Mr Vr6 hasn't a chance

Closer thea you think , the Golf is a competant car the TVR is not

[matt-man]

Lost soul said:

350Matt said:

Mr Vr6 hasn't a chance

Closer thea you think , the Golf is a competant car the TVR is not

Hello! Do you know this is a TVR forum??!

The MK3 isnt the best of the pack, lets be honest...saying that, a girl in my office has got a GTI which has now got a modified 2.9 VR6 and she recons its really quite rapid.

Only one way to find out!!

[TVRleigh_BBWR]

Don't know much about the VR6, but the Std TT is not much quicker than my 1.8TS A3 but a 4.0 Chim will eat it. well I was doing 2:08 round cadwell and the 4.0 Chim was doing 2:03's I made up a bit of time on the twisty bits.

[TVRleigh_BBWR]

Lost soul said:

350Matt said:

Mr Vr6 hasn't a chance

Closer thea you think , the Golf is a competant car the TVR is not

ummm how come the TVR racers put in better times round the track than the Golf Cup cars.

[Lost soul]

TVRleigh_BBWR said:

Lost soul said:

350Matt said:

Mr Vr6 hasn't a chance

Closer thea you think , the Golf is a competant car the TVR is not

ummm how come the TVR racers put in better times round the track than the Golf Cup cars.

WE are not talking about racers are we

[pwd95]

If it's a standard VR6 then you should be ably to show him a clean pair of heals.

[Waynester]

Lost soul said:

350Matt said:

Mr Vr6 hasn't a chance

Closer thea you think , the Golf is a competant car the TVR is not

How do you come to this conclusion? Have you owned a TVR,have you owned a 400SE?
If i still had my old 400SE & came across an (ageing) Golf VR6 who wanted some action at the lights, it wouldn't concern me.. competant or not.

When driven to it's maximum capability, the 400SE is indeed a 'properly' fast car.

Edited by Waynester on Tuesday 24th February 16:01

[TVRleigh_BBWR]

Lost soul said:

TVRleigh_BBWR said:

Lost soul said:

350Matt said:

Mr Vr6 hasn't a chance

Closer thea you think , the Golf is a competant car the TVR is not

ummm how come the TVR racers put in better times round the track than the Golf Cup cars.

WE are not talking about racers are we

the races are slightly modified road cars some not modified much, and if they was not a competant car, then they would not be any good.

and for you information I have a A3 1.8TS (same as a Golf GTI) and a 400SE and a 4.0 FHC racer.
Plus if you read my other post, I was at Cadwell park at the weekend in the A3 (wanted to learn the track and both TVR's are having work done to them), and the 4.0 Chim was doing a lot better than me.

so I roll my eye's back to you.

[combine]

An R32 Golf cut me up a couple of days ago going round the juct 20 rounderbout M1 ,I was not in a position to sort him as I was in my jap 4wd , nice twin tail pipes I'll give him that !

Edited by combine on Tuesday 24th February 18:45

[Lost soul]

Waynester said:

Lost soul said:

350Matt said:

Mr Vr6 hasn't a chance

Closer thea you think , the Golf is a competant car the TVR is not

How do you come to this conclusion? Have you owned a TVR,have you owned a 400SE?
If i still had my old 400SE & came across an (ageing) Golf VR6 who wanted some action at the lights, it wouldn't concern me.. competant or not.

When driven to it's maximum capability, the 400SE is indeed a 'properly' fast car.

Edited by Waynester on Tuesday 24th February 16:01

Yes i had a 430SE (very rare i know) fun yes competant not really

[sphs2]

Lost soul said:

350Matt said:

Mr Vr6 hasn't a chance

Closer thea you think , the Golf is a competant car the TVR is not

Golf
Engine Size 2792 cc
Cylinders 6
0-60 mph 7.4 s
Power Output 174 bhp
Valves 12
Torque 235 Nm 173 lb-ft
Top Speed 140 mph

400SE
3948cc
V8
5.6 sec
275bhp
16
270lb/ft
145 mph

If you think the 400Se is not a competant car then either you have a bad one, can't drive or don't own one at all.

My 390 would spank the golf easy don't care who is driving it!!!!!

[Lost soul]

sphs2 said:

Lost soul said:

350Matt said:

Mr Vr6 hasn't a chance

Closer thea you think , the Golf is a competant car the TVR is not

If you think the 400Se is not a competant car then either you have a bad one, can't drive or don't own one at all.

My 390 would spank the golf easy don't care who is driving it!!!!!

hahaha i wondered how long it would take for the bad driver insult was thrown in haha (cock) the golf is a very competant car the 400 a very fast car , but the golf goes round corners on rails the Tiv does not why you people feel the need to quote statistics i have no idea , it tells you very little , dont try to tell me what is what i have owned a 430 Se and a golf 4motion i know exactly what each is capable of doing and on an b road the golf every time on a fast a the tiv maybe , but in normal conditions you should know there would be very little difference

Edited by Lost soul on Tuesday 24th February 19:06

[alex290568]

Perhaps lost soul should consider his use of the English language.

1. Competent is spelt like this.

2. The definition of competent is "adequate, fit for the purpose"

3. Whether the 400se would win on the day or not can only be proven 1 way

4. I think we all agree that the 400se is "adequate or fit for the purpose" to have a bloody good go!!

5. Thus the 400se is indeed a competent car.

6. I rest my case