Enough power !
Discussion
Why is there an endless search for an extra couple of horses ?
Is no one satisfied with being able to out perform 90% of other cars on the road ?
I would be interested in what people consider this percentage is actually e.g. 80, 95, 98% etc
Lots of hot hatches come close , but not many can achieve 0-60 as quick as a well running Chim.
Does any one else drive around sometimes and think to themselves.... could beat that, and that, and that etc. Keeps me happy You dont actually have to prove it. Just knowing.
Is no one satisfied with being able to out perform 90% of other cars on the road ?
I would be interested in what people consider this percentage is actually e.g. 80, 95, 98% etc
Lots of hot hatches come close , but not many can achieve 0-60 as quick as a well running Chim.
Does any one else drive around sometimes and think to themselves.... could beat that, and that, and that etc. Keeps me happy You dont actually have to prove it. Just knowing.
Yes i know what you mean, its nice to think "nice Aston... but this is faster...."
Then you get the chavs at lights, i play it the other way - they rev a bit (with their 1.1 saxo) trying to get your attention, i give it a good hard blip, so they know what they are dealing with (and setting off the alarms on 2 parked cars next to me.
lights go green, he floors it, and i pull off gently leaving him to it, thinking... "i could, but i cant be arsed"
He then looks a pr**k and i waft past later on.....
WokingWedger said:
Why is there an endless search for an extra couple of horses ?
Is no one satisfied with being able to out perform 90% of other cars on the road ?
Does any one else drive around sometimes and think to themselves.... could beat that, and that, and that etc. Keeps me happy You dont actually have to prove it. Just knowing.
1). We seearch for those horses cause we can.Is no one satisfied with being able to out perform 90% of other cars on the road ?
Does any one else drive around sometimes and think to themselves.... could beat that, and that, and that etc. Keeps me happy You dont actually have to prove it. Just knowing.
2). Reasonably satisfied but if it was 99% how good would that be!
3). Yes but given the opportunity I can't resist, (mucho telling of by my wife who just doesn't understand).
I wont be happy until i am 99.99% certain i could outdrag anything including bikes from the lights to 150+
I reckon i can take 99% of any road car and keep up with most bikes (or should i say riders) to a fair speed.
When i started racing i thought a TVR that can run into the 11's would be enough, but now i have run 11.6 i need to go quicker as there are others running 11.1.
Now i NEED to run a 10.
I promise once ive achieved that i will stop
I reckon i can take 99% of any road car and keep up with most bikes (or should i say riders) to a fair speed.
When i started racing i thought a TVR that can run into the 11's would be enough, but now i have run 11.6 i need to go quicker as there are others running 11.1.
Now i NEED to run a 10.
I promise once ive achieved that i will stop
450Nick said:
Its nothing to do with what you can overtake... I very seldom race anything. The reason I do it is simply because I like the feeling of acceleration - the bigger the kick in the back the better. And because of that, there is no 'adequate' amount of power. More is always better 
here here, i agree!!!
Don't you find when you buy a new car and step up a level in power (or power to weight at least) within a few weeks you're used to it and after more? I always have done. I love my baby 4.0 Chim, but I can't help thinking a supercharger would be nice - as someone else said it's all about that kick in the back, and knowing that it's you in control of that.
Of course I do give the odd chav a surprise, but it's not so fun in a TVR because they all expect you to go quick! My old 850 T5 was much better for that sort of thing!
Of course I do give the odd chav a surprise, but it's not so fun in a TVR because they all expect you to go quick! My old 850 T5 was much better for that sort of thing!
CarlosV8 said:
Don't you find when you buy a new car and step up a level in power (or power to weight at least) within a few weeks you're used to it and after more? I always have done. I love my baby 4.0 Chim, but I can't help thinking a supercharger would be nice - as someone else said it's all about that kick in the back, and knowing that it's you in control of that.
Thats absolutely spot on. When I first got my TVR I thought 'I'll never get used to this'. 12 months on and I'm looking for a bit more go as well.
ill find out on the April the 1st hopefully, I too like the acceleration feeling, its not about OO can I burn u off its more for those odd timeS like in another post where a chim 400 finds a BMW diesel a bit of challange. For me its knowing if I do feel like showing a pair heels I can, but what it will do is give me a very lazy car to drive. I am past the stage lets rev the crap out of this to get some power.
Edited by hiltonig on Wednesday 23 March 12:53
...the attraction of the Chim is that you can do so much to them re, power, handling and braking, though some of us do leave the brake up grades till last which isnt a great plan! Also many of us enjoy getting the spanners out and tweeking the Chim up.
Agree with comments re feels really fast and then you get used to it and upgrade something!...I see that there are two types of Chim and owner 1, Standard 2, Many upgrades not just in power.
Seems some people who are option 1, dont understand the option 2 boys and where we get our enjoyment from!
Agree with comments re feels really fast and then you get used to it and upgrade something!...I see that there are two types of Chim and owner 1, Standard 2, Many upgrades not just in power.
Seems some people who are option 1, dont understand the option 2 boys and where we get our enjoyment from!
450 Paul said:
...the attraction of the Chim is that you can do so much to them re, power, handling and braking, though some of us do leave the brake up grades till last which isnt a great plan! Also many of us enjoy getting the spanners out and tweeking the Chim up.
Agree with comments re feels really fast and then you get used to it and upgrade something!...I see that there are two types of Chim and owner 1, Standard 2, Many upgrades not just in power.
Seems some people who are option 1, dont understand the option 2 boys and where we get our enjoyment from!
Agree with comments re feels really fast and then you get used to it and upgrade something!...I see that there are two types of Chim and owner 1, Standard 2, Many upgrades not just in power.
Seems some people who are option 1, dont understand the option 2 boys and where we get our enjoyment from!
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