Anyone going to the Pistonheads Victoria Waters meet on 12th November?
I will probably go, either in the HSV or the Bi Turbo, depending on whether or not there will be an Alpina "group" going. I went last year and there were some amazing cars there.
sorry for being so ignorant, but is the HSV??.... just made a quick search on google and couldn't find any pics... what kind of car is it?
Cheers,
Charles
glorified vauxhall australian breed
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shes alpina blue with two turbos and kills m5s her name is m5 killer...then theres hartge e30 cab with a monster engine her name is bird and shes a naughty girl. then theres the other cabrio the 320 clk jasper blue with every extra available. oh yes and the 4x4 cossie she only comes out for a laugh.....and weve now got bird2 shes got 470 horses two turbos and is japanese (SUPRA)......also being added R1 yamaha and a monster 4wd japanese killer just for fun in the mountainsalso just added to the fleet is a 2002 porsche 996tt in silver full options and auto with the old tip-tronicjust arrived vw touareg v10 tdi diamond black, fully loaded tiptronic with 22" rims. just arrived gunmetal grey toyota celica gt4 2.0 turbo 4wd 360 bhp with t4 turbo, running out of space for cars, RS4 CABRIOLET IN PHANTOM BLACK JUST LANDED
HSV are to Vauxhall as Alpina are to BMW or AMG to Mercedes, in that they produce high performance versions of their cars. (Yes, I know Alpina is a manufacturer in its own right but they are nevertheless based on BMWs)
The basic 2001 HSV GTS-R has a Callaway-tuned 5.7l V8 producing about 400bhp. There were ony 15 official UK imports. Mine (number 15) has been extensively reworked by the previous owner who added things like water injection, supercharger, forged pistons etc so that it now produces 586 bhp. It's a 4-door family car with a huge boot that destroys virtually everything else on the road.
On the track the only cars that came close to it were the 911 GT3s.
Last edited by greg1234; 23rd October 2006 at 14:10.
i aint even going to argue with that but to say it will eat tuned bts for breakfast you are talking crap, youve only just got a bt and you are still learning about them i know all about holdens and what they can do so dont get too excited, go and explore the world a little bit and learn about cars a little bit more before you tell me that a holden can eat TUNED BTS FOR BREAKFAST, how many highly tuned bts have you come across, let me tell you the answer 0, so when you go up against one with an australian vauxhall/opel you can be the first to tell me im wrong but until you dont know what a tuned bt can do then
Just for the record - it's not a Holden... It's an HSV. Holdens are Vauxhalls.
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there's no magic.. it all comes down to power-to-weight / torque-to-weight ratios, traction problems and driver ability. Assuming the driver isn't an idiot, and assuming traction is not a problem, the car with the best ratios will accelerate fastest (wind resistance only being an issue at higher speeds).
Last edited by greg1234; 23rd October 2006 at 18:58.
Guys,why don't you just fight it out on the road and make a nice video of it so we can enjoy it as well.Or better,come to Holland,be my quests and i will make the video.
C-J
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Wenn der Alpina im Ruckspiegel auftaucht,gibt es kein entrinnen.
I hope to be there, missed it last year.
, would be nice to see it at last.
also just added to the fleet is a 2002 porsche 996tt in silver full options and auto with the old tip-tronic
just arrived vw touareg v10 tdi diamond black, fully loaded tiptronic with 22" rims. just arrived gunmetal grey toyota celica gt4 2.0 turbo 4wd 360 bhp with t4 turbo, running out of space for cars, RS4 CABRIOLET IN PHANTOM BLACK JUST LANDED 
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