Its only small but some might of not seen it

 

http://www.labrutabellezza.com/images/topgear1999.pdf

not a bad little review !:D

Good little review and I'd agree with some of the final analysis against its competitors - best handling car but the most expensive to maintain.

Thats cool mate have downloaded it and will save it

a good write-up. not sure where he got the 'cheesy image' bit from :confused: :confused: surely that belongs to a subaru review!

absence of traction

:rofl: he is right there

Strange review, as they are comparing 5 totally different cars that you can get for the same money, so ranking them is kinda pointless..depends on what you want from a car. But not a bad writeup.

Auto taking almost 2 seconds longer to get from 0-60....errrrrrr i think not! :eek: :nono: :slap:

Auto taking almost 2 seconds longer to get from 0-60....errrrrrr i think not! :eek: :nono: :slap:

 

no but it takes about a second :tongue:

no but it takes about a second :tongue:

 

I would'nt even believe that tbh.

 

Don't matter to me anyway now, got me some higher boost :D

See opinions from the date of article till now are still simliar! Shows they knew what they were talking about back then :D

I would'nt even believe that tbh.

 

Don't matter to me anyway now, got me some higher boost :D

 

Sorry half a second

 

5.6 sec 155mph ltd man 6.1sec 152mph auto (from the brocure)

Sorry half a second

 

5.6 sec 155mph ltd man 6.1sec 152mph auto (from the brocure)

 

Thats aint too bad really :D

 

What does it say the 0-100 is?

dosnt have it bud. i should imagen there not far apart. i also read some where on here the auto was slightly down on hp to the manual??

 

Bri said the manual had a lot more mid range grunt

dosnt have it bud. i should imagen there not far apart. i also read some where on here the auto was slightly down on hp to the manual??

 

Bri said the manual had a lot more mid range grunt

 

Auto is rated at 263 hp

auto has slightly lower peak power but quicker spool up. best thing is an manual box with an auto engine tbh.

Quite a few differences really.

 

I wonder what real differences are made when an auto is converted to manual.

 

What stats will change etc....

Auto is rated at 263 hp

 

 

Thats a bit of a drop. how come??

 

I thought they were down as i have had a blast againt a few autos and always had a noticable differance plus brian saying it etc

Edited February 7, 200916 yr by Car.Mad

Thats a bit of a drop. how come??

 

Differences in the camshafts and smaller turbos on the exhaust side to try and make up the slushy nature of the autobox.

 

Auto Camshafts - 240 degree intake cams & 248 degree exhaust cams

Manual Camshafts - 248 degree intake cams & 248 degree exhaust cams

 

Auto Turbos - A/R = 0.54

Manual Turbos - A/R = 0.63

 

They are not that far apart in simple straight line race on paper, but the manual is noticeably quicker and more responsive in the real world.

Edited February 7, 200916 yr by Yowser

Thats a bit of a drop. how come??

auto has slightly smaller tubs but when converted to manual in a drag race an auto with manual conversion should have the edge at the same turbo pressure as the power difference will be miniscule but the tubs from the auto that has been converted will spool up quicker. also the standard power output has a larger difference as you loose more power through the autobox than you do the manual. i cant remeber who but someone on here has a manual zed but when he had the engine out he changed to turbos to the ones from an auto so he could get quicker spool up.

wow very interesting. cheers lads :)

i think the thing that makes a manual seem faster is the direct feel from throttle to wheels, instead of: floor the pedal, clunk, whizz, sigh, drop gear, vooom!

these were my thoughts when i had my conversion :)

Auto is rated at 263 hp

 

FW or RW HP?

fw or rw hp?

 

Flywheel. Compared to 276/280 for the Manual

 

btw - For the U.S Market they list the Manual as 300 and the Auto as 280.

"by 60,000 miles those twin Garrett T25 turbos will be due for replacement" ?

"the 300zx is a cheap second hand buy due to its cheesy image"

 

In what way is a 300zx cheesy?