At the show on Saturday I had the good fortune to have a good look round the engine bay of a Sapphire Cossie and man!

 

We really are up against it aren't we? Nice inline four staring right at you with a fcuk off turbo slapped on the side for convenience!

 

I bet you could swap the turbo out on one of them in a lunch break FFS.

 

One mother Bailey dump valve not TWO!

 

Not saying I would rather have one but when you try to do anything on our cars you just feel like crying.

 

Suppose it's similar with the Skylark though as their engine bays are much more workable.

 

Oh well such is life eh?

 

 

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"New York's such a wonderful city. Although I was at the library today.

The guys are very rude. I said, "I'd like a card." He says, "You have to

prove you're a citizen of New York." So I stabbed him."

Emo Philips

 

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"Not saying I would rather have one but when you try to do anything on our cars you just feel like crying. "

 

i agree completey timmy, i have spent over 6k on my engine and it still looks the same as it did before i had the work done! got a solid engine now though

 

steve

 

 

Here here...........nothing is simple on our cars at all!!!!!!!

 

 

If I had spent the money I have spent on my zed on a cossie I would have fastest cossie in uk!!!!

Yes but Cossies just look like Sierras.

 

Dont forget its the same chassis that they use for the XR-4x4 which is a big 2.8 V6. Any one turboed on of them? That would be great to see how it goes.

 

Stuart

saw a sierra estate 2.8v6 for sale for £2000 the other day which was twin turbo 280bhp!

 

too true...

 

as an ex-cossie owner of over 4 years, the engines are a piece of piss to work on as everything is so accessible. Adding another 100bhp to the standard 204-220bhp is only a case of £500 pound.....and for a car that weighs around 1275kgs you've got a good power/weight ratio.

 

Mine was a very mild 'stage 1' tune and it'd see 160mph on the clock, outrunned a couple of imprezas etc, surprised a few superbikes.

 

Looks? Looks are purely subjective; I quite liked them with the right mods, but I do think that my Z is much nicer to look at and drive.

Hi Timmy!!

 

One small correction , Cosworth engines are inline fours, not flat fours (Subaru).

 

Hope this helps if and when you come to rebuild one of the aforementioned engines and find the pistons are not where you thought they would be

 

Regards,

Robert.

 

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Originally posted by dunk300zxtt:

Hi Timmy!!

 

One small correction , Cosworth engines are inline fours, not flat fours (Subaru).

 

Hope this helps if and when you come to rebuild one of the aforementioned engines and find the pistons are not where you thought they would be

 

Regards,

Robert.

 

ROFL

 

Yeah and I spelt f**k wrong aswell!

 

Having never owned a Cossie I would say that is a minor discrepancy bud but thanks for your time and effort to point that out to me Rob.

 

Cheers

 

 

 

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"New York's such a wonderful city. Although I was at the library today.

The guys are very rude. I said, "I'd like a card." He says, "You have to

prove you're a citizen of New York." So I stabbed him."

Emo Philips

No probs mate!

 

Never desired to own one either, just seen a few in Max Flower LMFAO!!

 

Regards,

Robert.

 

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Originally posted by dunk300zxtt:

One small correction , Cosworth engines are inline fours, not flat fours (Subaru).

 

Hope this helps if and when you come to rebuild one of the aforementioned engines and find the pistons are not where you thought they would be

 

LMAO!!!

 

Very funnily put..

 

 

 

 

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Skyline GT-R

'You dont so much drive this car -

as hang on for dear life..'

J.Clarkson

i'd swap my z for a decent sapp 4b tomorrow without a doubt the best and most safest and craziest fun i ever had and although all 4 of mine were stolen i would another if the right one came up

You in a four wheel drive tooley? Surely it wouldnt be as easy to do donuts in!!!

 

B19RKS

its not but when you do get it goings then its even better