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Post Thu Sep 14, 2006 12:36 am

Properly sorted supercharged M52. Only slightly heavier than an M20 but 350bhp, 350lb/ft which is where I reckon the fun and driveability stops and the keeping it out of hedges begins.
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Post Thu Sep 14, 2006 1:06 am

jonb wrote:
Taxin wrote:This baby if i can dream
BMW, 1.5l Turbo, max. 1470 Bhp :mad:

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that will be the most undriveable thing on the plannet. especially on our roads.
Yep, no power till 15,000rpm and then it will spin you straight into the halfords door whose carpark you were trying to donut in.

For me a turbocharged s14 i think. Nicely balanced with the extra poke it needs :cool:
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Post Thu Sep 14, 2006 1:32 am

Motorhole wrote:Chevy LS7 for me...like the old Jagermeister LS1 conversion, but with 7-litres and 550bhp of lightweight, unstressed power!

A dream for me i would love it and in the US way easier to find parts (oem and aftermarket). There is a guy about 12hours south of me that has one i wish i could get in touch woth him to have a drive in that thing.
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Post Thu Sep 14, 2006 8:18 am

Evrything seem to be so much cheaper in the rest of the World than the UK :(
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Post Thu Sep 14, 2006 12:46 pm

Rip-off Britain.

Want to hijack a plane with me?
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Post Thu Sep 14, 2006 1:01 pm

I think a did engine touring, get a replica gt40 chassis drop on the touring shell (like the mad v8 mini pick up), V8 twin turbo.

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Post Thu Sep 14, 2006 1:35 pm

That 4.4 V8 from an E39 540 would do me just fine. Manual box...
E30 Touring 0.35 cD - more slippery than prison soap :)

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Post Thu Sep 14, 2006 1:36 pm

I'm there. We could say we're persicuted here winkeye
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