OcUK staffer gets an ASBO

Slackworth · 27 Aug 2007 at 13:04

Not really hearing trying to insure a Grp17 car with many modifications at 20.

rG-tom · 27 Aug 2007 at 13:06

cymatty said:
330bhp in a fwd would be....interesting.

well it manages 5.1 to sixty on street tyres.....can't be that bad?

cymatty · 27 Aug 2007 at 13:09

rG-tom said:
well it manages 5.1 to sixty on street tyres.....can't be that bad?

What in a straight line with probably clutchless gear changes and perfect conditions. Now try that with a little grease on the road or a whiff of standing water.

Set off then plant the throttle is fairly easy, however come to some twisty roads and or tight corners and how much power could it waste?

dsb · 27 Aug 2007 at 13:13

tell him to bluefin it asap, makes all the diffrence, went round the ring in one on sunday, was great and plenty of powerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. il try make it smaller then host it if you want.

Firestar_3x · 27 Aug 2007 at 13:17

cymatty said:
What in a straight line with probably clutchless gear changes and perfect conditions. Now try that with a little grease on the road or a whiff of standing water.

Set off then plant the throttle is fairly easy, however come to some twisty roads and or tight corners and how much power could it waste?

But remember the throttle isn't an on and off switch, regardless of how much power you have you can only use the maximum grip available which would be the same should the car be standard (power wise) or not.

The mapped car will just be quicker up to and out of the corner.

Gibbo · 27 Aug 2007 at 13:18

dsb said:
tell him to bluefin it asap, makes all the diffrence, went round the ring in one on sunday, was great and plenty of powerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. il try make it smaller then host it if you want.

Hi there

Yeah get it uploaded. Already told Slackworth that a Bluefin is a must because its so easy and relatively cheap to do for such a vast improvement in power and delivery of that power.

dsb · 27 Aug 2007 at 13:21

he did the lap in about 10.20-10.40mins, but was quite steady ads it was his first lap ever, i think the car could get in the low nines with a decent driver.

cymatty · 27 Aug 2007 at 13:22

Firestar_3x said:
But remember the throttle isn't an on and off switch, regardless of how much power you have you can only use the maximum grip available which would be the same should the car be standard (power wise) or not.

The mapped car will just be quicker up to and out of the corner.

True however 330bhp and wet conditions could be fun if you were trying to make progress.

Slackworth · 27 Aug 2007 at 13:29

Bluefin will be done after I've had the car for a month or two. Going past 300BHP would just make my insurance totally unaffordable.

JoyPadJedi · 27 Aug 2007 at 13:30

One thing with the ST that's annoying is the torque limiter in 1st and 2nd - flick the ESP off to overcome that one if you're doing a performance launch (then turn back on so you don't crash it!).

I almost got an ST in Silver, but decided against it.

Enjoy!

willd58 · 27 Aug 2007 at 14:18

Wasn't the 130i fairly new, what prompted the change?

Slackworth · 27 Aug 2007 at 14:28

I picked the 130i up on the 1st Feb. Got bored, didn't lose any money on the 130i due to getting a good deal so good time to change before it starts losing money.

TheVoice · 27 Aug 2007 at 15:36

LOL @ the name change

Matt82 · 27 Aug 2007 at 17:59

wow. didnt realise you got the 130 back in feb. over 6 months ago... feels almost like last week :S

wassap · 27 Aug 2007 at 18:22

If you do get the bluefin, make sure you get the uprated IC and atleast a cat back system, otherwise the gains arent all that.

I must say im impressed with how the get the power down, but you can feel the computers are working overtime to keep it in check, which gets bloody annoying after a while.Launch control can be fun, but without ESP it can be a bit hairy, it oversteers a touch as the engine is so big upfront, its not as nimble as the Golf, but my god that engine sounds lovely at full chat.

Once the tyres wear a bit, then the car goes into nanny state mode.My cars got 33k on it and its nice and loose now, be prepared for some horrific tyre and fuel bills

Good choice on the colour too

dsb · 27 Aug 2007 at 18:26

wohoo said:
If you do get the bluefin, make sure you get the uprated IC and atleast a cat back system, otherwise the gains arent all that.

Good choice on the colour too

i dont think an extra 30+ bhp is to be sniffed at for just pluging in a computer!

Fantom · 27 Aug 2007 at 18:36

ASBO said:
Not really hearing trying to insure a Grp17 car with many modifications at 20.

Just out of interest what sort of money is insurance? and how many NCB do you have etc?

knowlesy · 27 Aug 2007 at 18:36

TheVoice said:
LOL @ the name change

want pics !!!!

Alibaba99 · 27 Aug 2007 at 18:39

wohoo said:
If you do get the bluefin, make sure you get the uprated IC and atleast a cat back system, otherwise the gains arent all that.

I must say im impressed with how the get the power down, but you can feel the computers are working overtime to keep it in check, which gets bloody annoying after a while.Launch control can be fun, but without ESP it can be a bit hairy, it oversteers a touch as the engine is so big upfront, its not as nimble as the Golf, but my god that engine sounds lovely at full chat.

Once the tyres wear a bit, then the car goes into nanny state mode.My cars got 33k on it and its nice and loose now, be prepared for some horrific tyre and fuel bills

Good choice on the colour too

I don't know what Ford have done to the balance of the car but the ST actually has less weight over the front wheels the Mk5 Golf GTi :eek:

West · 27 Aug 2007 at 18:45

ASBO said:
Performance Blue

Picking it up on Sunday

aw you could have had an orange one