lets see your car - Page 6

Rozzy · 12 Jan 2004, 21:46 (Ref:835928)

it was allready in Hot Hatches and I got my car, I've been asked for some specs, i don't no why cause they are all at the bottom, but ok. So here it is again.

nearly 190 bhp
lowered sportssupension 55mm
18" technomagnesio alloys
modified brakesystem
distingiused(?) styling
full options, but no leather

pplater · 2 Feb 2004, 13:21 (Ref:860077)

FIAT? not in Australia anymore. (sigh) Dad had a 124 sport that he thought was great. So did Tony (who fixed it again, and again...)

ASCII Man · 3 Feb 2004, 21:37 (Ref:861843)

Ooohh, a Fiat Stilo...
My favorite Italian hatchback.

Got to have one!

**touringlegend** · 4 Feb 2004, 20:21 (Ref:863096)

Nothing but hassle to my boss are these Stilo's. Or perhaps it's more to do with the dealers.

Never mind gives me a laugh or two during the day..

hgmonaro · 5 Feb 2004, 23:22 (Ref:864737)

As my nick implies... my 1970 HG Monaro (terrible scan)

noise boy 2 · 6 Feb 2004, 14:56 (Ref:865499)

that is a good looking musclecar hg

, so whatcha got under the hood

? Robert

hgmonaro · 7 Feb 2004, 01:46 (Ref:865997)

350 Chev. the cars the spiritual ancestor to the new Monaro/GTO

noise boy 2 · 9 Feb 2004, 16:03 (Ref:868366)

So to further wander off topic, did holden ever have it's own line of engines (ala pontiac, buick, olds in the 50's-70's) or have they always been chevy engines? Also done any speed parts? Robert

JAG · 10 Feb 2004, 03:55 (Ref:869042)

http://irishcar.com/fiatstilabartbb.htm

I have a Stilo Abarth as well, but in light blue.

Very good engine that sounds like an old Quattro when you give it a bit of stick.

You can also drive around town in 5th gear if you so wish, theres that much torque!

hgmonaro · 10 Feb 2004, 05:42 (Ref:869074)

Robert, yes they had their 'own' V8. The SBC only appeared in '67 to maybe '73. The Holden V8 in 253 & 308 (you'll never be late in a 308) guises 1st appeared about '70 (not sure on that.. in fact all these years could be off by a year!) and was used in various forms until '98 (I think - I also have a (VS) '97 HSV Clubsport which uses an injected version and they used it in the next model, the VT) when they replaced it with the Gen3 Chev (VT, series 2). They have a good array of go-fast bits, including 383 stoker cranks, manifolds, etc

noise boy 2 · 11 Feb 2004, 01:19 (Ref:870142)

Excellent, I hope I didn't come off condesending, I just am not that familiar with the australian musclecars. So have you hopped yours up yet? Robert

PS Car Craft runs pictures and such of the cool rear wheel drive cars you get in australia that we don't get here, makes me jealous, I must say.

The Darkness · 12 Feb 2004, 11:38 (Ref:871718)

My car isn't the most glamorus of cars its a Limted edition Mini Neon. see told you it wasn't glamorus!

Truckosaurus · 12 Feb 2004, 13:46 (Ref:871925)

Quote:

Originally posted by The Darkness
My car isn't the most glamorus of cars its a Limted edition Mini Neon. see told you it wasn't glamorus!

Now then 'The Darkness', no need to be dismissive about your car. Minis were/are one of the most glamourous motorcars ever. Much nicer than the vulgar chariots most youths parade around in.

hgmonaro · 13 Feb 2004, 04:22 (Ref:872674)

Quote:

Originally posted by noise boy 2
Excellent, I hope I didn't come off condesending, I just am not that familiar with the australian musclecars. So have you hopped yours up yet? Robert

Mines got your basic mods, Edelbrock intake manifold with Holley, 4-1 header exhausts, cam, stall convertor (TH400) and no power sapping A/C or Pwr Steer!

Seems a lot of the next generation of larger sedans are going to go back to rear drive.

noise boy 2 · 13 Feb 2004, 23:09 (Ref:873668)

Quote:

Originally posted by hgmonaro
Mines got your basic mods, Edelbrock intake manifold with Holley, 4-1 header exhausts, cam, stall convertor (TH400) and no power sapping A/C or Pwr Steer!

Seems a lot of the next generation of larger sedans are going to go back to rear drive.

Thank god for that, fwd is painfully unfun to drive. Robert

**GTRMagic** · 14 Feb 2004, 01:00 (Ref:873763)

FWD is ok to drive, I prefer AWD myself... the Monaro is coming out soon with an AWD platform, meaning a 300kW V8 engine and a brilliant drivetrain!!!

pplater · 14 Feb 2004, 11:24 (Ref:874051)

...and shuddering understeer

is there such a thing as too much grip?

Holdens put enough strain on their tyres already.
perhaps they should sort their suspension properly before experimenting wth AWD.

evo · 15 Feb 2004, 03:25 (Ref:874506)

Too much grip is when you can't get the rear tyres to break loose in a corner. Luckily I've never had too much grip

pplater · 15 Feb 2004, 06:58 (Ref:874563)

so... something like a porsche 996 Carrera 4S?
that thing has 295mm tyres on the back, but AWD and 235kw.
Grip Overkill, methinks.

JAG · 15 Feb 2004, 12:57 (Ref:874773)

The Mitsubishi Evolutions seem to have mastered the 4wd understeer problem with the latest cars.

**GTRMagic** · 16 Feb 2004, 08:47 (Ref:875479)

Its tunable if you have access to the appropriate software, or so the guys running them in PROCAR's GT-Performance have said

**bella** · 16 Feb 2004, 18:34 (Ref:876058)

rozzy : stunning alloys. that looks the balls! and there's as much power as my v6

daz90 · 28 Feb 2004, 11:39 (Ref:888145)

Not mine but the same colour, a 1.6 sxi..

Big Trev · 29 Feb 2004, 09:21 (Ref:888923)

..............

Adam Ronke · 11 Mar 2004, 00:22 (Ref:901468)

Here is my car, it is the Winton promotional ute, this photo was taken in a promotional tour for the V8 Supercars.

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