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Originally Posted by Cheater2K 5 turbo = Renault??
Calibra turbo would leave that for dead without a problem, unless the 5 was done up to the bollocks and the calibra standard  |
To be honest, if both cars were stock then you would expect the caibra to be slightly quicker. I mean, the calibra is a 2litre 16v and does have 200bhp as standard, compared to the 5 turbo which is a much older 1.4 engine with only 120bhp as standard. But, even though the stock calibra has 80bhp more, its only 1 seconds quicker on the 0-60 as standard! Hardly "leaving it for dead".
Now. On the 5 turbo, you can get it upto about 160->165bhp simply by poking a hole in one pipe under the bonnet, and drilling the carb jet out to a 135. So, basically you have an extra 40bhp for nothing, which from experience makes a massive difference to the 0-60 time and 50->80 time. Hardly "done up to the bollocks", and certainly as quick as the calibra, whilst actually handling much better! ;)