you guys in the know

[Jmac]

Hey there do you reckon an Audi 80 with NG engine 2.3l 5 cyl would be good for a sprint or 2????? What your thoughts??? i think i may have got my hands on a Seat for a run around and customers and think the Audi would be strong enough what you reckon??? waste of time and keep it nice when finished or go out and throttle it????
Keen to hear what you reckon
Cheers
Jmac

[GOLFBALLS]

I dont reckon an 80 would be a wise choice for competition. The suspension setup is limited in terms of lowering iirc and its a fairly heavy beast to start with.
Is the Seat a Cordoba or Ibiza? If its the 1.8 manual i'd use that instead!

Just my thoughts

[evorobin]

Good fun yes, Competitive no. My mate supercharged a mk1 1600 for peanuts was super quick for cheap.

[Jmac]

Great feedback, im reluctant to do it with the Audi TBH, but Seat is a Cordy with the ADZ manual mate. For what its going to cost me itll be well worth the fun
Cheers
Jmac

[Umai Naa!!]

Go with the Cordy.

It will be much more fun!

[Jmac]

Swaying that way fellas, but think the Cordy is going to be ideal for a run around who knows
Cheers
Jmac

[beeza]

Not sure how competitive you wanna be, but either way its gonna cost you. Before you know it your car will probably end up like mine. You will always be looking for that little edge, thus modifying the car endlessly really.
To actually have some fun and be somewhat quick you'll need adjustable suspension and semi slick tyres at least. The brakes will need upgrading but you can probably get a set of Cupra brakes i'd imagine. These are some of the things i'd do before i'd even consider entering any event with the Cordy.

My car is a Cupra Sport and it's modified relatively mildly, i believe. Some people think its quite radical but as far as road/race cars go, my car is quite mild. It does Lakeside in very low 64 secs but i am looking for a 63 sec laptime soon. QR is the same again, done a low 64 and looking for a 63 on the Sprint configuration. These time are laid down with no mods to the engine, not sure you can call a high flow cat, cat back exhaust and BMC airbox a modified engine. However it has a shorter final drive, light flywheel, LSD, so it makes the most of what realtively low engine power it has.

I hope i didn't confuse you in making your decision, whether to actually do it or not or which car you're gonna pick.

[Jmac]

hey appreciate that man, you are running the red cupra hey????? what happened to the Dj stunt man???? i gues you have to hit the Uk shores to gig it hey mate. Yeah not sure what to do just want a bit of "cheap" fun with one of the slugs i have lying around, they were intended to be loaners for customers when in need but you got to have some fun too.
Time will tell, cheers for the feedback all
Jmac

[AusScare]

It does Lakeside in very low 64 secs but i am looking for a 63 sec laptime soon. QR is the same again, done a low 64 and looking for a 63 on the Sprint configuration. These time are laid down with no mods to the engine, not sure you can call a high flow cat, cat back exhaust and BMC airbox a modified engine. However it has a shorter final drive, light flywheel, LSD, so it makes the most of what realtively low engine power it has.

How do those times compare against Alex's vr6? Does the driver make a big difference too..?

[beeza]

Hehe, yeah thats me. Yeah i do get the odd gig here and there.
Oh by the way, i got the side damage all fixed along with a 6point bolt in cage fitted. Definitely stiffened the car but added weight. At least i feel protected now.
I'd concentrate on handling over power in a lightweight dub anyday. SEATs and Audis are kinda dubs. I'm sure you know what i mean. Power or too much of it in a FWD gets wasted unless you have a really well set-up car.
Definitely don't be afraid to come out in whatever really. There is a guy that sometimes comes out in a Caddy 1.6 petrol, so just about anything goes on these sprints.
If you do come out one time, and i can't stress this enough. Make sure you have some decent tyres, semi slicks preferrably and do the best you can with the brakes. They will get melting hot. So high temp fluid, best street/track pads you can get, slotted discs, braided lines. It really sucks when you only get to run 2 flying laps coz your tyres and brakes can't handle the heat.
These are my 2 cents, so hopefully we'll see you out there sometime.