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 on: Yesterday at 16:40:36 
Started by Viral_Jim - Last post by Doctor Gollum
The RS2000 had 150bhp (retuned from the 8v lump in the MK3 Granada/Sierra), but the 2.0 Zetec lump was 135/140 iirc.

The Zetec S 170 in the Focus didn't appear until the MY2000 facelift.

The V6 Mundeo was 170bhp all day long.

Mercedes had 185bhp fuel injected twin cam straight six from the early 70's but mainstream stuff took a while to catch up.

The Honda 1.8 revved to about 8k so not sure if that counts  >:D

 42 
 on: Yesterday at 16:38:39 
Started by Drewomega - Last post by dave the builder
maybe they had 72 virgins close to their 'use by date'   :-\
 I'm not sure how it works , I haven't read the Quran

 43 
 on: Yesterday at 16:31:49 
Started by Drewomega - Last post by Doctor Gollum
Perhaps they could fit him in sooner  :-\

 44 
 on: Yesterday at 16:25:12 
Started by Viral_Jim - Last post by TheBoy
picks its heels up when asked.
All things are relative.  I consider 150bhp to be a sluggish dog ;D.  Maybe when I'm (even) older....  ;D
And to think it wasn't all that long ago that 150bhp was considered to be pretty decent.
By the late 80s, most 2l petrols were getting thereabouts.  Thats 35yrs ago now ;)
By most, you mean the Cavalier, Early 90's perhaps with the shift away from K Jetronic injection and carbs.

The newest stuff being much more efficient at burning the fuel to the point that they'll either do a gazillion mpg or produce a bucket load of power... Although this almost always requires forced induction to compensate for the lack of displacement so the flip side is extremely short engine life.

A decent tune on a modest NA engine will get the job done for most people. Obviously if you want to get around more excitingly, then you just add boost on a modern lump. Ultimately though you're limited by traction and chassis deficiency so a manual box and 150bhp will be as much as most people can make good use of.

All that said, if you want something more, then get it whilst you can. Do love the burble of a V8 >:D
The redtops were a good example.  But plenty of others.  Pretty much any new design from the late 80s was in that ball park.I seemed to remember bro's MkII GTI being 140bhp from a 1,8.  Even a 1.8 K series was north of 140bhp in standard trim, though the 1.8s came a bit later.  Honda too were producing stuff getting close to 100bhp per litre from a NA motor in the first part of the 90s.

Same bro had an RS Turbo in the mid 80s, that couldn't have been far off 140bhp from a 1.6 judging by the speed he had to go to court over :D, but thats forced induction so doesn't count ;D

 45 
 on: Yesterday at 16:04:13 
Started by Drewomega - Last post by Field Marshal Dr. Opti
There's a kebab joke in there somewhere.

He is a Christian man. ::)

No idea why he had a Muslim send off. :)

 46 
 on: Yesterday at 16:02:41 
Started by robson - Last post by Doctor Gollum
A central locking motor delete and retro fit a mechanical passenger door lock could future proof it...

 47 
 on: Yesterday at 16:01:34 
Started by Drewomega - Last post by Doctor Gollum
There's a kebab joke in there somewhere.

 48 
 on: Yesterday at 16:00:41 
Started by robson - Last post by TheBoy
My passenger door  central locking gave up a few weeks ago.Now suddenly it is working ok any ideas I should be so lucky
Fear not, it will play up again soon, until you fix it.  They usually start out intermittent, then eventually get to the point they properly screw your over, esp if its the driver's door one.

I'd refrain from dead-locking it, and also ensuring that the key works smoothly in the lock.

 49 
 on: Yesterday at 15:58:56 
Started by tillers - Last post by tillers
That would be a real result. Fingers crossed. Thanks for help..

 50 
 on: Yesterday at 15:28:45 
Started by tillers - Last post by biggriffin
I might have one, I will check at weekend,, there's 2 different pumps for the V6.

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