The XR3i Turbo.... nearly there...

john B · Post by **john B** » Tue Jan 29, 2013 11:32 am

Thats looking sweet

Post by **Stuart** » Tue Jan 29, 2013 12:02 pm

I must say that looks the business

Nice figures Dan. That must be such a laugh in a lightweight car (980kgs stock?) Buggsy a passenger ride when the weather returns to dry stuff Dan.

V3 Sti · Post by **V3 Sti** » Tue Jan 29, 2013 8:33 pm

Got to love rs turbos ! They sounds awesome ! Looks mint

Danny@APT · Post by **Danny@APT** » Tue Jan 29, 2013 8:59 pm

Cheers chaps.

pablo wrote:Very nice figures indeed:thumbs:. Is that running a B5 gearbox? Bloody Ford and thier chocolate gearboxes. Does look lovely though.

BC box Pablo. IB5 was the later version with slightly stronger casing/larger bearings. In fact it's still running the XR3i 'box with it's open diff, which is probably why it's lasted so well- just spins the power away in the lower gears!

Did a quick comparison today too regarding gearbox shafts/gears-

One's the 80's/90's Ford RS turbo BC, on it's knees at 130bhp,
One's an Evo, same casing layout, but built for 300+ all day long (with many running 600+!)-

Have a guess which is which!

Stuart wrote:I must say that looks the business

Nice figures Dan. That must be such a laugh in a lightweight car (980kgs stock?) Buggsy a passenger ride when the weather returns to dry stuff Dan.

It's always been a lively one, lol. I was hoping for a proper dry run the week of the Charity day, but it just wouldn't have it (not helped by the Kumho's being a rather hard compound).

Next time it's on the road, I'll let you know.