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willy wrote:
If you want a 4EFTE; buy a Starlet GT :wink:

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Well said.

Some people want more than though. They want mini coolness and styling with Starlet power and they pay for it.

I'm more into boosting Aseries. And my next motor will be a motor designed for boost (which it willl get more of) and should make about 90hp ATWs.

At the moment mine is making 74atws. It feel's pretty quick at that, you won't go beating fast cars with it, but hey it's still fun just depends on how much power you want, the reliability and how much $$$ you have!

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10k doesnt sound that bad, all up.

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Tricky Treloar does it at great prices. And in my opinion a superior frame.

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^^^ Too right. Tricky's frames are better than some of the ones from big name southern conversion shops (I hope that was vague enough to comply with the forum rules 8) ).

From what I've seen, you could throw a rope around any part of Tricky's frame and lift the whole car from it. It gives a combination of the strength you want and the stiffness you need to keep the wheels pointed where intended. Lighter frames may be strong enough but could be whippy and allow drive torque to cause undesired reactions.
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Mokesta wrote:
^^^ Too right. Tricky's frames are better than some of the ones from big name southern conversion shops .
How much do his frames cost?

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Did anybody say Torque.

Just ask Josh how much Torque Steer he experienced on Saturday when he was in GRN 850 :lol:

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hehe..yes i was impressed :shock: 8)

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I want one :twisted:

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hehe..yes i was impressed :shock: 8)


did you giggle Josh...? did you freak out when the car was approaching a parked truck at warp 9...?

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haha no...this thing went in a straight line...not as quick as brads...but in a straight line :lol:..i was still :mrgreen: though :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Brad's was mental...and i had the wheel hahahaha :twisted:

I'm still giggling :lol:

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Not as quick as Brad's?? :(

NOT YET 8)

BUT WILL BE :lol:

Like Josh said it just went straight

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Not as quick as Brad's?? :(

NOT YET 8)

BUT WILL BE :lol:

Like Josh said it just went straight

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Has someone been bitten by the green-eyed monster Dan??

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I think so :P
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dan when i ran the 13.8 at the drags it was with the same power you made at the dyno day. With mine set on 10psi it drove very straight and was easy to drive, on 15psi it was a handfull :D

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