26-04-2015, 08:54 PM
(This post was last modified: 26-04-2015, 09:13 PM by Nathan1305.)
(26-04-2015, 08:45 PM)JJ0063 Wrote: 206 gti 180 IMO, genuinely impressed with the one I had & you can pick them up very cheap! Good mix of the two.
Yeah was out on track with Pebbles 180 and it was pretty quick but not really a big fan of them
(26-04-2015, 08:47 PM)Poodle Wrote: 106 will be more fun for less money. 306s are a bit more serious as a track car imo, especially on a budget, have to push a lot harder to find the limit, perhaps something to upgrade to when you've reached the limit of the 106.
Yeah 106's are pretty epic even though my engine isn't the healthiest was still pretty quick hit 120mph and still had more revs to go. Really fallen for them, may get the GTi.
(26-04-2015, 08:48 PM)Dum-Dum Wrote: You could always tune the 1.4 lump. Doesn't the VTS head fit, get some bodies and you'd make VTS power from the 1.4 but TBH being fast on track isn't all about power. You need decent tyres suspension and brakes as goo handling will give you an extra 10mph in the corners and then all the way down every straight where power will only make you faster on the straights. Also you need 30% more power to be 10% faster.
Mines the 1.6 8v. People have got them to GTi power but takes a lot of money and work. Would rather start with a GTi and work from that. Already have a rear beam and springs to go on it
(26-04-2015, 08:50 PM)Toms306 Wrote: '6 felt pretty heavy and lazy on the road compared to a 1.8 let alone a 106, wouldn't want that on track imo!
If you're doing a big track with long fast straights the '6 would be better. For a quick revvy pull out of corners and something nimble enough to chuck it where you like on a tighter track it'd be the 106 for me.
As Niall says there are pros and cons to both though.
Will be a Combe most of the time the 106' really seem to thrive on that track