jonyb4 Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 haha love that quote "crabs on a french hooker" i like sharing lines with other counties lmao i didnt know the 1.8 180s were turbo'dthank Fcuk for that lol i thought they were just awesome engines haha atleast mine is more powerful than the non turbos whats the 1.4 engines producing then? 90 degrees is pretty far apart, most are like 120 or so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hicksy Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 haha love that quote "crabs on a french hooker" i like sharing lines with other counties lmao i didnt know the 1.8 180s were turbo'dthank Fcuk for that lol i thought they were just awesome engines haha atleast mine is more powerful than the non turbos whats the 1.4 engines producing then? 90 degrees is pretty far apart, most are like 120 or so? The ZS doesnt come with a 1.4 i dont think.....just the diesels and the 1.8 120bhp and the 2.5 180bhp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caled Posted July 31, 2011 Author Share Posted July 31, 2011 haha love that quote "crabs on a french hooker" i like sharing lines with other counties lmao i didnt know the 1.8 180s were turbo'dthank Fcuk for that lol i thought they were just awesome engines haha atleast mine is more powerful than the non turbos whats the 1.4 engines producing then? 90 degrees is pretty far apart, most are like 120 or so? The ZS doesnt come with a 1.4 i dont think.....just the diesels and the 1.8 120bhp and the 2.5 180bhp You can get the ZS with a 1.4, but it wasnt sold in the UK, i think Ireland got the 1.4. The UK got a 1.6 K series (110ps), a 1.8 K series (120ps), an L series diesel and the 2.5 KV6 (180PS). There wasnt a turbo ZS, but people have started dropping turbo charged engines in to the 120 as they are a bit underpowered. And they go pop every so often unless you install the engines upgrades to stop the HGF. Ive also seen a turbo charged VAG engine in a ZS, but that was also a custom job with a fair amount of modification.The ZT 160 was a turbo 1.8 K series, but AFAIK they were just as bad for HGF. The ZT also got the 2.5 KV6 (in 190PS guise and confusingly also detuned to 160PS), a non-turbo 1.8 K series (that may or may not be able to move), a BMW-derived diesel M47R and great big mustang 4.6L V8 (the ZT 260), which being a yank V8 has a wide range of upgrades, the most common being a supercharged pushing the output to over 400bhp. Was also converted to rear wheel drive, and was put together by Prodrive. Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caled Posted September 4, 2011 Author Share Posted September 4, 2011 Not an update, as I havent actually done anything to the car for a while, but I saw this on one of the MG forums; comes from the AutoExpress Best Cars of the Decade item: http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/9118/mg2i.jpg http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/9318/mg3d.jpg Have to admit, it made me smile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaweV6 Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Made me smile as well. RX8 the handling car of the decade ??? In the same decade as 911 997 and Nissan GTR ??? Right, right. Only last RX8s (R3) had been praised for handling, after Prodrive refined that Ford design with a Volvo torsen diff. First gen was very easily lost on any wet surface. And I would really like to know what AutoExpress understands by "Performance". Seeing the presence of some of the models, not much apparently... I'm not dissing your Honda/Rover, I had MGs myself. Some scientific index behind those freakishly detailed percentages would help to uncover their madness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidrick Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 More updates pls. I follow this thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caled Posted September 4, 2011 Author Share Posted September 4, 2011 To be honest DaweV6, I dont put any stock in pretty much anything AutoExpress have to say, but I thought it was entertaining all the same. The fact that they dont have the Honda Integra in the handling category pretty much discounts it as useless. And Sidrick, you're probably the only one. Unfortunately, the money has run dry for this for the time being, so updates are going to be few and far between - its just about all I can do to keep petrol in the damn thing. I knew this period was coming, though, and planned for it by paying off the insurance premium in one foul swoop last december. Christ knows what Im going to do come renewal time, though, as it wont be pretty... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hicksy Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 I follow this thread too (not that i would ever own a rover/MG after the problems my friend has with his 200 BRM. The amount of times thats been in the workshop!!) I know what you mean about money, my ST drinks like a fish too, i get about 26MPG sometimes (i do have a soft spot for the MK2 saloons though ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig855S Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Sorry but that autoexpress pieve (without knowing what context it is to be taken in...maybe there was a budget limit or something) but it has to be shite since it claims the XJ6 had the 6th best "performance" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hezz Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 my ST drinks like a fish too, i get about 26MPG sometimes show off!! mines lucky to get that !! and no i dont drive like a hooligan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC-DNB Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 I love this motor. Just post some fresh pics up man I see a yellow Mk1 drive past me most mornings. Not as nice as yours but it looks well and goes alrite. Leaves my cabby standing (not that it's quick anyway haha) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caled Posted September 8, 2011 Author Share Posted September 8, 2011 I love this motor. Just post some fresh pics up man Alright then, I can do that... I don't think I said that when I decided to put an amp and sub in the boot, that I decided to make a false floor out of mdf; http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g407/Caled10/MG%20ZS%20180/Boot1.jpg strengthened underneath with some braces; http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g407/Caled10/MG%20ZS%20180/Boot2.jpg Yes, I went a bit OTT with the screws, but I was enjoying myself so what the hell http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g407/Caled10/MG%20ZS%20180/Boot3.jpg I havent got a pic of it, but I decided to saw down the middle and put a couple of hinges in, to make removing the floor and accessing the spare wheel easier (or possible, even). Random pic http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g407/Caled10/MG%20ZS%20180/mgzs.jpg And I've been looking through some old phone pictures I have, and found a couple of the MG and a couple of the escort from when it was snowing last christmas and the year before, so I thought Id share; http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g407/Caled10/MG%20ZS%20180/mgzs-snow.jpg and the escort; http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g407/Caled10/MyCars/escort.jpg Finally, planning for when funds allow, Id like to get a twin exit exhaust (one of the few optional extras mine didnt get), and Ive been photoshopping to try and figure out what exhaust tip Id like; small circles http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g407/Caled10/MyCars/SmallTwin.jpg big circles http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g407/Caled10/MyCars/BigTwin.jpg oval http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g407/Caled10/MyCars/OvalTwin.jpg and I was just playing with this one, I think quad exhausts its two too many http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g407/Caled10/MyCars/QuadEx.jpg And again, too far in photoshop? http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g407/Caled10/MyCars/RearPhotoshop.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simonez Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 love it mate! id go for the bottom picture of the white zs for the exhaust! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caled Posted September 21, 2011 Author Share Posted September 21, 2011 Token phone camera photo of the ZS looking dirty; http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g407/Caled10/MG%20ZS%20180/Photo-0094.jpg Because this update is actually more about the escort, which has now moved house. Found a guy to transport the car on AnyVan.com, which actually a damn useful site, you put an add up for what you want transporting and where you want it to go, and traders make bids on how much they'll do the work for. Genius website, and recommended. On the trailer, looking somewhat sorry for itselfhttp://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g407/Caled10/MyCars/Photo-0095.jpg In its new househttp://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g407/Caled10/MyCars/Photo-0096.jpg Looking a bit dusty, and sorely missing its angel eyes and fogged + bibbed front bumper. http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g407/Caled10/MyCars/Photo-0097.jpg Hopefully at some point in the not too distant future, I'll be able to get this back on the road and give it the attention it deserves. Had a chance to have a look underneath whilst it was up on the trailer, and seems in pretty good shape. One of the arches is bubbling, and the exhaust is spewing orange water, so will need them sorted, preferably including a s/s cat back, and Id like to drop the skirts to have a ganders at the sills, but all in all not too bad. As for the ZS, still contemplating one of these; http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l330/MontegoCountryman/DSC00045.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hezz Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 deffo get the big wing spoiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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