20Vs! who has had one? who wants one?

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how much love for 20vs on TS?

own/owned one, would own another
86
76%
own/owned one, would NOT own another
7
6%
have not owned one, and never will!
20
18%
 
Total votes : 113

Postby Flannelman » Tue Sep 29, 2009 8:51 pm

only engine i have seen that can be buzzed +12,000rpm and still run as if nothing had ever happened

snaped a cambelt... still runs

take it to the track and beat it all day... still runs (and beat it all the way home :wink: )

230,500 to date of pure beatings... still runs.

15.6sec 400m full trim, 87fwkW, 700km to a tank.

im not even going to bother to search if there is a "better" 1600cc engine because what more do you want?
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Postby Dell'Orto » Tue Sep 29, 2009 9:23 pm

Never seen a standard 4AGE rev that high and keep running? 12A's on the other hand.... 8)
Bought another one, for shits & giggles too.
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Postby dnalunchie » Tue Sep 29, 2009 9:46 pm

I had a bzv with 36000 kms on it, the fuel economy was INSANE, and it was quick too, although i was only 16 when i had it... so maybe it just SEEMED quick
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Postby Adamal » Tue Sep 29, 2009 10:01 pm

Affroman wrote:only engine i have seen that can be buzzed +12,000rpm and still run as if nothing had ever happened


Serious raising of eyebrow and rubbing of chin going on here....
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Postby Silent Knight » Tue Sep 29, 2009 10:05 pm

Adamal wrote:
Affroman wrote:only engine i have seen that can be buzzed +12,000rpm and still run as if nothing had ever happened


Serious raising of eyebrow and rubbing of chin going on here....


What's the bet he had a monster tacho that was 4K out of sync... :lol:
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Postby Flannelman » Tue Oct 06, 2009 11:49 am

nope, failed to take 3rd and found 1st @ 95km/h. screwed the thrust berrings in the gearbox, but not the engine.
Had my foot in the firewall before clutch was droped which saved compression lock.
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Postby Elmendorf » Tue Oct 06, 2009 6:55 pm

I've owned 2, BZ Touring Carib with a black top and a AE101 with a silver top. Go well for what they are and make good reliable dailies. Would consider owning another one one day.
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Postby Miss_Trueno » Wed Oct 21, 2009 5:32 pm

I owned a mint AE111 with a blacktop. It survived being thrashed over Paekak hill everyday and down the strip at Masterton & Taupo. Never had a problem with it, was an awesome car!

Sold it for a house. Why??? I miss my car :cry:
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Postby FANGIN » Mon Nov 02, 2009 1:51 pm

Currently own a B/T. Must say they do go incredibly well, even stand up to being driven HARD up & down the Kaimais. Sitting at 263,XXX kms at the moment, makes a few funny noises from time to time & uses a little oil. It has never broken down on me (only car I've ever owned that hasn't). Personally, I wouldn't own another - sick of the FWDness - unless a financial crisis forced me to buy something small & fwd.
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Postby AE25 » Fri Nov 13, 2009 3:44 pm

using silvertop as a daily in ae82 for past 7mths. put bigends in before conversion. gets hammered daily. little bit smokey and vvt pulley has tracktor sounds.. but cant complain with 265k on it :)
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Postby kim0663 » Sat Nov 14, 2009 10:17 pm

Affroman wrote:nope, failed to take 3rd and found 1st @ 95km/h. screwed the thrust berrings in the gearbox, but not the engine.
Had my foot in the firewall before clutch was droped which saved compression lock.


that is one hell of a gearbox if the 1st gear syncro can syncromesh 1st gear for 95kph 8O

as for 20v engines... been there, not going back. ever.

So.... many.... gear changes... required for daily driving..... due to the abundance of earth spinning torque it has :twisted:

Maybe if it was automatic :oops:
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Postby Dell'Orto » Sat Nov 14, 2009 11:42 pm

I'd say an automatic 20v would have to be the worst thing ever. Current one is pretty decent, but must have a shorter final drive than others I've driven, as it can pull up hills in 5th...
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Postby Mr Revhead » Sun Nov 15, 2009 2:32 am

check to see what ecu it has in it! :P

auto + any 4age = so dumb

kim0663, sounds like your one had issues
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Postby Dell'Orto » Sun Nov 15, 2009 11:41 am

I doubt its anything special, the rest of the car is mechanically stock. Does do 3500 @ 100k in 5th though, whereas I'm sure Penny's old FX did 3000.
Auto plus any small displacement motor = fail, let alone one that makes peak power on the rev limiter :lol:
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Postby Toby » Sun Nov 15, 2009 12:10 pm

I love the feel of the BZG/R's and a lot of that is the engine feeling "right" for the car.

I would take a B/T over any average turbo in say a legacy/323 etc,


Responsive and smooth.
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Postby mikethecripple » Fri Nov 20, 2009 12:59 pm

i lovedd mine i had so much more fun beating it on the back roads than i do in my supra (for some SICK SICK strange reason :roll: ) maybe it was the itb's? but thats why im making some itb's for my supra ( not only to be different but itd sound cool as and itd may help with reducing lag when i go tt :D (they have it on the gtr and there was an as$ load of r & n go into that so i dont think that there a too bad-a idea
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Postby Adamal » Fri Nov 20, 2009 1:55 pm

They had them in the GTi-R's as well.
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Postby mikethecripple » Fri Nov 20, 2009 2:00 pm

Adamal wrote:They had them in the GTi-R's as well.


Both successful cars pity that their nissans :( im trying to convince the missus to get a st205 gt4 :) 8) and if im not mistaken some volkswagon golfs had em too?
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Postby Adamal » Fri Nov 20, 2009 2:40 pm

mikethecripple wrote:
Adamal wrote:They had them in the GTi-R's as well.


Both successful cars pity that their nissans


Where you dropped on your head as a kid or something??? They were awesome cars. The GT-R especially. You don't think it gained so much popularity by sucking do you? :P
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Postby mikethecripple » Fri Nov 20, 2009 2:53 pm

Adamal wrote:
mikethecripple wrote:
Adamal wrote:They had them in the GTi-R's as well.


Both successful cars pity that their nissans


Where you dropped on your head as a kid or something??? They were awesome cars. The GT-R especially. You don't think it gained so much popularity by sucking do you? :P


lol i love that reaction yea don't worry even supra owners like gtr's but yea back on topic id definately own another 20v i felt more 'at home' in my ol' ae111 than in me supra i think its cause the supra is so big, heavy and mushy suspension-wise
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