psi999 said:
Is that right
Not in my experience, but this is the point it's more down to the Driver, the launch, the set up of the car.
There used to be 3 of us with beeza's 2 16V's & 1 8v.
My 16 & the 8 were std cars, the other 16v chip, exhaust, filter & de-cat rr'd 169.4bhp @ 6800rpm.
We got acces to an airfield and did some tests to stop a few ongoing arguments we did 10 runs in our own cars I'd always get a nose in front of the modded 16 and way over a car length over the 8.
We then did the same each driving the other 2 cars I got in the 8 there was no more than the length of the wing between me and the modded 16.
Then with me in the modded 16 there was about a meter between me and the front bumper of my std 16 and then the same sort of gap between it and the 8v.
You can have the most powerful car at the lights but if you don't know
how to get that power to the road effectively you ain't gonna win.
172's are mean't to be quicker off the lights but alot never get away from me & there's a CTR that I drive mad on regular occasion (19yr old driver very twisty road) on my favorite road.
As mentioned earlier in the thread the key to a quick car is it's Chassis, good Suspension Brakes and Tyres are worth much more than an extra 20-30BHP sometimes more.
Sorry this thread this sounds like big up the G man i'm not! I'm trying to convey a point via my own experiences, what people forget is that car goes no-where without a driver and the drivers abilities release the potential performance of any given car.
Anyway back to the point a 16v all the way with a decent clutch, gearbox & engine mounts, quickshift, 16's on good tyres & a well set up chassis & with a bit of practice you'll be rocketing away, then get on to the tuning as you can afford it.