Mystery Rover

Site Subscriber Joined: 29 Jan 2005 Posts: 1108

Guys, do any of you know your rovers? I'm basically wondering what rover there is of this shape that's got a turbo. A petrol, not a diesel.

Any ideas? Just wondering cuz I was going back to the car after a night out with mates and had the usual boy racers circling the car park, and one was a rover like this shape (but with about 18 body kits on, 24" exhaust, etc), and it whistled up past me and then let off a MASSIVE pttttttssssssshhhhhhhh as he accelerated past me & changed gear as if to say "look at meeeeee". So I was like "right, come 'ere" and went after him. He was driving normally for a while and then slowed down to about 20mph on a massive straight road and I was in 1st just waiting for him to floor it, but I got bored and just slammed me foot down and went round him.......and even as I was going past him I could hear the turbo & dump valve and the car sounded proper beastly like........and I was kinda wondering why I was pulling away from it quite easily! You reckon it's a 'normal' rover with some kinda turbo sound effect thing on? Or is there a real turbo one that is a bit shit? I'm just curious. I keep seeing him around now parked on side of the road or in car parks with all his other boy racer mates, as I drive past him like "muuwaahahahahahaha" Laughing

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

a 420 turbo has the turbo on it which is 200bhp

Site Subscriber Joined: 29 Jan 2005 Posts: 1108

200bhp? Um........how the fuck did I out accelerate a 200bhp turboed car?! If that's what it was of course. I'm gonna try and remember the number plate of it next time I see it, and then put it into an insurance quote website and see what it comes up with. Cuz I'm sad like that lol.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

200bhp turbo lump isn't that quick.

Site Subscriber Joined: 29 Jan 2005 Posts: 1108

In general you mean? Or that particular Rover one?

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

in general.

A 200 bhp turbo lump will be easily left behind by a 200bhp NA lump.

Turbos are ok when they get goign but the power band is narrow.

Site Subscriber Joined: 29 Jan 2005 Posts: 1108

Really? Well that's very interesting to know

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

that shape 400 (mk3) never had the T16 turbo engine.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

hmm I have seen a few and boy I know was trying to sell one to alan! Well me first then alan and it was an old boy as its previous owner from new.

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

well it didnt have that engine from the factory. Quite a few conversions get done, since its identical underneath to the mk2.

Sure it was a 2L turbo diesel? Razz

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

might have been a 620, they all look the same. Anyway they all look the same and all have the half leather black and light grey interior with air con etc.

Alan was gonna get it but insurance was to steep. Suffered the usual rover turbo problem even with 17's the tyres just light up.

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

aye, and the 200s torque steer too.

im told the 600 is not so bad as it has a TorSen diff, Simons got a 600 gearbox in his 200, just floors it and apart from a 'bit' of wheelspin, it just takes off straight as an arrow. In the wet, forget it.

He's nearly finished his 300bhp forged engine too, should be interesting Twisted Evil

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

the 400's how well do they fare in crashes?

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

no idea!

Retroholic Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 5685

I think the 400's aren't too bad in crashes, compared to the one star 600's anyway lol

Ross who has the white hatch valver i posted pics of has a 620ti too. Nice car, looks like a grandad machine but has plenty of poke