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    Hybrid vs New shape Type R

    Was up my arse on the way to the pictures tonight. He was obviously up for it!

    Up to *10 on our private test track, it pulled about 1/4 - 1/2 a car length on me.

    Anyone on here had a blast against these? How do they realistically compare to the breadvan version?


    I swear my valver manifold is restricting top end though!

    Al

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    I pissed all over a new shape ages ago..

    Breadvan was harder took well into 4th gear to draw level with it after being behind it then couldn't make any headway after that I had half a wheel in front when I hit the std limiter.

    I was most displeased!

    Hence why now I have a raised one :D

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    Mines beaten both pretty easily now. Bar 1 Ep3 which is ****in rapid, my mate carls

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    Hmmmm...... wonder why i didn't beat it then?

    Reckon manifold is holding it back??? Needs new rotor arm, dizzy cap & plugs too i think. Willy manifold & downpipe is en-route courtesty of stan anyways!

    Well, head work is on the cards in the near future anyways.

    The guy didn't look too happy anyway to be honest! He probably thought he was gonna rape the little clio!

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    I run valver manifold, nick hill told me to keep it on aswell and not swap to williams.

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    Came up against an 03 plated type-R on saturday. Only had a go until mid way through 3rd gear - but this time was neck and neck with it. It didn't pull at all.

    Maybe the new shape one was faster somehow???

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    i beat 2 of these i raced in my stripped valver, only by a bonnet mind (was 2 up tho)

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    New shapes are slower than the old shape!

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    Quote Originally Posted by seanofnp
    I run valver manifold, nick hill told me to keep it on aswell and not swap to williams.
    Having tested them back to back on the same car in one day it's deffo better having the Willy manifold. There may be a technical reason the keep the valver one, but on the road the Williams one is better for the Williams engine... it's quite obvious and easily noticed too.

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    Some of the hill climb and sprint boys use the valver manifold due to the superior low end torque compared to the willy item, top end power is sacrificed tho which I would expect to be frustrating on the road...


 

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