Enthusiast
That's the point. Imagine the look on someone's face when you beat em with a Pinto.Originally Posted by taz_rocks_miami
A Ford Pinto??? No disrespect dude but...yuck
That and...there aren't many other classic hatchbacks. Especially not one where the 2.3 Turbo is a direct bolt in for the 2.3 N/A...
An it harm none, do as ye will
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My vote goes to the Lancia Delta HF
also, 147 GTA and Clio v6 are honourable mentions
The Voice of Reason
Are you talking about the Pangra? I thought I was the only one who'd heard of that conversion!
Enthusiast
Not sure what you mean...I've seen a few converted Pintos. They get the motors out of T-bird Turbo Coupes and Merkurs, and once in a while they'll score one out of a wrecked SVO Mustang or something. But because the 2.3 block is the same, it essentially is a bolt-in swap. It'd be pretty dang fun, I think.
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The Voice of Reason
Okay nevermind
Huntington was a performance company that made (I believe) the first turbocharger conversions that you could buy for the Pinto. They started making them in the early '70s, and sold the fully converted cars (including extended bodywork) as the "Pangra". I originally read about it in a Porsche 914 Road&Track article collection that I have, where they did a three-way comparison - "The Porsche, The Pinto, and the Pangra". It seemed like a pretty cool car, with great performance to boot!
There are still a handful of grassroots enthusiasts who have kept Pangras in surprisingly good condition. If you look around a little, I'm sure you'd be able to find a few.
By the way, Bubb Rubb makes me laugh whenever I see him
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Rookie
AUDI S3 or VOLKSWAGEN R32 or a 3.1 fully built VR6 VOLKSWAGEN CORRADO SLC or maybe a blown VR6 MK2 VW GTI or a 1.8T VW Rabbit that runs 11s.
YOU PICK!
Rookie
German hatchs started it all........
Remember the VW Rabbit GTI???
Checky :
Rookie
Anyone ever See Dahlback personally? This car rocks.
Enthusiast
The Clio RS.
Rookie
The Si is a wussified emissions friendly version of it, with 160hp as opposed the the R's 200hp. The torque on either is a little weak, but it's impressive from a NA 2 point engine. The 2.1 my Prelude has makes only 140hp/133ft-lbs, but, it is a 91.
Stickers add horsepower. I promise.
Enthusiast
Oh, ok then. Cool.
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Member
Hahaha ok 950hp Four Motion… dam right it rocks… but that’s its old paint job.. it got a new on now…
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!!! Renault F1 :)
Enthusiast
IMHO ultimate hot hatch has to be Lancia Delta S4 Stradale
(that hatch is ulimate or what)
Now more down to earth... My vote goes to 1995 Lancia Delta Integrale HF (damn, it's those italians again) Superb looks for machine that was born in 1979.
Cheers!
Enthusiast
never heart of a VW Rabbit...... what is it?
is it it's real name?
Supporting Member
That was the name for the Golf, right from its introduction in the USA. It was also produced there.
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