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Originally Posted by Bashy
Makes sense for them i suppose but then it would only take a test drive to prove it was true, and yep, i too know that they could do 147, heard it from a friend  it was certainly a wolf in sheeps clothing at the time, i think i was getting about 32mpg too, I did get the M reg ex police too, forgot about that lol, BUT, that was only good for 130 tops, they broke sommat when the changed shape  the turbo was ok but i am sure it was breaking down a lot too |
Was your M reg a 2.7 or 2.0 turbo? The Mk2s should be quicker, especially as the Police had decat boxes as OE fit. Worth another 24bhp over the "published" figure of 169bhp so the 2.7 n/asp was on a par with the 2.0 turbo for public use give or take about 4 bhp.