newbie with british rover 600 turbo, (same underpinnings as cb7 acccord)

[H22Artman]

Cool car, but your signature makes me laugh. You Brits are terrible shit talkers. lol

x2. i would love to see your car back that statement up. lol.

[deevergote]

A quick Google search shows that the Rover does 0-60 in about 7 seconds. A 4th generation Prelude with an H22 (weighs about the same as a CB7 with an H22) does it in 6.7-7.2 seconds. Therefore... in stock form, it's the driver that matters most.

The Rover's engine doesn't make all that much more torque than the H22... though I'd be willing to be you get it a lot sooner.

[enzo]

thanx for the warm replies people, the sig was just for a bit of banter btw.


@ deeverogate. the figures i quoted are official book stats.

the uk h22 prelude book stats are 0-60 to 7.2 seconds mate, dont know where your getting the sub 7 second stats from
they weigh the same. the t16 has more power and and a considerable amount more torque created a lot lower down 189 lp/ft at a low 2000rpms, weighs the same so do the power to weight ratio stats lol then say im talking shit


anyways straying off topic lol,

do any of you knowlagable guys know if any of your arb kits would fit my car?
thanking in advance for any help on this

[Kellen]

the interior is basically identical to the 97-99 acura CL which is based off a CD accord. the gauge cluster is the same throughout, but the bonnet, dash, door panels, and part of the center console is out of a CL. only difference is the USDM CL's have the digital climate control so the knobs is what throw out a curve ball.

[enzo]

thanx for clarifying that mate ^^

the bonnet is defo rovers own design though

[JaK FRoSTWhiTE]

Lets see some engine Shots.

Welcome to the site by the way.

[deevergote]

thanx for the warm replies people, the sig was just for a bit of banter btw.


@ deeverogate. the figures i quoted are official book stats.

the uk h22 prelude book stats are 0-60 to 7.2 seconds mate, dont know where your getting the sub 7 second stats from
they weigh the same. the t16 has more power and weighs the same so do the power to weight ratio stats lol plus you cant even compare the torque figures of the h22


anyways straying off topic lol,

do any of you knowlagable guys know if any of your arb kits would fit my car?
thanking in advance for any help on this

It's hard to find a truly reliable 0-60 reading. 7.2 is what I found in most cases, but a couple said 6.7, so I posted the range. I figured since it falls on either side of 7.0 by a reasonable margin, it's a fair example of how they're close enough for it to be a drivers' race. The Rover has a bit more torque, and the horsepower is nearly identical (the H22 makes just under 200hp). I haven't looked up gearing... but I'd be willing to bet the Prelude has sportier gearing, since the Rover isn't meant to be a sports car, but more of a luxury ride, correct?

Anyway, see if you can snap some pictures of your suspension bits. As I said, most of the members of this site are from the US, and we never got that Rover here (sadly... I wouldn't mind owning one myself!) However, if we can get a good look at your car, we may be able to figure out what might fit.

[enzo]

il post up some other engine shots wehn im at another comp

its 3.31 in the morning now so im gona hit the sack in the miniite. but before that i stand corrected deevergate.
the euro 4th gen preludes. h22a only came with 177 ponys out of the box and a considerably lower tourqe figure. and that was what i was comparing it to mate sorry.

regardless if we are comparing it to your more advanced h22 with the same power then it would be obviusly a closer call ,

but im hedging a bet if there were the same driver with the same car on a twisty road id still say the t16 rover has the egde for a few reasons,

mainly the torque aspect like a said pefore it produces 185 of its torque between 2000-5000 rpms compared to the torque produced at a dizzy 5000 rpms in the lude, that typical honda trait would mean you would have to rev the shit out of it to make proper progress.
the second reason is the t16 produces more power after more miles if its been maintained, its quite comon to find them producting 200-210 on factory settings after the miles are racked up.


in regards to gearing rover picked some wiked ratios

1st is good for 53
2nd 72
3rd 98
4th 122
5th an indicated 152 but taking speedo caliperations into accound this figure is probably more like 145 approx

yea you would be right about the luxury ride, you can hustle it along and it handles well but there is a bit of role hence why im on the hunt to increase roll stiffness with some thicker anti roll bars. stearing feel is spot on though.

il see if i can snap some suspension components of the car when i have it on the ramp tomorrow to do some maintinance work. il try and take as many pics as possible to help with this.

and thanx again you guys i have to say this site is the absolute tits, and im looking forward to participating any more info that might help with you guys somehow even though it might be very limited..

[J3wman]

Wow a BL thats not half assembled or broken! I didnt think that existed lol, personally i like the BL Princess more:

[enzo]

haha thats a blast from the past!! lolz admittedly british layland(backed by the government) produced some shocking cars in the 80s with horrific engineering tecniques.
but at the same time there were a few notable exceptions to the rules

like the mini for example
one of my favorits would have to be the meistro turbo. one of the devinative hot hatches of the eara
in 1988 the MG Maestro Turbo could reach 0-60mph in 6.7 seconds whereas the entry level Ferrari Mondial only had a 0-60mph time of 7 seconds.
giant killer spings to mind

and the sd1 also has its place in time.

sorry seam to be going off topic again. lolz

il try and get those pictures tomorrw

[J3wman]

awesome, wasnt it the Rover SD1 that was longer on one side than the other?