Yeah, a coop day out. Even if it is only to see David beat Goliath (think you can guess What's What).

I have had a plethora of 205's over the years and still own a gti6 powered one and its seriously rapid.

I also have a friend who had a t16 powered putting out similar numbers to what your quoting and watched it humiliate an fq400

The power to weight ratio is insane and I don't think this is one you will win but fascinating nonetheless and props to whoever squeezed an evo lump in there

That got an immense launch! I can't see a FWD Coupe catching that.

Three years to do 1/4 mile? Even a BMW is quicker than that....

Preparation takes time .
A lot of determination and aggression will decide the winner.
£100 will go nicely towards my next holiday.

Just remembered this very interesting thread. What happened in the end?

you recalled a 4 year old thread, slow day at work?

I remember you too!

You used to drive a................Fiat Coupe............. didn't you?

It's just that I saw this high BHP Coop thread today http://www.fiatcoupeclub.org/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1567635#Post1567635 saw JBT's name in it and remembered this!

Used to, still miss them but have enough Italian in my life to make up for it

I think the forum nasties pi55ed jbt off enough for him to not post on here much, plus all the willy wagging between him, biggenz etc was getting too much.
He's well past that power now.

By that epithet do you refer to the volunteers who offer freely of their time to provide a forum which is both friendly and informative, without the extraneous abuse and clutter found in many other fora?

If so, an apology to them might be appreciated.

No, the mods do an OK job to say it's from the goodness of their hearts. Sometimes the age difference of the 30 somethings does differ from that of those closer to retirement age, but we are all adults so that is accepted as banter and no more.
I think the incessant picking on one man, who works harder than anyone (save Joe and the boys in Birmingham who equally love the coupe) to ensure the survival and continued Road worthiness of coupes was too much. John has done alot for me and my brother, at a stupidly reasonable rate and with continuous updates, I find it distressing that a single man, who shares a unit and works his bollocks off on coupes feels he can't post on a coupe forum because of constant digs and comments, mainly from EX OWNERS.
This is a forum dying a death, even kajay doesn't appear like he used to, hell even Flea has been called in recent posts?!? When was that ever the case? (multi-air) I'm just asking that the current members appreciate what exists and don't abuse what's left. If we do, I'm afraid that all the professional people will leave and we will be left with 'what oil' threads and Jimc will have to actually pay a professional to fix something!!

Regrettably, people poking at things about which they know nothing is common on internet fora the world over... I don't think there's a way to stop that, save for the person being abused to make a complaint about it to the mods or one of the board members.

Such complaints are *always* taken seriously. I have no recollection of any complaints from John, though I could of course be mistaken, and I don't recall any particular incidents. That said, I know from talking to other specialists (I haven't spoken directly to John for some time, other than by PM here) that each seems to acquire their own 'fan club' who seem to take it as a matter of pride that not only would they not use another specialist but that those specialists should be abused on all possible occasions. Such childish behaviour helps no-one, and if we see it here we will jump on it, but we have no control over other social media. As you point out, it is often those who know least that shout loudest...

Remember: the club exists to promote the care and use of these fine cars. As part of that mandate, part of a member's subscription goes towards paying for this forum, and the way the forum is run is the result of input from not only the originators of it but also from the current club membership. As a result, the forum is to *their* taste, for *their* benefit, and its use is extended to non-members as a courtesy.

Any member may raise points with the club board at any time, and in particular at the annual general meeting, and may also volunteer to stand on the board.

There have been for years complaints from forum users that there is not the same craic as in the past, that it's quiet, that it's not as much fun. This is inevitable; as the coupe ages the owners', and therefore the forum users', demographic changes: I am approaching retirement age and have owned a coupe for half my adult life; others are in their twenties and have just bought their first - but like it or not there are not as many coupes around as once there were. Nonetheless, people do seem to hang around here even after they sell their coupes, and often provide valuable input to discussion.

So... I commend both the club and this forum to potential, actual, and previous owners of the coupe. You are the people who make it what it is, and keep it alive.

Thanks.

p.s. There are forum users here for whom the activities of the Nazis seventy years ago had a real and direct effect. I know of one case where all but two members of a family were exterminated in Dachau and other concentration camps. While the use of 'xxx Nazi' is a common internet insult, it would be appreciated by me and by others if people would refrain from using it.

I fixed that for you, even though I am one of those who's family was directly destroyed during that woeful period.

My point was historic, there's been no real horrors on here for ages!

Thanks, BM.

It's OK, no need to be causing offense for the sake of it!

Remember: the club exists to promote the care and use of these fine cars. As part of that mandate, part of a member's subscription goes towards paying for this forum, and the way the forum is run is the result of input from not only the originators of it but also from the current club membership. As a result, the forum is to *their* taste, for *their* benefit, and its use is extended to non-members as a courtesy.

Just thought how about investing £10 BM?

I did invest for a few years but then PayPal happened and I refuse to use PayPal, plus I often don't like *their* tastes but I try and abide by and adhere to the requirements as I like the cars and the forum is still interesting, although less so now.
We are totally ot from the op BTW, this is really frowned upon

The Club is quite happy to take peoples' money by bank transfer. In fact we prefer it as we don't have to pay any transaction fees.

Back on topic now please.

A thread titled 'argument' hmm!

Reasons for returning it JKD?

The people who have posted before and since the idea of the forum is dying or that certain people returning have saved it should be a little bit pissed off.

Why is it dying. ?

Maybe the/ex Coupe (as it seemed relevant) can explain. £10. Hmmm but free to people to put the forum down.

This isn't the thread for this discussion and as a guest I'll leave this to the members to discuss should they see fit.

JBT has his own forum now !

Fccuk all wrong with "what oil" threads if someone wants or needs to know. After all isn't that one of the reasons we have a specialist forum

Well the club remains even though some people dont visit anymore. Still the number one resource. Respected highly by all (unless banned, then it is the worst and most terrible website ever) and a very friendly place to be.

Also a site that I visit frequently and it's one of the sites I look forward to viewing and reading after being away from the internet. Cant be that bad then

A little like a workplace. Subject to change and people come and go. i never understood all the 'it used to be this and that' I tend to take things as they are and move on along with change

No that's why there is a search function, in 2002 'what oil' was a sensible question, 14 years on its just boring.

Please don't take this the wrong way, as I'm not looking for an argument, but I think discussions on oil are more relevant than ever.

1. Lubricant technology has moved forward in the last decade and a half, albeit not as much as it did in the 70s, 80s & 90s.

2. Most Coupés still running will be between 100,000 and 200,000 miles, so we have 14 more years of experience/history to go on.

I would much rather read a fresh thread based on latest lubes available and those extra years of Coupé owner and specialist repairers experience, than a 14 year old thread.

My Coupé's just coming up to 90,000 miles and I want it to run happily for at least another 200,000.

So; let's keep discussing oil. Anything that helps keep Coupés running longer, can't possibly be boring.

Lubricant technology might have moved on, but the Coupe hasn't.

10/40 semi synthetic, as specified, will always be the most suitable oil for the standard (ish) Coupe in my opinion

17 years ago fiat specified semi synthetic for the 20V Turbo but today's oil technology, not many would still use semi when there are some fantastic fully synthetic oils available, modified car or not.

To say oil discussion threads are boring is ridiculous and those people don't need to read the post or even comment if they would prefer to just read posts on BHP. There are many other boy racer forums for that kind of thing if that's all you want. If you're bored of this forum, move on......

this forum was built on boy racers and oil threads .