Okay here it goes.
I have put a small wager on my soon to be hopefully 400ish bhp Le beating a Peugeot 205 with an evo engine in it.
The Pug is stock,and its running an evo engine with a Gti6 gearbox.
When its ready it will be tuned to around 350ish on stock blower and internals but with stand alone management.
Now i have beaten a 320 Evo on a 1/4 mile before with not much room for error using my 300bhp 20vt on a superspool..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdPLOIwXGlU

The challenge is best of 3 1/4 mile runs at the Pod..
£100 at stake.
I was confident but the lad whos building it has nearly finished it and seeing it in the flesh so to speak i am getting a little nervous.

July will be the setting,so conditions should be good weather wise.

So please reassure me that my £100 but more importantly the pride of the Fiat will be saved.

Do you know how little those things weigh?

the 205 is lighter.

the bet would of been in the bag if it was on a track or a top end race.

what turbo are you and him running id try and run a faster spooling turbo or anti lag

I am running a gt2871R with .86 wastegate housing and a 1bar actuator,so my power will be higher up,but once its there its there.
And also i have the magic of the Flea on my side.
Hes using the smaller evo standard turbo.

He has a roll cage to add weight,but thats about it.
whats the diff between the 2 in weight.?

I think you should be concerned!

Your doomed, doomed I tell you!

the 205 as much as I hate to say it will win, I suppose the wild card is just how much of the power it puts out will get put down in any real form of traction.

Well he is using 175 width budget rubber on 15s...
i have 225 toyos.
Also i was hoping my fatter side would limit wheelspin where as i cant see him ever getting the power down until 3rd maybe.
And his launches are full throttle and drop the lot.

If youre a better driver than him then you might have a chance, it depends just how heavy his 205 is.

http://peugeot.mainspot.net/tips/205_spec.shtml

have you got any info on the car, would love to see a pug 205 with a evo planted in it

WEIGHTS Pug

Kerb weight ......................740 to 935 kg*

And i believe the coupe is around the 1100 mark isnt it ???

No, the coupe is over 1300 kg. I reckon you'll both get power down in 2nd if it's dry.

alongs if you stay on boost to be honest with his pants wheels i think you should be ok.

the 205 i think will just wheel spin like you said until 3rd

This is strictly classified,i am not allowed to show any pics unfortunately.But customers of mine have had the odd sneak peak.
He works along side me and is a very clever chap with a big engineering background.So nothing puts him off.
Ontop of that hes nuts (driving)
So very competitive.

The wheel spin issue would be worse for him on an airstrip over a proper drag race like at the 'pod. I'd be concerned though!

I've been in a 200bhp 205, that felt as quick as my 300+ Coupe. Traction was amazing but it did have good tyres on it.

small cars always feel quick but alot of the time when there actually compared to bigger things theres no competition.

i find the coupe feels slower than it is because there more sure footed.

ive been in a rs turbo that only had 210bhp and it felt very fast but put it up against mine and the kicking is bad and mines only got about 250.

also the handleing is so much better

sell some tickets for this, i'd come watch.....

i think he will get off quicker but it will be close at the end

You'll have 310 bhp per ton, he'll have 400-450 per ton if he weighs 800-900kg.

It's gonna take a big difference in other factors to make that up. Your best hope is that he's added extra weight to it with the bigger engine and other stuff.

i think he will wheels spin because of the 205 being to light for the ammount of power

remember though that a lot of the extra weight in his 205 will be from the engine which will be over the driven wheels, thus helping his traction.
also if he runs the dampers on the back harder than the front the car won't squat down as much under heavy acceleration

What should the torque be though....
I should be alot more i think.Plus the coupes do launch well.,
But his turbo will be better for the launch as i might as well not bother with 1st.

This isnt looking good at the moment...but no clear winner either which is good.

And lets not forget that he is using a peugeot 306 gti 6 gearbox......
oooooooooh....which isnt geared for a turbo car....
what are the issues there????

Even if you lose, at least your Coop will look beter than his 205.

well the fq340 evo has 325ftlbs of torque according to the stats

well said JKD we all forgot about the looks

mmm.Well im now thinking that his choice of gearbox may play a part in his defeat

350 through a gti6 box = big bang! but if it holds might just have you. The 205 is nearly half the weight

205gti weighs 905kg in stock form, the gti-6 gearbox is very close ratio, 6th gear gives 20.7mph per 1000rpm from memory, my money would be on the peugeot purely due to its weight although that might creep up to just over a ton with the evo engine and 6 speed box, will probably all come down to traction though

i think it will be very close but i think if you get a good lauch you'l win because if his gear ratios being close he will have to change more meaning losing drive time when you can run it all the way to the read line with more bhp