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    South African Coupes break 13sec

    Hi guys,

    after reading about the quick sri's in Aus it is with
    great pleaseure to announce that 2 coupes have broken into the 13sec bracket at altitude (Johannesburg) this weekend

    Nsane ( PH3 with cooling mist WI and semi slicks) 13.38 168kph and 206kph on the 1km

    Tyrone ( cooling mist water injection and a few other tricks ,street tyres)
    13.70 at 168kph and 214 on the km.

    Next we need to get some decent cams vernie cam gears and flowed TB

    if you guys have tried and tested some of these items please drop me a mail at
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    Thanks
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    well done Click here to enlarge

    havent tried nos/zex?
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    i'm guessing you mean the turbo coupes?
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    man i wish we had the coupes here..
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    Well done........mid to low 13's are very respectable times for the Astra G turbo.
    My rides: 2004 Opel/Bertone TS Astra turbo convertible - 2012 Mercedes Benz C204 C Class coupe
    Others: 2009 Honda City VTiL sedan - 2015 Fiat 500
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    yes not bad for a astra turbo
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    yup its the turbo coupes

    the results were at about 1800m above sea level

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    Click here to enlarge Originally Posted by tyrone
    yup its the turbo coupes

    the results were at about 1800m above sea level
    Thats the impressive bit...!!!

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    2003 Silver Astra SRi-T

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    • Custom Dyno Flash Tune (1 Bar)
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    • 136.2 KW @ 5800 RPM
    • 278 NM @ 4100 RPM
    • 14.088 1/4 @ 99.88 MPH
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