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That is rather a silly car..... |
I loved the 145 QV engine. For a four pot, makes a lovely noise. By the time
it got fitted to the 156, they had ruined it :-(
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Ivan.
Alfa GT
Ex 156 2.5 V6 Veloce
Ex 156 Selespeed (RIP 22 May 03)
Ex 145 QV
Ex 33 16v QV
Ex 33 QV series 1
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"Catman" <catman (AT) rustcuore-sportivo (DOT) co.uk> wrote in message news:HwFqi.320122$G_4.243327 (AT) fe09 (DOT) news.easynews.com... That is rather a silly car..... Congrats! I loved the 145 QV engine. For a four pot, makes a lovely noise. By the time it got fitted to the 156, they had ruined it :-( |
What they did do, though, is apply some soundproofing to the 156....
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SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo'
www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark
Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL
BOTAFOT #87 - BOTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #
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"Catman" <catman (AT) rustcuore-sportivo (DOT) co.uk> wrote in message news:HwFqi.320122$G_4.243327 (AT) fe09 (DOT) news.easynews.com... That is rather a silly car..... Congrats! I loved the 145 QV engine. For a four pot, makes a lovely noise. By the time it got fitted to the 156, they had ruined it :-( Dunno about that. I think it needs a different exhaust. |
Anyway, it's SWMBO's car, so she can pay for it.
Anyone for a 156?
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Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3
Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply)
116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 156 TS 166 V6 2.5 145 2.0 Cloverleaf
Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see.
www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk
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Ivan <ivan.jervis (AT) virgin (DOT) net> wrote: "Catman" <catman (AT) rustcuore-sportivo (DOT) co.uk> wrote in message news:HwFqi.320122$G_4.243327 (AT) fe09 (DOT) news.easynews.com... That is rather a silly car..... Congrats! I loved the 145 QV engine. For a four pot, makes a lovely noise. By the time it got fitted to the 156, they had ruined it :-( IMHO, they hadn't. What they did do, though, is apply some soundproofing to the 156.... |
They had quietened the induction and exhaust down so that it complied with
Brussels! Yes, they added too much sound insulation too! But obviously
forgot to fit it to the GT!
The extra weight of the 156 didn't help either..... Not that the 2.0 156 is
a bad car... just that the engine in the 145 was a peach!
YMMV!
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Ivan.
Alfa GT
Ex 156 2.5 V6 Veloce
Ex 156 Selespeed (RIP 22 May 03)
Ex 145 QV
Ex 33 16v QV
Ex 33 QV series 1
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Ivan wrote: "Catman" <catman (AT) rustcuore-sportivo (DOT) co.uk> wrote in message news:HwFqi.320122$G_4.243327 (AT) fe09 (DOT) news.easynews.com... That is rather a silly car..... Congrats! I loved the 145 QV engine. For a four pot, makes a lovely noise. By the time it got fitted to the 156, they had ruined it :-( Dunno about that. I think it needs a different exhaust. Anyway, it's SWMBO's car, so she can pay for it. Anyone for a 156? |
car.. wish I still had mine...
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Ivan.
Alfa GT
Ex 156 2.5 V6 Veloce
Ex 156 Selespeed (RIP 22 May 03)
Ex 145 QV
Ex 33 16v QV
Ex 33 QV series 1
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Ivan <ivan.jervis (AT) virgin (DOT) net> wrote: What they did do, though, is apply some soundproofing to the 156.... Maybe wrong choice of words! They had quietened the induction and exhaust down so that it complied with Brussels! Yes, they added too much sound insulation too! But obviously forgot to fit it to the GT! The extra weight of the 156 didn't help either..... Not that the 2.0 156 is a bad car... just that the engine in the 145 was a peach! YMMV! I love the 145 CL and 146 Ti, but I found them just a bit too mental for a daily driver, hence buying the 156. I'm getting old..... |
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Ivan.
Alfa GT
Ex 156 2.5 V6 Veloce
Ex 156 Selespeed (RIP 22 May 03)
Ex 145 QV
Ex 33 16v QV
Ex 33 QV series 1
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What they did do, though, is apply some soundproofing to the 156.... Maybe wrong choice of words! They had quietened the induction and exhaust down so that it complied with Brussels! Yes, they added too much sound insulation too! But obviously forgot to fit it to the GT! The extra weight of the 156 didn't help either..... Not that the 2.0 156 is a bad car... just that the engine in the 145 was a peach! YMMV! |
a daily driver, hence buying the 156.
I'm getting old.....
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SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo'
www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark
Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL
BOTAFOT #87 - BOTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #
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Ivan <ivan.jervis (AT) virgin (DOT) net> wrote: What they did do, though, is apply some soundproofing to the 156.... Maybe wrong choice of words! They had quietened the induction and exhaust down so that it complied with Brussels! Yes, they added too much sound insulation too! But obviously forgot to fit it to the GT! The extra weight of the 156 didn't help either..... Not that the 2.0 156 is a bad car... just that the engine in the 145 was a peach! YMMV! I love the 145 CL and 146 Ti, but I found them just a bit too mental for a daily driver, hence buying the 156. |
I can relate to that, but it's not y daily driver. I'm getting a V6 as
my weekly driver
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Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3
Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply)
116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 156 TS 166 V6 2.5 145 2.0 Cloverleaf
Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see.
www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk
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