Aico
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| posted on 23/12/07 at 11:02 AM |
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Westfield vs Fury
How do these 2 cars compare? The Fury with no doors and a small windscreen. The Westfield also with a small screen/bubbles. Howmuch does a BEC
Westfield weight? 450kg or more around 500kg? Is there a difference in handling? In the 750 club I don't see many Westfields. What is the reason
behind this? Is the car simply to slow? How about the drivingfeel of a Fury. Does it sortof feel like a normal car compared to a Seven? Like being
protected by the sides etc.
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zxrlocost
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| posted on 23/12/07 at 11:12 AM |
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Hi I really think you need to get a test ride
theres plenty of vids to prove how quick all these cars are
either one would blow your socks off
and go round bends very fast
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snapper
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| posted on 23/12/07 at 11:14 AM |
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The Fury's enclosed bodywork is worth 10 to 15mph down the back straight.
You dont hit that aerodynamic brickwall at 110 to 115 as the sevens do.
The better aerodynamics are probably worth near 30bhp, more space for the fuller figure and a good looking car.
I can attest to the strength of the Fury after being a passenger in a big off at Total Kit Car live, walked away with a stiff neck so fit head pads or
high back seats.
[Edited on 23/12/07 by snapper]
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Coose
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| posted on 23/12/07 at 03:57 PM |
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That was brave! 
There is nothing wrong with either a Fury or a Westfield - if you can get either for the right price I'd go for it!
Spin 'er off Well...
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Aico
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| posted on 23/12/07 at 04:56 PM |
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Both are the same price. Fury is a CEC 260hp and the Westfield a BEC 140hp. Which one to go for?
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Coose
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| posted on 23/12/07 at 05:35 PM |
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Why don't you arrange a trip over and have a look at both?
Is the Fury Nissan-powered by any chance? If so it would certainly be comparable performance-wise to the BEC Westie, but what you will probably find
is the torque will make it feel faster (although it probably isn't). An example of this is whilst on one of the Ne7ers trackdays that we have a
t Teesside Autodrome, I took oioi out for a session in my R1 Striker, and then he took me out in his sorted 215bhp VX Westie. His car isn't any
quicker than mine, it just feels quicker because: -
1, The sheer torque produced by a larger capacity, sorted motor. I used 5 gears (2nd-6th), he used 3 (2nd-4th). And,
2, He's mad and overtakes where I wouldn't! 
The choice is yours!
p.s. What motor is in the Westie?
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zxrlocost
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| posted on 23/12/07 at 08:09 PM |
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thats interesting coose as I drove my mates westie with a well tuned vauxhall engine and didnt get half the adrenaline rush buzz I get from an r1 car
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Aico
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| posted on 23/12/07 at 09:18 PM |
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Yea the Fury has a CA18DET. The Westfield a 1200cc Bandit engine. Both on Pistonheads. The price is about the same, but the locations are way apart.
There is no way I can look at both at the same day. So what's nicer looking at the funfactor? 1 say CEC and another a BEC  I can understand
the torque of the CEC, but why is the BEC more fun over the CEC? The noise?
[Edited on 23/12/07 by Aico]
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higgsti
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| posted on 23/12/07 at 09:52 PM |
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that westy has been bought and sold a few times on pistonheads it was originally in manchester it took a while to sell then and its been on a long
time now.
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Aico
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| posted on 23/12/07 at 09:58 PM |
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Is there something wrong with the car then? Anyone know the car?
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 23/12/07 at 10:00 PM |
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BEC will have a 6 speed sequential box. BANG BANG BANG through the gears. Certainly is entertaining!!
The bang is your stomach hitting the back of the seat
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higgsti
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| posted on 23/12/07 at 10:05 PM |
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dont know if theres anything wrong with the car maybee because its not a popular engine choice there are 2 cars on there i can vouch for which are
great cars
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/307873.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/294532.htm
[Edited on 23/12/07 by higgsti]
[Edited on 23/12/07 by higgsti]
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Coose
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| posted on 23/12/07 at 10:54 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by zxrlocost
thats interesting coose as I drove my mates westie with a well tuned vauxhall engine and didnt get half the adrenaline rush buzz I get from an r1 car
They do the same thing but in a different way. As I said, the Westie probably isn't any quicker than my R1 Striker, I just think that torque of
the VX gives a feeing of thrust.
quote:
Originally posted by Aico
I can understand the torque of the CEC, but why is the BEC more fun over the CEC? The noise?
The speed that you get from standstill for flat in top is astonishing, as Danglekit says especially due to the sequencial box and the silky-sweet
clutchless changes. Also, the lack of weight is another major contributing factor. Again, at Teesside Autodrome my R1 is pulling 10500 in top at the
end of the back straight (110mph) and I can brake about 50 metres later than most of the CECs....
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higgsti
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| posted on 24/12/07 at 12:31 AM |
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BEC will have a 6 speed sequential box. BANG BANG BANG through the gears. Certainly is entertaining!!
The bang is your stomach hitting the back of the seat
on the old anglesey circuit i was in a megabusa and 2 friends were in westies with 240bhp xe engines i could keep up in the corners but they could
pull away on the straights .changed to a westfield with duratec and dont have that problem any more even better with a the 5 speed sequential coupled
to a circa 240 bhp duratec like mine on the long straight at anglesey a porsche turbo couldnt get away from me 
[Edited on 24/12/07 by higgsti]
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Coose
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| posted on 24/12/07 at 09:30 AM |
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p.s. Although Westie's are great, my next car will be a BEC Fury Spider with a Classic bonnet, but not for a while yet....
(possibly more than one engine....)
[Edited on 24/12/07 by Coose]
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procomp
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| posted on 26/12/07 at 07:40 PM |
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Hi all i will add to this is that this comment is absoloute rubbish.
"The Fury's enclosed bodywork is worth 10 to 15mph down the back straight.
You dont hit that aerodynamic brickwall at 110 to 115 as the sevens do.
The better aerodynamics are probably worth near 30bhp,"
If that was the case then both our car's and the raw strikers would never have won any races. Why do so many people keep geting drawn into so
many of the myths that are dreamt up.
Cheers Matt
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