# Top Gear's Cheap coupes that ARNT porsches **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [October 25, 2006, 3:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gears-cheap-coupes-that-arnt-porsches/19292 "2006-10-25T15:34:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ImportMuscle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/importmuscle/32/7615_2.png) [@ImportMuscle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ImportMuscle)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 3:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gears-cheap-coupes-that-arnt-porsches/19292/1 "2006-10-25T15:34:27Z")
First half. And someone found a 1990 starion 😛 Watch it ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 4:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gears-cheap-coupes-that-arnt-porsches/19292/2 "2006-10-25T16:29:42Z")
FUCKING FUNNY I laughed my ass off. ---
**Author:** ![Rx3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rx3/32/7194_2.png) [@Rx3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rx3)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 5:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gears-cheap-coupes-that-arnt-porsches/19292/3 "2006-10-25T17:53:56Z")
Fucking Clarkeson. (Grandfather of)DSM would’ve won outright if he would have just left it stock, or installed an intercooler ☹ ---
**Author:** ![ImportMuscle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/importmuscle/32/7615_2.png) [@ImportMuscle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ImportMuscle)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 6:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gears-cheap-coupes-that-arnt-porsches/19292/4 "2006-10-25T18:06:24Z")
Main rule for owning a japanese import- DONT MOD IT :lol: ---
**Author:** ![RedConquestTSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redconquesttsi/32/7326_2.png) [@RedConquestTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedConquestTSi)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 6:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gears-cheap-coupes-that-arnt-porsches/19292/5 "2006-10-25T18:07:48Z")
> [@Rx3](#): > > Fucking Clarkeson. (Grandfather of)DSM would’ve won outright if he would have just left it stock, or installed an intercooler ☹ They are factory intercooled. ---
**Author:** ![Rx3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rx3/32/7194_2.png) [@Rx3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rx3)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gears-cheap-coupes-that-arnt-porsches/19292/6 "2006-10-25T18:31:50Z")
> [@RedConquestTSi](#): > > They are factory intercooled. I know that. Clarkeson installed a bigger turbo just before the 4hr enduro race, and turned up the boost. Cooked the intercooler and the engine after. Did you look at the video? :shrug: ---
**Author:** ![RedConquestTSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redconquesttsi/32/7326_2.png) [@RedConquestTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedConquestTSi)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 6:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gears-cheap-coupes-that-arnt-porsches/19292/7 "2006-10-25T18:35:37Z")
The video has been on my hard drive for almost a year now. The video is old news on the Starquest Forums… How do you cook an intercooler? Just like any Starquest with age and miles, the cooling system goes to shit relatively quickly, and after running an enduro race like that, with a larger turbo, the radiator just couldn’t keep up with the cooling. The radiator blew at the end. I installed a brand new radiator in my Starquest in spring. Car didn’t touch 1/2, on the hottest days we had this summer. Even when I was in Tennessee. The cooling system is crucial on ANY turbo car, for this matter. ---
**Author:** ![Rx3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rx3/32/7194_2.png) [@Rx3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rx3)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 6:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gears-cheap-coupes-that-arnt-porsches/19292/8 "2006-10-25T18:52:48Z")
> [@RedConquestTSi](#): > > The video has been on my hard drive for almost a year now. The video is old news on the Starquest Forums… > > How do you cook an intercooler? Just like any Starquest with age and miles, the cooling system goes to shit relatively quickly, and after running an enduro race like that, with a larger turbo, the radiator just couldn’t keep up with the cooling. The radiator blew at the end. You cook an intercooler by going beyond it’s capacity i.e. heatsoak. Not a difficult thing to do if you just slap a big turbo on the car and don’t change anything else. Regarding the radiator, how small or thin is the stock radiator compared to what you installed on your Conquest to replace it? ---
**Author:** ![ImportMuscle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/importmuscle/32/7615_2.png) [@ImportMuscle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ImportMuscle)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 7:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gears-cheap-coupes-that-arnt-porsches/19292/9 "2006-10-25T19:02:20Z")
hes asleep he replaced it with a new stock radiator and IMHO those fuckers are thin. tall and wide tho, but thin ---
**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 7:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gears-cheap-coupes-that-arnt-porsches/19292/10 "2006-10-25T19:06:48Z")
saw this a long time ago…great episode ---
**Author:** ![bladez](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bladez/32/7237_2.png) [@bladez](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bladez)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 7:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gears-cheap-coupes-that-arnt-porsches/19292/11 "2006-10-25T19:30:19Z")
:word: \<3 top gear ---
**Author:** ![psychopjv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/psychopjv/32/7251_2.png) [@psychopjv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psychopjv)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 7:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gears-cheap-coupes-that-arnt-porsches/19292/12 "2006-10-25T19:56:25Z")
> [@Rx3](#): > > You cook an intercooler by going beyond it’s capacity i.e. heatsoak. Not a difficult thing to do if you just slap a big turbo on the car and don’t change anything else. Regarding the radiator, how small or thin is the stock radiator compared to what you installed on your Conquest to replace it? starion intercoolers should be able to handle that quite well actually. they do a decent job. the cooling system on those cars blows. All you really need is a direct drive fan running off of the water pump 😉 ---
**Author:** ![MikeRi24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@MikeRi24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MikeRi24)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 8:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gears-cheap-coupes-that-arnt-porsches/19292/13 "2006-10-25T20:00:25Z")
i watched that and the $100 car challenge. funny shit. ---
**Author:** ![Justin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justin/32/7459_2.png) [@Justin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Justin)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 8:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gears-cheap-coupes-that-arnt-porsches/19292/14 "2006-10-25T20:11:36Z")
I rofled at he car that won the reliability Contest. ---
**Author:** ![Justin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justin/32/7459_2.png) [@Justin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Justin)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 8:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gears-cheap-coupes-that-arnt-porsches/19292/15 "2006-10-25T20:22:20Z")
Part 3 ---
**Author:** ![Justin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justin/32/7459_2.png) [@Justin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Justin)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 8:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gears-cheap-coupes-that-arnt-porsches/19292/16 "2006-10-25T20:36:47Z")
Part 4 ---
**Author:** ![Minglor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/minglor/32/7373_2.png) [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 9:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gears-cheap-coupes-that-arnt-porsches/19292/17 "2006-10-25T21:06:47Z")
Thanks for making my night 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 9:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gears-cheap-coupes-that-arnt-porsches/19292/18 "2006-10-25T21:48:12Z")
[still the best top gear episode](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk446JX3h8k) ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 9:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gears-cheap-coupes-that-arnt-porsches/19292/19 "2006-10-25T21:58:09Z")
:word: That was pretty damn funny. Yet in a way kind of sweet. ---
**Author:** ![RedConquestTSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redconquesttsi/32/7326_2.png) [@RedConquestTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedConquestTSi)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2006, 3:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gears-cheap-coupes-that-arnt-porsches/19292/20 "2006-10-26T03:47:38Z")
:word: lol [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gears-cheap-coupes-that-arnt-porsches/19292.md?page=2)