Those crazy Finns....

[slammed_e30]

That Manta is from Sweden, not Finland.. Close enough when you're looking from over the pond, I guess. ;)

The car itself is very sweet, I saw it last summer.. I didn't actually notice back then that it was both super- and turbocharged!

I know the Manta is from Sweden but the car Is not a stock Manta now is it, the guy that modded the car is Finnish.

[Streetspec_iS]

very insane...memories of the Lancia S4 come to mind.

[Werksmini]

Wow, thats just amazing. Its a whole new car.

With a turbo and supercharger you would think the engine bay would fill up some more...

[e30evolution]

SICK

[eeki]

I know the Manta is from Sweden but the car Is not a stock Manta now is it, the guy that modded the car is Finnish.

I'm not sure if you meant this .. but you know Manta is an Opel and Opels come from Germany? The car really is from Sweden (for example, the plates are swedish), and I'm pretty sure it was modded there. At least the owner doesn't mention anywhere on the site that it was built in Finland, he actually mentions only swedish companies in the thankyou-section (Övrigt->Tack till). His name also sounds very swedish. :)

Damn, check out the Bilder->Byggbilder-section, the guy for example made his own ITB's. That's actually pretty smart and simple system with flatslide-throttles.

[BavarianBimmer]

Is that the Manta A or B like the GTE/GSI models ?
it's a damn nice car but it has the wrong roundel :nice:

[eeki]

That's an A-model Manta. I actually saw one today on my way to school, they are very nice cars even in stock configuration. Too bad they have the CIH-engines, not good for power. Nothing that can't be cured with a turbo, though.. But you're right, they still have the wrong roundel.

[BavarianBimmer]

What's an CIH engine? :oops:
I know a guy with an A Manta it has a 1200 engine like the Corsa/Nova
I thought they were called Kent engines

[eeki]

CIH=Cam In Head.. I *think* CIH's are ~1.9l or bigger, I actually didn't know they put those small 1.2 engines in Mantas, that's crazy! My friend bought a parts car, an Opel City Kadett with the 1.2.. It was a cute little engine. The exhaust was propably close to 1" in diameter! That car is now getting a 2.4l CIH engine with ITB's and whatnot.

Kent-series engines are Ford's little (<1.6) pushrod-engines, I have no idea what the little Opel engines are called..

[BavarianBimmer]

the 1.2 and the 1.3S engine were very common in Belgium here due the high taxes on engines above 2.0L

[Digitalwave]

Haha, and we make fun of the Hondas with 1.6 liters.

[grapedrink]

Haha, and we make fun of the Hondas with 1.6 liters.

come on now its like a LAW. you must make fun of them :D

sick car no doubt