Thank you very much for the "re-wellcome", I 'll look forward to continue learning a lot here ;-).
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Thank you very much for the "re-wellcome", I 'll look forward to continue learning a lot here ;-).
Welcome biggie!
I test drove a 156 GTA berlina before i bought the S2000 and found it too tame compared to my Q4. Probably as quick, but it felt more, well *cough*un-involved*cough* (The S2k is about as mad as the Q4 is :biggrin:. I scared an owner of a 3200GT maserati on my testdrive of the honda company car. But that could also be down to the orange/green dazzle paint applied to the car i got to test. :rolleyes: Made me order the car though.)
But i see your point in owning them both.
The GTA has a great interieur and a great sounding engine!
Nice!
Sad news: my Everyday Q4 (aka rolling spareparts) died on me last week. blown headgasket. This means I'm going to take it apart and store all usable parts in the basement.
As new everydaycar i bought myself a cheap but very nice 164 V6 ?)
sad news, sorry to hear that! Another Q4 off the road, just for a blown headgasket?
Nooo, head gasket is not actually a huge job - good opportunity to upgrade it too :)
No I wont fix it, because I bought it for spareparts anyway. And there would be lots of other things to fix on this car.
I agree with your viewpoint, but to be a family car it must be recognized that boring is not exactly the correct word to assess the 156 GTA, and now unless I just mount the Q2 :biggrin:
I felt more when i drive my Q4, but i think it's normal, especially for the engine touch and because it's an older car, with a worse noise than the 156.
P.S, sorry for the delay mate :doh:
Hello
My name's Tim and I've got some old Alfas; 75, 155V6, Alfetta, 916GTV.
I came across this site while looking to advertise my 75 (see marketplace).
I'm not really much of a one for posting on forums, don't have too much interesting to say, but there is a bit of Italian saloon content on my blog: http://thanetspeedshop.blogspot.com
Hello and welcome. I could if you wish advertise your 75 on the Alfa Romeo, Kent and East Sussex section website..will need some photos too: www.arockes.org.uk
Also, advertise it here, a lot of 155ers have an interest in 75s:
www.alfa155.org/forum
Cheers
Jack
Welcome...another 155 owner :cool:
wrinx
Hi All
I am back after website fun and games.
This months project is to get the intercooler spray working but i'm at a loss as to where i can get the relay.
Hi Pat, hopefully all the hosting fun and games are over now so you should be around for a little longer this time.
Hello to you all. I own a couple of Fiat Coupe 20VTs. One for the road and the other is being prepaired for track day's. I am hoping to tune it to about 330 hp. I live in the Charente region of France.
Hi there Magoo, finally someone who is almost near to me. I'm just a little further south in the Dordogne.
Hi Steve.I found this site after reading your post on PH (france). I am in the UK till this weekend collecting parts for my track project. I live near Confolens. So the Val de Vienne circuit ison my doorstep.
Be interested to see the track project, how far are you going with it?
Just took a look at where you are, looks like Angouleme is halfway between, are you going in September?
http://s711.photobucket.com/albums/w...ack%20project/
Hi Steve. There is a link to my project photo's so far. You will see that it will be totally stripped out. Roll cage ,light weight heater installed. Battery will be installed in the boot along with fuel pump upgrade and a direct wiring mod.
A GT28RS turbo along with a FMIC,440cc injectors.Mapping to be done by FC performance in Bristol. Perspex door windows with sliders. I will try for about 330HP with standard internals,but would like to build a forged lump at a later date to go above 400hp. At the moment i am thinking of GAZ suspension allround. Whiteline 22mm rear ARB. Slotted disc's with Pagid Yellow pads along with standard 4 pot Brembo's.
I will miss Angouleme this year as the rugby world cup in New Zealand awaits.
That coupe is looking pretty good, should be a bit of a weapon once you get it finished and on track. I don't think you will have too much trouble coaxing 330bhp from the motor either.
Have you got any idea about how much weight you have shed so far?
NZ sounds a much better bet than Angouleme as well. Not jealous at all.
Been a fair few new members , so wherever you are from, and whatever you drive, please stop by and introduce yourself, we're a friendly bunch, mainly!
Just done a bit of work on my road Coupe this weekend. A Lower strut brace,Pagid yellow front pads and a bling cam cover. Just need to change the brake fluid with Castrol SRV. Then i am all ready to do battle at Spa on June the 4th and 5 th.
http://www.spaitalia.be/en/index.html Here is my my road coupe. http://s711.photobucket.com/albums/w...strut%20brace/
Interesting front lower strut brace. Is it off the shelf?
I'm sure the Q4 would benefit from stiffening up the front subframe.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/OMP-BLACK-LOWE...item2a0f6b3044 Try that Steve
No doubt about that, but.....I think if you lowered the car, it won't last that long..... :thinking-011:
I have been thinking about this modification that past couple of days (someone is offering one).
I also wondering if something on the rear end would help.
Regards,
Marc
Try an uprated ARB. http://www.whiteline.com.au/do_segue...L+Q4+AWD+92-97 Hope that help's.
Take no notice of this post .Here is a better link for the arb. http://www.whiteline.com.au/do_segue...L+Q4+AWD+92-97
Hello to all from Austria!
:new:
Well, my name ist Martin. I used the nick "fochista" because I already had used it in other "Alfa Romeo forums". I'm 38 jears old, married and we have one son at the age of 8.
Since I made my driving license I have had a couple of Alfa Romeo. There were 3 exceptions, one Renault and one Opel (both for the winter) and about 10 years ago I have had a Lancia Delta Integrale "Giallo Ginestra" for 3 years.
Then I drove two different 155 V6.
Last year I decided to buy a 166 3.0 V6 24V for "everyday life".
In the April of this year I bought my 155 Q4 with a second one (crashed car) for spare parts.
I have had a lot of work during the last time with the Q4 in order to get it working and to get a registration plate because the car was not droven the last 5 years and the turbo was also damaged.
So I've not finished the work yet, but the car is registrated now and works good. :driving-014:
I would say it's in an anaverage condition and I also have to fix a couple of small spots with rust next time. Winter is coming along and I'll not drive the Q4 in the winter because we have on many roads this small stones and on the others we have salt. This is a bad combination for a car... :sad:
So I've time to restore the car a bit...
Well, the Q4 is a '93, coloured black and has about 180.000 km's.
I'm very happy to have found this site and this forum! It's really great! :clap:
Last but not least: Please excuse my english, if it's not that good as it should be.
With best regards, fochista
or as they say in Italy:
Hi Martin,
welcome to the forum, nice to have you aboard. First off there is no need to worry about your English, seems pretty good to me, and much better than my Austrian anyway.
Having a second Q4 as spare parts seems like the best way to go these days as spares are getting harder and harder to find.
Don't forget to add your cars to the Forum garage, be nice to see what you've got, and you'll find most of the cars on here are 'work in progress' just one of the joys of owning a Q4.
Cheers
Hello Martin :wave:
Welcome to the forum... :thumbsup:
wrinx
Welcome a board Martin :welcome:
:ThisThreadIsWorthle or like Steve said, put your car up in the garage :biggrin:
Hi, Martin!
Welcome and congrats for your choice!
Barely wait to see some pics with your Q4.
Ciao!
Cristian
Hello from Bulgaria
I'm owner of one 155 Q4 and one for spares.
http://hfhpe.clubalfaromeo.com/myQ4/blackq4.jpg
Also have Lancia Delta II HPE, with engine, gearbox and adjustable damping suspension from HF
http://hfhpe.clubalfaromeo.com/pictu...20Hf%20HPE.jpg
my daily car is Lancia jtDEDRA with ASR and AVC from 156FL
http://hfhpe.clubalfaromeo.com/dedra/IMG_4327.jpg
http://hfhpe.clubalfaromeo.com/dedra/jtd/05072010.jpg
Hi all!
Thanks to all for the warm welcome!
I'll put up "my Q4" in the garage. I already made some further photos yesterday. But give me some time please.
I just finished may "custom made exhaust" and I'd like to paint it with high temp colour (some work at the evenings :smoke:), because for the meanwhile I made it not all of stainless steel and at a diameter of 60mm with some orignial parts... it's just until the 2nd engine will be "modified" and "rebuilt".
On the upcoming weekend I'll be on some kind of a "small track" which ist not a public road. They call it "free driving"... :driving-014:
It's also good for me to learn a bit more about the Q4 and how it is to drive and to handle...:D
Have a nice time!
I'll be back... (Quote: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terminator)
Welcome both of you, nice cars you have.
:new:
Greetings from Poland :-)!
My name is Peter and i'm 19.
I'm a big Italian moto enthusiast although i'm Volvo 745 driver, and i love everything connected with Scandynavia.
One of my biggest dream is to have one of those... 155 Q4.
Meet my greatest love.
Reason of happiness and sadness.
My old Volvo 745.
Cheers :-).
Never thought I'd see one of those on this forum :lol:
Welcome...hope you realise your dream soon ;)
wrinx
Welcome! There are a few other Polish members here too who may be able to help sourcing a Q4 at some stage.
There is a Volvo I have to admit liking which is the 850 from the BTCC 1994 season. Very cool looking car (imo :D).
Hi All,
My name is Alex (AKA Wobble Master), been a member over on 155.org for some years now and am currently on my 4 155 although I have owned 5 Alfa's as I took a brief break from the 155 and bought a GTV but soon returned.
Pictures of all the Alfa's I have owned should appear in my signature, also if you click on the link in my sig it should display some better pictures of my current Alfa although she has changed some what since these were taken with the addition of a SS Spoiler, 17" Kei Tachi wheels and strut brace.