To: All the doubters who have been wispering that my engine has never ran full boost because it will blow up... you know who you are!

Is 2.4 bar and a held 8200 rpm good enough?

 

First or second gear?

 

Superb stuff

I havent been whispering anything to anyone so not really who this topic was aimed at no doubt, but even still I have certainly had doubts about how well the different materials are going to interact as they heat and cool over a period of time.

Take it that it was fucking flying then?

 

Will this be the limit or just a safe level to run for the engine...



Sunny

 

So did you get a top speed run out of it? If so are you prepared to disclose what you reached?

 

so did the transmission break then any leaks??

awesome going, must be so much fun!!!!

 

 

Even if not, it would be interesting to hear what the speed at half a mile was and stuff like that

Like I know Rods does 180mph at .5 miles, so people would no doubt find it interesting if it was quicker or slower than that and how much by


Bet you were grinning like a schoolboy to finally be able to use it to its full potential Martin?

 

By quick gear ratio calcs, Martin should have just achieved his aim . Obviously if he wanted them published, he would have said, so you'll have to work it out yourself .

Well done Martin, was a long time coming .

 

Think what you like

 

Wicked !

 

Good to here all is running extremely well and at 2.4 bar aswell

 

you implying that it held this in top gear?

 

Oh yeah, silly me, for saying well done to someone with a fantastic car that they have built with their own skills and time

Dont be such a twat Micheal, it doesnt suit you the way it does some people, be your own man instead.

 

I "thought" Martin did that in his initial post.....

 

You did huh? How come the post below it by yourself asks if it was 1st or 2nd gear

 

Martin... sweet

Its a shame people dont realise it takes time and money to do R+D properly.

 

"a held 8200rpm" does indeed sound like it was in top gear, as in any other gear it wouldnt be "holding" 8200, it would be accelerating like buggery still.

I suspect you have read a little too much into the wording though mike.

Either way, with that sort of boost at that sort of RPM its going to be QUICK by any standards

 

I dont understand his reply to mike..Mike was saying well done & giving you credit & you reply like that

 

it could imply that the 8200 rpm was held on the brakes, the rev limit or on a chassis dyno - or it could imply that the boost was held at that level up until that rpm.

don't make assumptions is the key here, i suspect

 

Rev limit?
I doubt he would hold his car on the rev limiter

Chassis Dyno?
They were at brunters

On the brakes, or held upto that rpm and worded slightly weirdly?
Very possibly hence my comment to mike not to read too much into just how it was worded

 

We will just have to wait till the magazine is out then, unless Martin gives us any more stats.

Top car and balls to go back there after just having it all fixed from the last visit if the speed run was attempted.

 

he was at brunters, but doesn't say that this was done there. rightly or wrongly, you are assuming again

he will either tell the whole story or won't, not much point us guessing

 

don't think it would make that boost on rpm limiter

 

I agree, you are barking up the wrong tree chasing after me as someone making big assumptions, im not.

 

 

atleast he never got a blow out

 

i know that mate you couldn't give a shit anymore than i could

 

Indeed, it will do what it can at some point, and sometime after Martin will tell us about it if he wants to.

Im "interested" but not "bothered" as its not something I could ever afford/justify to do myself so I wont ever be competing with Martin or following in his footsteps personally.

I think its fantastic though that Martin is pushing the YB boundaries, along with the MAD camp and some of the foreign lads, it can only be good for the scene as a whole

 

I was taking the piss you spazzo .

Well done for getting to 8200 in first gear, I'm sure if that was all you did that the MAD lot will see that as a HUGE achievement and come along and congratulate you for hitting 65mph, as that would REALLY have been pushing your block to it's absolute limit and would be a real test of it's capabilities .

 

Martin,

Out of interest, who mapped your car ?

I am guessing it was Harvey ?????????

 

why is it all these threds end up like this now?


well done martin glad to see she's producing the goods we all thought she would be nice to eventually see the times and speeds etc

how much more development and r+d have you got to do on her till you are 100 per cent happy?

 

over the last 48 hours i have come to realise its the internet and thats the way it is

Well done Martin few more details might stop people jumping to conclusions Full Reports please NOW!

 

Ben,
The full report will be in the magazine . Obviously Martin couldn't help himself and was justifiably proud enough of his achievement to post what he has, as the MAD camp have posted numerous time how they don't think it will take any more than 1.5 bar of boost without letting go .

 

good news Martyn

as soon as everyone here realises this is all just internet shit, and words on a screen and cant hurt you etc, the more pleasant life will become

 

I think the last time it was mentioned was on the Gatebil thread....

 

you get used to it though, and it makes things a little more entertaining.....i just signed up to a BMW forum, what a bunch of dullard cunts they are!!! they report you if you post a link that is too long