The legend that was my Sapphire...
The legend that was my Sapphire...
Technical Specification:
ENGINE:
Type: Ford-Cosworth YBB
Capacity: 1993cc
Bore / Stroke: 90.82mm/76.95mm
Compression ratio: 7.2:1
Max. power: 515.4bhp @ 7050rpm @ 32 PSI.
Torque @ max. power: 384.5lb.ft
Max. torque: 421.5lb.ft @ 5000rpm @ 34 PSI.
Power @ max. torque: 400.7bhp
Specific output: 257.70bhp per litre.
Power / weight ratio: 404.24bhp/tonne.
Cylinders: Four, in-line (4 x 4 pistons).
Cylinder head: Works spec large ported 4x4 head (Nick Waples) with "secret profile"
cams. Block: Cast iron 4 x 4 (200 Series), WRC tri-metallic head gasket, long-studded, with fully balanced bottom end (including rods) and high pressure oil pump.
Valve gear: Four valves per cylinder, operated by belt-driven twin overhead camshafts and inverted hydraulic bucket tappets operated by Isky valve springs.
Fuel and ignition: *Webber-Marrelli fuel injection with Level 8 ECU, Pectel eight injector control board, Pectel monitor, water injection, Ford Motorsport leads, Grp A Webber Marrelli "high energy" ignition coil, AGPR 601 plugs, RS500 inlet plenum, eight 803 (dark green) injectors and 3 bar MAP sensor. Specially programmed Ahmed Bayjoo ISS (Intercooler Spray System) chip live mapped on engine dyno using Ford Motorsport air injectors for the boost control.
Cooling: *Bailey Motorsport header tank, 4x4 thermostat, housing and water pump, *PACE double thickness alloy radiator and SPEC-R swirl pot. *Laminova oil cooler (water cooled). *Big wing (5˝ litre) baffled sump and SPEC-R crankcase breather kit with braided hosing.
Induction: *K&N panel filter inside a modified air box with Bailey RS500 lid and turbo pipe, T04E "57" trim turbo with Turbonetics roller bearing core, Spec-R damper bracket and genuine RS500 horse-shoe damper, -31 actuator, genuine RS 500 air to air intercooler and Bailey
piston type recirculating dump valve.
Installation: Front, longitudinal.
Exhaust: *Mongoose 3" system with 4" tail pipe.
At Bruntingthorpe where it achieved its first 180+mph run.
At AVA making 395bhp at the wheels (which until recently was the most powerful car they had ever had on their rollers).
At Dono
TRANSMISSION:
Type: Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive.
Gearbox: Borg Warner T5, five-speed manual with Pro 5.0 quick shift imported from USA.
Internal Ratios: 1st 2.95:1; 2nd 1.94:1; 3rd 1.34:1; 4th 1:1; 5th 0.80:1; Reverse 2.75:1; Final drive 3.64:1 giving 23.55 mph/1000rpm in top gear with 205/50 x 15s or 24.27 mph with 215/40 x 17s; or with Final drive of 3.36:1 giving 26.30 mph using 235/40 x 17s.
Maximimum speed in gears @ 7750rpm (rev limited at 8000rpm):
3.64 / 3.36 diff
51.01 1st 55.27 mph
77.57 2nd 84.03 mph
112.30 3rd 121.66 mph
150.49 4th 163.03 mph
188.11 5th 203.79 mph
WHEELS & TYRES:
Wheels: Raceline RL5s cast alloy, 7˝" x 17", ET40mm.
Tyres:
Front: *215/40ZR17, Dunlop Sport 9000s
Rear: *235/40ZR17, Dunlop Sport 9000s
SUSPENSION:
Front: Independent by LEDA adjustable 2˝" coilovers with 400lb springs. *Macpherson struts, three-door Cosworth hubs and track control arms, set to 2° negative camber, 0" 20' toe in. *Standard 28mm anti-roll bar with polyurethane bushes and GGR Grp A three piece strut brace.
Rear: Independent, by semi-trailing arms, LEDA adjustable 2ź" coilovers with 200lb springs and Escort Cosworth 22mm anti-roll bar. *Ream beam replaced with an Ahmed Bayjoo modified (Grp A) 6°
item, rose jointed and fully adjustable set to 1.5° negative camber and 0' 0" toe. *Polyurethane rear axle bushes and Sparco rose jointed rear strut brace.
Rear bumpsteer:
* * * * *Bump
60mm - 0.030" toe in
50mm - 0.023" toe in
40mm - 0.015" toe in
30mm - 0.009" toe in
20mm - 0.005" toe in
10mm - 0.003" toe in
0.0mm - 0.000" toe in
* * * * *Droop
10mm - 0.001" toe out
20mm - 0.002" toe out
30mm - 0.003" toe out
At the Ring
INTERIOR:
Full leather Recaro interior.
Stack ST500SR Rev counter / speedo
Boost pressure gauge - APEXi 2.5 bar
Oil pressure gauge - GReddy
Oil temperature gauge - GReddy
Exhaust Gas Temperature gauge - GReddy
Electric sunroof conversion.
One touch windows / sunroof.
Manual over-ride on fan control.
ABS on / off control.
10 stage switchable boost - 1 to 2.5 bar
Momo carbon fibre gear knob.
4 x 4 gator.
Water injection light.
Three postion simmer control (Off, one minute or two minutes with fans).
Pectel Monitor mounted in the dash.
BRAKES:
Front: AP Racing 330mm (13") grooved and and ventilated discs wth aluminium bell. *AP Racing CP5200 4-pot callipers and stainless-steel stainless-steel braided hoses.
Rear: Hi Spec 300mm (11.8") grooved and ventilated discs wth aluminium bell. *4 x 4 Cosworth callipers.
System: Hydraulic, dual-circuit *with vacuum servo assistance and Teves switchable ABS.
STEERING:
Type: Power-assisted rack-&-pinion.
Lock-to-lock: 2.4 turns
BODY / CHASSIS:
Type: Pressed-steel monocoque, based on conventional Sierra, in four-door saloon style.
Chassis construction: In steel, as part of monocoque
Dimensions:
Length: 4490mm *Width: 1700mm *[b/]Height:[/b] 1377mm Wheelbase: 2609mm * * Front track: 1450mm Rear track: 1466mm * *Weight: 1275Kg (2811lbs)*
*Weight without driver and with half tank of fuel
SECURITY:
Clifford Concept 50 with Anti-Scan and Anti-Code Grabbing with Random code encryption. *Auto Arming, dual sensor protection and three point
immobilisation. Total Closure on windows & sunroof. Sense & Tell IV with digital dual zone proximity sensor and pager. Remote start system. *Vecta six point immobiliser. Tracker. Deadlocks with internal scanning LED. *Doorlock internals removed and replace with LEDs. *Other non-disclosed!
PERFORMANCE:
Max. speed: 188.11mph @ 7750rpm with 3.64:1 Diff
Max. speed: 203.79mph @ 7750rpm with 3.36:1 Diff (If it would pull it!)*
Max speed achieved to date: *180.9mph @ 6900rpm on 13 May 2001 at Bruntingthorpe proving ground (been faster on "Autobahn"
)
Acceleration: 0-60mph 4.55 secs, 0-100 mph 9.5 secs
Fuel consumption: *Typically 7-20 mpg
Best standing quarter achieved at Santa Pod 20 September 1998 (with only 385bhp).
Reaction time: 0.994 seconds
60 ft time: 2.164 seconds
330 ft time: 5.609 seconds
First 1/8 ET: 8.361 seconds
First 1/8 speed: 92.120 mph
Second 1/8 ET: 4.279 seconds
1/4 ET: 12.640 seconds
1/4 Terminal: 115.960 mph
At the Pod
ICE:
Sony CDX-C760RDS head unit, two VR525-CSxo 2-Way Crossovers, Sony CDX91 ten disc auto-changer.
Alpine 3548 amp (2 x 125w).
Two Alpine 6963 Two-way 9 x 6 speakers.
Two JL Audio VR525-CW 5ź" woofers.
Two JL Audio VR075-CT ž" tweeters.
At Snetterton.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
Computer controlled boost settings connected to the gearbox using micro-switches: *Any boost settting from 1 bar to 2.5 bar can be selected for any gear.
Three position simmer control - Off; 1 minute or 2 minutes + fans.
Morrette twin headlights.
4 x 4 remote boot release and lock.
Fully mapped water injection using the windscreen washer bottle for supply - comes on if charge temperature exceeds 42°C and boost pressure is 7psi or above. *Automatically switches off if charge temperature drops below 38°C or boost pressure drops below 7psi.
Peak memory recall on all gauges.
Pectel Monitor.
Stainless-steel exhaust heat shield.
Remote start.
RS 500 front splitter.
RS 500 airbox lid and turbo hose.
Bumper modified to increase air flow to the intercooler.
ACHIEVEMENTS:
7th in class UFC '96 - with 275 bhp
6th in class Performance Ford shoot-out 26 May 1997 - with 319 bhp
3rd in class UFC '97 - with 343 bhp (After only four runs due to poor *weather).
Featured in June 1998 issue of Fast Ford (385bhp)
4th in class Performance Ford shoot-out 30 August 1998 (Only beaten by a 520bhp RS500, Westfield Cosworth and pukka Rover V8 engined dragster).
2nd in class USC '99 - with broken gearlever, achieved on the first run (385bhp).
Winner of the Revs Top Speed shoot-out August 1999 (385bhp)
4th Overall Revs Top Speed shoot-out August 2000 (419bhp)
Briefly the fastest Sapphire in country 180.9mph (515bhp - stupidly on the 3.36 gearing, which meant it never reached peak power).
Last edited by Mike Rainbird; Aug 21, 2008 at 03:58 PM.
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this is what i mean, why the fuck all the secrecy with peoples cars and there specs??? credit to ya mike for not being one of the 
fuka's who live life undercover 
great to read this and ya other post mate 
fuka's who live life undercover great to read this and ya other post mate
Originally Posted by THE RADMAN
i remember seeing it at harveys shortly after your "incident" what happened to all the parts?
. Justin.e off this BB owns it. It hasn't got the Grp A rear beam anymore (damaged beyond repair in the accident), but has the same brakes as on my Escort (but with 355mm discs instead) and has some even more agressive cams that makes it pull even harder at the top end .Oh, and it's now white, with the R&B corporate gold MOs
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Originally Posted by Mike Rainbird
Originally Posted by THE RADMAN
i remember seeing it at harveys shortly after your "incident" what happened to all the parts?
. Justin.e off this BB owns it. It hasn't got the Grp A rear beam anymore (damaged beyond repair in the accident), but has the same brakes as on my Escort (but with 355mm discs instead) and has some even more agressive cams that makes it pull even harder at the top end .Oh, and it's now white, with the R&B corporate gold MOs
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Thats a really nice saph!!
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fook the speedo you dont get much time to read it and sometimes your probably better off not knowing nice pics by the way Mike mental note must get that beam sorted but at least it has a proper gearbox now
and sometimes your probably better off not knowing nice pics by the way Mike mental note must get that beam sorted but at least it has a proper gearbox now
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Mike,
Just out of interest, since cossie turning has evolved another couple of years since you had your saff, would you have done anything different now compared to what you did when you had it, if you know what I mean.
Martyn
Just out of interest, since cossie turning has evolved another couple of years since you had your saff, would you have done anything different now compared to what you did when you had it, if you know what I mean.
Martyn
FG,
It was stupidly quick as it was and I think if I had kept it much longer, I would have been locked up as it was. 150+mph at LEAST 3-4 times per tankful .
The only thing that I really regret, is the fact that it never got a chance to do Brunters with standard gearing, as I know from the way it made the power, it would have been able to hit 185-188mph.
It was stupidly quick as it was and I think if I had kept it much longer, I would have been locked up as it was
. 150+mph at LEAST 3-4 times per tankful .The only thing that I really regret, is the fact that it never got a chance to do Brunters with standard gearing, as I know from the way it made the power, it would have been able to hit 185-188mph.
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Brings back some memories indeed.
Lucky enough to do probably about 50+ journeys in that car - I miss it too, and I was only a passenger
Got a couple of vid clips of it here Mike - a run at the Pod, and a spin at Donnington
Where's Bill when you need him to add "Blue Monday" every time you click the post open?
Lucky enough to do probably about 50+ journeys in that car - I miss it too, and I was only a passenger
Got a couple of vid clips of it here Mike - a run at the Pod, and a spin at Donnington
Where's Bill when you need him to add "Blue Monday" every time you click the post open?
