FOA Christian and Beccy
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I notice your signature now states the following :
Your signature never used to state Formerly which generally means an officially timed Escort has now gone faster.
What car was this and what speed did it do and where ?
Bet this car was not running a CVH though
Formerly the Worlds Fastest Escort RS Turbo. 168.84mph!!
What car was this and what speed did it do and where ?
Bet this car was not running a CVH though
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Originally Posted by gus
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Bet this car was not running a CVH though
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Originally Posted by maxrs16
what gearbox is he running because at that level of speed his speed is considerably higher than Christians
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Not that I expect to achieve the 183mph that my gearing would make at 7400rpm.
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Originally Posted by maxrs16
what gearbox is he running because at that level of speed his speed is considerably higher than Christians
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I was just bantering when I said about Oli's being 1700cc, it is as far as I know as it has big pistons from what Karl told me. However, mine has 80.5mm pistons, so it could be argued that mine is around 1620cc or whatever. He beat me fair and square.
However, I just wish I could have finished that second run, I know it was a good one.
All that said, with regards to the above, there is no way on gods green earth that 185mph will be happening in a Mk4 Escort that I drive. 170mph is bad enough. Remember we are very close now top speed wise to where the Cossie's were only 5 years ago or so and I don't feel that the RST is a good idea to go any faster.
However, I just wish I could have finished that second run, I know it was a good one.
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All that said, with regards to the above, there is no way on gods green earth that 185mph will be happening in a Mk4 Escort that I drive. 170mph is bad enough. Remember we are very close now top speed wise to where the Cossie's were only 5 years ago or so and I don't feel that the RST is a good idea to go any faster.
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Originally Posted by orion turbo
would a bit of laughting gas not give you a bit of extra power needed for the 185mph
2. Once you get to where we are in Top Speed, you need SO SO much more power to go even a little faster.
It's quite unbelievable that we (the RST boys) have raised the bar from the 150mph that we achieved 4 or 5 years ago, to where we are now and I am fairly sure that 185mph from a CVH just won't happen, its an unrealistic target IMO. I'd be over-the-moon with 175mph to be honest, infact 170mph was pretty special I think.
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so even with like a 100 shot like sas has got wouldnt make much difference at all
plus it would neet to be a pretty solid spec like wire rung and all
you say ur car geared for 181mph ?
what box u using is it staright cut ?
plus it would neet to be a pretty solid spec like wire rung and all
you say ur car geared for 181mph ?
what box u using is it staright cut ?
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Originally Posted by orion turbo
so even with like a 100 shot like sas has got wouldnt make much difference at all
plus it would neet to be a pretty solid spec like wire rung and all
you say ur car geared for 181mph ?
what box u using is it staright cut ?
plus it would neet to be a pretty solid spec like wire rung and all
you say ur car geared for 181mph ?
what box u using is it staright cut ?
Wire-rining is a little bit old school too, in my opinion.
My car is geared for 183mph and no its not straight cut. No-one makes a proper gearbox for the RST with ratios that will go fast enough for me (without having to rev it to 8500rpm!!)
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arnt u still using a standard crank?
to go any futher in ther power stakes what would u say the weak link in your engine would be?
is urs 351bhp at the wheels or fly?
to go any futher in ther power stakes what would u say the weak link in your engine would be?
is urs 351bhp at the wheels or fly?
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Originally Posted by orion turbo
arnt u still using a standard crank?
to go any futher in ther power stakes what would u say the weak link in your engine would be?
is urs 351bhp at the wheels or fly?
to go any futher in ther power stakes what would u say the weak link in your engine would be?
is urs 351bhp at the wheels or fly?
It's not so much whats weak as making a 1600cc engine spool a turbo that'd be big enough to make more power than that!!
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either way personalllly i dont think it matters who holds what record , im more eccited that theres still people pushing the boundaries of what can be don with the rst's and the cvh engine
christian , if u feel like ur coming to the limits of your engine , would u ever consider going zvh or zetec ??
not for power ( you got enough lol ) more to keep ur head busy and devlope a new engine and see what apt can do with a zvh ??
btw what u think u could get out of a zvh
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christian , if u feel like ur coming to the limits of your engine , would u ever consider going zvh or zetec ??
not for power ( you got enough lol ) more to keep ur head busy and devlope a new engine and see what apt can do with a zvh ??
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btw what u think u could get out of a zvh
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Originally Posted by beefy-rst-2
either way personalllly i dont think it matters who holds what record , im more eccited that theres still people pushing the boundaries of what can be don with the rst's and the cvh engine
christian , if u feel like ur coming to the limits of your engine , would u ever consider going zvh or zetec ??
not for power ( you got enough lol ) more to keep ur head busy and devlope a new engine and see what apt can do with a zvh ??
btw what u think u could get out of a zvh
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christian , if u feel like ur coming to the limits of your engine , would u ever consider going zvh or zetec ??
not for power ( you got enough lol ) more to keep ur head busy and devlope a new engine and see what apt can do with a zvh ??
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btw what u think u could get out of a zvh
I have no intention of doing a ZVH either, in my opinion (and it is my opinion), there are some real dead ends in that conversion, like availability of a decent head-gasket. Remember thats my personal opinion.
I don't want to be the one to find the Aerodynamic limit of the Escort body and put it onto its roof.
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When I have had enough of the good old CVH, I will move onto something TOTALLY different, without a Ford badge. It probably won't be something unusual either, I'm feeling drawn to a 'sensible' fast-road car, like a Clio Trophy.
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sorry but
at still on mfi
respect to you christian
but i still recko 170+ is within your reach with a cvh
the bottom end must be capable of more than that with steel parts etc
cmon the 1600cc cvhs for all th rst boys out there not wanting to go zetec just yet
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respect to you christian
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the bottom end must be capable of more than that with steel parts etc
cmon the 1600cc cvhs for all th rst boys out there not wanting to go zetec just yet
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