my best times are done on 17" nankangs.


What did it do at the pod then?

 

None at all? Not even in 2nd gear?....I'm not disputing what you say I just find it very hard to believe!

If so

 

Has this done any times yet then??

Looks very impressive!

 

Great figures there mate!

Well Done!

 

i bet its a right handfull to drive......well done

 

Sean any more updates on your car mate ?

been watching with interest

 

nicely dragged up, would love to see the power readings on a proper RR

 

fook me this is an old thread, never used a decent RR so i doubt the power figure genuine, rebuilt in 2007 due to a worn thrust bearing and crane which was caused by the heavy clutch, so i had the a main cap machined to take another thrust bearing the camshaft was also worn but the machine shop pointed out to me that the double valve spring system i was running at the time was so heavy the engine would have trouble at high revs ( which it did) plus this killed the camshaft, now i run standard valve springs which work best with the newman solid lifters engine happily rev beyond 7000rpm, while the engine was apart i had the bearings and piston rings changed and many other bits improved on all thanks to HT howard in slough who r mechanical engineers not just engine builders.
when EA done the mapping on the S8 the engine was 10.4 at idle back then i had no idea what this meant but to be fair to paul i just wanted the car safe so i could run it at full power, i was'nt interested in the driveablity or fuel consumtion i then invested in a wideband kit fiecos dan sorted my mapping out on the s8 he educated me on what the wideband should read at idle and cruise and he timed up my cam modifyed my rear discs so i could drop down to 15" wheels.
i decided to dumped the s8 ecu and went for an L8 with all the msd add ons plus 850cc injectors, mapping not quite finished the clutch did not want to engage properly plus there was too much travel on the brake pedal i returned home parked the car on my drive and there where it sat for nine months....... i just lost interest
currently i am waiting for two tires to arrive from toyos so i can mot the car hopefully i can have the mapping finished in the early part of this year..

sean

 

did the slave cylinder brackets work ok sean?

cant wait to see yours used in anger again

 

perfect m8 pedal is nice and light thanks yours will most probably be ready before mine

 

Definately keep us informed

 

well i got a hell of alot more to do then you

and i got some silly ideas going round in me head, so i could be taking a step backwards

dont think i wanna finish mine really, wont have anything to do

 

Please let you new years resolution be to write properly

 

sorry you got a problem if i am dyslexic look at the post its two yerars old

 

You could always do a few trackdays,Croft show with Derbyshire and Durham Clubs would be good or Nat Day!! LOL Regards,Micky

 

great result

 

Glad to see you havent given up on it just yet then! Last time we spoke you had it in bits i think, but that was AGES ago.

 

yes m8 i have ploughed too much money into the car just to give up i have nothing but problems but now i have found the company to build the engine right for once, stu will do the mapping i suppose once i have achieved the times and top speed i should be doing i will break the car and get myself something modern that wont be sure a money pit.....

 

Hi Sean,


Stick with it, once its all sorted, it will lay some awesome times down.

 

mental

 

omg thats crazy power for a ZE-VH

 

....and also amazing it's still running.

 

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

 

Its not

 

car still together with a new spec just had it mot after being off the road for nearly a year then will have the mapping finished off at the end of the month.

sean

 

I thought engine advantages were bust? read it on here few weeks ago now?

 

The thread's from 2006 but for some reason was bumped 2 years later in '08

 

Looking forward to seeing what we can get out of her Sean

 

Thank god.....proper mapping by people who know what they are doing. Another EA time bomb saved before it blew!!

 

 

Awsome, and out of an old cvh Fantastic!

 

still a few bits to do and so little spare time to crack on with them, question will can you purchase an apexi avcr boost controller map sensor separate?

sean

 

hi seany, aint seen you for ages, hope its all going well mate. Gotta catch up sometime round Geoffs.

Glad to hear the cars getting back ont he road

 

Poor old EA, never got an easy time of it here LOL