Middlesex Tonight
#41
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I dont think you will be better off doing that at all mate, will just light the wheels up or bog down.
At what point do you really have useable power? 3500rpm?
Thats about 36mph in your second gear, which is a hell of a speed to be trying to hook up at!
First off the line then instantly into second IME works best on my car, and thats as similar to yours as anything is.
Speaking of which, here is a picture showing how much Toe I had when I did that 1.8 60ft, just in case you thought I was exagerating, lol
This is when its compressed and hence toed out loads more than it was static, so imagine how much toe in there was as I started the launch, lol
Thankfully thats all sorted now, just didnt have time before the event I was at.
At least I know the diff is working well, LOL
At what point do you really have useable power? 3500rpm?
Thats about 36mph in your second gear, which is a hell of a speed to be trying to hook up at!
First off the line then instantly into second IME works best on my car, and thats as similar to yours as anything is.
Speaking of which, here is a picture showing how much Toe I had when I did that 1.8 60ft, just in case you thought I was exagerating, lol
This is when its compressed and hence toed out loads more than it was static, so imagine how much toe in there was as I started the launch, lol
Thankfully thats all sorted now, just didnt have time before the event I was at.
At least I know the diff is working well, LOL
#42
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thats a cool pic, and some serious black lines lol
it looks like the rear of the wheels are outside the arches but the fronts are tucked in lol.
will have to see how it goes next year for me.
it looks like the rear of the wheels are outside the arches but the fronts are tucked in lol.
will have to see how it goes next year for me.
#43
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It must have been nearly an inch of toe in per side static at the point I launched there, it looked like someone doing a snowplough stop on a pair of skis.
Totally wrong of course, but was just a starting point as I didnt know how far it would squat as I had never launched it before and I wanted to know it was still going to be toe in after it had.
Thats literally the first time I had ever tried to pull away in it, save for one attempt at a traffic lights the night before on crappy road tyres, and it STILL did a 1.89 60ft
Yours will do SO much better than that.
Gotta be a 1.7 in it, which will be a match for Dave's car!
Totally wrong of course, but was just a starting point as I didnt know how far it would squat as I had never launched it before and I wanted to know it was still going to be toe in after it had.
Thats literally the first time I had ever tried to pull away in it, save for one attempt at a traffic lights the night before on crappy road tyres, and it STILL did a 1.89 60ft
Yours will do SO much better than that.
Gotta be a 1.7 in it, which will be a match for Dave's car!
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#50
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Turbo V6 or V8 mid engined mini pickup is the project im intending to do as my last ever project (minis will always be my main interest car wise, always have been)
I'll use an audi lump and audi FWD box to do it, very similar layout then to Stu's which sits the weight further forward than my transverse setup does in the nova.
On the plus side mine would be a lot safer if we both got run in the back of, he has NO crumple zones for a rear impact, and I really do mean none, the occupants of the car are the first thing the engine would hit!
I'll use an audi lump and audi FWD box to do it, very similar layout then to Stu's which sits the weight further forward than my transverse setup does in the nova.
On the plus side mine would be a lot safer if we both got run in the back of, he has NO crumple zones for a rear impact, and I really do mean none, the occupants of the car are the first thing the engine would hit!
#51
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best hope im always going quicker than the person behind. lol
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not really and if i do i just let off and it grips.
i think the front needs lowering or the rear needs raising to put a bit more weight on the front tho.
i think the front needs lowering or the rear needs raising to put a bit more weight on the front tho.
#56
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Mine really wants to push on at low speeds, although im hoping the rear toe was causing a lot of that, keen to get it back together now and have a play again after seeing yours tonight
At mallory on the hairpin it just wouldnt get round it, so I had to take to dipping the clutch, revving like fuck, then dumping the clutch and firing it sideways, or in some cases accidently backwards
At mallory on the hairpin it just wouldnt get round it, so I had to take to dipping the clutch, revving like fuck, then dumping the clutch and firing it sideways, or in some cases accidently backwards
#59
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I upset plenty of bigger boys at mallory, but not by being quick, just by getting in the way of all the evos and spinning out, lol
Video of it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S8O-Eoaprw
TBH I dont care if its slower than an evo on the bends though, its miles more entertaining to drive, its just a total handful!
Video of it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S8O-Eoaprw
TBH I dont care if its slower than an evo on the bends though, its miles more entertaining to drive, its just a total handful!
#61
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Just rear engined mate.
Its got a lot more power now, but on that video it was on narrow (195) rear wet tyres and they were shafted, so its no more of a handful now on proper tyres than it was there, just basically does the same thing but at higher speeds, lol
Its got a lot more power now, but on that video it was on narrow (195) rear wet tyres and they were shafted, so its no more of a handful now on proper tyres than it was there, just basically does the same thing but at higher speeds, lol
#63
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About 300 or so in that video.
Last time I had it running it was probably over 400 though.
Fingers crossed in a few weeks I'll get it over to the rollers and get a figure on slightly higher boost, 450 would be nice for now, 500 is the ultimate aim with it though.
Last time I had it running it was probably over 400 though.
Fingers crossed in a few weeks I'll get it over to the rollers and get a figure on slightly higher boost, 450 would be nice for now, 500 is the ultimate aim with it though.
#65
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When it was around 400bhp last time, I raced a 600cc bike and there was nothing in it, he was quite surprised, he stopped next to us at the lights and was saying how amazed he was it could keep up with him when he was accelerating as hard as he could
Its noticeably quicker than my 3 door is for the same amount of power in both, like when they were both running low 300s, especially off the line but even at higher speeds.
Its noticeably quicker than my 3 door is for the same amount of power in both, like when they were both running low 300s, especially off the line but even at higher speeds.
Last edited by Chip; 21-10-2009 at 12:50 AM.
#66
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I like racing bikes in mine they normally look a bit confused lol.
Best part is you wouldn't know with mine. As we found out last night when it got ignored lol
Best part is you wouldn't know with mine. As we found out last night when it got ignored lol
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