Looks like a lot of fun.

Would love a ride out in that at some point...

 

you're more than welcome to take it for a spin sometime if you are near it at anypoint mate (just be careful on the handling as it can easily turn into literally "taking it for a spin" )

 

Would imagine its fairly twitchy!

 

Jeez how much baiting!

 

Nick fancies Chip

 

wanna race

 

Yeah it is, although as ive got control of the rear toe, its possible to dial some of it out with a bit of toe in.

Rear suspension is working fairly well now, need to turn my attention to the front next, first thing on the list is more caster.

 

Very impressive

Z

 

Who came up with the idea of turning the hubs around? Clever idea

 

Good memory

We need another trip to Mallory Chipper!

Although I think I'll need to bring the Silver Evo now to try and keep up with you - it wasn't shabby on the old set up, so must be like a missile now

 

you noticed?

me and chip know each other pretty well and know it's all banter

 

Lol

See you wednesday you pedantic cunt

 

In a straight line I dont think there will be a massive amount between it and the siler evo, but fuck me I wont get anywhere near you round a track, doubt I could beat the black one in terms of laptimes, what I gained on the straights you would soon gain back on the bends mate.

 

Don't take this to heart but from the video he seemed have much better lines.

 

FPMSL

You really needed to be in my car to appreciate the lines mate, it had MASSIVE rear end bump steer, was a total fucking liability, it was before I had developed the rear suspension, so I was having to just keep the fuck away from potential accidents with it, lol

Im fine for finding my way around a track normally, but like I said on that day I was on some right dodgy rear tyres, and terrible rear bump steer etc, so was just having to go kind of where it wanted to, lol

 

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i rember this day. i also rember you showing some one thet you had not set up your break split thing. and you ended up spinning on the strate

 

Just seems more like he's using the full width of the track haven't done mallory though so.

Who do you do your track days with? Might see you next year.

 

He's taking normal lines like anyone would on a trackday, im staying in the middle to keep away from the grass as my car was spitting me off in random directions at a moments notice at that point for all the reasons I just gave you, lol

 

You doing many days next year?

 

10 or so like most years I guess, although I doubt many of them will be in the nova as noise is an issue.

That day at mallory was a full noise day, which is why I did it even though I was still running the engine in and the car was totally not setup at all, it was just a good excuse to put a few miles on and see what happened.

 

Who do you go with MSV, Easytrack?

 

PS

This is my fallback trackday hack, clio that only owes me a few hundred quid:

 

I really couldnt care less TBH mate, whoever happens to be runnign a day when im free, cant stand airfield days though, unless its a drift thing, so will be all at "proper" circuits I expect.

 

Castle Combe, you look faster in a lower powered car. Always easier to improve your lines and get more cornering speed.

 

Yeah combe, and yes its a lot easier to have decent lines when the rear of your car isnt steering in random directions, LOL

 

Much like Chip said, any time he properly prodded the throttle you can see it trying to steer off the circuit

It was also on semi slicks or something on the front and proper wets on the back after his original rears got chewed by a random bit of wheel arch. To say the handling was a handful was an understatement. Think he did well to stay on track full stop

He's done loads to it since, this vid was this time last year. Should be much better now, so it would be great to see the comparison I reckon

 

Si B, I'll probably do the combe day in april in it, if I can get it quiet enough, must say though im very nervous about folly in it, if there is a corner that will find high speed stability problems anywhere its that one!

 

Chip,

Shall I post up the 457bhp graph??

Was good fun mate, boooooosssttt!!

I have a vid as well, will youtube and link...

Matt

 

Very nice car whit lots of bark and bike

 

defo get that graph and link to vid up

 

graphs and video's

 

Yeah post it up mate, will make for a good comparison to have that one up now compared to when its mapped properly later on

Get the vid up too

 

hey chip i dont suppose you know andy bishop who owns a nova turbo his car was a feature car in total vauxhall i might be able find some pics if your interested ?

 

Name rings a bell, I dont remember the feature off hand though, but I have rubbish memory for names, would remember if I saw a pic though I expect.

 

Not read all the thread Chip, but you going to Bedford?

Nice one on the power.

 

Love this motor, hope to see it on the track this year

 

Im doing beford mate yes, been booked on since first day you could book

Not sure which of my cars im taking yet, if its the nova its going to have to be on massively reduced power due to the incredibally strict noise regs there!

 

Just noticed the tag "that over a house? twat"

Already own a house thanks, but cheers for the random inaccurate guess about my life

 

i know you've hinted at a different engine, but will this always be a work in progress or will it ever be "finished"?

 

Wont ever be finished in the nova, as ultimately it would be better placed in a VX220, so I will either move onto something totally different, or "finish" the engine and then put that in a vx220, no idea which at this stage, guess some of it depends on if I stay working for Total Vauxhall magazine etc, got a few other ideas I would like to try for a project but im limited to vauxhalls for my staff cars and only have a finite amount of time and money to spend on projects in total.