Its the compromise at this level of Torque & its a skill you will have to learn. I took my first clutch out in a few hundred miles the second in 1k then i got to grips with it . However dont expect anymore than 4k if you intend driving the car as it should be.

 

ive just got back from a drive rod and things are definitely improveing, i have grip now in 3rd on the r888s even at 2.05 bar boost, it does squirm but doesnt break loose i can proper feel it squating now in 3rd aswell
second gear now foot to the floor just leaves 2 fooking massive black lines lol but it is tameable 1/2 throttle acceleration in second gear and it grips good, id guess i just did 60 - 100 mph in about 2.5 - 3 seconds.

clutch feels perfect now fully engaged is when the pedal is half way up so definately shouldnt be riding at all although i have set the pedal quite high to be safe, its the best its ever felt tbh. fingers crossed im not overloading it when fully engaged but to get it in gear easily from a standstill i have to have the pedal within 2" from the floor so i think ive just gotta suck it and see now.

the mickey thompsons will test the clutch rod thats for sure

 

its 700+ lbft aint it rod with 632 lbft at the hubs ?

 

No new stats then now you have some grip

Steve

 

i forgot steve tbh g tech was sat on the sideboard
i want to see 20 - 100 range again but am not trying launching again yet clutch is getting a break from that for a little while as its working better than ever now its modded slightly

it feels like its gonna take off in 3rd gear its mental, even second although its spinning abit it doesnt spin up to the limiter now its accleerating quit hard and leaving fat blackys everywhere
i truely hail the r888s
i havnt adjusted the suspension at all and its proper squating now just due to tyre grip and pulling the arse down, pirelli were just instant spin to the limiter porsche n1 pirellis aswell

i dont care if they only do 1500 miles its worth it because when it comes together its awesome getting all them ponies down.

brunters is beckoning me

 

Karl,

Brunters is deffo the place for you to do your testing. No way on earth can you test your cars full potential on the road unless you have a very secluded place. Not worth losing your license mate

 

with all this clutch talk,
does any1 know how much the release bearing needs to push the fingers on a std cover plate to work with an ap 6paddle centre plate?
i need to buy a new maaster cylinder on my car and im thinking of going up a size but dont wanna go too big.
any ideas?

 

it would be a hell of a giggle on a track day, i need to get my db metre out and see what shes at 4000 rpm really, its got 4 silencers but even so its still fookin loud lol

and yes mate 200 mph will be brunters only thats for sure, thats if i have the nerve to hold it in as if my cockpit gauges even start to grumble i will be backing off and i have no way of tweeking the map as its hks fcon.

 

as rod said you have to be careful it doesnt go to far.
i physically couldnt engage my clutch fully with the pedal on the floor so i had to do something it wouldnt go in gear when cold with the car running ! so i adjusted the pedal and moved the slave a few mm forward.
i went just enough to get my clutch to engage when cold and then once its warm pedal rises a bit to nearly half way, i guess it changes slightly due to temperature still gripping 100% though i havnt seen slip ever.

does your clutch not engage fully then ?

 

glad u sorted it mate.. sooooo when you going to brunters mate? ur car must be mental!

 

got some fresh runs with grip just loading up now

 

I was just off to bed but will wait up now

Steve

 

here it is im getting better and r888s are awesome

 

10.6 to 130 ain't bad, just a shame its Kph

Steve

 

got an overlay aswell of 3 last runs and my best ever gtr run.

 

lol

30 - 130 mph in 8.799 seconds

 

Figures are looking pretty mental now.


Cheers,
Grant

 

Looking good Karl !

If your bored one night pop over this way, would love to take a look round the car.

 

pm me your mobile number

i see you have turbo nutters link in your sig, a guy lived next to my sister who was to do with that, i remember an old cruise night years ago in peterborough i took the yb 4i did loads of donuts for the crowd, wooped a cossie 1/8 mile then fooked of home lol

 

Will do Karl, I was admin on there but that all went to shit a while ago !

Was great back in the day though, I'd imagine I was out at one of the old meets.

 

2006 bugatti veyron does 0 - 130 mph in 8.94 seconds, mclaren f1 car does it in 10.24 so im happy at 10.6 for now, with more practice and hot tarmac i think i can get below 10 seconds on a perfect run.

 

Thanks for telling me my website is down the help desk is down also so will leave for a bit.
The figure you are after are 0-130 10.34 & 0-150 12.63 hope this helps.
My car would have had circa 800bhp at that time to give you an indication of where you are at the mo .

Rod

 

cheers rod, im getting there, had 2nd gear traction issues aswell so definitely a few tenths can be gained im sure.

do you mean you had over 800 hp rod ? is that including gas ?

 

Circa = "in the region of"

And he is referring to the on gas figures as IIRC his car was only about 660bhp or similar off gas at that time.

It makes as much now off gas as it did when it set all the records on gas

 

cool cheers chip.

fookin hell so hes got another 140 hp now then

if i get close to his old times id be over the moon, mclaren f1 pace in a road car for under £30k is an absolute bargain imo.

 

thats good to know my cars on par with the veyron and its an old ford and rwd cant be bad,still i know which one id have given the choice lol

 

Beating one aspect of the veryon is easy, but matching it as an all rounder is the hard bit, lol

I'm taller than tom cruise for example, but i think most women would still prefer him

 

I had 670/680bhp + 150 shot of Nitrous back in 2005. Today on the new GTX my Power is around 860bhp off the gas give or take a few & we are going to splat a 100 shot of Nos on Top of that.

 

Dont be so hard on yourself, some women would prefer to have a 4" nail knocked into them by a 18 stone lump hammer, rather then a toffee hammer

 

Ive gained 2 stone and lost 4 inches in your post and yet you said it was me being hard on me?

 

you doin it in 9 sec then 0 - 130 ?

i agree veyron would be insane but not realistic, i cant see me ever having 1.5 million spare lol

 

you should definitely cream past the 206.1 then rod

i think i may need to get the cams dialled in better and find that extra few hp then lol

 

i dont mind been wrong about the weight hard to gauge from the pics ive seen, but theres no way im "4 out

 

the oil temp gauge hasnt worked since ive had the car and its hks so major £££ tax on parts

just a sensor for it is over £100

i got a universal one of ebay for £8 but it seems out by 40c

its 15c outside and it said 55c, i put it in a cup of water from the kettle so id guess 90c and it said 130c and holding it in my hand said 70c and i must be around 30c.
so im assuming its over reading 40c globally which if its accurate im prepared to live with i think as over £100 for a tiny little 2 wire temp sensor is fookin ridiculous imo lol

heres a comparison i just done of gtech whp measurements from my best supra and gtr run. both are taken from 3rd gear

 

I prefer you Chip .

 

as allrounder yes mate nothing comes close but he was quoting 0 to 130 but if i had a mill to spend i wouldnt buy the veyron,couldnt afford the tyres at 3 grand each lol

 

not any more 0 - 100 mph in 7.3 seconds and falling

 

so your uncle has a new r35 gtr and your friend has a veyron, if you move in such wealthy circles what you doin on here and with shonky old cars lol

 

well i have more jobs for saturday. i have been informed that with drag radials and full bore launching the props can and have twisted and broke or broke the rubber donut joint ? jamie p had 2 holes through the floor where his prop was trying to get through the floor at him ! i dont fancy loosing my legs so im gonna make a prop loop on saturday just to be safe.

 

lol thats mad!! the previous owner should have thought a bout that aswell.didnt tdi know this lol