its insured as 650 bhp as im running with the boost controller off, the only time it will see 900 hp is off public roads.

 

What terminal do you hope to get when its running correctly ?

Steve

 

im not bothered about the tacho the navigator shows me true rpms and im now aware tach is 500 over so know where im at.
i dont know why its locked, more hks money i suspect, hks are awesome but they do know how to rinse ya. roll on wednesday and some 2 bar madness on the dyno maybe more now shes on v power

 

That old chestnut!

My old FRS had no dream science either

 

i would hope 140+ but what will be will be mate, i have never felt anything so relentless at 100 mph acceleration though, hugely more noticable power compared to the skyline which termianled 123 mph on a not so perfect run lol

 

lol, i cant see the point in paying insurance for something i dont use on the roads, im not so loaded that i want to give my money away

 

Only 20mph more than im hoping for

Steve

 

I'd imagine yours would pull more than 103mph terminal wouldn't it lol?

 

He wants 140mph out of the Supra, im after 120mph out of the 4i.

Steve

 

Do you know my older brother jon horan?
i think he bought a load of cossie bits off you for his mk1 escort cosworth conversion

 

yes mate one of my best mates, hes a top lad true petrol head

we meeting up at pod later this year, come along mate

 

lol, id like 150 steve but no good setting hopes to high, whatever it is il enjoy doing it thats the main thing matey

 

can i just say what a truly awesome car i normally hate jap stuff but this has well and truly changed my mind!

make sure to say when you goin to the pod as i would love to see it run!

 

yeah i should think so, always a good day out.
Jon wanted to race me up the strip in his mk2 escort (the N/A cossie)
i bought the saph cosworth off him (the one that used to belong to mr.paul)

 

he got nitrous for it now

im on the dyno wednesday and hopefully all is ok and 900 hp is ready to go, fingers crossed, il pm you with pod rwyb date meet

 

Awsome car you have there

All the best with it

 

the dark side isnt as bad as people make out my friend

just keep an eye out there will be a thread on here about pod day, hopefully i make a better job with the supra than i did with the skyline lol

 

ello fella just noticed this thread lol :O) epic car !!!have to inbox your number across and il come have a look around :O) good luck wednesday too ;O)

 

be sure to post up a video

 

will do when its done mate

 

Surrey RS meet tonight if you fancy taking a random couple of hundred mile round trip drive in it

 

i wont be going anywhere for a while now mate, we lost out little one monday still born at 20 weeks

im still going tdi this afternoon but it all seems abit pointless now tbh.

 

Fucking hell

Utterly no idea what to say to that mate, cant even imagine what you are going through right now.

Thoughts are with you, and like you say it puts metal into perspective as the irrelevance it is compared to family.


All the best mate.

 

really sorry to hear that mate very sad news my thoughts are with you i have kids and can't imagine haw you feeling

 

thanks for the kind words, i still have my 2 year old daughter but it does get to you, 2 miscarriages in a row and a still born after that is taking its toll on us tbh.

i want to go to tdi as im hoping it will take my mind of it for a few hours, its a hard thing to digest.

i wasnt gonna mention anything on a forum but it does help to mention it without having to face people.

 

Helps on two levels I would imagine, firstly just that you have a daughter still to appreciate, but secondly that you HAVE to pull yourself together somehow (fuck knows how though!) just to be there for her, so it gives you a reason to keep going when you feel like you just want to give up


Horrific, and must be 100 times worse for your mrs just because of the inherent bond between mother and child from having the child growing inside her etc

Even if it takes your mind half off it then its better than sitting there unable to think of anything else at all.

Its a strange part of the human persona that sharing things no matter who with genuinely does normally help, I think it probably makes you accept those things as reality yourself more when you are talking to others about it, quite interesting from a psychology point of view, but certainly a good idea even if it feels a bit detached doing so via an impersonal medium of communication like a keyboard.

 

very sad news,

i have a almost 3yr old now and whist trying for 2nd baby, my mrs had 2 miscarriages, it's horrible

the 3rd time pregnant we had twins,

not got much else to say apart from keep trying

 

thanks chip it does help mate.

 

ours were twins but after it divided there was no fetal heart formed just an empty sac, got past the first 12 weeks fine where she has miscarried previously, then out of nowhere an infection from speculated early water break and my missus gave birth at 20 weeks, still born.
it is horrific as the baby is pretty well formed at that stage, needed post mortum to determine sex but the missus said no which is understandable.
where not giving up though, if we do it was all for nothing.

 

11 weeks twice for us too

can understand not knowing the sex too,

glad to here you not giving up, time is a healer,

all the best to you and your mrs

 

http://www.car-videos.net/tools/spee...B1=Recalculate

thats the gear ratios from this calculator that the sup should have

looks about right 56 mph at 2000 rpm in 6th

 

4th = 1.205
5th = 1.1
6th = 0.82

rpm 7500
1st 46.3
2nd 76.8
3rd 112.0
4th 143.2
5th 156.9
6th 210.4


Surely that cant be right?

4th and 5th arae not even 10% difference and then a massive jump to 6th?


On the plus side, 6th looks ideal for 200mph, just over 7000rpm, which you have plenty of power at that point.

 

i'm sorry for your loss, i'm not at that stage of my life yet so can't possibly imagine how you and your missus must be feeling. don't go quiet about it though (i know it sounds like a cliche but its true), do morn the death and carry on trying cos as you say if you don't keep trying then its all been for nothing.

best of luck to your family for the future now go take your mind off it with the supra and if thats all ok park it up and go do something fun as a family. then carry on where you left off feeling much better about everything.

 

theres conflicting info this is the other listed ratios

http://www.car-videos.net/tools/spee...B1=Recalculate

which is accurate i dont know but either look quite promising

 

Go and sit at 4000rpm in 4th then 5th then 6th with the satnav on mph and find out i guess!

That second set look like they make more sense though, given the choice I would have those then change the diff ratio to gear it for 200mph at just past peak power.

 

if i remember il do it on way to tdi

 

Sounds like a plan

 

if i hit limiter in fifth then change to 6th il still only be at 5500 rpm in 6th gear although i guess il be straight in with the 700+ lbft of torque.

 

Its going to be a hell of a big ask of 6th gear to gain you 40 odd mph.

keeping the 1.205 4th but with a 1.0 5th and a .85 6th would seem like a nice place to be if you could find them?

 

So sorry to read about your loss

Can't think of anything positive to say but you must keep going for your Mrs and the child you already have.

I do know that dads get forgotten at this time mate but my thoughts are with you.

Hope all goes well this afternoon and you manage to take your mind of things even if its only for a hour or so.

Steve