Mark Shead

Not yet but you would go for the single scroll version

Mark

steveboyslim

So just over a year later back at Kendrew Barracks the same Vauxhall Astra VXR did 195mph, there was a tail wind helping with all the timed cars.
Engine was basically the same specification although has had a new block after the last one cracked and has been fitted with surface discharge plugs with individual coils.
Second Vauxhall Astra did 189mph similar core engine specification but using standard remapped management (bad idea managment warning lights cam on several times and needed resetting)

Steve

stevieturbo

Very impressive !

Glenn_

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Mad as foook. Any pics of the car and engine.

turbotrev

Impressive car that, the owners name is Matt, follow @matt_loane on Instagram for all the pics and info.

I wish the Ford world would hold and event like the Vauxhall one

Cheers Paul

steveboyslim

Matt is on facebook with the v-box video of the 195 mph run.

Steve

Glenn_

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I will have a search for him.

RSMK4TURBO

Now thats some Astra, love see what some of these crazy power mk2 RS/ST Focus can do.

smiley

Impressive that, I'd also like to see these big power mk2 rs,s I'm seeing in the ford mags run some times and speeds

massivewangers

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That's bonkers. Mad to see front drive cars going so quick and the power the Vauxhall boys are getting from those Z-LET engines.

turbotrev

That Astra is around 660hp at present I believe, with all the mk2 focus’s about running between that kinda power and upto 800hp surely they should be capable of around the 200mph mark if running the correct transmission?

Shame we don't see any....

Cheers Paul

smiley

Yes mate I used to speak to one guy 800 Bhp mk2 rs quiet well known I asked him if he,d been to pod times top speed ect his response "it's not about that" lol I'd like to see some of the devil development cars thier pushing a claimed 1000 these are surely 200mph cars I need to know for my own research lol

scoooby slayer

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Lol what's it about then going down the pub bragging I've got 800 hp lmfao, I've never understood the point of tuneing and not even knowing what it's actually achieved, can't race with a Dyno printout lol

smiley

Lol exactly mate I'd be straight down the pod and to an airstrip

turbotrev

Exactly mate, just seems the ‘in’ thing to do these days is mod one to 800hp then just sit it on show stands and not actually use it, I just don’t get it

Cheers Paul

turbotrev

Same, times have changed I guess, for the worse

Cheers Paul

smiley

Cant wait mate the day will come

stevieturbo

I don't know what distance this was over....but I'd say 660 is being a little conservative.

scoooby slayer

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My latest one with the racelogic pump fuel no launch

smiley

Oh yes cant wait to see that strapped to the saph

turbotrev

The distance was over a mile at Kendrew Barracks.

In one one of his latest posts he says the car is 700hp.
That sounds about right for the speed.

Rod managed 206 with around 750hp so I can’t see any reason to doubt a lighter, newer car with 660-700hp could do 195 easily....

Cheers Paul

stevieturbo

Rods was not over a mile though, maybe as much as 1.2, 1.3 ? Maybe a little more ?

stevieturbo

might even have been 1.5 mile ?

turbotrev

This Astra probably just reaches that speed sooner that’s all...

Cheers Paul

steveboyslim

The organiser of the event was talking about inviting owners of other car makes to the event, so there may be an opportunity for some of the big power Jap and Ford to prove their top speed.

Steve

XRT_si

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I know Lee at Devil Developments has been trying to encourage his customers to test them. I don't think a lot of them are interested, as mentioned above.

A couple of his big power Mk3 Focus RS customers have been doing some impressive tested times I know.

Lee's own Focus RS (around 600bhp) is one of the fastest FWD manual gearbox cars for timed 100-200kph, which is a big thing at the minute. Did a low 6 I think.

turnover

Might be 700 atw so probably over 800 atf which would be more realistic,still a great achievement in a mile

smiley

Hes definitely talented with turning them by the looks of it tell him to do a mark shead and drive for them are boost by gear? For traction be interesting to know when these cars are at full power 5th 6th? Surely tyre smokers upto those gears with 800-1000

turnover

turbotrev

Its 680hp @ the flywheel on v-power
or 800hp on X85 race fuel

Cheers Paul

turbotrev

turnover

So I was bang on with the 800 flywheel ,definitely goes well

stevieturbo

rather odd looking graphs, and what do the 2 colours signify ?

turbotrev

I don’t think they odd looking....

Solid lines are on x85 race fuel, dotted lines are v-power

Cheers Paul

stevieturbo

very laggy, peaky torque, drops off a cliff at 7500

They are very odd if it is an actual dyno graph, unless it's a strange dyno that cant load the engine properly or something.

The video of the car itself doesnt seem to exhibit the same traits.

Rick

It will be because it's not properly loaded up on the dyno.

I've run 197.7 at Kendrew in my 997 turbo, which runs 620-640bhp. The stock turbine housings are very restrictive, and i also run a standard exhaust which means power drops off steeply at 6600rpm, and the 197.7 was at 6700.

Rick

turbotrev

I don’t think graphs no where near tell the whole story of how a car performs tbh.
My old saff the graph was nothing special but apart from being a bit laggy the car was mental.

This graph is from a rolling road.
I don’t know which one.
I always said the 9180’s are laggy, I know it’s not just down to the turbo but they are by no means quick spooling

Cheers Paul

stevieturbo

The Porsche's are very efficient at making speed though. Even the old Yellowbird RUF was capable of silly speeds for its very moderate power level. I think it was only claimed mid-high 400's, but was around a 200mph car ( not sure what distance, but dont think it was anything crazy )
Which was incredible really.

steveboyslim

Matt's Astra is up for sale as he wants to relocate to OZ, £17,000 for a 200+mph car.

Thanks

Steve

turbotrev

I find all the graphs for efr 9180 cars only running around the 700hp mark look like that tbh

Cheers Paul