My Escort - Updated 19-Nov-2013 - more videos added
02-06-2011, 02:00 PM
#681
. Also by adding a catch tank, I can see exactly what (if anything) does come out of this.As you can see, it has a site glass and is quick release to be emptied if necessary
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02-06-2011, 03:31 PM
#682
Purely because the standard vent to atmosphere hose was just run under the car, and as I'm going to the Ring in July (and even though it is only fumes that come out of it), I didn't want to risk ANYTHING happening to someone else on my account, so is just belt and braces . Also by adding a catch tank, I can see exactly what (if anything) does come out of this.
As you can see, it has a site glass and is quick release to be emptied if necessary.
. Also by adding a catch tank, I can see exactly what (if anything) does come out of this.As you can see, it has a site glass and is quick release to be emptied if necessary
.The Pro Alloy guys wouldn't tell me what you was having done when I asked, nice to see more parts for me to spend my hard earned on when I send my car to them.
26-11-2011, 05:57 PM
#697
PassionFord Regular
yeah it was the time attack weekend i should of walked round and might have bumped into ya but was too busy either filming or out on passenger laps lol. Are you not tempted to have a go in the time attack?
I still have that AS bonnet stay and catch and the cover that goes over the fuse box by the battery if you know anyone who wants it, still all wrapped up un-used and not sure what they are worth now.
I still have that AS bonnet stay and catch and the cover that goes over the fuse box by the battery if you know anyone who wants it, still all wrapped up un-used and not sure what they are worth now.
28-11-2011, 03:29 PM
#698
Yep, collected the car from Harvey's on Wednesday last week and so just need to say a few thanks:
1. Tony at Turbosystems who found me an inconnel arm for my T4 (something unfortunately Vince couldn't source).
2. Turbo Technics who supplied and fitted the inconnel arm and turned the turbo round super-quick.
3. Harvey for fitting it all and checking the mapping, finally finding the clunking that I have been complaining has been gradually getting worse for the last 12 months (turned out one of the dampers had a pin-prick leak in the hose, so all the oil/gas had eventually leaked out).
4. TG Racing for sorting the damper repair in super-duper time (had to send the rears to Sweden due to a pin-prick hole in the braided hose causing the gas / oil to leak out and make a horrendous clonking noise).
This was all in readiness for doing the Charity Race experience day at Snetterton on Saturday - where it was bitterly cold due to the high winds that Snetterton always seems to suffer from this time of year. As I predicted, it was quiet in the morning, as everyone wondered what a shonky old Ford Escort was doing in the Supercar group, so it was ignored by the majority and people made bee-lines for the prettier Ferraris etc. As you can imagine, after the first session this soon changed and the queue of people that were specifically nominating the Cossie meant that I was busy for the rest of the day. Unfortunately, I didn't manage to capture most of the sessions due to user error with the camera (ended up turning it off instead of on each time 
).
I'll let the pictures and videos show the action:
Laying darkies out of Russel - had to be careful not to slide into the Ferrari, so was not as yee-ha on this lap (shame he moved on and didn't capture the other laps
):
This one was on low boost with a certain member off the forum as passenger
. It's the first session out, so is in low boost to get a feel for the car and suspension settings:
Snetterton 200 01 - Charity Race Experience 26-Nov-2011 - YouTube
This one started on low boost, and as you can see that didn't last. The Mclaren MP4 driver was poodling around the corners and so I thought I would whizz past him so that we weren't held up. However, on the straight as I pulled out to overtake, he decided to put "peddle to the metal", which meant I had two choices - suffer the embarrassment and acquiesce and pull back in behind him, or turn up the boost to the full 2.2 bar and cross my fingers that the old Cossie had the torque / power to get past:
Snetterton 200 02 - Charity Race Experience 26-Nov-2011 - YouTube
Was hitting just over 150mph on the straights, so nothing by comparison to the Time Attack cars....
Unfortunately running the ALS later in the day and with the aggressive cams caused some spit back into the inlet manifold, which pushed the inlet manifold gasket out, so that meant that I missed the last session (as although it was driveable, I didn't want to overspeed the turbo and also needed to drive home).
A big thanks to my pit bitch Ben who helped just by being there, along with driving the Freelander so that we had somewhere to put all the tools (including him when he got too cold
) .
1. Tony at Turbosystems who found me an inconnel arm for my T4 (something unfortunately Vince couldn't source).
2. Turbo Technics who supplied and fitted the inconnel arm and turned the turbo round super-quick.
3. Harvey for fitting it all and checking the mapping, finally finding the clunking that I have been complaining has been gradually getting worse for the last 12 months (turned out one of the dampers had a pin-prick leak in the hose, so all the oil/gas had eventually leaked out).
4. TG Racing for sorting the damper repair in super-duper time (had to send the rears to Sweden due to a pin-prick hole in the braided hose causing the gas / oil to leak out and make a horrendous clonking noise).
This was all in readiness for doing the Charity Race experience day at Snetterton on Saturday - where it was bitterly cold due to the high winds that Snetterton always seems to suffer from this time of year. As I predicted, it was quiet in the morning, as everyone wondered what a shonky old Ford Escort was doing in the Supercar group, so it was ignored by the majority and people made bee-lines for the prettier Ferraris etc. As you can imagine, after the first session this soon changed and the queue of people that were specifically nominating the Cossie meant that I was busy for the rest of the day
. Unfortunately, I didn't manage to capture most of the sessions due to user error with the camera (ended up turning it off instead of on each time ).I'll let the pictures and videos show the action:
Laying darkies out of Russel - had to be careful not to slide into the Ferrari, so was not as yee-ha on this lap (shame he moved on and didn't capture the other laps
):This one was on low boost with a certain member off the forum as passenger
. It's the first session out, so is in low boost to get a feel for the car and suspension settings:Snetterton 200 01 - Charity Race Experience 26-Nov-2011 - YouTube
This one started on low boost, and as you can see that didn't last. The Mclaren MP4 driver was poodling around the corners and so I thought I would whizz past him so that we weren't held up. However, on the straight as I pulled out to overtake, he decided to put "peddle to the metal", which meant I had two choices - suffer the embarrassment and acquiesce and pull back in behind him, or turn up the boost to the full 2.2 bar and cross my fingers that the old Cossie had the torque / power to get past:
Snetterton 200 02 - Charity Race Experience 26-Nov-2011 - YouTube
Was hitting just over 150mph on the straights, so nothing by comparison to the Time Attack cars....
Unfortunately running the ALS later in the day and with the aggressive cams caused some spit back into the inlet manifold, which pushed the inlet manifold gasket out, so that meant that I missed the last session (as although it was driveable, I didn't want to overspeed the turbo and also needed to drive home
).A big thanks to my pit bitch Ben who helped just by being there, along with driving the Freelander so that we had somewhere to put all the tools (including him when he got too cold
) .
. Looks to be running very well in those videos.
29-11-2011, 08:39 AM
#718
.Forgot to say that I'm gutted that the other sessions didn't get recorded, as there was one amazing power slide coming on to the main straight where I was on full opposite lock with the back wheel on the rumble strip and the passenger was just laughing - I kept my foot in and it straightened up beautifully. I was well pleased that I'd captured it and then could have cried when I got home and it wasn't recorded
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Last edited by Mike Rainbird; 29-11-2011 at 08:49 AM.
29-11-2011, 09:23 AM
#720
Amazing - really good fun and I can't wait to have a go on the 300 circuit .
Forgot to say that I'm gutted that the other sessions didn't get recorded, as there was one amazing power slide coming on to the main straight where I was on full opposite lock with the back wheel on the rumble strip and the passenger was just laughing - I kept my foot in and it straightened up beautifully. I was well pleased that I'd captured it and then could have cried when I got home and it wasn't recorded.
.Forgot to say that I'm gutted that the other sessions didn't get recorded, as there was one amazing power slide coming on to the main straight where I was on full opposite lock with the back wheel on the rumble strip and the passenger was just laughing - I kept my foot in and it straightened up beautifully. I was well pleased that I'd captured it and then could have cried when I got home and it wasn't recorded
.Will you be heading to Bedford in Feb?