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Originally Posted by Gareth_C
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lol all ex-plane tomorrowQuote:
Originally Posted by Gareth_C
Mate got some work cut out, some american just put an 11.3 with slicks no noz and has been dubbed the fastest in the UK......but its non road legal!
I can't see a Nova touching that as it simply doesn't get off the line well enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mincyballs
Worth a try though !
:eek: sounds like good fun is that a challenge cause i will go out and purchase some slicks for the crack lol . Seriously though thats quick BUT im looking for the car to still be road legal which by default wouldnt put mine in the same area i think. where was that atQuote:
Originally Posted by Mincyballs
Technically running slicks makes the car non road legal, You couldn't get a nova any lighter than the green nova we had ( short of carbon panels everywhere ) and that was still road legal.
I'm going to assume this 11.3 was a Honda as the yanks have been running that and much quicker for a long time now.
Yeah it was at pod at the Fast show, he won the X class (non road legal) and then said my 12.5 was ok.......... fecking ok i will show him ok!
already been on the phone to andy robinson for some skinny rears and some smaller rims with a bigger offset to fit some nice slicks on then i can just change back to my road legals for normal road legal class
he rekons he will get down to 11 seconds flat with 'adjustments'
fairplay to him though, 1st run in the uk he got a 11.5 run lol
I will give him that its quick but would like to see a time with treads so its road legal. failing that i will buy some slicks and have a go, but 1.6 60ft is an awesome hoolk up tbh i run 12.5 with 2.1 hook up so i dont think i would be far off him with some slicks and low resistant skinny rears.
Very impressiveQuote:
Originally Posted by Connor
Does anyone know what chassis mods that has had ? I know Danny @ Adrenaline has done some work on a few UK Eg civics as he knows a fair bit about drag setup.
What you both need <cheeky bit of advertising > is some rose jointed adjustable lower arms ;)
lol
I know harry does them for a small fortune but who else does?
how much you gonna sting me for these james lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Jonlem
did someone say group discount
I can supply them for a LOT less than the HH ones.
Specky now runs them although on is own brackets.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...s/P1030187.jpg
These are the newer type, the inner TCA rose joint is already set at a angle on those as they are intended to be run with a fair bit of castor meaning the rose joint is reasonably straight.
As Specky only needed his to stop the wheel movement his were made with no added castor in mind, you do still have a load of adjustment if you need it but thats basically the difference between the drag and track arms.
The kit with brackets and 4 high quality rose joints is £450 so less than half of the HH Pilbeam kit.
Sorry for the thread hijack Gareth
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Originally Posted by Mincyballs
Sadly not, there is a LOT of time in making these and due to that there is no way they could be supplied for less.
If there were 10 people wanting them then maybe but lets face it thats never going to happen and if it did I'd want a fair bit upfront of everyone as its not like I need 10 sets of them sitting on a shelf in my garage lol
So just so i know... what actually comes in the kit?
I need new poly bushes so would rather put the money in to this tbh
Also will this be anti dive as well?
I was only joking about the group discount.
Apologies for the hijack gareth
The kit consists of :Quote:
Originally Posted by Mincyballs
2 TCA's
2 Adjustable tie rods
2 Crossmember brackets
2 Alloy spacers for the brackets ( you can can adjust the height )
4 High quality rose joints with 8 side spacers and high tensile cap head bolts
The inner tca uses a 1/2 inch bolt so you need to drill that out from the M10 I think it is as standard but apart from that its a bolt on kit.
As for Anti Dive thats more to do with how you setup everything up but it does ofcourse help.
I'm Gareth won't mind, he has already been on the phone lol
Without blowing my own trumpet this sort of thing is essential on a drag car, we've all watched cars launch off the line at the pod and the wheel never stays where it should due to the allowed movement in the bushes, any movement will have a huge effect on the car putting the power down and every tenth counts on the 60ft.
When it comes to wanting the best setup for circuit use the same applies, any movement isn't useful, being able to dial in castor and a good amount of camber makes a massive amount of difference to the cars handling.
Feel free to drop me a PM or reply on the tie bar thread which is in the parts for sale forum and I'll do my best to answer any further questions you may have.
PS, no worries on the group discount, you have to ask lol
No worries mate but it's gotta be worth some discount on my part due to the advertising that's going on here ;) :thumb:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mincyballs
Well heres another update. The postman brought me some more nice things ready to sort at the weekend.
All the parts to build the 3" exhaust
http://i761.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/DSC03220.jpg
powerflex rear axle bushes
http://i761.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/DSC03222.jpg
A bosch 044 fuel pump and bracket
http://i761.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/DSC03221.jpg
And some bits for when the engine gets built, a set of sbd steel idler rollers and a coil mount bracket
http://i761.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/DSC03223.jpg
Hopefully ill have the exhaust mocked up at the weekend so I can dismantle the remaining parts of the engine to take to Steve to plat nice with ;) :thumb:
Cheers Gareth
love it!
i can see this been a long Saturday for us again
[quote=Jonlem]Gaz'd ran a F28 in the end as they kept blowing F20's to pieces, in fairness though in took the revs but then it also had probably upwards of 300lbft to drive it through the gears which this won't have.
I have a brand new Quaife gearkit sitting here, still wrapped as supplied from Quaife £1000[
isit a dog box kit and isit forsale :)
Nope it was a Quaife sccr gearkit which Gareth now has.
If you want a dog gearkit pm me
Well this was the outcame of saturday.
http://i761.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/DSC03232.jpg
striped down the engine and all bits then dropped it all off with steve for the correct assembley hopefully with have it back by the end of the month and we are ready to roll.
The ironic thing is it doesnt look much for £12k :eek: :cry:
That exhaust will exceed 103dB almost guaranteed.
Hi mate I hope it doesn't but there isnt much to do other than wait and see. Dave dixons v6 had a similar system but only had 2silencers and that was less than 100dbQuote:
Originally Posted by Paul
Out of interest who specced the exhaust to 3 inch ? I'm quite sure the Simpson one Giles had was a 2.75" as was the one they made my mates xe.
I think its a SBD spec.
David.
That's what sbd have reccomended mate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonlem
I had exactly the same 'Simons' boxes, and they dont really quiten it down.
I appreciate Im comparing it to a turbo here, but my back was the same size as one of them, and I had an 18" long middle box, and it was very noisy.
Thats why i sold my old btb race manofold same as that, as uless your going full hog it ott and im sure the exit off it is under 3" more like 2'3/4
Ill just have to hope and prey it ok, i did ask the chap when ordereing and he reckoned to small silencer would quieten it down more than one long, so i hope hes right cause there is no room to fit another oneQuote:
Originally Posted by Paul
I know what you mean but the amount i have invested there was no point sticking with an exhaust that would complement the car. the btb is 2.5" and what sbd say is if you want more power upgrade to a 3" if you want more torque stick with a 2.5". but with the toque you down gain as much as power if thant makes any senseQuote:
Originally Posted by scott.parker
What's the shortest 3 inch box simons do ? I need a really small silencer to fit in the wheelarch off the Peugeot as it only has the one 2 foot silencer in the sill
What size bore are you looking for? the 3" bore that i bought are 250mm long x 125mm diameter. they seem to be the smalleset I have found :thumb:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonlem
I'm sure this is their smallest 3" box
http://www.jetex.co.uk/website/image...u457600box.jpg
David.
I already answered old man you getting slower as you lose those last strands of hair :p lolQuote:
Originally Posted by david dixon
yeah but i had to do the job properly for you ;)