985cc Turbocharged Nova Sprint Car

A few photos that a friend of mine took at the Saturday meeting, when the weather was just very cold;

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Shame to hear about the teething issues, sound like a naff coil pack to me, as i had similar on my TB set up when my coil pack started to go, it was hitting a stuttering fluctuation at 5krpm at combe, new coil pack and it was fine...

Like the off pics too!

Scott

vroom vrooom :)

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Originally Posted by scott.parker

Shame to hear about the teething issues, sound like a naff coil pack to me, as i had similar on my TB set up when my coil pack started to go, it was hitting a stuttering fluctuation at 5krpm at combe, new coil pack and it was fine...

Like the off pics too!

Scott

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Thanks Scott, that's definitely interesting, the coil pack is on my list for replacement in an effort to get to the bottom of the problem.

Mine is a Ford coil pack, part number 988F-12029-AD. It seems to originate from a Ford Focus, and a bit of Googling suggests they are prone to failure, although I'd have thought they would show up faults at lower revs than this.

Will be a ford EDIS type I imagine, they are indeed prone to failing, and for some reason most aftermarket management systems use them!!

high rev mis fires are usually crank sensor related ime, just because it was ok when it was removed it may not be now, but a laptop will help you find that i’m sure
car looks great though, and it sounds like you had some fun at least:thumb:

Shame it didn't run right Colin, top marks for turnout though,

I believe have to drive them trans-x diffs with aggression same as the gripper ones throw it in plant the throttle and let the diff do the work and drag you out the Sh*t so to speak!!! Totally different to the ATB Quaife ones. Shame about the misfire Colin hope you get it sorted.

Looks a bit close to a roll for my liking; could it be time to dump it on it's ar5e? I can recommend it as not only will it help CoG / corner weights, but also reduce turn in, which is what caused the oversteer to begin with?

IMO running a total loss is a bad idea, especially on a small dry cell. You can get all manner of gremlins when voltage drops; just imagine the drain on it when you're at 5,000rpm. Put the alternator on it before doing anything else & drive it.

how annoying for it to be things you haven't changed that cause you the problems. good to hear the clutch and very experimental brakes are all good though