That isn't even my current car, and it still don't know whose hosting those vids, haven't a clue who StuZetec is :confused: lol
That vid is back from 2004 and my white Nova
That isn't even my current car, and it still don't know whose hosting those vids, haven't a clue who StuZetec is :confused: lol
That vid is back from 2004 and my white Nova
That was the lecturers nickname for me at college, as I always used to manage to slip out of handing coursework late/not at all lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Dar
What tripe!Quote:
Originally Posted by DaveyLC
What you need you see, is enough power to snap the driveshafts :D
Lol!! :D
or scatter rods, allegedly lol lol lol
Either is fine :D
For a everydayer, id go 20xe rather than needing to rev the f**k out of a small block to make std xe power
I see it the other way.. The XE produces peek torque very high up in the rev-range so you have to frap it to get the best out of it.. I'd discount the X14XE and X16XE as the inlets are **** and totally ruin a decent engine but the variable inlet Z16XE and Z18XE are awesome engines; torquey little buggers perfect for a tiny little car like the Nova :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Adam
And considering my X18XE1 when it was completely standard in a straightline was on par with a Corsa Redtop kind of makes the red-top seem pointless when it gets its **** handed on the corners?
I'm going to play devils advocate.
In the the recent vids kindly posted by the lads who went to donny last weekend ( looked like a great day- good work with the vids :thumb: )we clearly see Olly H overtaking Oli D on the straight into the pit lane chicane. It would appear that if they are under full power Olly H's was faster in straight line. By all accounts he was up Oli D's **** before the overtake.
However into the chicane Olly H's car struggles with what appears to me to be a bit of slightly too fast in lift off induced oversteer which has him sliding a bit of control on the exit. Oli D, slower in remains in control and is faster out and closes up on Olly H.
By the next corner Olly H has drawn away again a few cars length but overcooks the entrance speed slightly and understeers off. I think that if Oli D hadn't of been black flagged and was still racing he would have prolly got past Olly H.
Now I wasn't there but from what I could see in the vids, the assertion made by me and others way back that big blocks dont handle as well as small blocks still has some relevance.
In conclusion I think its fair to say that as far as big blocks go the trade off for extra grunt is a car thats a bit more of a handfull thru the twisty stuff making it hader to drive consistently faster than a smallblock over a range of conditions.
There we go - I've settled the argument - end oflol lol er I think:confused: :D
You can't play devils advocate with Me & Oli Charles as we both sing from the same hymn sheet fortunately. :p
I did have a little understeer to compete with, and the abundance of lift off oversteer you saw was purely for entertainment purposes, as you'll see from my incar vids. I was purposely giving it large making it as fun as possible for the camcorders, for the laps where I wasn't doing so - watch previous vids :thumb:
However on Redgate, yes you're correct my entry speed was too fast, pushng me wide off the dry racing line (on 888s) which left me no alternative but to bail out onto the green stuff.
I know I'm about to be pounced on by smallblockers, but hey.
One thing I think we can all say, that attended the trackday - is that on the vids, the track surface looks lovely and dry, I can tell you now it wasn't it was, damp and greasy as hell lol