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It hasn't been mentioned as far as I can recall......during the time it was owned/developed by BTEC Racing there had been plans to run ALS, but he never got any further than installing all the gubbins to get it operational.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonlem
At the moment that part of the mapping is de-activated as it needs some tinkering to get it spot on.
I've sustained myself so far today on just 6 x McVities chocolate digestives, so I'm making an effort on that front.........but I fear now I shall almost certainly relapse and eat properly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Royston
Certainly extra layers of paint/lacquer are a factor. It did end up getting lavished with more of both than I intended.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lewis.
But I've also had to go back to the original doors, rather than the composite items, which has resulted in a small increase.
My calculations for a lower weight also included losing the windscreen rubber, as I intended to replace the 'screen with a bonded in item, which hasn't happened yet due to the costs.
There are still a few places where I can shave some weight for no money, but I am now refusing to spend any more cash......
Good stuff, probably best not to hurt the engine much but a little ALS would probably help the response, saying that I have no idea what it goes like so I must come along to a sprint day and see for myself.Quote:
Originally Posted by novarally
All the best for the weekend, hope it goes well !
All loaded up and (I hope!) ready to race...........
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I'm still not sure about the clutch and the new front brakes, but I haven't had time to take it anywhere to properly test them, so the first practice tomorrow morning will have to do.
I'm taking the old Wilwood brakes with me, just in case I have to do a swap in the paddock.
wow, nice quick turnaround that has been. Looking great. People will wonder where this has come from and maybe where the BTEC red n yellow famous 1.0T has gone lol.
Looks really nice now mate, i wish you the best for tomo and hope it goes well mate, and the weather is good for you at the event.
Scott
Very nice! Waiting for the first hillclimb videos! :)
Looks great!good luck tomorrow mate ;)
Good stuff Colin. It's looking amazing. All the best for the weekend. Looking forward to seeing some pictures and footage after the event!
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Originally Posted by novarally
Ah I'd forgotten about the doors, are you going back to composite doors in the future?
and good luck for the weekend! I hope the weather holds out for you :thumb:
Awesome Good luck for the weekend.:)
was it just the alloy hinges that we had trouble with ?
and good luck, bring home the win you deserve it
all the best for its "debut" after the rebuild. looks stunning in the grey and the split rims set it off nicely.
id be very interested in your 14inch RFX wheels for my rally car, would you sell them? not worried if you only have an odd number or that. let me know if so and i'll email you.
Looking very good Colin, you've done an awesome job on this car :)
I'm not sure how you'd change the 70-30 front to back weight balance without adding weight or moving parts.
Maybe the battery could go the near side rear behind the axel. Ride heights will help if you go to extremes and dialing in the top mounts to sit fully back for more castor should be worthwhile. Those arches & wheels could put you in some really desirable values if you got some adjustable / modified parts.
Can the bumper side tags not be attached on the inside of the wings, rather than the outside?
Have fun with the event and here's to a good time :)
wheres the weekends report?
It was just the hinges which were giving problems. Two people have promised to make me sets, but have failed to deliver.Quote:
Originally Posted by calibra-keith
See forthcoming post for event details.......
Thanks. The wheels might be available, drop me an e-mail and let me know what you're offering. Thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by kenny_afh
I'm still considering moving the radiator to the boot to give me some improvement. The left rear corner is really light, and is picking itself up far too readily.Quote:
Originally Posted by BRoadGhost
Apologies, it's been a very busy time since returning from racing.Quote:
Originally Posted by burgo
Sadly it was not the glorious debut I had planned.........
I had electrical problems through both days of racing, which weren't solved by swapping batteries numerous times.
Basically I've had a top end misfire, only evident under load, anything much above 5k rpm and it starts missing, and popping. You'd think to listen to it I had a very aggressive anti-lag system on it, but I don't.
First thoughts were that the voltage was dropping enough for the ECU to stop talking to the fuel pump, but I don't have the OMEX software/laptop lead to get into the ECU so I can see what's going on in there.
We re-wired the fuel pump as that seemed to be one problem (it was only seeing 10v after the relay), but that didn't cure it.
We've removed the crank sensor and re-set the gap to the pulley with no improvement, gone through every wire on the car, every earth etc.
In the end the weather was so bad I didn't race on Sunday afternoon, and the misfire was enough that it could cause damage, so it wasn't worth the risk. An awful lot of cars went off the track that afternoon!
Bearing in mind the engine was re-fitted without any changes from last year (when it was running perfectly), logically the suspicion has got to be the wiring/earths.
I've not had chance to investigate any more yet, but the other things I need to check are;
1. Fuel pressure
2. Compression
3. Coil pack
4. HT leads
5. Replace the plugs (always start with the basics!)
Apart from the engine running woes, the new clutch/flywheel and front brakes all performed fine.
I had 2 spins, one on Saturday and one on Sunday, both at exactly the same corner, and I've never had so much as a twitch there before, so that's a bit worrying. It's a left hand turn, and it could be that the left rear corner of the car is now so light it's upsetting the balance. But I've also now got the Tran-X plate LSD in it, which has very different characteristics to the old ATB diff I used, so it may be that I need to adapt my driving style to the diff.
There's an oil leak from between the engine block and bellhousing, it looks to be gear oil, so the 'box is going to have to come out to replace the input shaft seal.
Basically I suffered from not having time to do some proper testing before racing it in anger!!
There are some videos and photos from the event, I will post up the links when I've got them.
Still awesome! Unfortune of the built cars, but don't give up!
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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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.Quote:
Originally Posted by scott.parker
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
Car looks superb Colin. I'm sure you will get the bottom of the miss fire
In the post today I got a new set of spark plugs, a new crank sensor and a new coil pack.
The plan is to replace one part at a time to (hopefully) get this misfire resolved.
I've found that the problem does show up with the car sat still, if I rev it anywhere much past 6,000 it starts missing, popping and generally misbehaving.
This morning I replaced the fuel pressure regulator, which hasn't made any difference at all. I did dismantle the old FPR just to check, and all is in perfect condition, so it's no surprise to find this isn't at fault.
The new FPR has a convenient take-off union on it which I have plumbed my fuel pressure sensor into, and I'm seeing around 3 bar, so there doesn't look to be anything amiss there either.
Coil pack and plugs are easy changes, but unfortunately the crank sensor has been hard-wired, so that will be the last thing I try.
I've also got some new HT leads on order from Magnecor.
If none of these cure it, I guess it will have to go on a little holiday to BTEC Racing for them to run it up on the rolling road and plug in the OMEX laptop.
Not posted in here for while, but always check up on the progress. Got to say this has changed alot since I last saw it! Looks top notch though Colin, really like the new wide arches and colour. Are you planning on having any graphics put on it, or are you keeping it subtle looking?
Shame about the teething problems, pitty you didn't get to iron them out before race day, but it's always the way I suppose... Not enough time in the days and the unluckiness of having these things happen when you least want them too! Hope the new parts cure the problems, and keep us up to date with racing progress :thumb:
That looks brilliant.
Thanks, I'm really pleased with the way it's turned out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andy
If anyone wants an up-close and personal meeting with my Nova, they need to get themselves along to the PNG National Weekend! Booking closes soon, so don't miss out.....
Just got a CD through with a bunch of photos from last weekend's racing. There's a lot, and they are big files so taking a long while to upload, but here is the first batch;
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So much like a savage little RC car!!
Guess thats a good thing really!? Looking very light and nimble even just in the great action pics,cant imagine what it must be like!
That looks awesome Colin, good work, hope the misfire issue doesnt take too long to sort, sods law says it will be the coilpack, annoyingly as thats the bit thats not so easy to change:cry:
I hope it is the coilpack, that's really easy. It's the crank sensor which is more difficult. To be honest I'll be delighted if it's any of the ancillaries I can easily replace, and not something more dramatic (i.e. inside the engine!).Quote:
Originally Posted by Spudly
Looks awesome in action colin, really looks the part.