985cc Turbocharged Nova Sprint Car

[SimonTW]

I have found powder to be alot more durable than 2k on wheels. I'd imagine it's the same on a cars panels if there's no underseal or stone chip undercoat being used which again should save weight.

[MK999]

I'm not sure how reliable this source is tbh, but that's what it said saying that my white speedlines are in 2k and I've not noticed any chips etc in them.

[novarally]

A few quick photos of the new split rims from Force Racing.........

7.5" x 15" fronts;





and 7" x 13" rears;

[MK999]

Colin you're as bad as the european spammers, and you actually have access to 18+, no excuses there!

[SimonTW]

Awesome! There looks to be hardly anything to them! What do they weigh in at? Also, why are they smaller diameter on the rear?

[Ash]

Small on the rear to reduce drag.

Colin, those 13" turbo rims - where they 4" PCD? I was watching a set for Dad's Ginetta on eBay (Damn hard to find 4" PCD). New wheels look immensely light!

[novarally]

Small on the rear to reduce drag.

Colin, those 13" turbo rims - where they 4" PCD? I was watching a set for Dad's Ginetta on eBay (Damn hard to find 4" PCD). New wheels look immensely light!

Really it's big on the front to improve the gearing. I'd run 13" on the front as well if I thought the gearing could be got right everywhere, but as it is it's perfect with 15" on the front. Plus I have nearly new 15" slicks, so I can't afford to waste those.

Yes, the Compomotive Turbos were 4" PCD (because I have Mini hubs on the back of my Nova).

They're a tough wheel to find now in any PCD, let alone 4". The ones I had got sold to a guy who has a spaceframe Hillman Imp with a 600bhp turbo motorcycle engine mounted in the middle!!

The new wheels are 4.3kg for the fronts, and 3.6kg for the rears.

[Ash]

Thats funny, his Ginetta is a G15 - hillman imp engine/base. 120bhp hartwell 998cc. Trying to convince him to put a bike engine in tho. He reckons he wants 15's for it, which in 4" PCD i dont believe exist unless you go to Image and have them made.

[novarally]

Thats funny, his Ginetta is a G15 - hillman imp engine/base. 120bhp hartwell 998cc. Trying to convince him to put a bike engine in tho. He reckons he wants 15's for it, which in 4" PCD i dont believe exist unless you go to Image and have them made.

I'm a big fan of the G15.

I regularly race against the bright orange G15 998cc (Imp engine) of Andrew Russell. That's a very quick car.

Depends what your Dad uses it for, but I can't see why he'd want 15" wheels on it.

There has been a very nice G15 rolling chassis on EBAY recently which was set-up for a bike engine. I have to confess I was tempted by it, but with the bike engine in there you'd be struggling to find anywhere to race it.

[SimonTW]

I'm speaking further with the owner (John Sutton) tomorrow, and funnily enough the questions you've raised about powdercoating are already on my list!

Did you manage to speak to him. I'm interested in the answers.