985cc Turbocharged Nova Sprint Car

[LEWI007]

Oh i never knew it was a 180HP.

Thats awesome, what a car!

[Spudly]

Oh i never knew it was a 180HP.

Thats awesome, what a car!

How mental is that, its 24bhp behind a 'let' and its essentially a 1.2 carb block



Shows what can happen when the money is used/placed by someone who actually knows what theyre doing

[novarally]

Cool, never seen the (old) full spec for this. How long does that 1 gallon tank last for, approximately..?

About 4 miles.

[novarally]

How come you are still using steel front wings?

I'm not, they are carbon fibre.....

[novarally]

Spent a very enjoyable day at the Autosport show yesterday, where I picked up these nice lightweight discs/bells which I might be able to use on the front;







They are 240mm x 6mm and weigh in at 1.7kg each.

I was also looking into custom flywheels and clutches, and would be interested to hear from anyone who has a bespoke flywheel and 7.25" or 5.5" clutch on their smallblock Nova.

Mine has a standard (albeit lightened) flywheel and Sachs fast road/rally clutch on it at the moment, and there is definite weight to be shed from the rotational mass;



I may also get the crank pulley re-machined in alloy to save weight;



I will post up a thread in 'MECHANICAL' about this subject.

[peester]

i think lee303 has

[toymex]

I have got a ttv flywheel and 7 1/4 clutch Colin i run a sintered plate and and old sachs cover that my mate had ,what did you need to know ?

[novarally]

I have got a ttv flywheel and 7 1/4 clutch Colin i run a sintered plate and and old sachs cover that my mate had ,what did you need to know ?

I know there's limited clearance inside the bellhousing, so presumably it's just a single plate? What release bearing do you use?

Any photos of the flywheel/clutch please?

TTV were talking about a 3kg flywheel, is that what you have? How do you find it to drive with?

[toymex]

I know there's limited clearance inside the bellhousing, so presumably it's just a single plate? What release bearing do you use?

Any photos of the flywheel/clutch please?

TTV were talking about a 3kg flywheel, is that what you have? How do you find it to drive with?

I am not sure on the weight of the flywheel i thought it was 4.5kg but not sure, the release bearing is an interesting question i had been running a standard bearing as i have only recently been informed i need a round release bearing on this type of clutch so i have got to look into a round faced bearing that will fit ,it worked fine with the standard bearing but there was little adjustment available ,the clutch is very fierce i almost everytime stall it the first time i get in it but soon get used to it other than that it is great ,my 16v revs like a banshee but it has forged pistons and steel rods etc and everything has been very carefully balanced,i dont think you get a twin plate to fit as as you say space is tight.HTH
Jezz

[toymex]

I meant to say i have just removed the gearbox for a check over so i will get some pics of flywheel and clutch for you