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 145 Posts Member #: 4373 Advanced Member Yeovil, Somerset land |
4th Oct, 2011 at 06:25:46pm
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145 Posts Member #: 4373 Advanced Member Yeovil, Somerset land |
4th Oct, 2011 at 06:25:47pm
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 976 Posts Member #: 3228 Post Whore North of the Netherlands |
4th Oct, 2011 at 07:39:01pm
Enough knowledge here to make a really fast motor...
Dazed and Confused.... |
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 3673 Posts Member #: 9300 Post Whore Quarry Bonk |
4th Oct, 2011 at 07:46:39pm
I think Mr Fenton aught to pilot it On 26th Jan, 2012 Tom Fenton said:
ring problems are down to wear or abuse but although annoying it isn't a show stopper On 5th Aug, 2014 madmk1 said:
Shit the bed! I had snapped the end of my shaft off!! 17.213 @ 71mph, 64bhp n/a (Old Engine) |
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 12307 Posts Member #: 565 Carlos Fandango Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex |
4th Oct, 2011 at 07:47:22pm
A freind of of mine was at bonoville speed week this year, he took these photo's 8-) On 28th Aug, 2011 Kean said:
At the risk of being sigged... Joe, do you have a photo of your tool? http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.p...9064&lastpost=1 https://joe1977.imgbb.com/ |
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145 Posts Member #: 4373 Advanced Member Yeovil, Somerset land |
4th Oct, 2011 at 08:00:16pm
Good idea Yo-Han, will add the button when I upload site. Any help would be good, If enough people wana chip in with new/secondhand parts then I recon we can do it!
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388 Posts Member #: 442 Senior Member Manchester |
4th Oct, 2011 at 08:13:25pm
"The current record for a 1000cc stock run is 194kmh (121mph), but one of the class records we want to have a crack at is 212kmh (132mph)," Mr Orton said.
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3594 Posts Member #: 655 Post Whore Northern Ireland |
4th Oct, 2011 at 08:46:34pm
Making the power is the easiest part of what he wants to do. And they did say the big record will be on methanol ?
9.85 @ 145mph
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 6965 Posts Member #: 507 Fastest A Series Mini in the World leeds/wakefield. |
4th Oct, 2011 at 09:22:37pm
getting 80 indicated mph out of your bedford is not the same as covering 1760 yards in 40 seconds
On 4th Oct, 2011 mcalvert39 said:
"The current record for a 1000cc stock run is 194kmh (121mph), but one of the class records we want to have a crack at is 212kmh (132mph)," Mr Orton said. Really?? Im sure a 1000cc car can be made to go faster than this without much effort. If i can get 80 out of a brick shaped bedford rascal with 970cc i cant see it being that difficult. How hard can it be? |
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 40 Posts Member #: 1128 Member Blackwood, South Wales |
4th Oct, 2011 at 10:22:07pm
On 4th Oct, 2011 mcalvert39 said:
"The current record for a 1000cc stock run is 194kmh (121mph), but one of the class records we want to have a crack at is 212kmh (132mph)," Mr Orton said. Really?? Im sure a 1000cc car can be made to go faster than this without much effort. If i can get 80 out of a brick shaped bedford rascal with 970cc i cant see it being that difficult. How hard can it be? Very few LSRs are easy... At Bonneville you not only have to contend with altitude (4300ft) which for a normally aspirated engine would mean around 12% less power than the same engine at sea-level but also the surface is both draggy and lacking in grip. Remember that the power to overcome aero drag increases with the cube of speed, meaning that your Rascal would need 4 times the power to do 125 that it would to do 80. There are lots of classes that you can run in for Bonneville records - and a turbo A-series could be a good bet for some of them. From memory i think the fastest record set by an A-series was around 146 in a streamliner called Wee-Wee Eel, with a fastest one-way run of 172. I've got some photos I took of it when I was at Bonneville in 1999 - if I can find them I'll post them. This is what we were running in '99 - I'm in the pickup that it passes just after the motor fires. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6FnLHUIxdU |
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388 Posts Member #: 442 Senior Member Manchester |
5th Oct, 2011 at 11:53:58am
Points taken. It did take most of the M60 to get to 80 but she did it. Eventually.
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 5329 Posts Member #: 140 Proven 200+bhp & Avon Park 05,06,07 Class D 3rd place |
6th Oct, 2011 at 01:40:16pm
yes interesting, I did 131 mph at brunters, using now much of it really lol) with about 200 to 210 bhp. so Wil your figs look spot on lol Best 1/4 mile 13.2 seconds @116 mph
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 8604 Posts Member #: 573 Formerly Axel Podland |
14th Apr, 2012 at 08:37:02am
Looks like they've dropped the blower in favour of a turbo:
Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
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 9258 Posts Member #: 123 Post Whore Betwix Harrogate and York |
14th Apr, 2012 at 08:50:11am
ha ha, maybe my initial thoughts about the SC not being upto it were in some part correct. Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph
On 2nd Jan, 2013 fastcarl said:
the design shows a distinct lack of imagination, talk about starting off with a clean sheet of paper, then not bothering to fucking draw on it,lol On 20th Apr, 2012 Paul S said:
I'm mainly concerned about swirl in the runners caused by the tangential entry. |
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8604 Posts Member #: 573 Formerly Axel Podland |
14th Apr, 2012 at 09:40:43am
A big intercooler has also appeared, so 250hp is starting to look like a possibility. Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
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4018 Posts Member #: 1757 Back to Fucking Tool status Swindon |
14th Apr, 2012 at 10:02:53am
I think they could do it with some areo and nitrous Drives
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 3756 Posts Member #: 1709 I like granny porn. LONDONSHIRE |
14th Apr, 2012 at 11:16:21am
i hope they succeed! On 2nd Oct, 2009 Vegard said:
On 1st Oct, 2009 Jimster said:
I bet my first wank came quicker than your first mini turbo These new modern turbos with their quick spool up time, would make the competition harder. On 15th Aug, 2011 robert said:
phew!!! thank you brett for smashing in my back doors .( not something i imagined writing... EVER) |
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 1183 Posts Member #: 6926 Post Whore Accrington |
14th Apr, 2012 at 06:10:47pm
its only a 1000cc engine too... im guessing it will detonate before itll rev to 9k.
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12307 Posts Member #: 565 Carlos Fandango Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex |
14th Apr, 2012 at 06:14:17pm
998's are probably ok to 9k, but its a 970 anyway so 9k will be a breeze.
On 28th Aug, 2011 Kean said:
At the risk of being sigged... Joe, do you have a photo of your tool? http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.p...9064&lastpost=1 https://joe1977.imgbb.com/ |
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 11046 Posts Member #: 965 Post Whore Preston On The Brook |
14th Apr, 2012 at 07:20:22pm
with the salt flats being considerably above sea level, it is easier to turn up boost on a turbo, than it is with a supercharger. It is also asir to start conservative and work towards that final all or nothing run.
On 26th Oct, 2004 TurboDave16v said:
Is it A-Series only? I think it should be... So when some joey comes on here about how his 16v turbo vauxhall is great compared to ours, he can be given the 'bird'... On 26th Oct, 2004 Tom Fenton said:
Yep I agree with TD........ |
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145 Posts Member #: 4373 Advanced Member Yeovil, Somerset land |
29th Apr, 2012 at 08:51:55pm
I wana have a go! |
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 568 Posts Member #: 1200 Post Whore Bristol |
30th Apr, 2012 at 07:17:14am
we are looking to try and get the filton airfield booked for some runs before they close it down at the end of this year, and build houses on it :( anyone interested as one of the senior managers is building a land speed harley hes taking to the flats. Cant guarentee they would let us on but all the guys I know at airbus want to have a go! |
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 31 Posts Member #: 1961 Member Wellington New Zealand |
8th Jun, 2012 at 07:21:47am
http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/motoring...ille-Speed-Week
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9258 Posts Member #: 123 Post Whore Betwix Harrogate and York |
8th Jun, 2012 at 08:49:37am
From Facebook
Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph
On 2nd Jan, 2013 fastcarl said:
the design shows a distinct lack of imagination, talk about starting off with a clean sheet of paper, then not bothering to fucking draw on it,lol On 20th Apr, 2012 Paul S said:
I'm mainly concerned about swirl in the runners caused by the tangential entry. |
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 4890 Posts Member #: 1775 Post Whore Chester |
8th Jun, 2012 at 09:05:26am
Who was this?
I run a supercharger and I don't care the TB is on the wrong side.
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