K&N 57i
Silencers removed from standard exhaust
Ecotek valve
Bosch super 4 plugs
Mega leads
Esso fully synthetic oil
Throttle body mod
and everything else standard.
I had stripped out parcel shelf and all seats bar driver's seat for the day. It all weighed in at 42kgs.
There is more I could strip for the next RWYB, and I may go for carbs in the not too distant future.
I am so pleased with my time it's untrue. I'm thinking about getting myself a runaround so I can keep this car's engine in good nick. Pics to follow.
Pictures of the pod surface are always a bit misleading. It looks very slippery in the pics, but is nothing like that in real life, although it is unlike any road tarmac you'll have ever been on.
no worries Ed my pleasure
you did no answer the question "is Ed a driving god?"
yeah keep that engine in good nick its a performer have you had it on the rolling road?? would be interesting to see what the bhp is,
i think you had the starts spot on with just a little chirp of wheelspin then away.
cheers
duncan
ps just think if you added a maxpower sticker (one of the big ones) you would be in the low 14's easy lmao lmao
Well I don't know about that RS2000 lmao, but if anything I'd say my starts were not too brilliant because I did two 14.8s runs with completely different start techniques- one bogged down, and the other the wheels spun. My best starts I thought were against the Scooby, as proved by the 60ft times, but by then I had 3/4 tank of fuel and hot air so that's why the times weren't as good.
i wish ED thats one of the harris escorts and bloody fast they are as well.
i no longer own a escort currently playing with a E30 325i sport bmw as a trackday project hopefully i will be at the next RWYB to see what it can do
cheers
duncan
as they were moving along the q up lane...told em as i stood by the pod sigh "only 1/4 mile to go" cheer'd him up no end, next time it moved he drove it lmao
Got my brother to push my car down the line for me until he reached near the front, while I watched the racing. Aaah this is the life I thoughtlmao Gary should remember my brother. He was just in front of him most of the time.
guys
So what do you think it would take to get a mk2 astra 16v into the 12's???
or is it even possible?
the white four door astra turbo i have seen run at the pod was quick "very quick" but i think he ran low 13's which is bloody brill for a FWD car. and notnormals mk1 is very very quick (low 13's as well)
The harris escorts have about 240/250 bhp and something like 8500rpm rev limit all from just tuning their pinto's with twin webers and wildcams, they do use slick tyres though but not huge jobbies.
i think dragracing is about weight,power,gearing and grip. if you can get a good balance you can get good times.
i await your thoughts
cheers
duncan
The 4s at PV2002 would have had a shot near the 12's with different gearing I reckon, or maybe that was the reason why it was so quick. But every time it had the same termal speed cos it was bouncing off the limiter.
Phase 3 Turbo, 350bhp? No probs, with correct amounts of traction of course.
Yeah I was thinking that. Those Pinto engined Escorts can't be making more than 250bhp, although that is still very good for an old carbed engine, yet they manage 12s 1/4 mile times. they have got to be the ultimate 1/4 mile car!
They are also probably close to flat out in top (4th if they have 5-speeds) when they cross the line I'll bet. What was Not Normals terminal speed? 40-odd short of flat out in 4th I'll bet.
Those slicks wouldn't make mega difference, because they aren't that big, although must be worth a few 10ths.
I had the dubious pleasure of getting completely trounced by the orangey mk1 - those slicks are perfectly matched to the engine power and suspension setup I'd say, judging by the way it launched like a pebble out a slingshot - very well setup indeed.
I have to just about change to 4th to get me over the line beofre hitting the rev limiter. If I could reach the line in third I should think that would gain a 10th at least.
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