Pimm Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Very brave to many wires and pipes and things poking out I would'nt know were to start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimm Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Very brave to many wires and pipes and things poking out I would'nt know were to start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted September 16, 2008 Author Share Posted September 16, 2008 FINAL UPDATE UNTIL TRACK DAY SATURDAY Happy days 40 mile road test and all is sooooooooooooo good. Back on full power and getting all the right numbers Saturday will tell, so everything crossed. Might get 1 lap, might get 101. Oh! the joys of tinkering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted September 16, 2008 Author Share Posted September 16, 2008 Very brave to many wires and pipes and things poking out I would'nt know were to start I am sure that you are very good at something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARphotographs Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 101 laps, so £1k in petrol hahaha will see you on saturday then! me and the missus are going to come down, A) to practise more track photography to talk to car owners and network c) to get taken round the track in a big blue machine! Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted September 16, 2008 Author Share Posted September 16, 2008 101 laps, so £1k in petrol hahaha 1LT = 1 MILEwill see you on saturday then! GREAT me and the missus are going to come down, A) to practise more track photography GREAT IDEA to talk to car owners and network WHY NOT c) to get taken round the track in a big blue machine! YOU ARE BRAVE Adam Best to give me a shout on Friday to make sure all is okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingbiscuit Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Im going cosworth now for my intake, now I've seen these pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted September 16, 2008 Author Share Posted September 16, 2008 Im going cosworth now for my intake, now I've seen these pics Very wise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 FINAL UPDATE UNTIL TRACK DAY SATURDAY Happy days 40 mile road test and all is sooooooooooooo good. Back on full power and getting all the right numbers Saturday will tell, so everything crossed. Might get 1 lap, might get 101. Oh! the joys of tinkering How did the day go Alex? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted September 21, 2008 Author Share Posted September 21, 2008 FINAL UPDATE UNTIL TRACK DAY SATURDAY Happy days 40 mile road test and all is sooooooooooooo good. Back on full power and getting all the right numbers Saturday will tell, so everything crossed. Might get 1 lap, might get 101. Oh! the joys of tinkering How did the day go Alex? The day went real good Colin thank you. Went through one and a half set of 888'S mind you and 120 lts of V Power. Got 84 laps in which is 109 miles. The car behaved well but still running a tad hot at 110 degrees C when really pushing on but not quite reaching boiling point. Got a bit tweaking to do to the rear rebound, gonna soften it up just a bit. The plenum stood up to the pressure today as there was no issues there, maybe that had something to do with the 6 thick cable ties that I had round the main chamber to try and contain the resonating. Adam and Kat came up so he should be along shorly to tell his tale and hopefully with a few pictures. Cheers, Alex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 FINAL UPDATE UNTIL TRACK DAY SATURDAY Happy days 40 mile road test and all is sooooooooooooo good. Back on full power and getting all the right numbers Saturday will tell, so everything crossed. Might get 1 lap, might get 101. Oh! the joys of tinkering How did the day go Alex? The day went real good Colin thank you. Went through one and a half set of 888'S mind you and 120 lts of V Power. Got 84 laps in which is 109 miles. The car behaved well but still running a tad hot at 110 degrees C when really pushing on but not quite reaching boiling point. Got a bit tweaking to do to the rear rebound, gonna soften it up just a bit. The plenum stood up to the pressure today as there was no issues there, maybe that had something to do with the 6 thick cable ties that I had round the main chamber to try and contain the resonating. Adam and Kat came up so he should be along shorly to tell his tale and hopefully with a few pictures. Cheers, Alex. Looks like a good result then - look forward to seeing some pics. Do you think your cooling issue is more to do with lack of air getting to the rads or a need to extract more from under the bonnet (despite the new C/F version), or something else? I remember in my motorsport days the usual trick was to put the heater on full blast to help the cooling - not always the most comfortable, but when needs must.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted September 21, 2008 Author Share Posted September 21, 2008 FINAL UPDATE UNTIL TRACK DAY SATURDAY Happy days 40 mile road test and all is sooooooooooooo good. Back on full power and getting all the right numbers Saturday will tell, so everything crossed. Might get 1 lap, might get 101. Oh! the joys of tinkering How did the day go Alex? The day went real good Colin thank you. Went through one and a half set of 888'S mind you and 120 lts of V Power. Got 84 laps in which is 109 miles. The car behaved well but still running a tad hot at 110 degrees C when really pushing on but not quite reaching boiling point. Got a bit tweaking to do to the rear rebound, gonna soften it up just a bit. The plenum stood up to the pressure today as there was no issues there, maybe that had something to do with the 6 thick cable ties that I had round the main chamber to try and contain the resonating. Adam and Kat came up so he should be along shorly to tell his tale and hopefully with a few pictures. Cheers, Alex. Looks like a good result then - look forward to seeing some pics. Do you think your cooling issue is more to do with lack of air getting to the rads or a need to extract more from under the bonnet (despite the new C/F version), or something else? I remember in my motorsport days the usual trick was to put the heater on full blast to help the cooling - not always the most comfortable, but when needs must.......... Yeah totally agree Colin, running with the heater on full certainly helps to disperse the heat, no big deal with the Roadster as I have the roof down most of the time. If I have the roof up on track then that is only because it is raining and the laps times then become a tad slower so no running hot isues. Knockhill is a very demanding and technical track and it is the only track that I have temperature issues with. Silverstone and the Ring are much more "open" I think that I am now getting sufficient cold air in and the hot air is most certainly dispersing quicker and easier. The plumbing has been totally reworked and I am also mapped to allow excess fuel through on the over run to try and keep the turbos etc cooler. I am also running the Koyo R2577 which is a great radiator but I feel that a bigger core may help, so I plan to fit a bigger core shortly if I can squeeze it in. I think that an extra 2 litres of coolant should do the job so more fabrication work required I am afraid. There should be enough space as I am now running without my air con heat exchanger. Don't get me wrong, I am not overheating, I am just a bit uncomfortable at 110 degrees C. If I can get it down to 105 then I will be happy. Cheers, Alex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARphotographs Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 I have photos, i'm soon going to post them, just need to re-size then they will be up. Kat and i had a great time Alex, thanks for taking us round! was Mindblowing!!! then the wee Caterham 7 was brilliant as well, so will i be seeing you again on friday? Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted September 21, 2008 Author Share Posted September 21, 2008 I have photos, i'm soon going to post them, just need to re-size then they will be up. Kat and i had a great time Alex, thanks for taking us round! was Mindblowing!!! then the wee Caterham 7 was brilliant as well, so will i be seeing you again on friday? Adam You were both most welcome, hope you had fun Yes Friday is on, made my Marie Curie donation this evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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