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[GeorgeBC]

I didn't mean crash. Blowing it up is scary enough but crashing is horrible. Mines really good, best its ever been! Nothing booked trackwise this year now which is depressing but im doing the highland hoon in may and don't want to brake it before hand. Ill get plenty in before the end of the year as long as my rods survive. Still running the Apexi with regular checks of the intake pipe. Very impressed by it as it gave me genuine gains and judging by how clean my pipework is its working. Don't believe everything you read on here . Looking at the state of Nevs HKS filter theres reason to be worried about some filters.

[Nev]

Chris, if you need cheap methanol, there is a place north of Bristol I bought mine from. As I remember (4 years ago now), it was approx 50p per litre, so long as you bought it in large amounts. Thats 33% the price of a litre of petrol, so very good value. I think they were called Cotswold Chemicals or somesuch. You need to make it clear that it will be used as a coolant (rather than a fuel) otherwise they slap the government fuel tax on it the same as petrol.

Edited by Nev, 29 March 2013 - 07:38 AM.

[Nev]

Is your car up and running Chris? How do you find it, exciting ?! LOL

[chrisgold]

[Bumblebee]

Nice!

[chrisgold]

Is your car up and running Chris? How do you find it, exciting ?! LOL

 

 

    Not going as fast as I had planned, as you can see from the GT28 being on my laptop........  Only about a year or more late......  Its just been locked in a shed since I built it up and posted the last pics, ive not even run it in.....

 

Its actually in the bodyshop atm having some wide arches fitted for the bigger wheels, so should have some new pics soon.

 

Running standard Injectors, a standard turbo and a standard file, It needed 30% more fuel just to run the AFR's into the 12's..... Thirsty little bugger with the overbore.

Then once I finally do get round to doing 1000-1500 miles with it on the standard map then will put the 650cc injectors and Garrett GT28 on and new exhaust. Then map.

So dare I say it, it will be finished soon.........

 

Oh some new mirrors going on it too, little F1 style ones

[Nev]

Thanks for the update. Keep plugging away. Even 10 minutes driving can be enough payback for 25 hours of grinding away to make it all work!

[chrisgold]

Thanks for the update. Keep plugging away. Even 10 minutes driving can be enough payback for 25 hours of grinding away to make it all work!

 

haha or a year for a few hours on track

[chrisgold]

I seem to have gained 80kg......   Im guessing its down to the full tank of fuel, full tanks of water/meth, full tank of Nos and the bigger wheels and tyres....



Sneaky pic
 

ahhh here we go here is one of the whole car



Been a long time since ive seen it without stickers.

Well anyways, the update is - its in having a new stainless 3.25 exhaust made up atm. Not long now

[The Batman]

Still running no intercooler? Looks loads better now it's stickerless!

Edited by The Batman, 21 August 2013 - 01:39 AM.

[Asheey]

Looking good! !

[Mike (Cliffie)]

Looking sweet Chris. TA next year maybe?

[chrisgold]

Still running no intercooler?

Looks loads better now it's stickerless!

Thanks, yeh it does look nice I always wanted the ears silver. It still has MMG across the rear wing.

I had the windscreen surround sprayed the same as the car, but then i had to change the windscreen for the MOT.. doh!

The only other sticker going on will be my "2012 Time Attack" Sun visor hahah

 

Looking good! !

 

Looking sweet Chris. TA next year maybe?

Would love to would love love love to!    Ive started up my own tuning company in my county, its the only one, so im flat out atm, but its a possibility if ive got the cash/ time. Will have to see I guess.

My company has actually just started doing a bit with the company that make the Marcos, they make them just down the road from me. Maybe you will be up against one of these in the time attack instead   If I could afford one! 
its 840kg and there will be a 3.6 litre twin turbo 550bhp option.... yummy!

Edited by chrisgold, 21 August 2013 - 03:06 PM.

[Nev]

Golly, 880 Kg for a VXT with extra bits is good, Nipper was 940 KG last time I had him corner weighted with 1/3 tank of fuel.

[chrisgold]

Golly, 880 Kg for a VXT with extra bits is good, Nipper was 940 KG last time I had him corner weighted with 1/3 tank of fuel.

Well yeh I weighed it ages ago at 800kg, but forgot to take pics and nobody believed me haha, N/A with Tubby engine is lighter than a Tubby I guess   

940 is still good tho! Standard one must weigh more than that, anyone weighed a standard one?

[Nev]

I struggle to believe your car was 800 KG TBH, how could it have been that much lower than anyone else's, maybe the scales threw a wobbly?

 

I believe a normal VXT is 930 KG (with 90% fluids), if Nipper had a full petrol tank he'd be more line 965 Kg at a guess, so he is quite a bit heavier than he used to be, which maybe partly accounts for why he feels less nimble than when he was 895 Kg. 

[ArticMonkey]

I struggle to believe your car was 800 KG TBH, how could it have been that much lower than anyone else's, maybe the scales threw a wobbly?   I believe a normal VXT is 930 KG (with 90% fluids), if Nipper had a full petrol tank he'd be more line 965 Kg at a guess, so he is quite a bit heavier than he used to be, which maybe partly accounts for why he feels less nimble than when he was 895 Kg. 

The answer is in the picture. Weighbridge's can be out by 20-40kgs if not regularly calibrated.

[chrisgold]

 

I struggle to believe your car was 800 KG TBH, how could it have been that much lower than anyone else's, maybe the scales threw a wobbly?   I believe a normal VXT is 930 KG (with 90% fluids), if Nipper had a full petrol tank he'd be more line 965 Kg at a guess, so he is quite a bit heavier than he used to be, which maybe partly accounts for why he feels less nimble than when he was 895 Kg. 

The answer is in the picture. Weighbridge's can be out by 20-40kgs if not regularly calibrated.

 

it is calibrated regularly.  Don't all be jealous of my light weight N/A with a tubby engine  

[siztenboots]

interesting that the z20let can be fitted with the NA clam , with a racey intake manifold you get even more clearance to the boot.

 

its a bit of a worry about the fuel duty needing +30% trim just for an overbore, that sounds more like an air leak somewhere. what is the cc with the overbore now?

[chrisgold]

interesting that the z20let can be fitted with the NA clam , with a racey intake manifold you get even more clearance to the boot.

 

its a bit of a worry about the fuel duty needing +30% trim just for an overbore, that sounds more like an air leak somewhere. what is the cc with the overbore now?

Yeh sorry forgot to update that, turned out to be a dodgy MAF giving low readings, thus under fuelling Yeh fits lovely in an N/A clam Was going to take her for a spin thismorning, just noticed my tax has run out today