Dilemma (I'm not the first & I won't be the last)

[richie]

With the current gearing & tyres 70mph is 4000rpm, with the 1.04 4th its just over 3600rpm, then going to a 205/50/15 at the track would move the rpm up aprox 600rpm so slightly better than current, best of both worlds? not quite but pretty good I think, BFgoodrich used to do a sticky tyre in that size that Mike Lawless ran with good performance, not sure if they still do but something to look at

cheers Richie 

[dannyboy]

why the big no no on a  shot of gas ?as this would give you a 11-12 second racecar that could be ratioed to run nice on the street and work great on the track?
that would be the best of both worlds and a nitrous setup for a small shot could be less than 500 quid to do

[stretch]

It has absolutely nothing to do with money Danny.

[BeetleBug]

why the big no no on a  shot of gas ?as this would give you a 11-12 second racecar that could be ratioed to run nice on the street and work great on the track?
that would be the best of both worlds and a nitrous setup for a small shot could be less than 500 quid to do

I went from NA to nitrous then turbo and nitrous to just turbo. Nitrous is fun but expensive and is getting harder to find here in Norway. Besides the nitrous safety rules are not easy to adapt to a street car. A turbo engine is lazy and soft on parts until you start to boost it. And turbo gear ratios are also long and cruise friendly.

I like the idea with the rocker ratios. I remember that the only nitrous car in the fastest class during drag week did the same. I have to say that I also agree with K-Roc. If you have a engine that pulls strong from low rpms you are able to avoid changing gears so often. Play around with the gear ratios and tire sizes and you can make it a better cruiser.

- Merry Christmas -

BB

[volkskris]

When the season was over I was about to build a engine with approx 30 more horses but then a owner of Porsche 912 asked me if I was interested in a swap. So now the circle is about to be closed. I will build a 2332, FK87 ish engine for the Porsche but I will make it comfy with big brakes, nice seats and proper handling.

Little bit off topic, but I would be interested in a thread about this car. Maybe in the off topic section?

[dannyboy]

It has absolutely nothing to do with money Danny.

i didnt think it was mate