Russ Fellows run 9.51 at Bug Jam

[Prowagen]

Russ do you run a radiator or do you just do what Jon Rathbone had a tank and long water lines to the front to aid cooling?

[russ fellows]

it has a 12" square radiater which pulls air from the window with the aid 11"blow through fan this keeps the water in the heads at about 95  at a steady cruise of 90 miles an hour

[Prowagen]

Cool thanks for the info.

Why did you choose to use the Autocraft heads over pauters own?

Rob.

[russ fellows]

there is a very good reason for that . it is what i had . and i had the flo chart for these heads and it was quite good. my only doubt is the 700 lbs spring pressure i need to run with this cam .they are also easy to water jacket.

[SteveW]

only if you use castrol-R just purely for the smell

The best smell in the world!!

[Peter Shattock]

I have to say the car is not my cup of tea in terms of style, being a bit of a stuck in the mud old school cal look fan, but I love the engineering and you can't grumble about driving to the track running a 9.51 and driving home again!

Absolutely top draw, keep up the good work! 

Peter

[Travis]

Russ that is just amazing. I can only try to guess at how much work and effort u have put in to it
Well done that man

Martin breaking third gear how much power have u got
Just as that thing came up on boost i bet. Crazzzzzzzzzzzzy

[russ fellows]

thanks travis. martin is on holiday again .we had his car on the rolling road last friday and it made 450 at the wheels .we did not push any harder yet as the car could do with track time but i know he is very pleased for its first resl outing

[Martin]

Oi Fellows, get of the laptop and back in the shed!

what do you mean on Holiday agian, its only the 2nd this year!  lol



Travis, 3rd gear blew due to all the abuse its had, lost track of the dyno runs its done, the clutchless shifts (clutchwas stuck) and all the untold operator abuse LOL. but never mind it can be fixed, dont want to turn up the power yet, as i want to get the chassis sorted, still getting used to the v-gate. so l want to get the best out of the car first, then move onto turning it up. the car will do laps now so i can work on the race craft.

tell you what though, it the only car ive driven that pulls just as hard in 4th as it does 2nd! lol cant wait to get it all dialed in.

[russ fellows]

if you stopped having all these holidays you would get it dailed in a lot quicker lol . only joking have e beer or three for me

[Airspeed]

it took a while but got there in the end .
the gearbox is a short nosed G50 porsche .

Thanks for the info Russ! Guess whats under my workbench for when the 915 blows? 
Very cool you joined here and answer the q's yourself!
Do you have a factory LSD in there?
What clutch do you use with it?

Still weird the engine was damaged not even running the high octane, high boost mode as it obviously did on the dyno-sheet...?

Tnx,
Walter

[Martin]

we both use the same clutch, its the J&G floater with the twin black diamond disks. Although Russ is thinking about going for a twin/triple carbon clutch arangment. as he's finding that the black diamond disks are a little heavy and dont help gear shifts. If the Carbon Disks hold up to Mrs Fellows's shopping trips then they will be fine on the strip! lol

[Udo]

Black Diamont ? Is it different to Black Magic ?

Udo

[Martin]

Black Diamont ? Is it different to Black Magic ?

Udo

there the same, might be me getting it wrong.

[Udo]

Black Diamont ? Is it different to Black Magic ?

Udo

there the same, might be me getting it wrong.

So you only use 1 disc ? 2 would be a little too much i think !

Udo

[Martin]

Black Diamont ? Is it different to Black Magic ?

Udo

there the same, might be me getting it wrong.

So you only use 1 disc ? 2 would be a little too much i think !

Udo

We use 2 disks, they are the 6mm ones not the 8mm normal ones. there is an intermediate plate between the two disks. and yes there isnt much room! Lucky Russ used a G50 box and has a larger bell housing, and im using a mendeola, but still had to grind the case to get it in. they seam to work well with our heavy weight cars.

might have a pictuer some place.

[Airspeed]

might have a pictuer some place.

That would be very cool!
Thanks in advance!

[russ fellows]

if you go on the Mcleod web site you can see the assembly it is the drag mag one . the gear change at the last meeting was good and the launch was smooth . if you use your g50 box you  can machine 20mm of the bell housing and fit a hydraulic release bearing which will convert it to a push clutch .the only thing you would have to do is make a flywheel like the one i had made  if i can be of any more help ask away

[Martin]

Just dont ask on a Wednesday night, as you'll get some daft drunken answer! lol

[Fasterbrit]

Firstly, big respect to Russ for running such a mental time in a street driven car! All those years of trial and development are paying off at last, and boy has Russ earned it! The only thing is he has 'raised the bar' way too much now for us mere mortals

Well done Russ! Matt Keene

[58vw]

very cool indeed....love the pics and congrats on the et and mph and then drive home. My kind of car.

[Bad bug]

Hi all i am new here. I just want to say congrats to Russ for running such a great time. I have always loved his car, even when he had the 2.4 ltr type4 with porsche heads on his ride. One question though russ why didn't you develope this engine anymore.

[russ fellows]

the reason for the change was because the heads were hemi design and the ports turned quikly the were a bit thin at the point where the head joint was .they would only hold 115 bhp per cylinder .which was a shame because the car drove really well and was only at 16 pounds boost . so we turned it down to 400bhp and sold it on

[Prowagen]

Where did your old motor find a new home? Whoever has it must be chuffed, instant 10sec power plant.

[Bad bug]

the reason for the change was because the heads were hemi design and the ports turned quikly the were a bit thin at the point where the head joint was .they would only hold 115 bhp per cylinder .which was a shame because the car drove really well and was only at 16 pounds boost . so we turned it down to 400bhp and sold it on

Russ do you intend to let anyone in on the secrets of how to build such an engine.

[Martin]

the reason for the change was because the heads were hemi design and the ports turned quikly the were a bit thin at the point where the head joint was .they would only hold 115 bhp per cylinder .which was a shame because the car drove really well and was only at 16 pounds boost . so we turned it down to 400bhp and sold it on

Russ do you intend to let anyone in on the secrets of how to build such an engine.

He buys my cast offs! lol


You know im only Joking Russ.......................You've just about bust all my cast offs!   

[Martin]

the reason for the change was because the heads were hemi design and the ports turned quikly the were a bit thin at the point where the head joint was .they would only hold 115 bhp per cylinder .which was a shame because the car drove really well and was only at 16 pounds boost . so we turned it down to 400bhp and sold it on

Russ do you intend to let anyone in on the secrets of how to build such an engine.

Seriously now.....


It takes lots of time and money, comon sence, understanding wife and being prepared to do the hours.
Some ideas work, some don’t. You just have to keep at it.

You also have to look outside the vw world for inspiration. Im sure we can get a whole lot more out of them ,its just takes time....... and beer.

[Airspeed]

It takes lots of time and money, comon sence, understanding wife and being prepared to do the hours.
Some ideas work, some don’t. You just have to keep at it.

You also have to look outside the vw world for inspiration. Im sure we can get a whole lot more out of them ,its just takes time....... and beer.

I think the above hits the nail on the head perfectly.
Cheers for that (and the beer of course  )!