so mark can i ask what you have done to make your handling good???
or is it trade secrets??? thanx Leighton ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Alford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 9:11 AM Subject: Re: Thought I would start the evening off with a question > I agree with Terry, you can certainly get your FJ to handle well. > > I run an FJ in my race car (improved production). Due to being a near stock > engine, I don't have the horsepower of some other cars - including worked up > L20's. Having said this, I'm still two seconds a lap quicker (Eastern Creek) > than the above mentioned L20 powered 1600. > > I have been told by numerous people that the weight difference is about > 15kg, this is something that can easily be worked around. > > Cheers, > Mark. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Terry Rudd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 11:35 PM > Subject: RE: Thought I would start the evening off with a question > > > > What poor handling with a FJ20 engine - it's crap as in urban myth. > > > > If you do stupid things like lowering it by a crazy amount, sure it wont > > handle well but that goes for an L engine or any other of them too. If you > > follow the guidelines in the Whiteline article, especially in regards to > > front/rear ride height variance (i.e. max front lower by 25mm) and get as > > much of everything as adjustable as you can afford, wide low profile tyres > > etc, your FJ powered 1600 will still out handle the majority of sports > cars > > on the road and you wont build muscles like Arny in the process. > > > > regards > > Terry > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Leighton > > Sent: Monday, 29 April 2002 5:34 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Thought i would start the evening off with a question > > > > > > OK i have been talking to steve newing tonight - good bloke - any way we > > were discussing the poor handling that is inherant with transplanting an > > Fj20det in to a datto 1600 - i thought that they werent crazily heavy - > yes > > i know they are heavy however i am doing this conversion cos of the > > achievable cheap power???now i dont wanna start anything cos i want to > have > > lots to do with SR's and Ca's alsoin the future but the FJ is my cheap > > reliable power house for the moment > > > > any way i was wondering whether those of you who had Fj 20dets in ther > 1600 > > what you have done to cater for the poor handling - and even if you have > > been successfull in aachieving good handling with these engines in a 1600? > > > > > > how heavy are these engines??? i mean i dont think i have ever got a > figure > > that every one has agreed on??? > > > > any way any opinions / stories etc would be great - cos i wanna use my car > > on the track a little so im not really stressed about it but i would like > to > > im porve it any way > > > > > > > > thanx > > > > > > Leighton > > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
