Drag race!! On 17 Mar 2011, at 09:38, barnacle <nailed.barna...@gmail.com> wrote:
> As you say, it's the challenge. It is, though, a very tunable engine. > If more power is required, there's a £30 ECU chip that give another > 40-50bhp, and an easy 350 bhp available with no internal changes. From > 400-500bhp you're looking at forged internals, so I probably won't > bother... > > To be honest, I've always liked sleeper 'Q' cars; look innocent but go > vooom. Speak softly, but carry a big stick! Getting the induction > noise sane on this is the next challenge. > > Neil > > On Mar 17, 8:29 am, "Jim Hearne" <j...@quantums.info> wrote: >> It's still 39 bhp less than the 2.0 ZVH in my 2+2 :-) >> And i expect the ZVH is lighter as well. >> But thats not the point of doing these conversions, they are done because >> it's a challenge and it's different. >> >> Jim >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: "jon jackson" <jon.jacks...@ntlworld.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 10:41 PM >> To: <quantumowners@googlegroups.com> >> Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Fiat Quanturbo MOT >> >>> Well done that man! what a beast to unleash. >>> Jeckyll or Hyde? all depends on how far the throttle is pushed. >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "barnacle" <nailed.barna...@gmail.com> >>> To: "Quantum Owners Group" <quantumowners@googlegroups.com> >>> Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 7:48 AM >>> Subject: [Quantum Owners] Fiat Quanturbo MOT >> >>> Sailed through yesterday with 173 miles on the clock - 140 of which >>> were the trip to the MOT station nearest the place I built it, just in >>> case I needed spares... the only issues were resolved before it went >>> in, with for some reason, the horn, one sidelight, and one indicator >>> failing on the trip. >> >>> But no problems with the engine... except for the utterly >>> schizophrenic nature of the beast: it goes from a gentle, civilised, >>> quiet 5-cylinder burble at cruise to a howling screaming whistling >>> banshee once the throttle's opened. I need to do some work on the >>> intake routing to remove some sharp edges and some resonances. >> >>> More urgently, I need to sort out the springs: I need an inch and a >>> half, maybe two inches at the front and an inch at the back, with >>> about 50% more stiffness - that's a heavy lump; the all up weight is >>> just on 1000kg which was something of a surprise. Under braking, the >>> front is dipping enough to touch the arches on the tyres - not too >>> good - and the ground clearance I managed to measure at 85mm. >> >>> The pedals need some attention to move them a little to the left and >>> separate them a bit, but that done, all that's left is interior trim. >>> The Fiesta centre console will go back after some surgery to >>> accommodate the larger gearstick mount, and I need to do something >>> complicated with the fascia surround; I might need to get the glass- >>> fibre out. After that, just a wander round the stalls at Stoneleigh >>> for some new carpet and such. 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