Our track project - including diary of a Sprint N00b... - Page 18

kaiowas · 03-10-2008, 16:08

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Originally Posted by vix

Yes, there's room for one in an MR2, but only one. And you can't take the original one out in order to make room

Well you could fit a second one in but it wouldn't do much good.

Zirax · 03-10-2008, 17:09

Hmmmm, I shall have to think on this one. I was wondering if you had ventured for something a touch extreme. We need a pondering or chin scratching smily.

Psymonkee · 03-10-2008, 20:34

Just read the whole lot from the start - fantastic read and great pics

As for what you've bought.....I'm thinking perhaps engine for more powa?

Zirax · 03-10-2008, 21:09

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Originally Posted by Psymonkee

As for what you've bought.....I'm thinking perhaps engine for more powa?

Well thats what I was thinking, but I thought he was upto more work with Mr Grinder before that came about.

Make no mistake, the thing goes like an effing rocket at the moment.

cheets · 03-10-2008, 21:25

I would love to get a track licence and a car after doing the VXR track days 2 years running, how much have you spent so far.

Psymonkee · 03-10-2008, 22:03

Oh yeah knew I forgot to add something

I could just do with stopping spending money on games and buy a cheap car to track instead :> Not a clue where to start. Mind I need to lose a lot of weight before I'll fit in anything remotely fun...

kaiowas · 03-10-2008, 22:11

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Originally Posted by cheets

I would love to get a track licence and a car after doing the VXR track days 2 years running, how much have you spent so far.

Car was free plus about £500 worth of work to get it MOT'd
Sprint entry fees have cost us £400 each for the season plus a few hundred to cover the trackdays as well.
Other nice non-essential stuff like seats, suspension and doorcards have cost about £600
Then various consumables, maintenance items and tyres have probably come to about £4-500 or so.

We've pretty much done things on a budget so far although we could certainly have spent less. This winter could get expensive yet though as I've got plenty of ideas for things I want to do, just a matter of how much cash I can spare.

New toy is a 4-AGZE, basically a supercharged version of the engine we've already got. With the larger supercharger pulley already on the engine it should take us from the current 120ish bhp to about 190bhp once I drop it in. Still not as much power as the front running GT4s but it might allow me to beat one or two more of them.

Zirax · 04-10-2008, 13:23

I see I thought you had gone really hardcore and gone for a full mk1.5

Actually if you are anywhere near the 900kg mark, thats going to be insanely quick.

I will ask, when you start fiddling mind if I pop over and have a look? I do know bugger all (you may have noticed

) but I am certainly interested.

vix · 04-10-2008, 13:46

You might have to help him anyway

I'm no good at the mo

Engine was a bargain, so we had to have it.

kaiowas · 04-10-2008, 18:44

I was unsure what to do engine wise, a 1.5 would have been awesome but I'd have probably struggled with time/money/fabrication skills to make it happen quickly enough. The other option was a 20v 4AGE which would have given a nice power increase whilst still allowing us to stay in class D but it'd have been expensive finding one with a loom and ECU or a bit of a project (and probably still expensive) getting one to run on an aftermarket ECU. Wasn't really considering an SC conversion but for what this will cost and the relatively low effort required I couldn't not do it.

Of course I could have stuck to the plan and left the engine alone for this year and just spent this winter tidying up the bodywork and upgrading the suspension but where's the fun in that.

03-10-2008, 20:34	#173
Psymonkee A cat wearing a wet suit Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: St.Andrews Posts: 2,023	Just read the whole lot from the start - fantastic read and great pics As for what you've bought.....I'm thinking perhaps engine for more powa? __________________ Sonisphere FMC Code: 1k949178

03-10-2008, 22:03	#176
Psymonkee A cat wearing a wet suit Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: St.Andrews Posts: 2,023	Oh yeah knew I forgot to add something I could just do with stopping spending money on games and buy a cheap car to track instead :> Not a clue where to start. Mind I need to lose a lot of weight before I'll fit in anything remotely fun... __________________ Sonisphere FMC Code: 1k949178

04-10-2008, 13:46	#179
vix Penelope Pitstop Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,426	You might have to help him anyway I'm no good at the mo Engine was a bargain, so we had to have it. __________________

04-10-2008, 18:44	#180
kaiowas The Stig Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fightertown USA Posts: 1,458	I was unsure what to do engine wise, a 1.5 would have been awesome but I'd have probably struggled with time/money/fabrication skills to make it happen quickly enough. The other option was a 20v 4AGE which would have given a nice power increase whilst still allowing us to stay in class D but it'd have been expensive finding one with a loom and ECU or a bit of a project (and probably still expensive) getting one to run on an aftermarket ECU. Wasn't really considering an SC conversion but for what this will cost and the relatively low effort required I couldn't not do it. Of course I could have stuck to the plan and left the engine alone for this year and just spent this winter tidying up the bodywork and upgrading the suspension but where's the fun in that. __________________ Anal Fish Porn

03-10-2008, 17:09	#172
Zirax Goes up to 11! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,577	Hmmmm, I shall have to think on this one. I was wondering if you had ventured for something a touch extreme. We need a pondering or chin scratching smily.

03-10-2008, 21:25	#175
cheets Long Island Iced Tea Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 442	I would love to get a track licence and a car after doing the VXR track days 2 years running, how much have you spent so far.

04-10-2008, 13:23	#178
Zirax Goes up to 11! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,577	I see I thought you had gone really hardcore and gone for a full mk1.5 Actually if you are anywhere near the 900kg mark, thats going to be insanely quick. I will ask, when you start fiddling mind if I pop over and have a look? I do know bugger all (you may have noticed ) but I am certainly interested.