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MAXIBOY
05-07-2007, 20:20
first time honest.

http://www.s36.photobucket.com/albums/e15/123maxiboy/?action=view&current=DSCF4007.flv

Tullyvernon
05-07-2007, 22:24
Sounds good :D

wavy
05-07-2007, 22:59
:) the beast has been woken :)
good stuff mate look forward to more vids 8)

FlamingMonkey
06-07-2007, 08:41
Looks and sounds ace, good skills there 8)

snowman
06-07-2007, 13:47
sounds like a ducati,lol

nice 8)

Winston
06-07-2007, 15:00
Mwhahahahaha :twisted:

MattyH16valver
06-07-2007, 21:10
Sounds beasty....what bhp are u expecting?

MAXIBOY
07-07-2007, 01:30
between 340bhp up to 380bhp. running in at 250bhp

snowman
07-07-2007, 08:39
Are you going to be able to get all that power down thru the fronts tho mate?

Laine_16v
07-07-2007, 09:36
Well he does have massive wheels, so that helps.

MAXIBOY
07-07-2007, 10:52
yes. there a huge myth started by clarkson that anything over a certain horsepower is useless on a front wheel drive motor. if that was the case then the 900bhp front wheel drive cars would be no faster up the strip than the 250bhp front wheel drive cars. but they are. and by some amount.

on a road car its even more important as your not really trying to launch the car from standing start. thus a 350bhp car is going to be quicker say 60 to 100 than a 250bhp car. more important when over taking a spend less time on the wrong side of the road etc.
also i had the wheel size vs acceleration debate. yes 15,s might by ideal for a williams but 18,s can be made to work well. yes i lose some acceleration but i gain grip and again on the road car what i may lose on acceleration i more than gain at the other end buy increased braking performance due to tyres and massive discs.

its all horses for course. with standard powered cars standard tyres standard suspension and brakes are properly the best solution but as the power increases they become a little over whelmed. which is why renault developed the wide bodied wide tracked 330m disc braked 18 inch wheel 270bhp maxi in the first place.

and its stage times where a lot quicker than a standard williams.

snowman
07-07-2007, 11:04
Ah good stuff mate,im glad about this,im hoping for 200+ when mines finished,and ive got 18's,i agree with the 15's better for Williams theory but ive had this arguement before on MSN,i may not be in the know like some but why do Touring cars have large alloys if they are crap for handling?

Cant wait to see your car in the flesh mate 8)

MAXIBOY
07-07-2007, 11:11
i agree that if you just put 18,s on a 1.2 with standard suspension and brakes and power then its a step in the wrong direction. but as a well thought out package theres a crossover point where the extra grip bigger brakes reduced tyre flex out weigh the slightly heavier slower accelerating larger rims.

plus at the moment my overall unsprung weight is nearly back in valver territory anyway.

lewis_willy2
07-07-2007, 14:37
sounds sweet m8, well done. cant wait till mines done. running 15's but like you say above 60 will be rapid, but traction will be a problem off the line. but i dont care. gotta get my hands on a 320bhp chip :twisted:

DaveH
07-07-2007, 15:09
When will it be out and properly unveiled maxiboy?

MAXIBOY
07-07-2007, 16:24
mot and running in this week. then hopefully being used everyday after that.

DaveH
07-07-2007, 18:01
will it be at fcs then? Or is that not your bag?

MAXIBOY
07-07-2007, 18:33
going to try and make it if all goes well

DaveH
07-07-2007, 18:36
Good stuff.

cliolord
08-07-2007, 13:54
I want to be stood at the back of it when you pull away and hear the thud, pop, cackle and bang as you twat the limiter :lol:

MAXIBOY
08-07-2007, 14:01
it hasn,t got a limiter. should rev to around 9000rpm.

Imperial_16v
08-07-2007, 16:42
Looks very tasty. :D More vids if you can! Sounds great!

northy
09-07-2007, 08:20
very nice ......Hope u turned the engine over a few times before u started it propper? :wink:

MAXIBOY
09-07-2007, 13:01
yes plugs out and cranked till oil pressure light went out then plugs in and started it.

cliolord
09-07-2007, 18:10
no limiter :shock:

Imperial_16v
09-07-2007, 18:23
very nice ......Hope u turned the engine over a few times before u started it propper? :wink:

Excuse my ignorance. But why do you need to do this? :oops:

Cheers!

cliolord
09-07-2007, 19:56
very nice ......Hope u turned the engine over a few times before u started it propper? :wink:

Excuse my ignorance. But why do you need to do this? :oops:

Cheers!

get the oil up to the head, and through all the oil galleries before the engine runs at idle (1000rpm) which causes friction and metal on metal ware for the first couple of seconds until the oil pressure is reached

Imperial_16v
09-07-2007, 20:08
very nice ......Hope u turned the engine over a few times before u started it propper? :wink:

Excuse my ignorance. But why do you need to do this? :oops:

Cheers!

get the oil up to the head, and through all the oil galleries before the engine runs at idle (1000rpm) which causes friction and metal on metal ware for the first couple of seconds until the oil pressure is reached

Ah right, so is that just because it's such a high bhp engine? I take it "normal" cars don't need that doing. :oops:

MAXIBOY
09-07-2007, 20:11
also if you fit new cams you should not let the engine idle but run it at 2000/2500rpm for the first twenty minutes. idling new cams can destroy the new cams.

also to check the oil light goes out at all. don,t want to start the engine and find you have no oil pressure.

DaveH
09-07-2007, 20:11
Yes every car needs that doing when the engine has been apart or has had no oil in it (or the cyl head) for a long period of time. Its not just for high powered engines.

Thats why these adverts say "90% of you engines wear happens when your engine is cold" This is because all the oil is in the sump and it has thicker viscosity when cold!

MAXIBOY
09-07-2007, 20:13
you can get pre-oilers from burton power. that inject oil prior to starting

DaveH
09-07-2007, 20:20
Aye but to your average punter that quote worries them into buying the oil that combats this problem. Good idea those pre-oilers i would imagine.

Dancliovalver
09-07-2007, 21:29
i wanna see more vids :lol:

eternalife
10-07-2007, 21:51
Looks as if a lot of manhours have been spent on that...

...and by the sound of it worth every one.

:clap:

MAXIBOY
10-07-2007, 21:58
cheers for all the comments. more vids to follow.

big hp
10-07-2007, 23:02
Sounds lovely mate. You've done a amazing job there.