Paul Thompson 'Hooligan'
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Remember that \'low flying GT40\' last year?
Yep - it's that time again...just two weeks away....(16th)
From what?
Another crack at the elusive 200 Mph.
I was over Roy's today fitting the new BIG injectors and recalibrating the Motec ECU to suit. The resultant duty cycle has now been slashed by 50% - giving plenty of headroom for both high RPM and any other performance mods Roy might come up with.
This time we'll be running the straight through pipes again, have removed the mechanical water pump (removing water from motor through the front of the heads via electric pump), will run 'cool Blue 76 Fuel' and will make sure its running on ALL 8 cylinders this time... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif
After tweeking ECU, motor started on the button and idles just fine, something I was a little unsure about because of the size of the injectors - but it seems just fine on the Lambda.
We are at Goodwood this coming weekend (9th) with the mighty Aston Martins, so will get a chance to shake down the car then before the high speed attempt - and Roy will also road test later this week - fingers crossed!
Re the high speed attempt - Dave Parker will be joining us this time and his newly equipped Motec setup on his Chevy powered R42 will be getting +100BHP of NOS after initial runs. (should be interesting! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif)
Also - Club Member Bjorn Arnils will be attending with his 3.4L C-Type Jaguar and his '40' (T40GTD) in reserve.
Then - we are off to the Bentwater Sprint (24th) and round the month off with the ALL WEEKEND visit to Wiscombe for a Hill Climb (30th/31st).. Busy eh?
Whilst the high-speed run is a 'no spectators' event due to it being on a military access controlled base - the other events are very welcoming to visitors/spectators, so if any of you want to see some 40s in action - come along and say hello - we are a very friendly bunch really... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Yep - it's that time again...just two weeks away....(16th)
From what?
Another crack at the elusive 200 Mph.
I was over Roy's today fitting the new BIG injectors and recalibrating the Motec ECU to suit. The resultant duty cycle has now been slashed by 50% - giving plenty of headroom for both high RPM and any other performance mods Roy might come up with.
This time we'll be running the straight through pipes again, have removed the mechanical water pump (removing water from motor through the front of the heads via electric pump), will run 'cool Blue 76 Fuel' and will make sure its running on ALL 8 cylinders this time... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif
After tweeking ECU, motor started on the button and idles just fine, something I was a little unsure about because of the size of the injectors - but it seems just fine on the Lambda.
We are at Goodwood this coming weekend (9th) with the mighty Aston Martins, so will get a chance to shake down the car then before the high speed attempt - and Roy will also road test later this week - fingers crossed!
Re the high speed attempt - Dave Parker will be joining us this time and his newly equipped Motec setup on his Chevy powered R42 will be getting +100BHP of NOS after initial runs. (should be interesting! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif)
Also - Club Member Bjorn Arnils will be attending with his 3.4L C-Type Jaguar and his '40' (T40GTD) in reserve.
Then - we are off to the Bentwater Sprint (24th) and round the month off with the ALL WEEKEND visit to Wiscombe for a Hill Climb (30th/31st).. Busy eh?
Whilst the high-speed run is a 'no spectators' event due to it being on a military access controlled base - the other events are very welcoming to visitors/spectators, so if any of you want to see some 40s in action - come along and say hello - we are a very friendly bunch really... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif