Blog: my k11 rally car
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it looks good fun chip, how,s the feel etc of that gripper diff ? (torquesteer ?, lift understeer ? is it 1.5 way ?)
They're 1.5way clutch type LSDs with 40/65 ramp angles, giving mild/medium lock on the overrun and medium/heavy lock under power. Tbh they're a bit radical for a roadcar without pas but when driven hard they make a considerable improvement......can't wait to try it at Goodwood in May
yes mate we were there. really good event and finished 25th o/a and 3rd in class so not bad but a long drive up.
which lsd a new one or a a spare one?
I competed on the rali bro teifi on saturday. car was going really well through the first two selectives until on the third selective i got a bit excited and kept the power on with full lock and broke a cv joint. needless to say gutted but shes fixed now and will be back out in two weeks on the night owl.
no i havent done any outside wales but have thaught about doing some, can you recomend any?
Suze
Club Member (Trial)
Yeah - I've only done a few, my husband [superuno on here] is better placed to advise as he's been competing longer and done more, but the ones I'd recommend are The Preston which is the first weekend in December, very rough, lots of whites etc used and based in Norfolk / Suffolk. The other one which I did for the first time this year is The Carpetbagger, based in Devon and starts near Honiton. Def a good nav needed as a reasonable chance you'll need to cut and it can be tricky there. I'm looking at doing The Drystone in July too which is supposed to be good, Derbyshire area I think. The Bagger and Preston came in Motorsport News' top 3 RR to do, along with Cliwendeg [sp?] I think but you won't need me to tell you anything about that one
thanks. ive heared that the carpetbagger is good. the preston sounds like a real car tester like the classic tracks in west wales. have you competed on any welsh road rallys yet?
. The Bagger and Preston came in Motorsport News' top 3 RR to do, along with Cliwendeg [sp?] I think but you won't need me to tell you anything about that one
i dont know i vaguely remember someone mentioning the cilwendeg
.i just hope i do well enough this year to get an entry for the 50th cilwendeg it should be epic.
Oh well if you vaguely know it that's ok then.....!!
Yeah Bagger is def good, different challenge to The Preston though. I've not done any rallying in Wales though Matt aka Superuno has.
you should come over for a go theres an event pretty much every week. events like bro teifi, 1000 lanes, classic tracks, sarn helen, farrington trophy are all worth doing. but if you plan to ever do the classic tracks rally dont use a car that you like use a shed.
Classic tracks isn't running this year as the club will be running the Bro Tysul instead. Not heard encouraging things about Welsh events??Seriously,you got to get yourself down here or even WBCC area. The events are amazing and the best no-nonsense and nothing to catch you out events. Basically quickest crew wins.Simple as that.No silly navigation or anything to catch you out.
Carpetbagger though I agree is a must.Closet you'll ever get to a Motoring News event but was very hard adjusting to one thing that was very scary.Won't say no more but people who have done it will know what I'm talking about.I found it very difficult to get used to
Carpetbagger though I agree is a must.Closet you'll ever get to a Motoring News event but was very hard adjusting to one thing that was very scary.Won't say no more but people who have done it will know what I'm talking about.I found it very difficult to get used to
I don't know....The top local boys around here are seriously,seriously quick. I was marshalling on the Bro Teifi and was reminded at just how quick some of them are.Unbelievable!! Plus,tendancy is.....the same roads do get used on most rallies so they know the roads pretty well also.
PM'd you about the Bagger.
PM'd you about the Bagger.
were out competing on the 1000 lanes road rally this weekend, 3 laps of walters arena then into the lanes for the night section. the micras going great now its got a new std box (thanks to matt humphris for the box and the knowledge of how to put it together, i was totally baffled about why it wouldnt fit until someone pointed out the final drive was different to my original one) and new paddle clutch cant wait now :grinning:
im thinking of building a new engine for my micra with hopefully more power. (currently has about 110bhp at flywheel not tested tho)
can anyone tell me how much power i could potentially get out of a 1.3 engine if i throw enough money at it eg, re-bore, throttle bodies etc?
or who i should talk too?
thanks chip
can anyone tell me how much power i could potentially get out of a 1.3 engine if i throw enough money at it eg, re-bore, throttle bodies etc?
or who i should talk too?
thanks chip
took the car to mosleys garage in llandeilo today to put it on his rolling road.
first time he run it up it had 109bhp at the fly/ 88bhp at the wheels.
he then changed my std fuel pressure valve for an adjustable one and run it up a couple more times
eventually after a bit of adjustment it was 116bhp at the fly/ 95 at the wheels so im pretty happy with that
first time he run it up it had 109bhp at the fly/ 88bhp at the wheels.
he then changed my std fuel pressure valve for an adjustable one and run it up a couple more times
eventually after a bit of adjustment it was 116bhp at the fly/ 95 at the wheels so im pretty happy with that
ive got the cables aswell thanks frank as i thaught they might be different.
