Daimo B
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Yeah, the owner was giving Donna the "large un" sitting on the line at pod, her first run ever, only had the turbo in 1 week....
Nova popped a shaft, we all laughed 
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Cupra Steve
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FPMSL!!!
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chudds
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id give somethin very important to have a blast in that (minus it breakin down!)
what do we reckon beardys twin engined corsa or a twin haybausa turo'd space frame mini? (www.zcars.org.uk)
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Daimo B
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I'll take the single engine'd skyline that beat the nova, lots of times.....
FUll interior, stereo, no engine heat behined you or in front, bigger, overall faster, and probably uses less fuel due to only 1 engine.
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alli Ronald
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I raced a twin busa engined kit car at crail last year - He just couldnt get the launch..he wasnt best pleased. I ran 10odd, he ran 11 something.
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Jules
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Pics and spec of your car if you run 10 sec quarters!!
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Tom
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quote:
Originally posted by alli Ronald
I raced a twin busa engined kit car at crail last year - He just couldnt get the launch..he wasnt best pleased. I ran 10odd, he ran 11 something.
Called a tiger or something?
I've seen one of these at the new brighton rally, looked stupid stupid fast, and the way the engines were mounted etc looked very complicated but it was all over the show, literally even in a straight line it looked skittish to say the least.
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alli Ronald
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yeh he wasnt pleased at all, still - quick car - not as quick as a bike in a line though 
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AK
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thats a crap 0-60.... looks to cross the line, or something rolling.... Its initial launch is slow, then it goes...
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Cupra Steve
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lag?
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Marc
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Crap video 
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Robin
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quote:
Originally posted by Cupra Steve
lag?
The revs are held up on the line, spooling the turbos up.
Do you understand lag?
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Cupra Steve
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i can't hear it as i have no volume at work! Just seems to bog down a bit. And yes i understand lag Robin!
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Stu
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
quote:
Originally posted by Cupra Steve
lag?
The revs are held up on the line, spooling the turbos up.
Do you understand lag?
You can rev all you want on the line but you wont get a turbo to produce postive boost until the engine is under load! Thats why its so easy to make a turbo car bog down, revs have got to be spot on!
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Cupra Steve
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Thanks stu!
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jr
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steve its not lag anyway, it with be the boost threshold if you want to get really technical on it, but its crap at launcing anyway
[Edited on 22-03-2007 by jr]
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Cupra Steve
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yeah too technical jr!
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Robin
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So spooling the turbo(s) up at a standstill does nothing?
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Daimo B
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He didn't say that Robin did he.....
Perfect example of a high boost engine bogging down off the start line...
When he gets that sorted, can't wait for the 1/4 mile times...
(9.71 1/4)
http://norris-designs.co.uk/video-evo9.htm
[Edited on 22-03-2007 by VXR]
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Robin
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No, he didn't say that, but surely a turbo which is spooled up is creating positive boost?
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Stu
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
No, he didn't say that, but surely a turbo which is spooled up is creating positive boost?
You clearly have never had a turbo car! Sit in neutral and rev the car, up to the limiter if you like! Your boost gauge will remain in vac............it will not make positive boost!
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Rachel H
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I was about to say that Stu.
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Daimo B
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Exactamundo.
Engine needs load to create the boost pressure.
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Rachel H
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Although blipping the throttle win create boost as you can get the DV to open/close if the car is parked, but holding the throttle open on the limiter nothing will happen.
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Robin
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quote:
Originally posted by Stu
You clearly have never had a turbo car!
Correct.
I was making an assumption on the understanding that exhaust gasses would be leaving the engine at whatever revs, rotating the exhaust turbine, turning the shaft and the compressor turbine, forcing air out of the turbo, into the engine.
Obviously I'm wrong though.
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