RLC has gone......Shugs video tribute to the SE legend!

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Wed May 16, 2007 11:36 pm

made it home - another adventure!

Today at Emerald was good despite gear oil being spat out (must have over filled it) and the resulting clouds of smoke as Dave gave the RLC some of the rough stuff on the rolling road. Very friendly bunch at Emerald and the RLC is going well. Smoother, just, but spins much more smoothly through the range, and puts out peak poke at about 6.5k.

Just back from JPS, where we had to change a wheel bearing (thanks Robin!), finish fitting the A-frame, checked the geo at the rear of the car, and w wholoe\ host of other things.

A big thanks to Dan and Luke and sorry to keep you boys back so late! Massively appreciated, and the car simply flew up the A68.

sh*t loads to do before heading south tomorrow, but if i can get the wheels and tyres sorted, and a few other things then, its green light for testing friday!

Now off to do some work and catch up

jamie · Post by **jamie** » Thu May 17, 2007 7:47 am

Did you make what you hoped for in the hp side of things?

Lawrence · Post by **Lawrence** » Thu May 17, 2007 8:55 am

One should perhaps assume that such info is classified on a need to know basis for the time being

robin · Post by **robin** » Thu May 17, 2007 9:20 am

We didn't make as much as I might have hoped for - Dave Walker is convinced the exhaust manifold is too restrictive (hardly surprising, considering it was designed to fit in a small space and work with a 100BHP engine).

Torque falls off quite sharply above 6,600, so no point having a rev limiter set to anything other than stock, which at least means I have fewer nightmares about the engine going bang on the end of the straight at Spa

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When we have a bit more breathing space I might try and source a 160-type manifold (which we are allowed, provided it really is the 160 type), which should allow torque to hold up for another 500 RPM or so.

However, it's not slow (flash backs of death-defying 17-car overtake approaching the rev limiter in 4th yesterday), so I think our efforts will now be better spent on getting the handling tuned (an extra 5-10BHP makes little or no difference if you give up 10 mph in the corners).

Cheers,
Robin

jamie · Post by **jamie** » Thu May 17, 2007 9:43 am

Good stuff

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Thu May 17, 2007 1:43 pm

robin wrote:
However, it's not slow (flash backs of death-defying 17-car overtake approaching the rev limiter in 4th yesterday),
Robin

Sorry mate - we had to escape Norfolk!

Scotty C · Post by **Scotty C** » Thu May 17, 2007 1:52 pm

All the best for the weekkend.

and to Neil as well.

Scotty C

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Thu May 17, 2007 1:53 pm

Scotty C wrote:All the best for the weekkend.

and to Neil as well.

Scotty C

mckeann · Post by **mckeann** » Thu May 17, 2007 2:01 pm

cheers Scotty. got everything back together, just gotta pack the car, walk the dog, then i'm ready to head south. Fingers crossed.

jamie · Post by **jamie** » Thu May 17, 2007 2:15 pm

Good luck and see you guys for a few post race beers in the burgh

Post by ed » Thu May 17, 2007 3:08 pm

Scotty C wrote:All the best for the weekend.

and to Neil as well.

Scotty C

Post by ed » Thu May 17, 2007 4:12 pm

Well half the field aint turning up so you would hope so!

mckeann · Post by **mckeann** » Thu May 17, 2007 4:13 pm

its a full grid at oulton park

Post by ed » Thu May 17, 2007 4:20 pm

So it is, i had read somewhere that they were short of numbers.....

tut · Post by **tut** » Thu May 17, 2007 4:20 pm

Good luck to you both, pretty confident that you will do well if the cars hold together.

Unfortunately its a bloody big IF in my experience. Would love to be on the grid with you, one in each Class, I even know Oulton reasonably well.

tut