NC 20BPP Time Attack / Track Car - Build Thread

Boags · Postby **Boags** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 12:32 pm

bruce wrote:
AJ wrote:I dunno Bruce, I think CF is frowned upon in motor sport, due to its tendency to shatter on impact

Oops. Good point AJ.

Well, there are 3 CF hardtops heading this way for racing... :lol:

Looking good, Danny. :twisted:

16bit · Postby **16bit** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 1:04 pm

Put a kevlar layer in and you will be fine. All v8 supercar parts have to be made with a kevlar layer to prevent shattering I think.

AJ · Postby AJ » Mon Sep 21, 2009 2:03 pm

fair enough, why I prefaced my post with "I dunno".......

like everything else, there's always improvements made over time.

Kevlar hey??...............added advantage of being bulletproof :lol:

16bit · Postby **16bit** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 5:40 pm

hey with the hydraulic handbrake would that work on the road parked on a hill or is it a race only thing?

hks_kansei · Postby **hks_kansei** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 5:46 pm

16bit wrote:hey with the hydraulic handbrake would that work on the road parked on a hill or is it a race only thing?

it would work for a time, from memory hydro handbrakes have a habit of creeping (ie: slowly releasing over time)

so while it will hold the car when you walk off, there's no guarantee that the car wont have rolled away when you get back.

however, since the hydro uses independant calipers, you may be able to have the hydro for track/skidpan, and still leave the cable handbrake to work off the other calipers.

Moto · Postby **Moto** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 1:27 pm

Just leave the car in gear :wink:

Old Dude · Postby **Old Dude** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 1:44 pm

hks_kansei wrote:
16bit wrote:hey with the hydraulic handbrake would that work on the road parked on a hill or is it a race only thing?

it would work for a time, from memory hydro handbrakes have a habit of creeping (ie: slowly releasing over time)

so while it will hold the car when you walk off, there's no guarantee that the car wont have rolled away when you get back.

however, since the hydro uses independant calipers, you may be able to have the hydro for track/skidpan, and still leave the cable handbrake to work off the other calipers.

I had a Subaru AWD that had a haudralic handbrake that would do just that on a hill. It could sit there for 8 hours and then all of a sudden you would see it slowly creeping down the hill, and it was always left in gear.
cheers
Old Dude

Postby **orx626** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 10:47 pm

Alrighty then!!! Feast your eyes on this bit of kit!!!

Yup, the supercharger has landed and what a superb bit of kit it is!!! :twisted:

The plan of attack from here is as follows:
(1) During this week the engine will be prepared to receive the supercharger kit
(2) This Saturday will see the supercharger bolted to the engine
(3) Assess what other items are required before the engine can be sent out for testing and tuning

So stay tuned for more regular updates....

Cheers,
Danny