Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted August 26, 2019 Posted August 26, 2019 Oh dear, the moths seem to have been at my spare nose cone! 4 Quote
6carjon Posted August 26, 2019 Posted August 26, 2019 Lots of nice measuring marks or did you add those after you cut the hole for authenticity......😁 4 Quote
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted August 26, 2019 Posted August 26, 2019 Nope, it looked like an x-ray first, with the location of the intercooler drawn on, then experimenting drawing out different vent positions. 2 Quote
McFrancis Posted August 26, 2019 Posted August 26, 2019 2 minutes ago, Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Secretary said: Nope, it looked like an x-ray first, with the location of the intercooler drawn on, then experimenting drawing out different vent positions. Dave, is the air going in or coming out the hole? are you going to fit a scoop? Quote
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted August 26, 2019 Posted August 26, 2019 It goes in. Its actually an approximate copy of the factory S2000S cars, which seems to work. How well, that’s another matter, I have pre and post IC temperature senders, so I guess i’ll find out, the whole idea of using a spare nose, was so that it could be chopped about as necessary to see what works best. I did get a Mini Cooper bonnet scoop to try, but it was just too wide, I did try modifying it, but by the time I’d cut enough out to make it the right width, it just looked wrong. Going to start out with this, and then if it needs to be radically bigger, AND I can get a good paint match to the bodywork, I’ll look at doing something more like the Caterham 620R intake, with a ramp down leading onto the cooler, and possibly an upwards lip on the rear edge of the slot, just to “grab” more air. 1 Quote
Popular Post TableLeg Posted August 26, 2019 Popular Post Posted August 26, 2019 Car out on driveway whilst cleaning out the garage. Getting closer to thinking about applying for the IVA 14 Quote
Tom Frankland (T3OMF) Posted August 27, 2019 Posted August 27, 2019 21 hours ago, Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Secretary said: Oh dear, the moths seem to have been at my spare nose cone! Dave, your car is literally going to fly with that on there mate............ can't wait to hear what its like when going and also the figures 1 Quote
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted August 27, 2019 Posted August 27, 2019 Neither can I, let's hope for a dry, mild winter, so I don't have to have the traction control dialed up to the max for normal tootling around! I am using, let's say an unusual, diff ratio (3.38), so it will technically blunt the in-gear times somewhat, BUT, the trade off is at twisty A/B road speeds, fewer gear changes should also be required, which I know from experience with the Type 9 boxes, tends to trump the losses due to the lost mechanical gearing advantage. Providing you have good torque, which I will!! Quote
MrPid Posted August 27, 2019 Posted August 27, 2019 Parked up on a very foggy morning at the Stokes Bay Car Show.. 3 Quote
Geoffrey Carter (Buttercup) Posted August 27, 2019 Posted August 27, 2019 Nice evening, so just had to. 5 Quote
Andrew O Byrne White - Ireland AO Posted August 28, 2019 Posted August 28, 2019 On the IVA test ramp yesterday! Hopefully be able to get a few shots of it on the road soon! 2 Quote
Chris Broster Posted August 28, 2019 Posted August 28, 2019 29 minutes ago, AndrewOBW said: On the IVA test ramp yesterday! Hopefully be able to get a few shots of it on the road soon! Lovely car and nice to see some snazzy different wheels - fingers crossed for a pass and first drive! 1 Quote
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