CraigHew Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 Just noticed this; Not sure its worth the £40k price tag but it looks seriously good fun. I also couldn't drive with my knees bent like this guy, and he did seem to go round the same corner 30 times..... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrustyjust Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 8 hours ago, CraigHew said: Just noticed this; Not sure its worth the £40k price tag but it looks seriously good fun. I also couldn't drive with my knees bent like this guy, and he did seem to go round the same corner 30 times..... Perhaps he likes going round racetracks and likes corners or something? Like the Atom and a local Westie owner has been out for test drives recently and is thinking about one for next year ( maybe on our trip away ) so you might have a go in one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rory's Dad Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Not good for a pr stunt but I'd want a helmet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Or at minimum eye protection. Not sure how he managed to drive at those apparent speeds with just glasses; I used to find mine were hopeless at anything above late thirties/forty miles an hour. Possibly even worse than having nothing, as the air flow would hit my eyes from around the sides of my glasses. Fortunately I almost always wore a full helmet, which sorted that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff oakley Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 A mate of mine has a SC Atom and he claims that there is very little hits his face as the aero screen works really well on them. It is blisteringly fast but if he gets 2000 miles from a set of rear tyres he is doing well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugMan Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Impressive, but I think that noise at change of gear would become annoying once the novelty has worn off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 40 minutes ago, BugMan said: Impressive, but I think that noise at change of gear would become annoying once the novelty has worn off I'll be honest, thought it was great at the start of the video, but had definitely worn off for me by the end, so heaven knows what it would be like to live with! Could you not change the valve for the type that feeds into the exhaust? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 18 minutes ago, Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Secretary said: I'll be honest, thought it was great at the start of the video, but had definitely worn off for me by the end, so heaven knows what it would be like to live with! Could you not change the valve for the type that feeds into the exhaust? I think you mean a dump valve, back into the air intake and not to atmosphere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 1 minute ago, IanK (Bagpuss) said: I think you mean a dump valve, back into the air intake and not to atmosphere? Could be, not sure what arrangement they're using, you can divert a dump valve back to intake, or on the hot side I've seen waste gate arrangements plumbed back to the main exhaust, rather than its own mini unsilenced exhaust. I guess thinking about it, a cold side blow off valve is the most likely thing to be on there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosKev Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 On 21/11/2018 at 11:37, Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Secretary said: I've seen waste gate arrangements plumbed back to the main exhaust, rather than its own mini unsilenced exhaust. Yeah you can pipe up the external wastegate like that back into the exhaust so its silent,open ones are called 'screamer pipes' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dommo Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 That's the dump valve/blow off valve and to be fair, it's not the most offensive out there. Back when my turbos were cheap I didn't run one at all though, which is where my heart truly lies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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