What's the fastest Westie ever built?

[domcross]

Self-explanatory really    Just wondering whether anyone's ever build a true monster supercar beater.

Cheers,

Dom.

[Major Stare]

Do you mean in acceleration or top speed?

Of the cars i know of, id say Tommo's Flymo has the highest top speed  

[cast iron]

not sure about now, but Nicks Super Busa was a close match - then Austens Wards drag racing machine quick again. If the rumours are true then ACW's new motor could be a bit special

[cng1]

Of the cars i know of, id say Tommo's Flymo has the highest top speed  

Any figures for the flymo?  I've had L16COS at 150mph@6000rpm in top with another 800rpm to go before the limiter.  That puts it at a gearing limited 170mph but I don't think my balls are big enough to give it a try.

[Matt Seabrook]

Barry's car must be in the running

[Bazzer]

  Thanks    

[Sir Greg]

The fastest Westy in the world?

Well I'm doing a track evening at Knockhill today and if there are any Westys I can't catch I'll be using that excuse!!!.........  

[david.c]

 That puts it at a gearing limited 170mph

Doesn't work that simply..........otherwise my old 2 litre Cavalier CDi tin top would have done 195 mph        

David

[Asterix]

Don't know what the fastest Westie is, but I know what the fastest cake in the world is...

"Scone"

                 

[V 8]

Of the cars i know of, id say Tommo's Flymo has the highest top speed  

Any figures for the flymo?  I've had L16COS at 150mph@6000rpm in top with another 800rpm to go before the limiter.  That puts it at a gearing limited 170mph but I don't think my balls are big enough to give it a try.

The 3.64 final drive on the flymo is the big factor. It easily hits the limiter in top down the back straight at Goodwood, that's 149mph. With a 3.36 diff it is geared to 162, and with a 3.14, 173. Whether it would reach that is another thing.

With the available torque, I reckon it would do the 162, I reckon a long road would be needed to hit 173, not sure I'd want to try to be honest.

[DAVE O]

Think we need a club day on a runway with some timing equipment    

Mines about 120 flat out

[Barry Ashcroft]

I can hit 150 effortless, On a private runway I hit 150 with Me and Muttley in the car with no doors on, Bearing in mind my car weighs 752kg plus an extra 35stones with me and Mutts in it plus I have a windscreen which is as aerodynamic as a brick the engine had plenty left with 460ftlb of torque it's pretty quick  

[zoso]

460ftlb of torque

 

I think that's possibly more than the combined output of my drive... and that's got 4 cars on it...

[V 8]

Bearing in mind my car weighs 752kg plus an extra 35stones plus I have a windscreen  the engine had plenty left with 460ftlb of torque

Kinell, now I know how the BEC guys feel

[neilb]

I have been in Scooby's Turbo Zetec at 150 and it still had plenty of go in it, I think that Austin's car with the aeroscreen will probably be good for 170 ish