My RX2 - Now with video and after rebuild

[OLSKOOLROTAR]

Excellent stuff grump, gotta say my fave is the 1 where your parked up next to the HQ. Your little RX2 looks so wolf in sheep skin clothing hehe! till you start her up and go.

Jase

[grump2]

He learnt the year before not to race me, we pulled 3 to 4 car lengths per gear from rolling on him!  

The HQ by the way runs mid 9\'s.....

[Glenn Butcher]

grump2!

Just sent an email to you - let me know if you got it ok.

[grump2]

Got the email

[grump2]

Two of my favourites from when I first got the car.........

[grump2]

We changed the tune a little, and with both wastegates set to hold 0psi the thing actually made 18psi, and 588 rwhp on said 18psi!

[grump2]

629.2 hp won our dyno comp, on 23psi!!!

I then took it out and with wrong first gear (way too tall) ended up running 9.068@153.53mph.  We are running in Sydney next weekend as well, a long 12 hour tow to get there!

Video of the first two (slower) passes http://www.ormiston.qld.edu.au/grump2.wmv

[oldone]

Absolute awsome bro,thats how a lil 2 must sound and run   :Thumbsup!

[grump2]

Ran 4 8\'s in Sydney including 8.87@158.19 then took it to NZ and ran 7 low 9\'s all backing off slightly.  Now back to Aus to add 10 more psi......

[grump2]

Just by way of an update, after NZ we freshened the engine and had a few minor dramas, followed by running an 8.85@158 in Sydney then oiling the left slick at 125mph!

After that meeting I decided to go 20B, so currently the car is being re-built from a bare shell by PAC Performance in Sydney (900km from my home) prior to its re-emergence in a few weeks.  It is over 150kg lighter and will have up to 50% more horsepower with less boost and bucket loads more torque.

I will post some pictures when completed :WaveBye

[oldone]

Just by way of an update, after NZ we freshened the engine and had a few minor dramas, followed by running an 8.85@158 in Sydney then oiling the left slick at 125mph!

After that meeting I decided to go 20B, so currently the car is being re-built from a bare shell by PAC Performance in Sydney (900km from my home) prior to its re-emergence in a few weeks.  It is over 150kg lighter and will have up to 50% more horsepower with less boost and bucket loads more torque.

I will post some pictures when completed :WaveBye

:evillaugh :evillaugh :cool :cheers

[banned advertiser]

Awesome news, keep us up dated please.

[Dominic]

It is over 150kg lighter and will have up to 50% more horsepower with less boost and bucket loads more torque.

:yes :guinness

Cant wait to see this.

[grump2]

We have now had our first meeting with the PAC 20B aboard, and discovered that with me in the car it has only lost 8 pounds :rolleyes:

We did however get a bunch more horsepower.  The first run saw me drive off the line with 3500rpm, and run 9.992@157mph.  The second run was a bit better, 8.907@157mph.  

The next morning we decided to try a little more boost and change the clutch which caught me unaware, stalling and rolling to 50 foot before restarting and running 16.6@164mph.  Having equalled the Australasian (and we believe world) mph for an untubbed car we knew we had something special, and the fourth pass saw the car run 8.202 @ 164.15mph to set new ET and MPH records.  Our fifth pass saw a line blow off and late that night another untubbed car ran 8.196@162 in great air to take our ET record, but we will regain it next week when we try some meaningful boost!:3gears-rh

[Glenn Butcher]

Sensational mate!  Tell me, how is the RX-2 for stability at 160+mph?  I remember mine being quite good at high speeds - apart from the bonnet lifting around 10inches (yes!).

Incredible times and mph\'s, do you think it is good for 170mph?

Thanks again for taking your time out to post on here.

.ps Catch up soon, sorry - but been flat out with life.