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[sdminus]

LOL !!!!!

Howard and crew are not the first to do this by far. they are running a patchwork fuel system with methanol and very low tunes with a very poor and un reliable set up.  

If you really wanna do it properly then wait till next year when the sh1t will hit the fan.

[Rixio]

LOL !!!!!

Howard and crew are not the first to do this by far. they are running a patchwork fuel system with methanol and very low tunes with a very poor and un reliable set up.  

If you really wanna do it properly then wait till next year when the sh1t will hit the fan.

Im sorry what?!?!:3Confused

[antnicuk]

what ECU are you running Norm?

[normski]

Been having a chat with Pip about this, Drunken power hidden tank idea!:cheers

Anway, I do tend to agree with him that yes, we can go down the above road and get stupid power out of her.

BUT!!!! It\'s a road car, build for the road, how much power do you need for road use.

As Pip says, She will be be easly capable of running 630-650BHP without taking things too far. (So more Dyno runs to come) If he wanted to push the limits (near the edge of BANG land) it will be on or near 700BHP. So, as he has some magazines doing their thing on the car ( good marketing for him, my name not mentioned.) good. he is going to wind her up a little for the purposes of Dyno sheets. But we will wind in back, to around 570BHP ish as this will be more than enough for killing 98% of most things I will ever come accros. As you alll know, the FD is not the Worlds  Heaviest, in fact it\'s quite a lightweight. Most Supras will need to be turning out 675 to 750BHP to match it, along with those Skylines. And I don\'t think I am gonna come accross too many 750 800+ BHP Skylines on the road. Yes there are some out there, but everday reality, is it\'s not likely. ( in fact, you normaly don\'t even see a Skyline) Anyway, No matter how much power you have, (a) you have to get it down and control it, (B) road conditions, traffic, and there is always someone with something faster than me/ you/whoever.

Therefore, I ask, why do I need 750/ 800BHP for a raod FD. I think it would be a great result just keeping something like that in some sort of straight line! It\'s gonna be bad enough as it is.

So he is right, I think. Remember, it\'s built for the road and to use!!!! Thats why, I recon I won\'t be going down that road now. He hopes he has found 3.7 diff, for the rear end. that should help out no end for usability. :2eek

[Shyne]

Sounds like you\'re trying to convince yourself there Normski! lol

You can always up it later if 570ish isn\'t quick enough for you! lol

Lets face it, 570 in an FD is floating around 450p/tonne, on the road......... I think you\'ll be more than happy mate:3gears-lh

[Sy.]

WOW .. nice conversion and figures . 570 would suit me no end .. but i think like most people .. you will want more power !
Would like to see it out and about .

[gsb876]

I think you are right in your comments Norm,

You dont really need over 600hp for road use as you rightly ask can you control it at that figure ?

Running say 550hp will be much more reliable for the 20B rather than pushing it into damage too early which would be a serious waste of money, and we know Pip isn\'t cheap :Hammer

I think the best thing to do is tune it to say 550hp until you are happy with controlling the power then if you must increase it as much as needed :Giggle

Gurj

[normski]

Yes! I think it\'s all about the balance between power/reliability, and of course making it last a few thousand miles, between killing my wallet AGAIN! I hope the 3.7 diff will make life a little more moderate when driving it too.

[Shyne]

At the end of the day mate, Rotary is a passion, keep going till you\'re happy with the with the pull fella, we can sit here typing figures into the forum till the cows come home but the bottom line is you need to feel that special buzz when you hit the loud pedal, too fast and you have no control, too slow and you have thrill, just stop when you get to the ultimate thrill factor mate!!

[normski]

At the end of the day mate, Rotary is a passion, keep going till you\'re happy with the with the pull fella, we can sit here typing figures into the forum till the cows come home but the bottom line is you need to feel that special buzz when you hit the loud pedal, too fast and you have no control, too slow and you have thrill, just stop when you get to the ultimate thrill factor mate!!

Can only say one thing about this!!

SPOT ON!!:Laugh