Clive's 400 BHP Super GT RX-8 Race Car

[boosted]

I have a wager.. year 3 thunder Clive will win championship.

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[Prototype]

3/4 july at Combe.. need to come...hear these monsters on pitwall.

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I might finally get to meet you then Jon as it is my plan to be there too 

[boosted]

Cool. Ill be there both days

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[Prototype]

Race 2 people 

[Casey]

  Thanks Philip, I really enjoy watching those in car videos!

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Yep great job


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[Mr Spiller]

Is like to know how you switch the camera from front to back
It's brilliant


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[Grant Monkhouse]

Is like to know how you switch the camera from front to back
It's brilliant


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I'm going to guess that the cameras are time synced, so you cut and paste which piece of footage you want into where you want it, so long as the time stamps stop and start at the right time?

Same with the audio over laid?

Iv never edited a video in my. Life though so

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[clive]

Many thanks to our producer and editor for more excellent video's

Now for the not so good news, after four years and 60 races I finally have to pull the engine out of the bay.
Trip up to Pip's set it up on the dyno, pulled the plugs and found the rear leading plug wet, stuck a new plug in and it disturbed the crack around the plug hole and pressurised the water system.

Going to be like triggers broom, same engine with different bits! Seriously it's not like the engine has blown up, I just need to pull the back of the engine off and change the rear rotor housing.

On a different note, as some know I was considering a 3 rotor engine but after a long discussion with Pip we won't be going down that route after realising how much weight it will add to the car also just how fragile in comparison to a 13B the 3 rotor will be on track so we will develop what I have further over the winter.
       

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Ahhh! That explains it.
Not worth rebuilding the lot?

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[Grant Monkhouse]

I bet many other piston engines you have competed against have had a full year down and rebuild at least on e a year, and I bet some of those thunder saloons twice a year.

Same seals and everything and a new used rear housing?

I think over the winter you should semi pp it to go along with your street port that will give it a good more ooomf

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[clive]

Ahhh! That explains it.
Not worth rebuilding the lot?

No time to run in again, so if everything is in tolerance it will get the same seals and everything on the new rear housing.

I need to get the car sorted asap and back up to Pips for a re-check

Hopfully the car will be quicker next time than in this picture.

Grant, we have fully investigated any kind of PP or bridge and its no good for me as the power band will be too high and the car would junk off the corners and be undrivable in the wet!   (Pip showed me dyno data even on a 20b pp and still the power comes in too high for my needs)

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Ok boss. Triggers broom it is lol. Thunder at Combe is both days race 1 sat race 2 sunday yeah?

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[clive]

Ok boss. Triggers broom it is lol. Thunder at Combe is both days race 1 sat race 2 sunday yeah?

Yes Qually and race 1 sat, race 2 sun

[boosted]

cool. Well if anything is needed saturday. Have full access to 4 ramp fully functional garage overnight if hopefully not needed local. ( pack Steve in your toolbox lol).

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