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fast buck

Original Poster:

238 posts

235 months

Sunday 22nd May 2005
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Firstly i'd like to apologise if i sound power hungry, but i've just come back from Santa pod after drag stripping my Atom down their track!Great day!! Anyway, what are peoples thoughts on Nos, to give me more power on motorways, dual carriage ways, the ring, santa pod etc. Just thinking of a small boost i.e 50 brake more. Sounds pretty cheap for that much extra power, about £1500 for a nice set up. I would obviously not be using it on every trip to Sainsbury's but only on special occasions i.e Queens birthday!!

Bruce Fielding

2,244 posts

289 months

Sunday 22nd May 2005
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So what was your termimal and quarter?

You REALLY don't want to resell that car, do you?

Why not just remap your hondata to give more boost to the supercharger and screw up your engine that way?

atom120

268 posts

238 months

Sunday 22nd May 2005
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Put some tyres & mag rims on it first - that's going to be the quickest way of getting it to go faster - you're probably only accelerating 0-60 as fast as a £15k Mk1 at the moment!

fast buck

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238 posts

235 months

Monday 23rd May 2005
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Thanks Andy, my next job is to get a second set of wheels and tyres as 99 per cent of the time im on the road but do need something stickier.
Bruce: 1/4 mile= 11.982. Top speed= 114.53. Dropping the rear tyres down to 12. People were amazed and said with rear slicks and without that double cheese burger i had, it would have been a ten second car! I didn't see any road legal cars do under 12.

fast buck

Original Poster:

238 posts

235 months

Monday 23rd May 2005
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Bruce; on the re selling issue are your concerns with nos or santa pod? I would have thought that a few runs up santa pod is easier on the car than any track day? And NO2 giving a 50 brake increase through the supercharger would be fine, if used sensibly.But what do i know, i haven't even done a track day yet, maybe i'm getting ahead of myself!

EVYEVO

47 posts

253 months

Monday 23rd May 2005
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Fast buck - My 2 pence:-

If you want more power go for a remap and up the pressure from the charger, Jackson Racing have the same setup running around 350brake on std internals, and it is meant to be reliable, but as they say you pays your money and take your choice.

As for NOS,

Change the rear tyres for smoething much stickier, or as suggested get rid of those nasty rims and put on Mags,reducung the unsprung weight at the same time.

How is the suspension set up?

As for dragging being easier on a car than a track day, definatly not......., Dumping the clutch at 8000rpm is not condusive to long mechanical life.

James

>> Edited by EVYEVO on Monday 23 May 08:30

Bruce Fielding

2,244 posts

289 months

Monday 23rd May 2005
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fast buck said:
Dropping the rear tyres down to 12.
I assume you mean 12psi. Since ambient is 14psi, this must mean you had a vacuum in the tyre!

Other than that, Andy and EVYEVO have said it all...

EVYEVO

47 posts

253 months

Monday 23rd May 2005
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Bruce,

If fastbuck can get the rears down to 12psi this will reduce the unsprung weight even futher

James

fast buck

Original Poster:

238 posts

235 months

Monday 23rd May 2005
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Thanks guys, One thing i must add is that there was NO dumping the clutch at 8000rpm, there would be no traction at all with 300bhp. 3-4000rpm and slowly feather the clutch in, nice and peaceful.I'm now going to make inquiries about re-mapping my ecu to give more power to the supercharger, thanks .

Bruce Fielding

2,244 posts

289 months

Monday 23rd May 2005
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Please do a track day first. You'll find that over 600bhp per tonne is more than sufficient for anyone short of Johnny Herbert (and few are shorter than Johnny Herbert!).

fast buck

Original Poster:

238 posts

235 months

Monday 23rd May 2005
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Thanks Bruce, yes track days are next on my list, is there anything going on near me in the near future, not a saturday. It would be great to meet some of you guys and you could hopefully teach me a thing or two.

Bruce Fielding

2,244 posts

289 months

Monday 23rd May 2005
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Check out www.uktrackdays.co.uk/

Don't forget the events page on the atomclub website- it seems a couple of drivers will be at Cadwell on June 10 There'll be one at Goodwood on June 20. And I'll be at Brands GP on Friday 1st July.

fast buck

Original Poster:

238 posts

235 months

Monday 23rd May 2005
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thanks

EVYEVO

47 posts

253 months

Monday 23rd May 2005
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Fastbuck,

Speak to Jackson Racing in the states or Abbey motorsport in the UK, Im pretty sure they are the UK distributors for Jackson and Hondata.

Abbey are a top outfit, have been very happy with work they did to a skyline - highly recommended.

Ps, 600bhp/tonne is rather a lot you know!

John Lloyd

926 posts

238 months

Monday 23rd May 2005
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Bruce Fielding said:
(and few are shorter than Johnny Herbert!).


I hope your not getting at any Atom owners. I feel a Napoleon complex coming on.