351bhp 1600cc.......

Christian and Beccy · Post by **Christian and Beccy** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 4:20 pm

Just a quick glimpse at the unconventional!! I know it's not to everyone's taste, but this amount of power through the front wheels in a car that is sub 1000kg certainly is alot of fun.

For those that don't know, it is a Ford CVH, 1600cc 8-Valve. 132bhp standard, slightly more now!! It has a standard Crank and runs a GT30 on a standard Exhaust Manifold.

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duncan · Post by **duncan** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 4:29 pm

oh my good god - that must be a handful and some

fantastic figures :thumb:

Post by **Stuart** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 5:41 pm

I wondered when this dyno sheet would raise its head

I've always meant to ask (and always forget) what fuel system and engine management do you use? Just being nosey.

Great figures and I think anyone using this site will appreciate the power, if not the engineering prowess it takes to get such a high specific output from a CVH.

Well done Christian.

sleepyhead · Post by **sleepyhead** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 7:23 pm

Holy moly, that is some output

What is it like to drive?

TonyB · Post by **TonyB** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 7:42 pm

Almost 3 times standard power is a great achievement, well done, top marks :-D

You should get your car in the club garage, I would love to see some closer specs.

It must be a real handful. I remember a friend having an RST, no where near as much power as yours, and it was very difficult to get traction - even in 3rd if damp

How do you find it?

ants13 · Post by **ants13** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 7:45 pm

Glad to see its making good power Christian,

that must be mental to drive,

BTW are you and Gary gonna do a remake of video of you two at brunters ? Would the ending be any different now ? :devil:

Christian and Beccy · Thu Jan 04, 2007 11:00 pm

sleepyhead wrote:Holy moly, that is some output

What is it like to drive?

It's interesting to drive and whilst there are car's that would be faster round a track etc, it really does get the adrenaline going.

TonyB_GT4 wrote:Almost 3 times standard power is a great achievement, well done, top marks :-D

You should get your car in the club garage, I would love to see some closer specs.

It must be a real handful. I remember a friend having an RST, no where near as much power as yours, and it was very difficult to get traction - even in 3rd if damp How do you find it?

I will post a detailed spec in the garage when I get time. It spins 3rd in the dry and 4th is interesting too if the roads are even cold/damp.

ants13 wrote:Glad to see its making good power Christian,

that must be mental to drive,

BTW are you and Gary gonna do a remake of video of you two at brunters ? Would the ending be any different now ? :devil:

Well, funny you should say that. We had this very same conversation the other day and ended up on the subject of Power @ Wheels vs Weight and they come out very similar at the moment, about 320bhp per tonne (at the wheels) according to our calculations. So, who knows the outcome. Of course that is until Gary decides to run proper boost. LOL.

frayz · Post by **frayz** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 1:21 am

The last silly RST i was out in was Gadgets black S2 running circa 285bhp.. that was insane... 350+ is mental....

Id of liked to have seen this run agains SOY, James Bentleys old S2 just to se how they compare.

This is a fantastic acheivement on a 1600CVH, although i personally always favoured an all steel 1600 over the taller 1900 and 2.1 ZVH conversions.

You must be nearing the flow limits of the stock exhaust manifold now though mate.. do you have any plans on changing it so a tubular one?

God i love this car, a great result at this years Daddy Thrash IV too mate

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 6:20 pm

Very impressive power figures for a 1600! GT30 must be well matched, must pull like a bitch above 4800rpm. Is it still the same CVH block or have you gone 'ZVH'?

Gareth

ants13 · Post by **ants13** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 6:34 pm

Christian and Beccy wrote:
ants13 wrote:Glad to see its making good power Christian,

that must be mental to drive,

BTW are you and Gary gonna do a remake of video of you two at brunters ? Would the ending be any different now ? :devil:
Well, funny you should say that. We had this very same conversation the other day and ended up on the subject of Power @ Wheels vs Weight and they come out very similar at the moment, about 320bhp per tonne (at the wheels) according to our calculations. So, who knows the outcome. Of course that is until Gary decides to run proper boost. LOL.

get it done before he ups the boost, :evil: