TNTRacing - XRCosworth

Rob S · Post by **Rob S** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 3:30 pm

I reckon you could be getting wet hands mate!

pablo · Post by **pablo** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 4:11 pm

OK then, what's what.

1. Firstly, ohhhh what a lovely bit of popping and banging under lift over
2. Alan mate the shift light does work, well the blue one does. Either that or i've bust a blood vessel in my eye
3. My left leg is hurting.

Well the weight has truely shocked me, even though it got about an extra 15lts of fuel in it.

1280kgs

Time to get the grinder out me thinks.

Bart · Post by **Bart** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 4:20 pm

mate that carnt be right at all.
how can this car and the old car be exaclty the same wieght?
that just dont add up at all, think need to do it on a different wiegh bridge.

gary@apt · Post by **gary@apt** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 4:21 pm

weight isnt easy to remove mate,mine weighed 1280kg when last checked

this year ive gutted wiring and gone for fibre glass doors

pablo · Post by **pablo** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 4:26 pm

Was thinking the same thing mate, but, we now have to get anal about this. Every little thing we find that can be removed has to. Just a pity we can't get fibreglass doors for this.
I will weigh it one more time with a different guy on but i do think we need to cut, cut, cut and when we've finished cut out some more.

Stop sulking and answer your phone.

Bart · Post by **Bart** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 4:27 pm

the reason i dont believe that figure is for the following reasons.

1. removed all sound deadning from this car and not last,
2. carbon rear wing instead of a metal one,
3. half the dashboard is out,
4. fibreglass front end other car had standard bumper with metal beam in it
5. last of all we have swapped from a V6 iron engine to a 4pot half iron half alloy engine.

pablo · Post by **pablo** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 4:38 pm

I have to agree with you mate as these are the figures we've got back.

1. Herbie 1280kgs
2. Damian 1280kgs

So question. The weigh bridge i'm using is only for lorrys, ie Eddie Stobart size, so could this be a factor. Will have to find another weigh bridge but in the mean time lets get weight out.

Post by **Stuart** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 4:50 pm

Hahahahhahah

How heavy do you think the Dagenham Destroyer was?

Go on..............guess. I'll admit it wasn't road legal but I reckon it could have been for an extra 50kgs tops! Would there have been much difference in weight in my poverty spec engine and brakes??

gary@apt · Post by **gary@apt** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 4:51 pm

wasnt your old car just v6,so yes engine will be lighter but you got turbo,cooler etc all adding to weight.

bigger brakes will ad weight too,what else if different to old car

pablo · Post by **pablo** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 4:52 pm

The old car was also turbo'd, intercooler larger rad, oil cooler netc.