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More OOMPH! from my Ford Ka
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Re: More OOMPH! from my Ford Ka -
02-16-2004
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Well - I'll never have 307bhp, that's for sure. However a Jabba remap promises around 185bhp and 300-320lb/ft of torque, still at a crank speed just above tickover. Economy is currently around 39mpg, I wonder what the impact would be on that. Well on a recent outing I recorded a steady 7mpg, which is a little poor for a 2litre 4cyl ;-). I guessing its a TD from the torque/HP, might not go fast but you could happily pull a house down with that torque at those revs LOL |
No, it's not fast, but the torque and the 4wd make wet/icy/greasy junctions
a real hoot.
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| www.f900.co.uk Hmmm Nice. But not my cup of pee. Hardly a wolf in sheeps clothing?? |
low to be standard as well, but still...
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"Dan405" <me (AT) privacy (DOT) net> wrote in message news:c0oqbl$19n6jk$1 (AT) ID-165560 (DOT) news.uni-berlin.de... You can't compare cars and bikes. If my RC car had 60bhp, it would waste any motorbike. Not exactly a fair comparison. Like comparing apples and dinner plates. Yes i suppose the honda goldwing motorbike is heavier than my citroen ax car. S'probly heavier than my 405  |
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erm... sportka is roofed. You're thinking of the streetka. |
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"FEo2 Welder" <gobuggeryourself (AT) home (DOT) mr.spammer> wrote in message news:c0oq6l$ps8$9 (AT) news7 (DOT) svr.pol.co.uk... "**-**" <m.faulks (AT) btinternet (DOT) com> wrote in message news:c0o0de$182pr6$1 (AT) ID-199813 (DOT) news.uni-berlin.de... . My 314ft/lb doesn't arrive until 3600rpm, closely followed by the 307bhp at 5650rpm ;-) Whats it hauling??? Tin foil citroen. or Lead shed bmw. Its 'hauling' an old shed of a Saab. MF900/2 as the stickers on the wings say. It weighs in at 1230kilo's in road trim. Took around 2000 hours to build with a good 1500 of those hours being development. Brakes are a one off, Wishbones are a one off, Undertray is a one off, Chargecooling System is a one off etc. etc. Hits the 6000rpm softcut in 5th which equates to 162mph. Not bad for a big 'ol sweedish barge. Future plans involve, more carbon fibre, some titanium and finding a way to bond honeycomb aluminium to steel. Matt -- (Scum Mail Bouncer In use). (Remove the two "n" from email address to reply directly). Regards..... Steve. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.580 / Virus Database: 367 - Release Date: 06/02/2004 |
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I bet you darn't take that out on a public road!!! I don't think i would ... especially after several k hours of work. |
something and not using it ;-). With all the Drawings etc. done I could
build another from scratch in under 400 hours.
The next evo will be very very cool. It'll look the same but 3/4 of the
floor will be made out of carbon and honeycomb ally and the gearbox is
becoming a stressed member. If it doesn't end up mid mounted that is ;-)
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"Dan405" <me (AT) privacy (DOT) net> wrote in message news:c0oq98$193epv$1 (AT) ID-165560 (DOT) news.uni-berlin.de... www.f900.co.uk Hmmm Nice. But not my cup of pee. Hardly a wolf in sheeps clothing?? |
from the sides you can tell its been tweaked as the Brembo's give it away
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On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 14:02:10 +0000 (UTC), "Bob Sherunckle" nowayjose (AT) thisisp (DOT) com> wrote: Once you have a CVT/IVT max torque is no longer any use as a measure of performance, max power and power/weight ratio is everything. Max power/weight says what the max acceleration is at a given speed [1]. Max power says how fast you go (what speed you stop accelerating). All vehicles will only give max acceleration at max power, not max torque or any other condition. IVT allows max power and thus max acceleration to be attained for all road speeds. CVT suffers at low speed as it still has a clutch or other device to allow slip until it reaches a speed requiring a ratio within the range that the CVT gives. For part load acceleration or cruise you want it to run the engine at the rpm that gives least fuel usage for power demanded, again not the max torque rpm or any other constant rpm. |
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Just about every time I get on the M1 (once a month) a Ka comes flying past me at about 95mph. Flat out all the way. |
108mph out of a 1 litre no less!!!
Bwahahahahahaha!!!!
That seems crap compared to what i'm playing with now.
(Still no points though).
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"Peter Hill" <peter.usenet1 (AT) nospam (DOT) demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:ig95301lm7596h7qur2bt2pkst34nbhm1s (AT) 4ax (DOT) com... On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 14:02:10 +0000 (UTC), "Bob Sherunckle" nowayjose (AT) thisisp (DOT) com> wrote: Once you have a CVT/IVT max torque is no longer any use as a measure of performance, max power and power/weight ratio is everything. Max power/weight says what the max acceleration is at a given speed [1]. Max power says how fast you go (what speed you stop accelerating). All vehicles will only give max acceleration at max power, not max torque or any other condition. IVT allows max power and thus max acceleration to be attained for all road speeds. CVT suffers at low speed as it still has a clutch or other device to allow slip until it reaches a speed requiring a ratio within the range that the CVT gives. For part load acceleration or cruise you want it to run the engine at the rpm that gives least fuel usage for power demanded, again not the max torque rpm or any other constant rpm. But then you'd have to have an auto. |
good one !).
It effectively gives an infinate number of gears, so you can set your engine
to any revs at any speed.
So when you floor it, it will rev to (and stay at) the peak power point, and
when you're cruising it will rev to (and stay at) the peak economy point.
If you listen to a CVT car driving along, the engine will stay at the same
revs all the time - they won't rise when you accelerate like a normal car
does !
Instead of wwwwwwwwwwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEE
you get wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.
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