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Got a friend to take my car for a quick run tonight so I could hear it. Not heard it supercharged yet and also with new silencer.
I love the intake noise from the supercharger :)
http://youtu.be/BTNo2u1btOY
Our local Shell is 2 minutes from Asda which has the cheapest fuel so they keep their prices as low or 1p more expensive. In comparison to the other Shell the other side of town it's usually 4-5p cheaper!
Sorry, I just did it the same as fungus, waited till everyone was infected and then total organ failure and insomnia. Seems to be the way to do them all!
Yea I'm very happy where it is at the moment and being completely on par with an M3 is quite good. Also had a silencer put in the middle as was too loud and needed it quietened it down for Trackdays so now sound refined and smoother, can hear the charger whirring more!
On normal driving at...
Well I don't think they'd see past 280. The thing with the supercharger is that the engine is using say 40bhp just to turn it. So your pistons will see an extra 40bhp in theory that the crank won't of that makes sense? So really mine runs 300 odd at the pistons but only 260 at the flywheel.
I...
Hi Dave, thanks for the comments.
I'm using completely standard internals from the F4R, nothing internally has been changed, except running a Megane keywayed crank sprocket.
Using a C30-94 Rotrex Supercharger
Car weighs about 1050kg I imagine.
Never had any problems with 25mm spacers on any...
Yep they'll fall out very quickly, then you'll f**k your discs and scare yourself because your brake pedal will go straight to the floor.
Halfords sell them too, same fitting kit for clio, saxo and 106
That's a major thing I noticed too, everyone is friendly, no arseholes or chavs anywhere.
Few lairy drivers giving it some out of garages but their in M3s, Porsches and Clios ;) not Saxos and Corsas!
I was happy to not even go on track but it would of been a wasted journey, the atmosphere and...
You can use the search function and find all this.
It will be you coolant temperature sensor or you lambda sensor.
Just get it plugged in to a computer.
I did two laps and it cost us €600 for a car with a passenger.
That includes 4 1/2 tanks of fuel, my car was remarkably getting 33-35mpg on the way there
Breakfast for 2 mornings
Lunch for 2 days
Dinner on BBQ for 1 evening and a meal out another evening.
Museum trip (although free with 4 laps)...