how long does it take?

king_j · Post by **king_j** » Sun Apr 11, 2004 9:30 pm

with your boost turned up how long does it take for ya to get to 140mph

and in what stages (can you break it down)

i get fast to 80 then slows a bit to 100 (4th gear) and slowly to 140 not rapidly!!!

does the little t2 run out of puff higher up the revs and speeds?

edit by coyote : moved to tuning and tweaking

martinholmesuk · Post by **martinholmesuk** » Sun Apr 11, 2004 9:31 pm

doubt i could get 140

king_j · Post by **king_j** » Sun Apr 11, 2004 9:42 pm

whys that?

MatBat · Post by **MatBat** » Sun Apr 11, 2004 9:52 pm

You are trying to compare two completely differant cars. Even a Differant Gearbox.

king_j · Post by **king_j** » Sun Apr 11, 2004 9:54 pm

oh no m8 i know, your cars are about half the weight and the boxes will have diff ratios this i know im just curious as a general ball park figure.

just wondered if the t2's ran out of puff at high revs etc.

MatBat · Post by **MatBat** » Sun Apr 11, 2004 9:56 pm

I see, Out of interest, what is Kerb weight of the Largona?

king_j · Post by **king_j** » Sun Apr 11, 2004 10:03 pm

roughly

2040kg

where as the 480 is about

1038 kg

i see that mine is nearly 1 1000kg over yours.

MatBat · Post by **MatBat** » Sun Apr 11, 2004 10:08 pm

WHAT! your car is over 2 tonnes! Lighten it boyo!

martinholmesuk · Post by **martinholmesuk** » Sun Apr 11, 2004 10:09 pm

Damn, FAT car!

Needs slim fast for cars ASAP!

king_j · Post by **king_j** » Sun Apr 11, 2004 10:11 pm

well thats what parkers says anyway

king_j · Post by **king_j** » Sun Apr 11, 2004 10:20 pm

ok scrap that (mental note dont trust parkers.co.uk)

the kirb weight (after checking my users manual) is 1300kg

Website · Post by **coyote1980** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 10:18 am

Phew, even got me scared saying a Laguna weighed over 2000 kg!! That would make it even heavier than a (beautiful

) 780!! (1460 kg)

Or a V90!! (1592 kg)

volvofox · Post by **volvofox** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 2:50 pm

this is like this dude that puts a puma's hart in an elephant and says its slow...

(all respect for the good job, it was a bad idea)

king_j · Post by **king_j** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 2:57 pm

it wasnt at all a bad idea, so you say the engine is pish its only fast because its ina light tin foil car?

rubbish i have alot of faith in the car, and a little research found out that the t2's run out of puff at and psi above 4k, where as annice new t25/t28 or even a nice t3 would pull alot harder and also have a lower charge temp so will make it safer for the engine.

martinholmesuk · Post by **martinholmesuk** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 3:07 pm

So why use a 480 w/ t2 ? if it dont have the puff?

king_j · Post by **king_j** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 3:09 pm

cause i wanted to get the car running std setup b4 i went and changed to much about it, i had enough bother gettign it to run in the car without more unsually complications.

martinholmesuk · Post by **martinholmesuk** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 3:14 pm

Is the 480 engine going to take a bigger turbo and be ok?

Ben Harris · Post by **Ben Harris** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 3:15 pm

Jamo had a bigger turbo put on his - so physically it's possible. I also know he had bigger injectors fitted (from a Saab 9000?) I'm not sure what else he had to do though.

Ben.

king_j · Post by **king_j** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 3:17 pm

why wouldt it?

if anything it would be safer than the t2 is, as a smaller turbo to run high psi means it has to work hard to compress the air and also meaning very hot air, a larger turbo does not have to work as hard and this means the charge temp goes down and power goes up (very rough but trough explination)

meaning internals run cooler.

MatBat · Post by **MatBat** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 3:19 pm

But it also needs more exhaust flow to turn it at the required speed. It's all related.