Lance's G40 turbo with ITB's

[Yoof]

i dont understand how the little polo's do not get a great quarter time ? ..

My best mates civic was 181bhp in a stripped out eg (still heavier than a polo) and it was 14.1's all day :/


do the polos have that much traction issues at these power figures?

Correct slicks help, alot! Although as Karl correctly states, the actual start has little impact on terminal speed as a fairly general link to trap speed and power with G40 turbos I'd expect:

185-200bhp ~ 100-105mph (Andy and Robin are both in this section)
200-225bhp ~ 105-110mph (Mine trap speed with K03 was 110mph, 108mph with a strong headwind)
225bhp+ 110mph+

Standard G40 traps around 85-90mph, and a modified circa 150bhp one about 95mph.

Slicks and a diff help alot, I found my car was much harder to launch with a bigger turbo, couldn't get within 0.5s of my best time.

Polos generally aren't built for drag racing! But it's fun making them try 

[lance]

next time am gonna do it without launch control. with the turbo being the size it is i have to launch at about 4k revs. i'll see what my terminals are next time. early next year it will be.

[Karlos the jackyl]

Keep us posted  ....  You should be trapping between  115 - 120mph

[lance]

powder coated my rocker cover and made a better catch tank with baffles in to catch oil vapor.



few more bits in the engine bay to sort an try to make it look tidy.

[lance]

Few photos from bodyshop, should be back on the road in the next couple of week.

[dub-disaster]

Looking good

[Yoof]

Hmmmm red G40 Turbo 

Bring it out to play: http://www.polog40.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=9940.0

[lance]

coming together now, started to put trim back on after a good polish. windscreen to go in bumpers to paint then fitted and should be on the road.
happy with it so far!


I think thats the weekend of my mates wedding an im best man so cant miss it haha. if it isnt and i can make it though id be well up for it. make sure i have recovery though........

[lance]

After a good clean,





still a lot of metal polishing to do in the engine bay

[z3i]

looks smart mate! liking the wheels proper motorsport look