Lance's G40 turbo with ITB's

[Alex]

Holy shit!

[z3i]

Wow! Thats insane!! also enjoyed reading your thread
are these sort of figures only possible with turbos?

[lance]

couple of drag racing vids,

vs M3
http://smg.beta.photobucket.com/user/Hilferty/media/20120929_131225.mp4.html

solo,
http://smg.beta.photobucket.com/user/Hilferty/media/20120929_140001.mp4.html

up against my mates mental sierra 3 door. red top turbo massive spec BIG power,
http://smg.beta.photobucket.com/user/Hilferty/media/20120929_150705.mp4.html

another of his mad sierra,
http://smg.beta.photobucket.com/user/Hilfe...135903.mp4.html

another mates mk2 escort cossie v6 with a charger,
http://smg.beta.photobucket.com/user/Hilferty/media/20120929_150851.mp4.html

[Yoof]

Links don't work mate- what times did you get?

[lance]

hate photobucket, on my mates account, try that now?

i got in the mid 13's mate. traction was a problem and a head wind of i think it was around 21mph i heard. so that didnt help. well that plus my terrible driving haha, not easy to drive though. was getting used to it at the time too. launch control is good once you get the hang of it...

couple on youtube

vs m3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPeqdd_Tp3o&feature=youtu.be

solo run http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mT19fOKyyF0&feature=youtu.be

i'll maybe run it at the pod next year, id love to get in the 12's. something may snap though if i get too much grip!

[djtez]

wow! ...

bloody cool mate !

[Yoof]

Yeah quick difficult to drive, what kinda trap speeds you getting?

[djtez]

for shits n giggles im willing to take a stab in the dark and guess..

105.2mph ... .

[lance]

only card i can find, 13.96 and terminal of 102mph with a 60ft 2.300 i did do better that that though by a little. i'll put it on once i find it.

[Karlos the jackyl]

The time seems odd , as I'd expect you to be passing alot faster than that with 260hp on tap , even with a hefty headwind and roadies  ?

[lance]

yea i expected better, i did do a better run than that but not loads better. i got faster as the day went on but then the welds holding my trigger wheel to my bottom pulley give way. car was still running just top end it felt like the clutch was slipping. took me a while to figure out what was wrong. sorted now though and it wont happen again.

[djtez]

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?

[Karlos the jackyl]

Yeah it doesn't help when the wheel flaps about in the arch on a standard polo setup although I think Lance has a subframe? Not sure if he has an LSD though ?



About 10 years ago I stuck a camcorder to the outside of car  pointing at the front wheel and the amount of movement was crazy while driving.

 

These Polos are so badly made!!

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?

[Karlos the jackyl]

yea i expected better, i did do a better run than that but not loads better. i got faster as the day went on but then the welds holding my trigger wheel to my bottom pulley give way. car was still running just top end it felt like the clutch was slipping. took me a while to figure out what was wrong. sorted now though and it wont happen again.

Yes it did seem strange , 1/4 mile terminal speed are usually a good indication of how well the engine is working.

It doesn't matter so much  if you fluff the start or have no launch grip either . as you'll find on a really good run ( low ET ) your terminal wont differ much at all.

[djtez]

thanks karl, it just shows the chassis is such an old design, modern cars just handle this so much better.