John sc chimaera upgrades

[QBee]

SILICONEKID345HP said:

Sardonicus said:

ertainly would Daz nothing wrong with your cam for FI but you would need to calc your CR, personally it makes good HP leave it alone we have all witnessed how quick it is over the 1/4 and that cant bullst

Maybe i should ,it does run sweet ,maybe a triple might help ..

I imagine you would have to remap it as well.....

[SILICONEKID345HP]

QBee said:

I imagine you would have to remap it as well.....

10 minutes with Jools .

[BoostedChim]

Water Injection definitely works well on mine, it stopped the intermitant det I was getting with high inlet temps in the summer. I was told to use 50/50 Methanol & Water but greater than 40% Methanol and its becomes part of the fuel which gets tricky as Methanol runs much richer at 6.0:1. I buy 50/50 and mix it with distilled water to about 25/75. I'm also swapping my flywheel out for a 500 unit, its 3.5kg lighter than my old one. Just waiting for it to neutrally balanced with new a 340ft/lb clutch.

[BarnFind]

NickOrangeTVR said:

I think its the wrong engine to SC - yes you can get silly amounts of power but the car is not (without huge work) ready for 500+bhp - but the 5 is a weak engine already, so without rebuilding the internals (also at huge costs) is it really worth it?

I still think the 4.5 (or even better the 4.3) make the best starting point for SC.

What are your thoughts on the 4.6 litre ?

[BarnFind]

ChimpOnGas said:

I agree with Alex, the moaning is getting tiresome

Jammy's woes could be as innocent as a catalog of naive choices and pish poor project management, it could also be he's been genuinely & astonishingly unlucky.

No doubt Jammy has been the victim of one criminal/shyster, but the list of contractor issues does seem to go on and on....and on.

The bottom line is he's either the unluckiest man in the world, or there's a bit more to it than we know

Jammy does come across as a nice guy in cyber land, but has anyone actually met in the real world?

Whatever the truth is I do wish him all the best with his project, but there always comes a point when the "I'm The Victim" speech should stop.

Anyone who starts a project like that needs to take on the role of project manager and accept there are going to be some big challenges, if you're not mechanically minded like Jammy you better contract the project out to someone skilled you trust unequivocally.

Either that or be prepared to drop your pants and to get stocked up on KY Jelly

Genuinely nice guy...

[OleVix]

BarnFind said:

NickOrangeTVR said:

I think its the wrong engine to SC - yes you can get silly amounts of power but the car is not (without huge work) ready for 500+bhp - but the 5 is a weak engine already, so without rebuilding the internals (also at huge costs) is it really worth it?

I still think the 4.5 (or even better the 4.3) make the best starting point for SC.

What are your thoughts on the 4.6 litre ?

he probably meant the 4.6 and not 4.5. The 4.6 is the best engine to do anything with

[NickOrangeTVR]

OleVix said:

he probably meant the 4.6 and not 4.5. The 4.6 is the best engine to do anything with

I meant 4.6

[phazed]

SILICONEKID345HP said:

Sardonicus said:

ertainly would Daz nothing wrong with your cam for FI but you would need to calc your CR, personally it makes good HP leave it alone we have all witnessed how quick it is over the 1/4 and that cant bullst

Maybe i should ,it does run sweet ,maybe a triple might help ..

Cheap at twice the price.

Go on Daz, join the triple club!

http://www.actproducts.co.uk/product/ti033-triple-...

[NickOrangeTVR]

My Dad picked up the car Monday - apart from the fact the trailor was stuck in the mud - after much digging + pulling it is now safely back at Dad's workshop. Photos to follow.

Wish it was this easy...

[Engineer1949]

a start has been made car out off trailer jacked up for work to begin sorted all the water injection stuff just got to fit it all now clutch and flywheel ordered so should all be good for shakey.


john

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[SILICONEKID345HP]

Does the water injection mean you can run more boost ? Is the lighter flywheel going to make much difference ?

[67Fox]

You really like orange don't you!!

[Engineer1949]

We wont run any more boost but keeping the head temps well down means we might run a bit more advance see how it all pans out on the rollers.


John

[Engineer1949]

only got half a day on the chim but progressing nicely with getting the gearbox out, rear arb off, exhaust off, gearbox mounting off, centre console out, gearstick off, slave cylinder off, also got the top off the dash ready for the water injection gauge and wiring and all but the top bellhousing bolts out so out easily in the morning.


john

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Edited by Engineer1949 on Wednesday 25th February 18:52

[NickOrangeTVR]

Looks like new underneath still!

[Engineer1949]

It is still incredibly good just a wipe and looks like new

John

[SILICONEKID345HP]

phazed said:

Cheap at twice the price.

Go on Daz, join the triple club!

http://www.actproducts.co.uk/product/ti033-triple-...

Even better with these smooth pipes fitted

[phazed]

SILICONEKID345HP said:

Even better with these smooth pipes fitted

Interesting, where is that from?

[SILICONEKID345HP]

phazed said:

Interesting, where is that from?

Its from ACT .

[macdeb]