ep3 track car

[trackracer]

The initial message was deleted from this topic on 03 November 2013 at 23:47

[iphonedyou]

Lovely, best of luck with it!

[wackojacko]

Liking this ...... ALOT !

[soad]

Should provide loads of fun! Looks good too, me likey

[stabbed rat]

Any more pictures and what are the specs now? weight, power, what mods?

[Byard]

Looks good, whats the splitter made of?

[Dift]

1080kg seems very low, hOw have you managed that?

Love the car! Excellent work!

[stabbed rat]

Looks good

I'm looking forward to the on track videos

[FLD_WILLIS]

Looks mean from the front.

[gareth.e]

Gets the thumbs up from me!
:P

[em177]

Dift said:

1080kg seems very low, hOw have you managed that?

Love the car! Excellent work!

What would a standard one weigh?

[GingerWizard]

em177 said:

Dift said:

1080kg seems very low, hOw have you managed that?

Love the car! Excellent work!

What would a standard one weigh?

1260kg

It makes the JCW Cooper S / Clio 200 / Focus RS / Fiat 500 Abarth look super lardy respectivly.

Mine is very light in the arse, are you planning on saving money with the "tri-pod" cornering technic

Do let us know how you get on.

Gwiz

[IanUAE]

We have got our full race spec EP3 (inc. sequential box) down to 973 kg (no fuel). We have taken out the standard tank and fitted a 40L race bag tank. OK we fitted fibre glass doors and tailgate and a polycarb screen. If we fitted a carbon splitter, fibre glass bonnet and removed a few other needless things I think we could get down to about 965 kg.

Nice fron splitter, where did you get it from?

Edited by IanUAE on Thursday 26th May 12:45

[Tea Bag]

Nice!!

[richcooper]

very nice

[IanUAE]

A few questions on the splitter if I may:

1) what material is it made from?
2) How much does it weigh?
3) How far back under the engine does it go?
4) How much did it cost?

The reason for my questions is that we have a plyboard (don't ask please) one on our race spec EP3 and I want the driver to change it (after building the diffuser I told to fit yesterday....) to lighter one.

[mk1salami]

Birch Plywood is good for splitters. Very lightweight and strong.

[mat205125]

Looks like a wonderfully effective and simple/focussed project. That is a really well thought out approach to a reliable and quick performance tool .... Money and attention in all of the right areas, and not wasted on silly asthetics or magazine cover grabbing turbo conversions.

Hat's off!

[Dift]

mat205125 said:

Looks like a wonderfully effective and simple/focussed project. That is a really well thought out approach to a reliable and quick performance tool .... Money and attention in all of the right areas, and not wasted on silly asthetics or magazine cover grabbing turbo conversions.

Hat's off!

Completely agree... It's simple but effective.

Tick the right boxes properly and you cab have a rather spiffing trackday weapon.

This is one of my favourites in readers cars!

[stowey1984]

really enjoying the write up of the EP3 track car. Its amazing all the weight saving you can do DIY. Is it fully stripped inside? No dash, carpets etc?

good write up so far.