Vector W8 Twin Turbo and other toys.
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Vectorw8015 said:
The Juke has a 14 PSI turbosmart blow off valve, a large intercooler, a large CVT cooler as its the AWD version. A Injen 2nd cat delete down pipe, an Injen short runner cold air intake, and a few other goodies along with a UpRev tune on a Mustang AWD dyno.
How much power/torque is it running now? I’ll be tuning ours but nothing mad like the Saab, I went a bit too far there and it went bang 
So probably just a remap 3” system and bigger IC. It’ll be half her car and she’ll cut my balls off if I blow another one up 
Love the Vector btw!! I’ve never seen one in the flesh
griffin dai said:
How much power/torque is it running now? I’ll be tuning ours but nothing mad like the Saab, I went a bit too far there and it went bang So probably just a remap 3” system and bigger IC. It’ll be half her car and she’ll cut my balls off if I blow another one up
Love the Vector btw!! I’ve never seen one in the flesh
So probably just a remap 3” system and bigger IC. It’ll be half her car and she’ll cut my balls off if I blow another one up Love the Vector btw!! I’ve never seen one in the flesh
The Juke puts down 210 All Wheel Horsepower. This works out to just about 300 engine horsepower if you back out the AWD and then run Front Wheels only it is close to 275 hp at the front wheels.
It puts down 240 lbft of torque at all 4 wheels. Which for a 3100 lb car is pretty decent. I have no problem keeping up with C6 Corvettes and 392 Hemi Challengers and Chargers that are factory stock.
Hi Everyone,
Thank you for all of the questions and kind words. I will try to answer as many as I can.
1. How does the car drive compared to a modern supercar. It is still faster than most with a top speed of 242 mph. The only problem we have these days is there are no longer tires made for the car, the old tires wont handle a high speed run any more. Options; New rubber in a different size, which means new wheels. Or wait for Coker Tire to get the molds from Michelin for reproduction tires. We have about 2 more years before that can happen.
The car handles very well with 1.25g available on the skid pad with proper suspension set up, it is fully adjustable. She corners very well. As a daily driver she is more comfortable than many of her modern contemporaries. But she is built for short people. At 5'9" Jerry and I were about the same height. We both fit well in the car. Get to 6 feet tall and you hit your head on the sunroof. Sorry tall guys she is not for you.
She is as usable as any modern supercar. which is to say long drives are great, but I wouldnt take her to Walmart.
Due to her value and rarity she does not get out of my garage much. She goes to a couple of car shows each year and is one of the only Vectors that really gets out much. Car 001 and PP002 also get out of their garages for the occasional tour.
She is a lot of fun due to her rarity, its nice to talk cars with someone who actually knows what she is. You constantly get the " OH THATS A KIT CAR" from people who dont know what she was and dont take the time to look at the level of finish. The car is better built than 99% of the cars on the road.
She puts out 650hp and 649 lbft of torque at 8 lbs of boost and 1200hp 950 lbft of torque at 14 lbs on 110 octane fuel. Boost is driver controllable. But it is easy to turn up boost and kill an engine if you dont follow fuel requirements.
These are all factory numbers. My car is 100% original and probably the best example on the planet. Ron's car may beat me by a point or two at a concourse show though.
She is officially a Historic vehicle.
Thank you for all of the questions and kind words. I will try to answer as many as I can.
1. How does the car drive compared to a modern supercar. It is still faster than most with a top speed of 242 mph. The only problem we have these days is there are no longer tires made for the car, the old tires wont handle a high speed run any more. Options; New rubber in a different size, which means new wheels. Or wait for Coker Tire to get the molds from Michelin for reproduction tires. We have about 2 more years before that can happen.
The car handles very well with 1.25g available on the skid pad with proper suspension set up, it is fully adjustable. She corners very well. As a daily driver she is more comfortable than many of her modern contemporaries. But she is built for short people. At 5'9" Jerry and I were about the same height. We both fit well in the car. Get to 6 feet tall and you hit your head on the sunroof. Sorry tall guys she is not for you.
She is as usable as any modern supercar. which is to say long drives are great, but I wouldnt take her to Walmart.
Due to her value and rarity she does not get out of my garage much. She goes to a couple of car shows each year and is one of the only Vectors that really gets out much. Car 001 and PP002 also get out of their garages for the occasional tour.
She is a lot of fun due to her rarity, its nice to talk cars with someone who actually knows what she is. You constantly get the " OH THATS A KIT CAR" from people who dont know what she was and dont take the time to look at the level of finish. The car is better built than 99% of the cars on the road.
She puts out 650hp and 649 lbft of torque at 8 lbs of boost and 1200hp 950 lbft of torque at 14 lbs on 110 octane fuel. Boost is driver controllable. But it is easy to turn up boost and kill an engine if you dont follow fuel requirements.
These are all factory numbers. My car is 100% original and probably the best example on the planet. Ron's car may beat me by a point or two at a concourse show though.
She is officially a Historic vehicle.
I recall it had a Chevrolet Donovan engine... whatever that was (for us in the UK, info of that type wasn't forthcoming), and had a roller bearing crank.
Since the age of the internet, I read something about them being a drag racer engine company but www.donovanengines.com website doesn't seem to be responding for me to confirm.
Since the age of the internet, I read something about them being a drag racer engine company but www.donovanengines.com website doesn't seem to be responding for me to confirm.
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