Thursday 26th April 2007

GTR on the strip

GTR news 3: 1,200bhp for launch

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One turbo and 1,200bhp

We might as well make it a GTR Thursday. This is Keith Cowie’s R32 GTR with which he hopes to capture the title of ‘World’s fastest Skyline on road tyres’. Currently, he’s believed to be the third quickest, which in itself sounds very quick indeed.

To help him on his quest he’s got one large turbo the size of a dustbin - otherwise known as a Garrett GT4247R hybrid - meaning the Nissan straight six lump produces 1,200bhp.

Keith tried for the record at the weekend near Oxford, but problems with the sequential flat-shift gearbox, a misfire and a split in the anti-lag exhaust meant he didn’t quite make it. Still, he managed a searing 8.86 seconds quarter mile at 161mph running 2.7 bar of turbo boost.

Best of luck next time Keith, from PH.

 

[Vodka Margarine]

About the same as this then:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?doc

[jimpson]

Think the Sumo power Fuujin will toast this

[chris71]

Out of interest, does anyone know what sort of 0-60 time that equates to?

[Frank1e]

I bet the MPG is rubbish...

[rimmer]

it would be interesting to see it againist tim websters 7 second skyline hopefully they will be both at totb.

[team cowie]

Hi i would just like to add that some of the report on how we got on at the weekend is wrong.we did not have a problem with the OS88 sequential gearbox,plus we were running 2.9 / 3 bar boost.

The only problem that we did have was from the TDC sensor it was not doing its job right and was giving the car a bad misfire.with the car having a misfire i was having to short-shift,plus i had to use the clutch to change gear,when the car is running right i will be able to use the flat-shift and go up the box without using the clutch.

Here is a link to the in-car vid of the 8.86 run
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v28

Keith Cowie

Edited by team cowie on Thursday 26th April 20:16

[Stu R]

Fantastic work Monsieur Cowie and the team!
Was meant to be coming down with craig (geordieboy) on the weekend, but got tied up with work stuff, gutted

Can't wait to see the car on top form and showing them who's boss, sounds like it's going to be putting down even more serious times than it is already very soon.

Cheers,
Stu

[Spearmint]

Jap Events this year are going to be interesting what with Keith's R32, Sumo's Fuijin, Tim Websters Duke and John Bradshaws reinvented GTS. Can't wait!

[iaint]

Nice one Keith - very very impressive! Hope you'll be at Rotorstock to show us Rotary lads a trick or two

Edited by iaint on Thursday 26th April 22:53

[EDLT]

Frank1e said:

I bet the MPG is rubbish...

Think of the depreciation, he'll never get his money back!

[Mr E]

Looks like lots of fun. And significant expense. But fun....

...top flames.

[Brett928S2]

Hi

Ummm..where near Oxford was that run ???

I need somewhere to get a slip that will get me into TOTB....(10s ish) and didnt know there was anywhere near Oxford which is not that far from me in Bournemouth ???

Stunning time by the way...very well done

All the best Brett

[slinky]

Brett928S2 said:

Hi

Ummm..where near Oxford was that run ???

I need somewhere to get a slip that will get me into TOTB....(10s ish) and didnt know there was anywhere near Oxford which is not that far from me in Bournemouth ???

Stunning time by the way...very well done

All the best Brett

It was at Shakespeare County Raceway, closer to Stratford than Oxford!

[Brett928S2]

Hi

Lol ty

I have run at Shakey many times (when I was in top Fuel)

I was scratching my head trying to figure out if someone had invented a new track near Oxford...

The new one in Devon is only running 1/8 s as far as I know...

All the best Brett

[adam towler]

team cowie said:

Hi i would just like to add that some of the report on how we got on at the weekend is wrong.we did not have a problem with the OS88 sequential gearbox,plus we were running 2.9 / 3 bar boost.

The only problem that we did have was from the TDC sensor it was not doing its job right and was giving the car a bad misfire.with the car having a misfire i was having to short-shift,plus i had to use the clutch to change gear,when the car is running right i will be able to use the flat-shift and go up the box without using the clutch.

Here is a link to the in-car vid of the 8.86 run
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v28

Keith Cowie

Edited by team cowie on Thursday 26th April 20:16

Apologies Keith - although that info came from the press release we got?!

Love the car. Please keep us updated with how you get on...

AT
Ed

[AmenToThat]

team cowie said:

Hi i would just like to add that some of the report on how we got on at the weekend is wrong.we did not have a problem with the OS88 sequential gearbox,plus we were running 2.9 / 3 bar boost.

The only problem that we did have was from the TDC sensor it was not doing its job right and was giving the car a bad misfire.with the car having a misfire i was having to short-shift,plus i had to use the clutch to change gear,when the car is running right i will be able to use the flat-shift and go up the box without using the clutch.

Here is a link to the in-car vid of the 8.86 run
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v28

Keith Cowie

The guy in the silver skyline in the other lane must of got the fright of his life

[team cowie]

adam towler said:

team cowie said:

Hi i would just like to add that some of the report on how we got on at the weekend is wrong.we did not have a problem with the OS88 sequential gearbox,plus we were running 2.9 / 3 bar boost.

The only problem that we did have was from the TDC sensor it was not doing its job right and was giving the car a bad misfire.with the car having a misfire i was having to short-shift,plus i had to use the clutch to change gear,when the car is running right i will be able to use the flat-shift and go up the box without using the clutch.

Here is a link to the in-car vid of the 8.86 run
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v28

Keith Cowie

Edited by team cowie on Thursday 26th April 20:16

Apologies Keith - although that info came from the press release we got?!

Love the car. Please keep us updated with how you get on...

AT
Ed

Hi

Not a problem

Just dont like the idea if people thinking there was a problem with the car that we did not run on the Sunday.

thanks again Keith

[team cowie]

Here are some photos that were taken at the weekend at Shakespeare County Raceway.










This photo was taken just after we done the 8.86 @ 161 mph.

[iaint]

Gazboy said:

Sumo have answered with this:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMSV4Odaulk

In the credits they mention using DDR1 drag slicks, which iirc aren't legal for TOTB.

Nice. Interesting that the Dragon Rx-7 ran a 9.83 (iirc) with 161mph terminals. Shows a big difference between 4wd and rwd (assuming the liners are runnign 4wd!)...

[slinky]

iaint said:

Gazboy said:

Sumo have answered with this:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMSV4Odaulk

In the credits they mention using DDR1 drag slicks, which iirc aren't legal for TOTB.

Nice. Interesting that the Dragon Rx-7 ran a 9.83 (iirc) with 161mph terminals. Shows a big difference between 4wd and rwd (assuming the liners are runnign 4wd!)...

Also note that the dragon car (if I remember rightly) is still a full manual H pattern box, Keith's is sequential (again, iirc)

slinky