Biggest Bang I'veEver Heard

[glow worm]

Out with the Supercar drivers yesterday in my TVR...As we parked up , there was the biggest explosion I've ever experienced in a car, shockwave everything ... Typical TVR owner , thought ... that must be me.... thought a CAT had exploded. In fact it was the Noble next to me ... took a few seconds inspection to see that his Airbox had a big chunk blown out it ... guess from Petrol explosion in the Airbox. It even made a mess of his boot paintwork, crazing the fibreglass/paint... Felt really sorry for the owner, I had been admiring the car earlier.
But for once it was something other than a TVR being transported home on an RAC flatbed
Sure it will be fixed good as new or even better.

[TuxMan]

Wow not heard that one before !! Was the engine running or had he just turned it off ??

[Magic919]

Maybe a build up of nitrous?

[ThatPhilBrettGuy]

Yeah, there's been a couple of them do that.

[glow worm]

Just turned it off I think.

[TuxMan]

ThatPhilBrettGuy said:

Yeah, there's been a couple of them do that.

any idea what causes it Phil ??

[snuffy]

Was that the one in Manchester at the Imperial War Museum ? Not mine then !!

Edited by snuffy on Monday 31st May 13:49

[ThatPhilBrettGuy]

TuxMan said:

ThatPhilBrettGuy said:

Yeah, there's been a couple of them do that.

any idea what causes it Phil ??

No. Seems to be a backfire of some sort, and fuel in the inlet as said above. Only ever heard of it twice and at least one was when starting, not stopping.

[Silent1]

Magic919 said:

Maybe a build up of nitrous?

Nitrous Oxide isn't explosive.

It's just NO3

[Magic919]

It's N2O really and it's not the nitrous that explodes. It just helps the fuel vapour in the intake go up.

[TuxMan]

Sounds expensive !! I wonder if you could fit a pressure relif valve to protect the inlet manifold .

[glow worm]

snuffy said:

Was that the one in Manchester at the Imperial War Museum ? Not mine then !!

Edited by snuffy on Monday 31st May 13:49

Hi Snuffy, no not yours The red one from Huddersfield ...Good run through Manchester ..pity we couldn't all keep together.. quite a few heads were turning..and I lost a bit of rubber a few times

[glow worm]

Silent1 said:

Magic919 said:

Maybe a build up of nitrous?

Nitrous Oxide isn't explosive.

It's just NO3

Best not be.. mix it with water and you'd have Nitric Acid.

[snuffy]

glow worm said:

snuffy said:

Was that the one in Manchester at the Imperial War Museum ? Not mine then !!

Edited by snuffy on Monday 31st May 13:49

Hi Snuffy, no not yours The red one from Huddersfield ...Good run through Manchester ..pity we couldn't all keep together.. quite a few heads were turning..and I lost a bit of rubber a few times

I assumed you meant that one. I did not bother with the run though the city centre, just deciding to head home. There must have been a good 60+ cars, a very good turn out.

[Mickwilbob]

The noble had just started up when you were parking along side glowworm, never experienced anything like it. Thanks for telling the info on your conversion and the business cards, wish we had had more time to chat

Cheers again
Mike. Reflex Tuscan 2

[glow worm]

Mickwilbob said:

The noble had just started up when you were parking along side glowworm, never experienced anything like it. Thanks for telling the info on your conversion and the business cards, wish we had had more time to chat

Cheers again
Mike. Reflex Tuscan 2

CYA again Mike .. must say you "Get more BANG for your BUCKS with a NOBLE"

[Gadgeroonie]

The Noble has a plastic inlet manifold

so when they backfire - kaboom

not a pretty sight