5EXi-R Max Power - Page 2

craig · #21 9th March 2007, 17:25

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"I've been following this thread and am getting worried that the first pothole i hit with the car the chassis will fold in half as i've gone for the doored version. Please can someone reassure me that i've not bought a pile of @%$ that's not properly designed."

Regards
Mike

Very funny post especially the last sentence

grant620 · #22 4th April 2007, 00:08

OK, so RACE cars have stronger chassis?
Why the hell didn't the road cars that were BOUND to have more power not get this????
T16 turbo STARTS with 200hp!!!

Jon@JNRacing.co.uk · #23 4th April 2007, 07:54

Not sure on that one, talk to Marlin, all I now is that our race car will have more load and stress on the parts as everything is solid, no engine movement, big boots, so it just grips and goes. It’s not the power so much it’s getting it down and putting the car under so much stress and load where the problems are.

If and when we decide to play with our engine and basically build a new car then it will be similar chassis wise but it will be stronger as we are talking about 450-500bhp at the rear wheels, this is possible now as our current chassis may take it but not for long.

Some people ask why performance the engine that much why not get about 300-350 BHP, but as you will find out with me if your going to do something, make it worth while and do it properly no point doing a little bit when spending 8k on the work in the first place.

Jon

craig · #24 11th April 2007, 17:45

Jon, this is for you.......700bhp

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Civic-Type-R-F...QQcmdZViewItem

Jon@JNRacing.co.uk · #25 11th April 2007, 20:02

Thanks Craig,

Even though our car isn't finished and may not be untill very end of this year, I am still planning on the ultimate track car, hoping to beat the Ariel Atom around a track and get reviews on it its the ultimate track car. Sadly there is a lot more work to it than just make a new chassis and stick a tuned engine in the back. Oh and the best thing is, if the plan does go ahead then the car will be complete and finished by 2015, and cost in the regoin of 35-45 thousand.

Jon

craig · #26 11th April 2007, 21:08

2015!!

Jon@JNRacing.co.uk · #27 12th April 2007, 10:00

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Originally Posted by craig

2015!!

Well like I said there is a lot more to it, plus thew chassis is being re designed, including all suspension arms etc, and things like shocks we go for the best on the market i.e Nitron, which are 1,400 & a complete carbon fibre body, just to make it that extra bit special, but the project will not start untill 2010 as we have 2years racing to do first, so 5years to build a complete car from a drawing is not bad.