jeffw
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| posted on 15/3/12 at 12:40 PM |
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Interesting stuff....The RAW car made pretty much the same power as mine has done, but on 12psi rather than 9psi that I had, last night on
Omex's Dyno. The Zetec in the 'other' Phoenix has the stock head and a stage 1 cam. Omex are going to change the pulley on the RAW
car and, when that is mapped, Richard at Omex will have the extra information needed to make the decision on pulley and belt for mine to get it upto
350-360BHP.
All this means that there doesn't appear to be an inherent issue with the belt and it means that mine doesn't have a big boost leak.
So it will be.....next week ! I seem to be saying that a lot recently.
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jeffw
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| posted on 22/3/12 at 06:05 PM |
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So...it turns out I've bought a crap intercooler which is dropping 6psi over it and it can't keep the inlet temp down under 40 deg. So
new intercooler is going to be the priority but....
250HP and 200 ft lb at the wheels on 8.7psi is pretty good. That equates to 290BHP and 235 ft lb at the crank.
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coozer
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| posted on 22/3/12 at 06:27 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jeffw
Getting close to being ready. Really neat intercooler mounting by the boys at FSC
Wheel arches are finished and I think they look good
And the new steering wheel and boss 
[Edited on 22/2/12 by jeffw]
GET SOME COVERS ON THAT CAMBELT!!
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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jeffw
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| posted on 22/3/12 at 06:50 PM |
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Nope....not happening.
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coozer
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| posted on 22/3/12 at 07:08 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jeffw
Nope....not happening.
Ok, you'll be sorry when that left hand tensioner lets go and that little metal tang snaps off and makes the belt jump.....
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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jeffw
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| posted on 22/3/12 at 07:22 PM |
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Yeap....I will. But since that is inside any belt cover already how does your suggestion help at all?
[Edited on 22/3/12 by jeffw]
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coozer
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| posted on 22/3/12 at 07:51 PM |
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The cover is snug and when it lets go you'll hear it and the bits wont fly around all over the place.. common fault with blacktop tensioners on
boosted motors.
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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mabbs
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| posted on 22/3/12 at 08:16 PM |
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Thats a lot to lose just over the intercooler but figures are superb anyway. I have gone charge cooled due to being transverese. I hope the flow
through the unit is OK as it was custom built and cost a bit !!
Currently plumbing it all in to get it ready for the RR week after next - fingers crossed !
[Edited on 22/3/12 by mabbs]
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jeffw
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| posted on 22/3/12 at 08:19 PM |
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No but they will be contained in the belt area where they can cause chaos...
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jeffw
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| posted on 22/3/12 at 08:23 PM |
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I was wondering about charge cooling as there appears to be only a 0.5psi drop on some of them.
Obviously mine needs to be worked on a bit more but I'm 85HP up...at the wheels compared with the engine NA.....not bad for a start. In fact it
makes more now at 4500 rpm than it did at 7500 before.
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jeffw
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| posted on 24/3/12 at 10:51 PM |
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Picked the car up today. It made 250hp at the wheels and 200 ft lb. There are significant pressure losses on the intercooler (6psi) which reduced
the boost at peak power to 8.7psi. There is also some more boost to come from the pulley size and dropping it (around 5psi). So with a decent
intercooler and a pulley change we should get the car to 300 Wheel hp (around 340BHP).
It needs bigger tyres !
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dlatch
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| posted on 24/3/12 at 11:07 PM |
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really love the upgrades jeff
i also tend to agree the way the supercharger delivers the power will make it much more use able in a light weight car.
we will require trackday footage though just to confirm this 
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jeffw
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| posted on 25/3/12 at 06:03 AM |
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It is a little 'traction limited' in the first 3 gears....I need larger tyres
My first sprint it next Sunday so should get some footage then.
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jeffw
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| posted on 25/3/12 at 04:29 PM |
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Three steps forward...two steps back. Did some work on the car this morning and then went for the first proper drive...
The dipstick is being blown out of tube (not completely but clear of the o-rings which is putting a fine mist of oil onto the exhaust under full
boost....so that needs fixing. Which is slightly better than what I thought was going in when there was smoke coming out from under the bonnet under
boost !!! 
The whining noise from last year which I thought was the gearbox and should have been fixed....isn't : . It appears to be the diff and it is
making a racket  Need to get it fixed, probable the CWP needs replacing.
But....by god its quick !!!!!!!!!!!
[Edited on 25/3/12 by jeffw]
[Edited on 25/3/12 by jeffw]
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beaver34
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| posted on 25/3/12 at 05:08 PM |
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Sounds great fun, little issues no worrie sorting them
What size wheels and tyres are on the back?
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beaver34
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| posted on 25/3/12 at 05:08 PM |
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Sounds great fun, little issues no worrie sorting them
What size wheels and tyres are on the back?
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jeffw
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| posted on 25/3/12 at 06:15 PM |
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205/60 13" at the moment.
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jeffw
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| posted on 2/4/12 at 05:38 AM |
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North Weald Sprint yesterday and the first proper run. Car was OK.....ish.
Nursing some issues through the day, oil being blown out of the dipstick being the most obvious. It appears the engine has been over-filled with oil
and, on boost, it is forcing it out of the dipstick rather than into the catch tank. I need to drain the overfill and sort out a new catch tank.
The other issue appears to be the lift pump can't keep up with the demands of the 690cc injectors and the Bosch 044R pump so that the Bosch runs
noisy and it cut out straight after one run. I need to look at the Facet pump and any filters to make sure it is moving enough fuel upto the swirl
pot. Must say I am tempted to get a new tank and fit the high pressure pump in the tank which would do away with a lot of needless pots/hose/pumps
etc.
The remaining two issues where less serious. Number one was I was taking it easy as the Phoenix never likes the bumps at NW with the live axle and
number two is the tyres....I need a set of Avon ZZRs in A24 compound. Anyway ...9th overall with a 88.27sec but 3rd in class having been beaten by
Steven Laing in his Caterham R500 with sequential box on ZZRs (85.11 and 1st in class) and Paul Bowden ( Caterham R400 also on ZZRs 85.57). Paul did
a 83.94 in practise and then had a series of wrong routes.
So pleased and annoyed/depreased in equal measure. Video below but with no datalogging this time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RriQYyrM2NA&feature=youtu.be
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Norfolkluegojnr
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| posted on 2/4/12 at 08:12 AM |
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Jeff...
Was that a Borough 19 sprint you were at? Only reason I ask is me and the Old Man sprint his luego with B19, and i'll pop over next time if you
are about.....
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Norfolkluegojnr
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| posted on 2/4/12 at 08:22 AM |
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Ah just checked the vid, it was the Sevenoaks and District one.
If you cross paths with the B19 ones, look out for a red and yellow velocity. come and say hi!
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jeffw
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| posted on 2/4/12 at 06:13 PM |
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Back to NW on the 21st (I think) which is a B19 one?
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jeffw
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| posted on 6/5/12 at 08:26 PM |
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A good day today at Debden although with mixed weather.
I ended up 2nd in class with a 67.x sec run, 7th overall and was beaten by Paul Bowden (by 1 sec) and some single seaters. First real competitive
run for the Supercharged Phoenix, 2nd run I was running out of fuel on the last few corners and the third run I outbraked myself into the roundabout
(always a sign you haven't done your best time when you have to select reverse during a run !).
http://youtu.be/QiwYVg4m7uA
[Edited on 6/5/12 by jeffw]
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T66
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| posted on 6/5/12 at 08:37 PM |
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Isnt this it ? red Fury at Stoneleigh
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jeffw
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| posted on 6/5/12 at 08:41 PM |
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Nope....
That is the Raw Phoenix which has the same Omex kit on it as mine does...so there are two Red Phoenix(es) with supercharged zetecs in them
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T66
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| posted on 6/5/12 at 09:11 PM |
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Roger - I am not current with the names of kits, and mix up the similar Fury shape cars easily, as its the only one of that style I know.
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