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A right pair! Rotary powered kit cars!!
Antnicuk - 28/5/11 at 06:42 PM

We have a track day at Cadwell next week so we have been preparing the kit cars over the last couple of weeks, including dynoeing, suspension set up and corner weighting this morning. Both are finally ready so i took a couple of pics with my iphone. Both are Rotary powered, the Tiger (black) one is RX8 powered, the stylus is rx7 turbo powered.

Roll on next week










CRAIGR - 28/5/11 at 07:00 PM

Both of them look the nuts
Whats with that exhaust on the tiger

[Edited on 28/5/11 by CRAIGR]


PAUL FISHER - 28/5/11 at 07:13 PM

The tiger looks like something off Mad Max, don't forget the obligatory video's for our entertainment


macspeedy - 28/5/11 at 07:14 PM

Batmans 7 ??

NICE


Guinness - 28/5/11 at 07:15 PM

Holy Smoke, Robin

Batman's Trackday special!!


Antnicuk - 28/5/11 at 07:34 PM

we did actually say if Batman had a 7 style car, it would look like this

Naturally aspirated Rotaries are very loud, often too loud for track with a 7 style exhaust so it has been fitted with an aftermarket RX8 silencer and it was the only place it would fit.............


CRAIGR - 28/5/11 at 07:41 PM

Brilliant . Love it . "If you cant hide it make a feature of it" as my old man would say.

quote:
Originally posted by Antnicuk
we did actually say if Batman had a 7 style car, it would look like this

Naturally aspirated Rotaries are very loud, often too loud for track with a 7 style exhaust so it has been fitted with an aftermarket RX8 silencer and it was the only place it would fit.............


[Edited on 28/5/11 by CRAIGR]


deltron63 - 28/5/11 at 07:56 PM

Last time i saw the cars, the tiger had just dumped it's fuel and you'd just blown your engine. I hope you have better luck this time. ( i came to buy the seats )


Antnicuk - 28/5/11 at 08:34 PM

Hi, I remember it well. That was the first outing for the tiger, the fuel tank leaked where the pump assembly dropped in the top, we didn't know as it was the first time we filled it up and as its not road legal, we couldn't test it! Mine blew due to a weak coil and it detonated but i built a new engine and treated to it to new coils and some other little treats. She performed well on the dyno last week so fingers crossed, all will good ....


HowardB - 28/5/11 at 08:37 PM

really looking forward to the video(s).

That Tiger looks ama..Zing!


stevegough - 28/5/11 at 09:20 PM

that looks familiar - saw you at Rotorstock, Santa Pod last year - see this thread.... Good luck at Cadwell!


Bare - 29/5/11 at 03:34 AM

quote:
Originally posted by CRAIGR
Both of them look the nuts
Whats with that exhaust on the tiger

[Edited on 28/5/11 by CRAIGR]



Girrlz like it?


Stuart_B - 29/5/11 at 07:44 AM

they are both very nice cars, have you got any under bonnet shots of the tiger?

stu


stevegough - 29/5/11 at 08:29 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Stuart_B
they are both very nice cars, have you got any under bonnet shots of the tiger?

stu


He might not, but I've got one....

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fazerruss - 29/5/11 at 08:44 AM

What tiger is it? The bodywork looks Avon ish. Both very nice cars.


Stuart_B - 29/5/11 at 08:49 AM

quote:
Originally posted by stevegough
quote:
Originally posted by Stuart_B
they are both very nice cars, have you got any under bonnet shots of the tiger?

stu


He might not, but I've got one....

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thank you for that

that looks tight for room

stu


stevegough - 29/5/11 at 08:55 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Stuart_B
quote:
Originally posted by stevegough
quote:
Originally posted by Stuart_B
they are both very nice cars, have you got any under bonnet shots of the tiger?

stu


He might not, but I've got one....

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thank you for that

that looks tight for room

stu


Yes, that was my impression when I saw it at Santa Pod last year - but in actual fact, the engine itself is quite small - its just the 'accoutrements' for want of a better word that make it look crammed in.!


Antnicuk - 30/5/11 at 09:31 AM

Hi
yes it is a squeeze, but as said the block itself is very small. The gear box is quite big and the engine has been set very far back, to give you an idea, the prop is only 14 inches long! also the tunnel was made wider. The engine is very short and if the stock manifold was replaced with throttle bodies it would create a lot more room.

It is or should i say was an avon body.


Volvorsport - 30/5/11 at 10:17 AM

is it me or is the rear wing slightly on the wee ?

thats the only unusual thing i noticed ........


Ninehigh - 2/6/11 at 05:20 PM

That 7 looks like it's wearing a Gimp Suit

Either that or it looks ruddy evil!