clubstylus

must be some engine to be reving to 77000rpm

a 2 litre zetec (i assume) has to be pretty special to make 230 bhp..... no wonder you want to look after it.

Yes , it is a great engine . Paul Dunnell has a reputation for getting more from a Ford , torque wise , than most . Don't forget she was pulling 8300 rpm on the dyno and still climbing however my limit on budget meant it had to be held to 7700 rpm , on a regular basis for track work . He's always cautious and rightly so when you consider the cost. He would have been quite happy to let it rev' to 8300 rpm for track work if I'd gone for a dry sump. Everything else is there for it to produce 240 bhp plus (he has zetecs producing 270bhp and more with steel crank/rods etc ). His torque curve only varies 7 % from lowest to highest lbft plus it's virtually flat against other tuners print outs I've seen , with similar bhp
Aaron Scott drove it once and was impressed with it's mid range grunt . Tim's also been on track in it and was surprised too , even though he knew its power on paper .
It's taken me a year to use that new found grunt at the top end to lower lap times , basically because it means cornering in a higher gear and flat than I previously did ---------- it's a ' mental ' thing ---- your brain tells you it can't be done ---------- so you need to by-pass that function and try it
That's my phylosophy anyway ------ your brain can stop you looking at things clearly OR trying something out especially if you're an OAP

Matt's got me an invite to the charity day in place of his own car (thanks Matt ) so I'll be sharing track time with his friend who's taking either a race prepared ' E ' Type or a Cougar Jaguar ---------- Matt's squirrelling away pennies for the next build
So a learning curve starts on the 9th Oct. Snetterton here we come A last little outing before storing ' her ' away for the winter

stylussprinter wrote:Matt's got me an invite to the charity day in place of his own car (thanks Matt ) so I'll be sharing track time with his friend who's taking either a race prepared ' E ' Type or a Cougar Jaguar ---------- Matt's squirrelling away pennies for the next build
So a learning curve starts on the 9th Oct. Snetterton here we come A last little outing before storing ' her ' away for the winter

Not going to happen now I'm afraid after my Eelmoor tree hugging session

Matt told me last night that after fitting the ARB up front , it totally transformed the track performance when he was at Snetterton Nice to here when a plan comes together Apparently an instructor told him after sitting aside him driving the track '' this works , doesn't it '' (meaning the whole balance of his car)
Thanks for telling me Matt What a damn good night out last night was aye --- The FDMC dinner dance / 50th anniversary of starting the club