JP's 220+bhp NA 16v Mango Westcoast - 2015 updates! - Page 28 - Saxperience

Ryan^p · 5th April 2011, 22:24

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Originally Posted by jpsaxo

Silverstone is definitely a high power circuit, but tbh if i can get 200+bhp, that will give me 250bhp per ton, theres not that many cars knocking around with that sort of power on your normal run of the mill track day. So should be more than enough for my capabilities as a driver.

BHP per tonne doesnt really matter too much when you are not doing low speed corners. A 3 tonne car with 600bhp will probably have sooo much more torque to just piss on us with ease on every circuit where the corners flow at high speed.

Cadwells tight though, perfect for hatches.

jpsaxo · 6th April 2011, 17:30

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Originally Posted by Ryan

BHP per tonne doesnt really matter too much when you are not doing low speed corners. A 3 tonne car with 600bhp will probably have sooo much more torque to just piss on us with ease on every circuit where the corners flow at high speed.

Cadwells tight though, perfect for hatches.

Not necessarily as its all relevent to weight again, if my car has 150lb ft of torque for example, but only weights 825kgs, that means something that weights 2 ton will need over 350lb ft of torque to have the equivalent torque, if that makes sense. Plus especially around tight circuits our little hatches can get on the power so much earlier in the corner it wont matter anyway.

Tbh theres only 3 or 4 high speed circuits in the UK, where as tight circuits your looking at 20-30 easily

unreal106 · 6th April 2011, 17:36

josh have you weighed your car lately then?

jpsaxo · 6th April 2011, 17:46

No Tom, but with sound deadening removed behind the dash, carbon boot and bonnet on id imagine 825 should be easily achiveable

unreal106 · 6th April 2011, 17:53

yeah i would have thought so too mate in all honesty so ave you got the boot and bonet on then now?

jpsaxo · 6th April 2011, 17:58

No bonnet im trying to sort something as no one makes them now. Boot i have but its not road legal, needs some lighting for the number plate so i will be modifying that after easter prob and get that fitted.

Dash will be coming out at easter for spraying the interior if the weathers good

jpsaxo · 8th April 2011, 15:47

New camera to capture footage on my next track day...

Chr15 · 8th April 2011, 19:50

i have one of those, instructions were all but in english

good quality for the price though

jpsaxo · 8th April 2011, 20:44

Charge = USB
Start video = button 1
Stop button = button 2

Not that hard chris

lol

Awesome quality though from the videos @ cadwell. Ill try it out at Donnington on the 23rd May

Chr15 · 8th April 2011, 23:37

then you have to hold one of them to switch between video and pictures etc etc

i blu tacced mine on the dash, above the dials stayed there too, even the wing mirror when i went for a short blip at 60/70

jpsaxo · 9th April 2011, 00:19

Yeah I've been told that's the best way. Will see what happens

jpsaxo · 19th April 2011, 20:24

Strippage from today....

Started like this

Half way through

Finished like this for today

And popped my new tax disk holder on as well

J222JRA · 19th April 2011, 20:37

Please tell me the carpet is being re-fitted...............

jpsaxo · 19th April 2011, 20:57

It is being refitted James. Only came out to remove sound deadening, tar and paint the interior. Then going back in, just going to cut the flap off at the back so it looks tidier

unreal106 · 19th April 2011, 21:13

get some apc through a foaming lance and jet wash that mo fo carpet josh!!!!

mangojace · 19th April 2011, 21:30

Love it mate. Im trying to catch you up with my mango build.Haha will take me time

Hopefully have two mango s's on track

J222JRA · 19th April 2011, 21:37

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Originally Posted by jpsaxo

It is being refitted James. Only came out to remove sound deadening, tar and paint the interior. Then going back in, just going to cut the flap off at the back so it looks tidier

Very good news.....im happy again now.