Alpha N or Motec ?

lancelotII wrote: Car goes on a diet once my escort is finished, with a nice little cage to boot.

LOL, I knew it would happen as soon as I saw your other car.

As Jon said. I think most of us would be better off trying to become better drivers with decent suspension set ups as that would be better for the lap times that we don't do at trackdays than a few more bhp.
I remember at Brands and that poor old DTM car not being able to catch Roops.
He was certainly keeping him honest!!!!



Edited by M3Pilot

It's a Mk2 RS2000, my old race car. I have pretty much rebuilt most of it. Lots of nice fibre glass panels, no interior, cage etc etc.

Only problem at the moment is that it's a real git to start (compression ratio of 13:1 doesn't help....) In fact it won't start at all. So I am looking a gear reduction starters etc etc to try and make it usable - if that doesn't cut it I may sling an S14 in it and throw the Pinto away.....

No I don't think it is. It has the potential to be,as it has all the right bits Quaife straight cut four speed box, silly low diff ratio, Leda'etc etc. But it's a lot harder to drive than the M3. Around Brands on the old circuit it would turn 57's fairly easily. I can lap brands in about 58's in the M3 but the circuit is much slower now since they altered Graham Hill bend. That used to be nearly flat if you had a good car and strong underpants !!!! Now you have to stop and turn for it. it certainly would be great with an S14 in it, as the weight advantage is about 100lbs straight away and then you have got the added BHP. I have another engine for it, which comprises a Cosworth block, Rods and custom forged pistons. I was thinking of building another engine but it may be cheaper to go the S14 route, it would also be loads easier to start !!!!!!

I raced it lots in the late 80's early 90's. I have a load of pics taken by pro photgraphers of the day. I have a few digi. ones which I will dig out.

Roops, as discussed the other day. I will have a S14 for sale soon..........

I have sort of used that approach for a bit and it kind of works, but I am going to try a gear reduction starter motor before I lose my patience and drop the S14 lump into it...making it and RS14......

Hey Nick....you tried my Motec equipped Sport....tell the troops what it was like!!
(OK, so it has cams as well).

How should I know? I'm sh*t with engines, me.

Roops, that sounds like my BMW racing bike! We had to "inject" some petrol straight into the carbs with a plastic bottle before firing it up. Not very save in terms of backfiring......