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miker33 · Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 8:02 am Post subject: First Vaux Mini Drag on the NOS

Hi All,

Took the mini to shakespeare on Sun and did the first couple of runs with the NOS installed. Only on the rear at the moment and 25hp jets but seems to have made about 2-3 tenths improvement even with the small shot, looking forward to upping it more for next time Nod

http://www.twinenginemini.co.uk/video/quartermile3.wmv

Cheers,
Mike

chip · Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 2:18 am Post subject:

That looks like a proper fucking handfull!

Getting there though, well into the 12s now.

What tyres was that on?

50bhp is the sweet spot for an XE, it REALLY starts pulling on that normally.
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miker33 · Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:07 am Post subject:

That was on 888's, 60ft was crap compared to what I was doing last year so there's prob an easy 12.5 in it at the moment.

Will be running the same jets next time but try and get a good 60ft to see what it can do with just the 25 but will take the 50hp jets along in case I feel the need smile

Been looking at some auto boxes from the US but not sure if there's space for them yet, looking at the 4T45E ones as they appear to be a virtual straight fit to the XE.

chip · Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 12:10 pm Post subject:

Yeah I was looking at those as well, look like a very good option, you could even use one on the rear engine and keep the front manual so that you can put it in neutral to drive with one engine on the road if you wanted.
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Under 400bhp makes baby jesus cry.
(so my boost leak at the jamsport day must have had him sobbing like rich j williams watching a chick flick)

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Nova - 457bhp - Mid Engine - RWD - GT35 - Autronic SM4

miker33 · Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 1:21 pm Post subject:

Thinking of importing a whole car over from the US (prob a chevy cobalt one with 3.63 Final Drive and that one seems the most common final drive) that uses that 4T45E box as it would make it easier to work out the hydraulic\electric requirements for it rather than just get a box shipped over and then try and work it all out.

Just need to get some dimensions first, been trying to find some dimensions on the web and no luck yet was thinking of signing up to some US forums to try and get some info from people who already have those boxes in use.

Other major benefit is the ratio's on that box are brilliant for the small 13" wheels, would give me theoretical max of 190mph at 6500rpm compared to only 150mph at 7500rpm with the F20 (would need to have 650bhp to manage that though LOL

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sbd16v · Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 10:25 pm Post subject:

looks good

what were you using for the video over lay ???
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miker33 · Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 9:02 am Post subject:

It's a tool called BS4TV that I have been testing for somebody, it uses the data collected from the G-Tech RR's Accelerometer and creates a bluescreen overlay which is then chromakeyed over the video (I delete the built in G-Tech 1/4 times data though as it's usually off by a couple of 1/10's compared to the actual strip timing which I manually enter off the slip).

flatout · Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 11:41 am Post subject:

looks like a handfull but fun all the same clap

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djbrowney let · vauxsport.com Joined: 27 Mar 2008 Posts: 935

now that looks a good bit of fun to me PMSL

nice work fella Thumbs Up

Rich_j_Williams · Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 9:30 pm Post subject:

that looks awsome!!! look forward to seeing it at PV Thumbs Up

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