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8-) I don't remember your dad having a 620R! :shock: Beast. Does he let you drive it? I look after one for a guy and they're not as beastly as you might imagine, being rotrex charged they've got no low down torque and by the time you've got them wound up enough to feel quick the aero kills the spee...

8-) I don't remember your dad having a 620R! :shock: Beast. Does he let you drive it? I look after one for a guy and they're not as beastly as you might imagine, being rotrex charged they've got no low down torque and by the time you've got them wound up enough to feel quick the aero kills the speed.

duncs500 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 15, 2023 2:21 pm Just the 550bhp/t or so then.

... similar to a McLaren F1.

Should be enough

Remind me again, how much is this thing gonna weight wet? IIRC 600-700kg? Or was it less than that? I suspect the power to weight and bhp/litre numbers at the end of the day are going to be intimidating :lol: It currently weighs almost exactly 500 kilos. Its missing bodywork, front calipers, a pass...

9500 is probably a sensible limit, I might do a few runs a little higher just to see where the power tails off, but with the revs only dropping around 1000rpm between gearchanges that'll keep me right in the sweet spot - its not making less than 320hp from 8500 onwards which makes the average power ...

duncs500 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 15, 2023 7:55 am It's a thing of wonder and joy already, it's going to be phenomenal when finished.

@dan Anyone asked you to build another one for them yet?

Not yet!

mik wrote: ↑Fri Dec 15, 2023 8:31 am

dan wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2023 8:52 pm Started mapping my Elise today….so far it’s doing 325hp and is rev limited to 9500rpm

I assume you're pretty pleased with that at this point in the process?

Delighted yes, it has already exceeded my expectations in a number of ways.

V8Granite wrote: ↑Fri Dec 15, 2023 4:34 am FFS what did your pistons and rods ever do to you!!

Dave!

They look so nice I just want to see them again

nuttinnew wrote: ↑Fri Dec 15, 2023 12:30 am
What revs was the pull from? Trying to tune my ears to it.

Run starts at about 4500rpm….it really starts to pull at 5500

Started mapping my Elise today….so far it’s doing 325hp and is rev limited to 9500rpm, but the engine has only had a couple of hours running so I’ll turn the limiter up when it’s run in

I look great

I picked my megane up from the middle of Snowdonia, I drove at 20 in the 20 zones and like a lunatic everywhere else. Had a nice time, no complaints.

speedingfine wrote: ↑Sun Dec 10, 2023 4:24 pm Sorry Dan, with it being winter my tastes are distinctly Mercedes shaped at the moment

Found this lovely one the other day, but need to eBay the Citroen first (and stop a pesky warning light coming on)

https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1666213

Thats definitely more 'you' Chris

Some say Chris has already been over and sat in the green elise....

I’m usually quite relaxed about letting people drive my cars although this time round I’ll probably require a 50% deposit before letting anyone drive the Elise

Jobbo wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2023 9:33 am I bet even Project Binky will be finished by the time it comes out, let alone your Elise, Dan.

I'd have it finished a lot quicker if I could get a load of suckers off the internet to pay for it *

* I was one of those suckers for a bit.

Looks great but I lost interest the second I read '2025'.

Ah rubbish, sorry to hear this Dave.

Shlergen wrote: ↑Sat Nov 25, 2023 10:19 pm Looks and sounds the nuts. Curious as to why so long before being back on the road, just busy with other stuff?

Very simple, there's almost forty grand in the engine, gearbox and electronics package.

Yep this is the one.