If I'd lost 15kg I'd be post it in the happy thread
Were you able to lose much anywhere else?
are you sat in your car on your phone, afraid to look?nuttinnew wrote: ↑Fri Nov 12, 2021 7:01 pm Hit a pheasant; country lane with tree canopy in the dark, I missed one that had already been hit and was probably dead to have this one (which I think had already been hit as well) flap round from the verge back into the road in front of me. Don't like
I haven't looked yet to see if any damage, no where to pull over at the time and too much traffic, but if there is any at least it passed its mot a few days ago.
Crikey. I've had shits heavier than that.dan wrote: ↑Fri Nov 12, 2021 1:57 pmFlywheel is 1100 gramsspeedingfine wrote: ↑Fri Nov 12, 2021 10:59 amBlimeydan wrote: ↑Thu Nov 11, 2021 10:05 pm Its been a long time coming so it does feel good. The crank has taken over 2 years to get right, but should be worth it. The rotating assembly (crank / flywheel, clutch, pulley) is exactly half the weight of a standard K20. 30 kilos vs 15kilos....thats a shitload of weight to take out of the spinny round bits of an engine.
Not nice for you.nuttinnew wrote: ↑Fri Nov 12, 2021 7:01 pm Hit a pheasant; country lane with tree canopy in the dark, I missed one that had already been hit and was probably dead to have this one (which I think had already been hit as well) flap round from the verge back into the road in front of me. Don't like
I haven't looked yet to see if any damage, no where to pull over at the time and too much traffic, but if there is any at least it passed its mot a few days ago.
Not yet, will really until they've actually fitted the tyres. But there will be some pointed words.
I'm losing weight all over the car, the target is sub 650 kilos. The engine will be almost 20 kilos lighter than a standard K20, the bottom end is super light, the rods and pistons are over a kilo lighter, the cams are lighter as they've got a third less lobes on them, the valvetrain is lighter etc etc
Are you planning to drive this naked too?dan wrote: ↑Sat Nov 13, 2021 3:33 pmI'm losing weight all over the car, the target is sub 650 kilos. The engine will be almost 20 kilos lighter than a standard K20, the bottom end is super light, the rods and pistons are over a kilo lighter, the cams are lighter as they've got a third less lobes on them, the valvetrain is lighter etc etc
My carbon disks are over 3 kilos a corner lighter too, unsprung and rotational too for added bonusses....my bodywork is super thin lightweight fibreglass, my drivers seat weighs 3 kilos...the list goes on
Yes another 100 bhp is required.Ascender wrote: ↑Sun Nov 14, 2021 10:18 am We escaped up to Gleneagles on Friday night and it was really nice to drive the Boxster on some winding roads which also weren't absolutely covered in potholes and bumps. Car really is very finely balanced and a joy to drive, it does seem quite forgiving too, but I'm now wondering (and starting to see) if that's because it does need a bit more power. I think it was @Broccers who was saying that, but I just didn't feel like that at the time.
Its got to be a 911 next then I guess...Broccers wrote: ↑Sun Nov 14, 2021 10:58 amYes another 100 bhp is required.Ascender wrote: ↑Sun Nov 14, 2021 10:18 am We escaped up to Gleneagles on Friday night and it was really nice to drive the Boxster on some winding roads which also weren't absolutely covered in potholes and bumps. Car really is very finely balanced and a joy to drive, it does seem quite forgiving too, but I'm now wondering (and starting to see) if that's because it does need a bit more power. I think it was @Broccers who was saying that, but I just didn't feel like that at the time.
4.0 boxster. Must start playing the lotto