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I moved the rebuild of my car to Facebook about 18 months ago I guess. Facebook is much more Focused than Forums where only a small minority are interested in these Mega Powered cars. For anyone who still wants to know how the car is progressing it can be found here...

3" system was used on my YB at 700bhp & indeed it became the first YB to exceed 200mph in that form. Only went to 3.5" when Power went over 800bhp. I suggests Steves choice is just right for his Spec.

Am I on a Performance car site or an audition for Miss Daisy driver.

Will need around 80/100bhp more to add those 6mph. No Aero work just a Ford undertray fitted like the later model Cosworth. The aim is to get my road car to set records. Its fastest Cosworth in the World & Fastest Ford in the UK although the Roush Ford GT has also run a 206mph in that...

212mph in 1.4miles

Great day but it was a bit annoying. We had gone armed with enough Power to destroy the Cosworth Topspeed record of 206.08mph BUT it was very wet as the film showed so all the runway was not used & we managed 206.00mph. It was the cars last run as I retired the car after that as I was 60...

A classic comment on 5th gear about my car.

Fast & Loud is great entertainment if you don't take it too serious. Street outlaws is much the same as Fast & Loud made to entertain. Did watch 5th Gear as it was 9000% better than Topgear but bored of that now.

great BIG NO!!!

Fastest can be measured im afraid Best is subjective. Depends what you want the car for. Track cars are just that & a road car cant compete only wallow around on track days thinking they are going fast. Drag is another discipline again road cars cant compete against the stripped out...

201.3 mph on Datron at Bruntingthorpe. On a road 193+ mph shown on the car Data Log it was 8980rpm in 4th.

Here because 'Old Git' asked me to join. You are a great bunch of car fans but not really Performance orientated enough for me. Keep it going Waynne you are doing a great job.

Moto GP. A fan since Geoff Duke in the 1950's. Fan of Rossi only Hailwood in the past compares. The way he is going Marquez may well be better than both in years to come.

I post 2 cars. One is a 1946 Jaguar the most beautiful saloon car ever built. The other the first & greatest supercar the Mercedes gull wing.

RS Ford prices have gone crazy. RS500's now over 100k for the best ones even a 3dr at 40k for a good one. They have gone up 3 fold in the last 5 years. Even a good Saph that bottomed at 3k are now fetching 15/18k. There are not a lot of these cars left most were crashed/broken when they were...

Im guessing 60-160 mph is my territory easily accessible up a slip road on to a motorway. The Koenigsegg 1 that recently set a new UK Topspeed record ran 0-187mph in 12 secs during that run. I wonder if he thinks about his 40-60mph time.

When I first started a 1930's Austin 7 was the car of choice of many lads it had 6v electrics & yes they fitted loads of lights to them with much the same result as yourself. The Dynamo was about 50% efficient as an Alternator & that's all there was back then.

Well im 71 this month & still working hard on the car. However im nearing the end & this is my last conversion. Ive had a great innings started tinkering with modified cars in the mid 60's & it feels right to let this be my last conversion. Mind you im still 6 months away from completion.

Back in mid 60's for me. Had a Austin Healey Sprite Mk 2 which went OK but not that fast. I purchased a Shorrock Supercharger Kit bought second hand for £40 about 2 weeks wages. It transformed the car. My brother was first to suffer my maniac driving, he mentioned it a few months back, the...

Well im an old member I guess. First car was a 1957 Ford Popular ( sit up & beg) style paid £65 sold it after 1 month for £60. My second I remember fondly a 1958 Ford Prefect 100E its still the only car that I have bought on tick. It cost £225 a lot of money back then. It was an expensive...

Embarrassing moment this takes some beating. Back in 2003 we were one of the favourites at Totb having a runners up spot the year before. At least 60 of the local lads & a host of RS fans were going to attend. 9 o'clock we were one of the first to do a run, huge Revs, Big Bang & a drive shaft...

Mine had an article in a Classic car mag recently so I guess its a Classic now its 27 years old. Its old, polluting & if the Minister of Transport had a ride, it would be banned the following day as he recovered from shock in hospital. Fortunately he don't have a clue how fast or potentially...

Interesting. I can do all those things but found that I started to think differently at about 67 & by the time 70 clicked up I was thinking very differently to when I was 65. I now find myself finishing off a car at an age when I really would like to be doing other things. I wish I had stopped...

The Cosworth YB engine in '200' block form has great tuning Potential. Originally 205bhp it was producing up to 580bhp in qualification trim in the RS500 touring cars. By the late 1990's the better Road Tuners had surpassed those numbers. By 2004 I was running 690bhp in my road car. We...

Its down to how much you are prepared to pay. Core efficiency is what its about not size or looks. I did the research for Spec-R one of the leading after market Supplier. For a cost point of £800 we found bar & plate cores 4/5 times as efficient as those being sold. If we had raised that...

HDI I guess you don't understand when someone is being a tad sarcastic about a truly shocking car |B. Still I guess your right you cant joke or be sarcastic about something as important as a car. Will I get a ban for that or a written warning. Lighten up for heavens sake.

For most projects its draw up a schedule - double it - add your wifes age in months then your shoe size in weeks. It still wont be finished but its a starter. Im at 4 years 10 months 23 days so far & ive no idea of a completion day but not in 2016 for sure. At 70 it may outlast me ;) o_O.

You don't have time to remember all that bumf when your about to hit the brakes at 210mph & the Tyre wall at Brunters is only .2 of a mile away. My driving instructor never gave me any help on that. If you cant stop fit better brakes don't try to remember what you were told in my case 53 years...

Best at what. You cant measure Best so all answers will be subjective. I. Best on a proud to own basis - My GSM Flamingo. 2. Best at mpg - Trojan 3 wheeler did 80+ to the gallon 3. Best pose machine - Most of my convertible Sports cars, I still have an SLK which I love. 4. Best Handling -...

Yes just one really/ Lots of expensive normal stuff. However a guy 5 houses away owns a 1951 Citroen Avante. It was built in the UK. Its a show car & well known in the mags.

I love them. lucky I have 4 cars so can have one that don't get used a lot in bad weather. Bought my first one in 1968 & have owned a few since then. Its the only motoring pleasure that I share with the Missus she loves Top down motoring as well. She hates going fast so a real barn stormer...

Last Sunday evening. Took the SLK out for a spin covered about 40miles I guess. Sounds turned right up with my 60's music giving it welly. Didn't go fast just relaxed & took the back roads. Really pleasant but a bit cold for the roof down that I love. Maybe next weekend for that.

Been working on the car a few weeks now there may be some on here interested in the build. https://www.facebook.com/fastestcosworth/

Developments are changing whats possible from a road car. Only 8 years ago a GT35 pushing say 600bhp was as much Power as would be considered road drivable Power. Now with the latest EFR Turbos you can have 900bhp with less lag than a GT35 was giving just that short time ago. As for cams with...

You used the word Fast (not quick) so the main criteria is it will be that. So any car that can exceed 200mph within a mile would be my criteria for a fast car. LAferrari, Porsche 918, McClaren P1 & Lambo Huracan & The Veyron of course are the only 'out of the box' cars that can do that- so...

The solution is have several cars. An economic car. A Workhorse for carting things about. A Poser car for an elderly gentleman that allow roof down motoring & a Toy that's mind blowing fast.

Let Wikipedia speak. Advantages A dry sump offers many advantages. The most obvious are increased oil capacity afforded by the remote reservoir, and the capability to mount the engine lower in the vehicle because of the lower sump profile—lowering the overall center of gravity. The external...

Because I can!!. I have four cars so driving in rush hour down to Tescos is done in a vehicle that likes that. Personally im driven by setting records so I need the Power but it drives to all shows & competitions without a problem. It makes a fast car which is useable & great fun on the road...

To me nothing has ever come close to my dream car as a lad. The incredible 1946 Jaguar 2.5. Sports car a 1955 Gullwing is the first & best Supercar. 160mph when the average saloon struggled to 50mph.

Mines over a longer period. In July 2011 my car was taken off the road for a rebuild its 838bhp engine showing signs of wear after 3 years of use. It didn't have a dry sump & it needed one so the aim was to fit one & rebuild it. Didn't happen like that New Turbo's, Materials & ECU's were...