Taking the R36 to SantaPod this weekend...

[RobBentley]

I am going to take the R36 to SantaPod this weekend. Anybody care to guess what it'll run on the 1/4 mile ?

Closest guess wins.... absolutely nothing, bar the joy of being a winner

 

[Loz]

12.9999999 seconds :amuse:

Is it true the R36 has launch control?

 

[RobBentley]

Yup - correct. I've tested it out already (even made a video!)

 

[Loz]

:embarrest: found it, looks like a hoot! :bigsmile:

 

[dpsubaru]

12.86secs

 

[RobBentley]

 

[turbonutter69]

So when you took longer to get off the line you did a quicker a run?
Or is that also numbers for your opponent.

 

[RobBentley]

1/4 mile clock doesn't start until you actually move. Reaction time is just there as 'information'. That said, I still crossed the line first anyway.

My quickest reaction was 0.7s - once I realised the delay launch control has, and worked out on which amber bulb to release it.

 

[turbonutter69]

Ahhh ok sweet. Did you enjoy it mate?

 

[RobBentley]

Yup

Same as always.. been dragging 5 times now! Just never in this car.

 

[lutonmatt]

i want to do it in mine maybe this year or next might be next now as i need to get some bits sorted

but cant give it to much stick as i think the back axle is going on mine hope its not but have a feeling as lone as i get one good run i dont care as much

 

[RobBentley]

 

[96AccordCoupe]

One very sexy car!

 

[MasterAuron]

13.66 at 100mph....impressive for a fully loaded weighty car! It is damn sexy though.

 

[RobBentley]

13.66 at 100mph....impressive for a fully loaded weighty car! It is damn sexy though.

Cheers

I think next time I will put in 'towing' tyre pressures to lower the rolling resistance, see if I can inch another point out of it. There were no traction issues off the line as Launch Control pre-primes the Haldex clutch.

 

[Loz]

Car looks fantastic & 13s is just superb, you must be very chuffed, I know I would be. :bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile:

 

[RobBentley]

13.6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU2TgaUyZtI

13.7: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfJRcsjOXyM

13.8: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YeW0SW5ans

 

[RobBentley]

I actually raced a Transit VAN (WTH!!) who managed a 22.1 @ 58mph

 

[turbonutter69]

Did it win lol.

 

[obi_waynne]

Did you beat the WRX then?

 

[RobBentley]

Did you beat the WRX then?

On that run...
Me: 13.7553
WRX: 13.8908

JUST!!!

 

[obi_waynne]

Not bad going then !

 

[charger69]

13.66 at 100mph....impressive for a fully loaded weighty car! It is damn sexy though.

without some weight it could achieve like 11 seconds maybe.

 

[RobBentley]

without some weight it could achieve like 11 seconds maybe.

Car comes in at 1690kg Kerb weight. I removed the spare tyre, but nothing else - so probably ran at 1665kg.

I'm really pleased tbh... its loaded with everything from heated seats all round to DVD player and still weighs less than my W8 which is 1975kg kerb weight.

 

[RobBentley]

... and you never know, it might do better once the engine has loosened up a bit. It's only got 3k on the clock atm! or that could be wishful thinking, who knows!

Either way, its a good excuse to go back

 

[charger69]

yea, however all those weight, the car still shows muscles.
and you did good by the way.

 

[RobBentley]

I also forgot to congratulate 'Loz' as the winner with a very precise guesstimate of "12.9999999" - a mere 0.66200001 seconds out!!

 

[obi_waynne]

Nah - he cheated with his psickick powders!

 

[RedlineX2]

How's that compared to your W8?

 

[RobBentley]

W8 managed a 15.2 (heavy car, auto box with Torque Convertor, very long gearing).

 

[RobBentley]

It had another outing today...

http://robertbentley.net/photos/cars/rollers_260909/DSCF2107.JPG
http://robertbentley.net/photos/cars/rollers_260909/DSCF2104.JPG
http://robertbentley.net/photos/cars/rollers_260909/DSCF2105.JPG

 

[turbonutter69]

Sweet what did it actually make?

 

[RobBentley]

308BHP stock

Then after map couldn't run it in 4th anymore - too much power low down, was skipping the rollers and trying to climb off.

Had to run it in 5th, and by 5600rpm was producing 323BHP mapped. They swear there is more to be had, but at those 5th gear speeds on the rollers it was pushing luck with regards to tyres (acceleration on rollers generates a lot more strain/heat on tyres).

Looking at the curve from the print-out, it'd probably end around 330-335

 

[turbonutter69]

Sweet mate has it made much of a difference driving after the remap?

 

[RobBentley]

Throttle response is massively better (being EPC throttle) and you can tell what they mean about the torque. It used to bring in the big surge of take-off power at ~ 2400rpm, whereas on the way home I was booting at at ~ 1700rpm and it was taking off at a similar pace.

Haven't really played much with the top-end as you can tell the map is bedding in again, it's a bit 'rough' in its delivery like the engine was new. By the time I got home it was smoothing out like the new engine did after a few hundred miles.

I'm taking my family to Yorkshire on Monday to collect a horse-lorry for my sister, so it'll get another good run out to bed in then

oh.. and also the 155MPH limiter has been removed

 

[turbonutter69]

Sweet buddy. Enjoy.

 

[obi_waynne]

Nice. I bet this has killed your MPG

 

[RobBentley]

Nice. I bet this has killed your MPG

Not at all. A better tuned car is a more economic car.

Been to Kent --> Yorkshire this morning, and currently half way back. Over the 350 miles travelled so far (currently sat in Costa on the M1) i have averaged 30.2mpg!!

 

[RobBentley]

Final figure over 550 miles - 30.5mpg

Another interesting bit of info...

"Storm engineering have taken an R36 engine apart and noticed the cylinder head had bigger valves than the regular 3.6 V6 and managed 40BHP with a map. Normally n/a engines don't do much with maps so even here this proves the R36 engine in detuned and has plenty of potential. Wonder if anyone does any cams yet!"

 

[obi_waynne]

You could always get your cams reground to a fast road profile. I think Kent and Piper offer this service.