Awesome Track Day Car

Dr Who · 25 Oct 2006 at 08:43

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2006-register...4QQihZ012QQcategoryZ29750QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

This is the demonstrator I went for a spin in round brands 4 weeks before I built mine...

Registered this year as a NEW vehicle, not age related...

so about 3 years before it needs an MOT...

This thing is fast and awesome handling..

Dr Who · 25 Oct 2006 at 08:58

About 40,000 if you are good with oil changes and mechanical sympathy, however, the 5JJ does have a habit of eating selector forks if you are rough on them, so that may be required first...

will go for around £10k I would imagine, which for a 2006 road legal track day car is pretty darn good...

Add a set of 13 inch rims and slicks at £30 each, and you can drive it to the track as well..

Dr Who · 25 Oct 2006 at 17:28

Thing is, this car weighs 440kg...

And with 330 bhp it would be spinning its wheels everywhere...

If you only use for the road, you could expect a decent mileage on it if you are mechanically sympathetic and can change gear smoothly..

Mine has 200 bhp and weighs 540kg with 50 ltrs of fuel on board, and its a pig to keep traction even with an LSD and toyo 888's...

But when it breaks traction it drifts real nice

Dr Who · 25 Oct 2006 at 20:30

Will Gill said:
think his is around the 500kg mark so not far from it, his doesnt break traction unless he wants it to, his puts up consistantly very low 11's, they are seriously dangerous cars and deserve a lot of respect but when you can blow away bikes and see the look on their faces it makes it all worth while

Yeah you can stop it from breaking traction, but if it has 330bhp there is no way you can get anywhere near its maximum possible 0-60 time etc as you have to feather it everywhere...

Mine only has 175bhp at the rear wheels and I have to back off on a sprint...

Pulling away its snake city...

Dr Who · 25 Oct 2006 at 21:18

ChoÞÞer said:
wow, thats nice... am not so sure about colour tho.. still have it tho

looks awesome in the flesh...

Dr Who · 27 Oct 2006 at 17:58

Northwind said:
Busa engine's phenomenally strong, but car use puts different stresses on them from what they're built for. 'Specially if you blow them, and track them... which of course, you would

Car doesnt really add too much stress, as we gear them far lower than you would on a bike...

gearing a 200 mph engine for 130 mph removes a lot of the stress you would think was added..

Dr Who · 28 Oct 2006 at 12:42

The_Dark_Side said:
btw very nice spec in the OP.
i just can't like the Vortex "bulges" infront of the windscreen.
i just prefer the classic se7en look.

The bulges actually add wind deflection but I know what you are saying...

The torsional forces on the crank arent as excessive as one might think due to the primary reduction in the engine...

But it can break gearboxes... obviously if you lift off and bang it down the box to overrev it you are gonna do some damage, thats why mechanical sympathy is important...