my new car

[FF_Mark]

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Make sure you send them a pic of your new car, then when they ask to feature it, tell em to fuck off

[wes]

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Make sure you send them a pic of your new car, then when they ask to feature it, tell em to fuck off

Quality, just what i should have told FastFord mag when they wanted me to put my car on their stand at FordFair 2002

[Tone]

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[Tone]

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how much for something like that sorry to be nosey but i would love to know or be really gutted

[900ss]

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That is one serious car Looking at all those parts thats under the skin makes me think how poo a std rd car is.
Btw how many oil coolers does it have in total lol

[martinlabatts]

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hi,

four coolers in total under car, three are massive with scoopes ect,

rs500 touring cars range from 15k to 65k acording to spec and rarety,

a ruff one needing work and no known race history may cost you 15k where as a genuine eggenburger car could cost 65k

someone i know built a rs500 touring car with all the right bits and sold it to the first person who saw it on a track day for 25k, and that was a made up car with no race history and no development behind it,

the people who know theses cars recon it would cost 65k to build one today (from second hand parts!)

so there still are good value if you can find a good original one,

my labbats car cost in the about 150k to build in 1988 and there budget was aabout 250k a season and they run this original car for two seasons,

so as you can appreiate this car has had a lot of money and development put into it,

looking round the car i believe i got a bargain,

if you bought a shell and then modded it, i could not afford it, and then i dout without vast exsperiance it still would not be this good,


matin.

[martinlabatts]

Re: my new car

a couple more pics,

just taken the exaust off to repaint it, and guess whot its quick realease so only touck 5 mins max including removing all clams to paint then aswell,










martin.

[Andycos]

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Hi Martin, in that first pic on the right of the stack rev counter theres a bracket/holder. Was that for the mobile phone arrangment that was used to communicate with the pit crew back then ??

Oh, how did you get on at the pod the other day

[martinlabatts]

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hi mate,

yes i think so,

had my first go at the 1/4 mile the other day, and its a lot harder than it looks to get tracktion, with big power two wheel drive,

had four runs and they there crappp!!!

my best run was 13.8 at 109 mph

i bogged down or two much wheel spin,

did not bother letting the trye pressure down or even taking out the 50 kiols of crap in the boot, as it was only a bit of fun, and i was not taking bothered as it was my first try,

with some practice and a good driver it should be in the low 12 sec,

still toying with the idea of tracktion control system,


martin.

[Andycos]

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Still toying with the idea of traction control.

How about launch control, reasonably priced and sound good as well

But saying that, ive not known one used on a turbocharged car before

[wes]

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i've got launch control on mine

[Andycos]

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[Andycos]

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So whats it like Wes ??
I remember seeing it on a Escort RS2000 at the 0-60 at Trax in 2000 i think, and it was well rapid spitting flames until it launched ( excuse the pun ) and put up a well impressive time
Does it produce any positive boost when used ??
And just to be nosey what revs have you set yours at

[martinlabatts]

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hi guys,

the system i would fit is the race lodgic tractiion control system with launch control and full throtle gear change, with ajustable slib control,

its about a grand but its the best system available, and i need the eight cylinder version, to control the eight injectors,


martin.

[wes]

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Does it produce any positive boost when used ??

Yes it does

And just to be nosey what revs have you set yours at

Thats a secret

The race logic system does have launch control but it is mainly used for traction control on 2wd's, i've heard some people say it's good, some people say it's bad.

I have an Armtech revlimiter with launch control and full throttle gearshift, i only use the launch control feature, and as i have a 4x4 it tends to stay in a straight line anyway, sometimes