RE: [doc] RE: Mike B. 29th May Wacky Racers
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RE: [doc] RE: Mike B. 29th May Wacky Racers
- From: "Richard" <dickyh11@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 17:10:03 +0100
You mean an 8 inch exhaust with 2 inch pipes off the manifold doesn't
improve the performance??
Wow, I must tell the local chavs they're wasting their money :D
Rich H
DOC 365 VIN 1274
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> Nick Tomlinson
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> Subject: Re: [doc] RE: Mike B. 29th May Wacky Racers
>
> You have also forgot that the performance is equaly in proportion to
the
> diameter of the rear exhaust (and the angle of wonkiness of poor
> installation), the tinted window and the length of the burberry
cap.....
>
> NickT
>
> Phil Peters <PhilPeters@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> You can always be canny with your fuel-load too Mike, and pretend to
Nick
> that you've put a full tank in ;-)
>
> Colin Chapman used to do a similar thing in F1 many years ago to gain
the
> upper hand/cheat. The Lotus used to carry water in two large side
tanks.
> The car weighed in perfectly at scrutineering and then, on the first
lap
> of the race, the driver pulled a cable in the cockpit which emptied
the
> water out onto the track. Voila, a huge weight loss! However, because
the
> rules at the time stipulated you could refill the car with essential
> fluids again (eg water for "cooling") before the post-race weigh-in,
they
> used to get away with it!
>
> Comes of less of a surprise about the 'lost' £12.5 million now,
doesn't
> it?
>
> VIN #4400 will also be using a cunning weight reduction programme for
the
> Sunday meet-up: I've taken the CD player out. Unfortunately, it's
common
> knowledge that a car's performance is directly proportional not only
to
> its cleanliness but also to the size and ability of the stereo, so
maybe
> I've cancelled things out on the performance front.
>
> See y'all soon. Oh and Rich, expect a phone call when I'm on the A610
and
> lost. (By the way, I like your conscious choice of choosing a road
that
> has a link to the Renault Alpine A610...very clever)
>
> Phil P. (ready and raring)
> VIN #4400 (ready and raring)
>
>
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> --
>
> On Thu, 26 May 2005 10:20:43 -0000 , "Mike Bosworth" wrote:
> >....I was just going to offer my spare seat..... so now even thou you
> >now have the 'PPP' (Power Pump Pulley), i might now have the upper
> >hand in the 'power to weight' ratio and without doing my frame off
> >restoration!! :)...just off to increase it further by stripping off
> >all the stainless panels:)
>
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