Posted 11 January 2006 - 12:21 AM
LOL at the last answer...There are sooooo many dog's of turbo minis out there, that are basically nothing more than MG metro turbo transplants with a coat of paint.
Also - if your cornerweights are all to *male chicken*, forget putting any power down - turbo or nat-asp...
No 1380 of the same weight as my mini would be in the lead after even 10mph - let alone even 1/8th of a mile :wink:
As regards the clutch - yes, a double-grey is heavy. But excessivly IMO, to the point that your leg muscles are working so hard, you're losing sesnitivity - and launching a turbo on the dragstrip definately needs sensitivity. I'm designing a whole new clutch/flyweel assy at the moment, that will have a torque capacity of at least 250lb ft with an organic, but have the release-force of an Orange. Well, that's the theory - basically, if it's less than the single-grey (with more torque capacity), I'll be happy.
And the LSD - well, maybe a quaife would help - but i doubt it. An 'open' diff can be corrected as it relies on full traction across both wheels - once traction is 'lost', power transfer to the loaded wheel ceases. Nice and safe. This is when something like a salsbury would be very dangerous to the un-trained, as it tries driving with one wheel, and will have you off the road before you know it.
Rally cars (minis) don't have an LSD to keep out of the hedge, but to aid traction when going forwards...
LSD's definately need well set-up suspension - especially cornerweights and spring rates. Don't do this, and it'll bite you for sure.