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27 Oct 2004, 06:45 (Ref:1137360) | #26 | ||
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Re Mr Gollop:-
He is entered and should show up but as to his reliability---well who knows he has been just as unreliable as all the rest but for different reasons. |
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27 Oct 2004, 13:16 (Ref:1137750) | #27 | |
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the zetec engine dosnt seemed to have worked that great for him, its only getting one event an engine build... costly...
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27 Oct 2004, 13:49 (Ref:1137790) | #28 | ||
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Bang for buck the old YB still seems to be the way to go doesn't it? Has anybody tried getting 500+bhp out of a Duratec engine yet? Is that an improvement on the Zetec?
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27 Oct 2004, 16:41 (Ref:1137952) | #29 | |
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Yeh, Zetech then duratec (and duratorque :P )
There was some guy over here building a duratec engine for a puma rallycar, that was some 9/10 months ago ? havnt heard anything from it... the bangs for buck dosnt seem to be too many on the zetec's, but isnt the duratec only a slightly different setup to the zetec, read something in the irish autobiz a few months ago about them but they were saying there is not much different, just that the lifespan of the engine is much longer than before from a little more horsepower than before.. Sorta like the New VW FSI engines, they are designed for comprimising preformance and long life, but the new golf gti is 2.0 (bi?)turbo fsi.... Might be able to get more out of duratec engines, seeing as ford are doing the new Sports Dura Torque diesel engines with 150 - 180 bhp... any ford nuts around? |
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27 Oct 2004, 17:19 (Ref:1137987) | #30 | ||
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i thought the YB was running out of homoglamation, thats why Gollop was working on the ZETEC
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27 Oct 2004, 17:25 (Ref:1137993) | #31 | ||
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That was true definitely - I think the homologation was extended?
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27 Oct 2004, 18:04 (Ref:1138023) | #32 | ||
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The Duratec engine is what the Ford WRC team use now.....they changed from the Zetec a couple of years back. The problem is that neither of them has really been tested upto 500+ bhp and 700+ Nm except for Gollop.
Phil Collards Modified Ford Ka has a 2.0 normally aspirated Duratec with 275 bhp and they're the thick end of 10 grand a piece from Mountune. It's about time that things moved on from the YB-T engine. The new restrictor regs are supposed to open up the choice of engines and therefore makes of car but with the if you compare the cost of developing other engines (even only upto 500 brake) to the cheap proven power of a YB its a no brainer really...they'll still be grids of Fords! At the end of the day, the engine is 20 years old and i thought rallycross wanted up to date machinery and technology. |
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Just having my set up changed back from circuit set up to Rallycross spec.
Im entered for both days and intend to go for it. As for whos going to win what: Supercars- Manning, Gollop, Doran Supermodified- Dresser, Binks maybe Stockhatch- Green, Horton, Minicross, Roach, Budd (Danny) Me!!! Juinors- Davis, jordan |
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27 Oct 2004, 18:44 (Ref:1138062) | #34 | ||
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Big Big sorry to Ash Davis
Only just found out hes has had to pull out. |
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28 Oct 2004, 07:43 (Ref:1138586) | #36 | ||
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Gollop uses a Zetec engine with cast iron block. The Duratec is all alluminium and i think designed by Mazda. For high output turbo engines the main requirement for reliability is a strong block, hense most supercar engines are cast iron. This is the reason engines like Subaru can't produce reliable power.
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If gollop, manning, holfield and the rest are all starting in brands on the weekend its sure to be a cracking event, whats the entrylist shaping up like now ? |
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28 Oct 2004, 14:15 (Ref:1138935) | #38 | ||
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As of Monday it was 88 for Sunday
12 supercars No Gibson though 16 supermodified/modified 30 stockhatch 14 minis 16 juniors Should be a great weekend. 91 for the BTRDA on Saturday 1 supercar 11 mod & super mod 40 stockhatch 20 minis 14 juniors Many people are of course doubling up the two days |
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The Brands meeting got a mention on the BBC south east news this morning! There was a brief interview with Doran and Twyman as well as some footage of the cars in action. Good to see it getting some coverage.
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