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  ktford said:
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A manual Typhoon with a 14lb boost CAPA edit (correctly tuned) and a clutch fix will (on a private road) spin the back wheels quite happily when the foot is planted in 4th gear (on a dry road) at 160 kph :blink:

How do I know this? :blink:

Been there, done that. Quite scarey actually.

Man what a machine

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So much for the confidentially clause Ricardo.

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The confidentiality was only about the clutch and I ain't saying nothing cept "Works Good". FPV know about all the mods in the Grey Ghost and they are all bolted back on (injectors etc, had to come out for the new factory flash) and the car is a lethal weapon that changes gears very smoothly :tease:

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  hypnodoc said:
:blink:

A manual Typhoon with a 14lb boost CAPA edit (correctly tuned) and a clutch fix will (on a private road) spin the back wheels quite happily when the foot is planted in 4th gear (on a dry road) at 160 kph :blink:

How do I know this? :tease:

Been there, done that. Quite scarey actually.

Man what a machine

What with 165/65/13 cheese cutters on the back. :blink:

So your telling me at 160 kph in 4th gear if you plant it you break traction.

I just find that hard to believe with 300rwkw as my mates T with alot more then that wont spin at that speed if he does the same but god it goes like theres no tommorrow. :blink:

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  fpvT6 said:
  hypnodoc said:
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A manual Typhoon with a 14lb boost CAPA edit (correctly tuned) and a clutch fix will (on a private road) spin the back wheels quite happily when the foot is planted in 4th gear (on a dry road) at 160 kph :spoton:

How do I know this? :tease:

Been there, done that. Quite scarey actually.

Man what a machine

What with 165/65/13 cheese cutters on the back. :spoton:

So your telling me at 160 kph in 4th gear if you plant it you break traction.

I just find that hard to believe with 300rwkw as my mates T with alot more then that wont spin at that speed if he does the same but god it goes like theres no tommorrow. :spoton:

Your mate isn't trying hard enough then.

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At last the thing is fixed.... Now motor better get a 13.8 or better or this was still a waste of time.

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  Lawsy said:
  fpvT6 said:
  hypnodoc said:
:spoton:

A manual Typhoon with a 14lb boost CAPA edit (correctly tuned) and a clutch fix will (on a private road) spin the back wheels quite happily when the foot is planted in 4th gear (on a dry road) at 160 kph :spoton:

How do I know this? :tease:

Been there, done that. Quite scarey actually.

Man what a machine

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What with 165/65/13 cheese cutters on the back. :spoton:

So your telling me at 160 kph in 4th gear if you plant it you break traction.

I just find that hard to believe with 300rwkw as my mates T with alot more then that wont spin at that speed if he does the same but god it goes like theres no tommorrow. :spoton:

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Your mate isn't trying hard enough then.

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What Lawsey said :spoton::tease:

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hope its all good now .. I havent got a phoon and Ive been feelin the pain let alone you guys with one ... :spoton:

something very sinister and evil going on with all the confidentiality clauses ... I say they gave him a V8 supercars clutch or something ... if that got out eveyone would want one ... :pooh::pooh:

on the manual versus auto thing .... heres my 2.75 cents

1. Driver definition .....One that drives, as the operator of a motor vehicle.

One can argue that the operation of the vehicle involves driver actions so manual would seem like you are operating the vehicle...

2. Since I first got my licence I have always had manual cars, drove a couple of times auto cars, found the gearboxes to take what felt like 10 minutes to make up its mind on a gear when you floor it, most annoying thing EVER!!!

3. I recently got my HR licence with 9 gear Roadranger gearbox ... I drive both the syncro and manual and the manual has an eternity of pull where as the synco takes forever to get of the mark with something 22 tone, sure the auto is faster empty but you need pull then manula is your pick...

4. I dont think ive ever seen a auto race car ... I may be wrong but racers ive seen are all mauals .. you would think if they can make things faster they would have made them auto ... but then you would have to forget about cornering and braking etc ...

5. Auto in the T is faster ... True ... the figures are here everywhere ... but even at a second slower at times I would still pick the manual when I finally get mine cause you want to feel part of the whole experience you dont want to be an armchair driver, the stick is attacked to that lump of goodness in the front I would hate to miss out on it ...

6. Auto in everyday driving is better .... you can take this both ways really ... yeas stop start traffic is a pain more so in a manual than an auto but if your out of the city a bit more than all those bends and corners are more fun in a manual IMHO but again I think personal preference is the pick ...

ITS A T !!!! :pooh: Its fast no matter the box ....!!!!!! :blush:

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DOHC are you quite sure that you aren't related to Turbo6man? You obviously haven't been watching F1 in recent years, practically automatic.

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Hate to break it to you Scotty, but the F1 cars are manual.

They have a auto shift mechanisim, but still have a clutch and no torque converter or bands.

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I thought this was thread about Typhoons?

PS - BS to wheelspin at 160 in Typhoon in the dry in top (4th), only way that should happen is if there is greasy road, or massive torque. I have done this on a very slightly wet surface in a full race Cobra replica with 454 cu inch motor - just cant see it in a car that should have better traction and less torque.

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  ZapXR6T said:
Hate to break it to you Scotty, but the F1 cars are manual.

They have a auto shift mechanisim, but still have a clutch and no torque converter or bands.

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Good luck Zap - I've tried explaining that a coupla times to poor old slooow Scotty but it just doesn't sink in ...

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