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June 2002
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Re: 4.5 L Turbo Crown-THE RESULTS ARE IN!!
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Thu, 10 June 2004 05:30
 
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Cheers for the encouragement guys, I'm glad you like it. The car is still registered, however you are correct in saying it's not too flash for road duties at the moment. Cosmetically it still needs the stock bonnet back on-but I need to make a different plenum setup so it fits under the hood first (the scoop just covers the hole where the intake manifold sticks out). In addition, the lights need to be re-done as the i/c piping is in the way of the stock location now. (Currently there are NO lights at all behind that grille......although Rod, I intend to leave the mesh there and put the lights behind that) I'm slowly working my way through it though all the bits and pieces to get it all sorted. As far as driving on the road, it's better than you'd think. The motor is so stock that it idles at 550 rpm, and with a 3.23 ratio diff and .68 overdrive it cruises at less than 1800 rpm. It's really smooth on the road, but of course the handling characteristics aren't all that flash for twisty bits(a 30 car with a full chassis is never too good.........). In short, yes it is regoed, but there are a few bits and pieces to do before it can be cruised around in relative anonymity (like getting rid of that ugly scoop). At the moment however, I'll also be enjoying it on a regular basis at the strip. The strip is the only place I can let it out, and ultimately stright line speed was what it was built for. Basically, it will turn the tyres at any speed in any gear up to 100kph-and I just haven't tried it any faster than that (except O/D, as if I try that in O/D it'll burn out the clutches in about 5 seconds..........) Next spring/summer I'm intending to take it to a few major events for racing duties actually. Should be good fun.
Sean
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IRA11Y | Mon, 07 June 2004 02:23 |
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Pictures - enjoy.
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gianttomato | Mon, 07 June 2004 03:14 |
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Re: Pictures - enjoy.
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