Toby Kent's Mk1 Cortina

[Toby]

love the concentration on your face in that launch picture. could be done for undue care and attention not looking were your going

 

You have no idea of the care and attention going into the driving mate!!

 

You would have to do me for something else!! Speeding maybe??

[Toby]

Having returned from a recent Torque of the Devil Rolling Road day, kindly organised by MK1Gaz, I have a new, lower than previously seen power figure for my car.

 

I had previously seen around 195 bhp at Sanspeeds rollers on 3 occations, however, the latest figures revealed only 162.8 hp (estimated flywheel). I don't believe the engine to be sick, although, after 3 years of thrashing it has probably loosened up

 

In all honesty I had been happy believing the higher figure but realistically had my doubts. Chris' dyno at TOTD has brought me down to earth, so with reluctance I set out to dis-prove my higher figures.

 

Available to everyone on-line are programs which will estimate power figures, with a reasonable degree of accuracy, using car weight and terminal speed, I have attached the results below.

 

 

I also stumbled across a calculator which would guess your mph at 60ft given your 60 ft time. Wow if this is true!

 

 

0-48 mph in 1.68 seconds, not bad for a 40+ year old, pre-crossflow!

 

The last thing is not the way to accurately work out HP but it shows how well the gearing, shifting, tyres, power, suspension etc is all working together, if, (and I suspect it is) Chris' dyno figure is right.

 

 

So there you have it!!

 

I am going to complete a head I have started, hopefully over Christmas, to try and get a bit nearer the magic 100 bhp / ltr. Without loosing any torque over 5,000 rpm.

 

 

Watch this space......

[puddy]

Always had my doubts about your 200bhp pre x flow

 

Surprised it took you so long to find that "quarter junior" programme !

 

I hope your'e gonna beef up your transmission again if you do hit the magic

 

100bhp x litre

 

puddy

[Toby]

Always had my doubts about your 200bhp pre x flow

 

Surprised it took you so long to find that "quarter junior" programme !

 

I hope your'e gonna beef up your transmission again if you do hit the magic

 

100bhp x litre

 

puddy

 

See you at the tree p!ss taker!!

[TomB]

mph=horsepower

ET= efficiency

 

All this means is,if you want your car to go quick let Toby drive he will add 30hp!!! hehe

 

Good work behind the wheel mate!!!

[Toby]

mph=horsepower

ET= efficiency

 

All this means is,if you want your car to go quick let Toby drive he will add 30hp!!! hehe

 

Good work behind the wheel mate!!!

 

163 bhp and pedal like fook!!

[ratman]

stunning car

 

just so right in every way even the moden bucket seats look factory fitted

[cossie daz]

very nice mate

[Mr Sam]

 

CF 06

[Toby]

Well I 've never seen the gearbox out before!!

 

Or the man in the hat!! Gary Lovelace - ......put him in charge of doing up the bellhousing bolts - he did up...........NONE!!

 

Oh and thanks Mr Sam - could have put up CF day 07 - class winner!!

[mk1super]

Tobias you have a car to be proud of

[irishiain]

DEFI NATELY the best mk.1 tina around RESPECT

[Toby]

Thanks guys.

 

I have got another cylinder head on the go at the moment so hopefully it will be faster this season. I have been in the ports being greedy and hit water (luckily it wasn't the good head off the car) so the little project has got bigger!! The head is at the welders, but we're not having much luck, so we might try some special brazing rods, or persist with the dissimilar welding rods. I have spent over 5 hours on the valves, I have plans for some "lateral thinking" valve guide mods.

 

Worryingly all of this work could be for nothing as I really am going away from "book" sizes and recommendations. Time will tell!! Attention to detail wont mean anything if too much port velocity is lost.

 

If it gains nothing at least I'll know I should have looked elsewhere for power!!

[puddy]

Thanks guys.

 

I have got another cylinder head on the go at the moment so hopefully it will be faster this season. I have been in the ports being greedy and hit water (luckily it wasn't the good head off the car) so the little project has got bigger!! The head is at the welders, but we're not having much luck, so we might try some special brazing rods, or persist with the dissimilar welding rods. I have spent over 5 hours on the valves, I have plans for some "lateral thinking" valve guide mods.

 

Worryingly all of this work could be for nothing as I really am going away from "book" sizes and recommendations. Time will tell!! Attention to detail wont mean anything if too much port velocity is lost.

 

If it gains nothing at least I'll know I should have looked elsewhere for power!!

 

 

puddy

[Toby]

Thanks guys.

 

I have got another cylinder head on the go at the moment so hopefully it will be faster this season. I have been in the ports being greedy and hit water (luckily it wasn't the good head off the car) so the little project has got bigger!! The head is at the welders, but we're not having much luck, so we might try some special brazing rods, or persist with the dissimilar welding rods. I have spent over 5 hours on the valves, I have plans for some "lateral thinking" valve guide mods.

 

Worryingly all of this work could be for nothing as I really am going away from "book" sizes and recommendations. Time will tell!! Attention to detail wont mean anything if too much port velocity is lost.

 

If it gains nothing at least I'll know I should have looked elsewhere for power!!

 

 

puddy

 

 

I will not turn to the dark side!!

[little lead foots]

we love mk 1 cortinas !!

[R1.Andy]

deffo a nice car toby u should be proud of her..

is this the tina i missed at bracknell meet last month?if so come again please so i can drool

lourve ur mods all done nicely and keeping the old skool looks

found this thread of the home page i though ay up thats briton sped trials and i was reet..

never made the speed trials but go there in september ace cafe run on bikes..

 

perhaps some one could give me info on this question..real long shot i no

about 4 yr ago i brought a x flow from a bloke in brighton that had apperntly one the speed trials 3 yrs in a row..i have no idea how results are come by groups or wotever.

anyway this engine ended up in a speed boat then the back of a workshop

till i brought it ..all excited so i take it to have it stripped and built up again to be told its nothing special ..i was told it had steel crank etc etc

when i asked for bits back i was told they had been skipped and he looked very sheepish.

sorry to post in hear delete it if iv ruined ur thread

[Toby]

No worries mate, yes we were at Brackell the other week.

 

Can't help with any info on your crossflow mate, not right to have binned the bits without asking . I'll ask about a bit, a friend of a friend had a hot crossflow in a Turner that did the speed trials, but crossflows aren't un-common!! Do you know what years he entered?

[OldskoolSue]

I saw this car at the brighton speed trials cant remember what year though, i absolutly love it,one of my favourite cars!

[Toby]

I saw this car at the brighton speed trials cant remember what year though, i absolutly love it,one of my favourite cars!

 

Thanks

 

Every year!!

[OldskoolSue]

I saw this car at the brighton speed trials cant remember what year though, i absolutly love it,one of my favourite cars!

 

Thanks

 

Every year!!

 

I must of missed you last year then! will look out for you next year,i'll come say hello

[Toby]

I must of missed you last year then! will look out for you next year,i'll come say hello

 

I'm usually under it so say hi to my feet

[OldskoolSue]

I must of missed you last year then! will look out for you next year,i'll come say hello

 

I'm usually under it so say hi to my feet

 

i'll see your feet in september then

[kevmk2]

I saw this car at the brighton speed trials cant remember what year though, i absolutly love it,one of my favourite cars!

 

Thanks

 

Every year!!

 

I would love to have a go at brighton, sound slike it costs a bomb to do it though, national a or b license or whatever is needed, is an arm and a leg on its own

[Toby]

I saw this car at the brighton speed trials cant remember what year though, i absolutly love it,one of my favourite cars!

 

Thanks

 

Every year!!

 

I would love to have a go at brighton, sounds like it costs a bomb to do it though, national a or b license or whatever is needed, is an arm and a leg on its own

 

Its about £30 for the licence and £70 or 80 for two goes at the 1/4, but it is an enormous adreline rush - more than Pod, possibly cos of the money, possible cos you only get 1 pratice and 1 run that matters or possibly cos there's usually a fair crowd to see you fluff your one go!

 

As I used to say to Gaz Wallet!! Give it a go mate - there's no grip