Joe Little Posted September 17, 2012 Report Posted September 17, 2012 Iv finally had my car out again after breaking the gearbox last time out. Its taken a while to sort things out but i eventually got it done and spent the weekend at Shakey for the hot rod drags. After a disappointing saturday only managing 2 runs due to it being so busy, sunday started off well, First run and we were back in to the 12's which was a big relief with a 12.9 @ 105 mph. The 60ft was somewhat off what we we hoping for but a 2.0 with a 12.9 was promising. We changed the tyre pressures and queued up again. The car felt much better off the line and ran through with a 12.5 @ 106.8 mph. To say i was pleased was an understatement, 60ft still wasn't great but wasn't too bad either 1.74 with wheel spin. We went around again, unfortunately the car bogged down a bit off the line, 1.80 60ft but ran through with a 12.6 @ 107.1 mph As far as im aware This is now the fastest x flow powered car in the uk and im sure theres going to be a bit more to come, with some better 60ft's and me actually getting more time driving the car instead of fixing it i hope it will run down in to the low 12's, Not bad for a home built 1700... cheers Joe
Col-ashtonmobile Posted September 17, 2012 Report Posted September 17, 2012 Well done Joe , all your hard work has finally started to pay off so hats off to you for sticking with it when it was,nt coming together earlier in the year and i,m sure you can only get faster , so good luck to you mate fastest x flow car yes , but not fastest x flow vehicle , my mates trike has a 1700 x flow with a 40 dfi and runs high 11,s keep up the good work
fieldy1972 Posted September 17, 2012 Report Posted September 17, 2012 well done Joe. be proud mate. excelent.
Skimmer Posted September 17, 2012 Report Posted September 17, 2012 Nice 1 Joe i was watching up in the stand
Joe Little Posted September 17, 2012 Author Report Posted September 17, 2012 Thanks for the kind words, it means a lot, im very proud lol!!! Your right tho Col, its been frustrating and at times a complete pain in the arse but now it feels like its been worth while, 11 second trike thats impressive im still well happy with fastest car tho Cheers Darren, hopefully i can get it lifting a wheel with some proper 60fts eventually. cheers joe
marky4 Posted September 17, 2012 Report Posted September 17, 2012 thats one quick x flow nice one Joe
turnover Posted September 17, 2012 Report Posted September 17, 2012 well done Joe well deserved ,i think the old man was just as happy
PaulMags Posted September 17, 2012 Report Posted September 17, 2012 Well done Joe .hard work is starting to pay of.
Joe Little Posted September 17, 2012 Author Report Posted September 17, 2012 well done Joe well deserved ,i think the old man was just as happy Cheers Terry, He deffinatly was, wish i could have seen him running down the fire up road joe
turnover Posted September 17, 2012 Report Posted September 17, 2012 well done Joe well deserved ,i think the old man was just as happy Cheers Terry, He deffinatly was, wish i could have seen him running down the fire up road joe yeah he looked like morcambe and wise ,you wont remember but he will
James HPE Motorsport Posted September 17, 2012 Report Posted September 17, 2012 Nice work Joe!!! That's bloody quick!!! I know Toby ran a 12.5 but I guess technically that wasn't a xflow! Lol Seems an absolute age since I had the old pushrod engine in my car! I still miss it! Plans may have just changed for the Fiesta!
SebringRS Posted September 18, 2012 Report Posted September 18, 2012 Well done mate, did look good on track Heres a pit crew shot for you Still got another 400 photos to do, so might be waiting a while for the rest Could of smiled?
Nick Mexi-cos Posted September 18, 2012 Report Posted September 18, 2012 Hats of Joe go on the pushrod , proper car and driver makes all the hard work worth while , doubt it will be long till your in the 11s wanna borrow me engine would love to see what that would go like in yours
Joe Little Posted September 18, 2012 Author Report Posted September 18, 2012 Cheers Tom, thats my serious face lol!! Nick, you supply the engine ill supply the car, would be interesting to see what it would run. 11's!!! there a long way off but im not giving up just yet.
Joe Little Posted September 18, 2012 Author Report Posted September 18, 2012 Nice work Joe!!! That's bloody quick!!! I know Toby ran a 12.5 but I guess technically that wasn't a xflow! Lol Seems an absolute age since I had the old pushrod engine in my car! I still miss it! Plans may have just changed for the Fiesta! Thanks James its taken a long time and a lot of effort but its 100% been worth it now. Well, im going to start collecting parts to build a pinto for it soon.... joe
theloudboy Posted September 18, 2012 Report Posted September 18, 2012 Hats of Joe go on the pushrod , proper car and driver makes all the hard work worth while , doubt it will be long till your in the 11s wanna borrow me engine would love to see what that would go like in yours Now i would love to see your X-flow is joes car nick.
theloudboy Posted September 18, 2012 Report Posted September 18, 2012 Sorry joe you have done amazing mate, well done.
Joe Little Posted September 18, 2012 Author Report Posted September 18, 2012 Hats of Joe go on the pushrod , proper car and driver makes all the hard work worth while , doubt it will be long till your in the 11s wanna borrow me engine would love to see what that would go like in yours Now i would love to see your X-flow in joes car nick. It might not be as quick!! I know iv joked in the past that it was built on the kitchen table but in reality its been a proper serious effort, a lot of time and thought went in to building this engine. It is a home built engine but it wasn't built on the kitchen table really! Joe
James HPE Motorsport Posted September 18, 2012 Report Posted September 18, 2012 The best car in the world wouldn't do a 12.5 pass without a strong engine and a lot of thought going into building it! What power figures did u get in the end Joe?
Toby Posted September 18, 2012 Report Posted September 18, 2012 Well done Joe. I am really pleased for you and your Dad. We can all see how much work, time and money has gone into your car - not only does it look fast - but it bloody well is!! Go on the Crossflows Get yourself lined up next to something special and show it your dust!! Hope you get the weather for the night race at Pod - I can see you beating your time very soon. I think your power was around 170 isn't it Joe?
Toby Posted September 18, 2012 Report Posted September 18, 2012 And come on....put that last decimal place up!
Toby Posted September 18, 2012 Report Posted September 18, 2012 Hats of Joe go on the pushrod , proper car and driver makes all the hard work worth while , doubt it will be long till your in the 11s wanna borrow me engine would love to see what that would go like in yours We'd like to see what it goes like in yours Nick! Stop worrying about all those broken shafts, boxes, clutches, engine mounts and get your beast up the strip!
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