10-12-2011, 03:59 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Adelaide,
SA
Cobra Make, Engine: AP 289FIA 'English' spec.
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Originally Posted by ERA Chas
Would be nice to see if the OP is getting any value out of the great points you two are debating. I think it's all beneficial to what he's asking-don't stop now.
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I've been sleeping while you guys have been talking....it's just gone morning here.
Value? Yes, please keep it coming. I have plenty of time on my hands before I will need to settle on a balance of what I need/want/is achievable/can afford.
So if 350hp is plenty, Brent, and 600 is perfect - and I know there's a little bit of tongue-in-cheek there - maybe I'm being misinterpreted there? When I say needs zing at high revs, does that translate to needs stacks of power at high revs? That's not what I need. I don't want to bend or break anything, including me, and 350hp in a light car sounds about right.
Gearbox will be a wide ratio Toploader, so no overdrive and in conjunction with a 3.07 rear, should be OK for open road work. First gear from memory is 2.82, so will need a little clutch slip to move off, but then a decent turn of speed. I don't want or need a stump-puller first gear. And I'm not chasing blinding standing start times.
More later.
Thanks again for your interest and comments
Cheers,
Glen
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