CKC/Omex Llandow Trackday

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CKC/Omex Llandow Trackday

Postby jeffw » Sun May 18, 2014 6:45 am

Had some great fun yesterday in the very nice Welsh sunshine.

http://youtu.be/E1LDEf6TGyo

Car was going very well....right up to the point the gearbox gave up. Mission now is to get the gearbox fixed before next weekend (Crystal Palace and Goodwood!).

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Re: CKC/Omex Llandow Trackday

Postby dopdog » Sun May 18, 2014 9:15 am

Was it a bang or grindy thingy. Hopefully no other damage.

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Re: CKC/Omex Llandow Trackday

Postby jeffw » Sun May 18, 2014 10:28 am

It was a .....no forward movement in any gear....

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Re: CKC/Omex Llandow Trackday

Postby dopdog » Sun May 18, 2014 3:55 pm

Sequential?

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Re: CKC/Omex Llandow Trackday

Postby jeffw » Sun May 18, 2014 4:26 pm

Big bucks.....trying to figure out if I can get it working again for next weekend.

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Re: CKC/Omex Llandow Trackday

Postby adithorp » Sun May 18, 2014 5:56 pm

...but I thought your set-up was "kind to transmissions" ? :roll:


Sorry, couldn't resist and you did mock my "little engine" last week.

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Re: CKC/Omex Llandow Trackday

Postby dopdog » Sun May 18, 2014 6:07 pm

TORQUE!

:?

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Re: CKC/Omex Llandow Trackday

Postby jeffw » Sun May 18, 2014 7:25 pm

It is kind to transmissions....the BGH E8 is marginal on this much torque....and I think I may have run low on oil in the gearbox as well...

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Re: CKC/Omex Llandow Trackday

Postby adithorp » Sun May 18, 2014 8:14 pm

jeffw wrote:....the BGH E8 is marginal on this much torque....


Apparently it isn't.

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Re: CKC/Omex Llandow Trackday

Postby dopdog » Sun May 18, 2014 8:36 pm

I do not believe that any type 9 box modified or not not will take over 270bhp for long. Once you get to this point you need at least a dog box.


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