Chris bug has the engine started & all sounds great !! he installs the new parachute , new window net and his bug sits in the workshop waiting for the rain to stop .
When the rain stops , we can get his bug to the dyno for tuning
Well we took Chris Bolton' turbo drag bug to the dyno today at South Coast Rotary and set up the Holley carb & re-mapped the MSD ignition .
We were on the dyno for just over 5 hours and finished at 10pm tonight with outstanding results .....
385hp @ the wheels & just under 1500lbs tractive effort on 19psi boost . The engine sounds really strong and is now ready for the drags on saturday 13th July .....
Awesome numbers gents! That's like a gain of 150hp?
Without doing a lot of calcs,
that should equate to at least a one second improvement!(1.5 sec if you can keep it straight!)
westi wrote:That's mad Alan.
hypo-vwAustralias 1st 10sec street beetle (Jan 2007) 10.49secs@132m
vw_dude wrote:HOLY SHIIIIITTTT!!!!! Well done everyone at WPVW. Chris may go a little faster then 10.3 then haha.
Thanks Dean , hope everything is good over there in England also . Yes Chris should go a 'little' quicker than his previous PB of 10.3 , with an extra 150hp @ the wheels
Had a mixed day today. First couple of runs stalled badly on the line. After getting it back to pits I discovered the staging brake had packed it in and stayed locked at the line. So I tried to drive it without staging brake. Not with great success but still recorded a pb of 10.17@137. Made it to the second round before being beaten. So now it is time to replace brake and make a few minor changes and chase a 9 sec pass. 9.99 is not to far away.Lol ..going to the next test and tune day to have another play. Wayne did well in the dragster but I will let him tell you all about it
10MPH improvement is awesome, but I'm sure there's more in it. Definantly a 9 sec close by.👍
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unfortunately Rob has lost a memory card . and yes you guessed it it has all the other dubs there on the day on it. will post more pics if he finds it. all who attended had a good day i think .. I know we did.. A big thanks to our crew of helpers on the day . couldnt do it without them .Ray, Susan,Joe,Allan,Lana,John
We took my beetle out for a run at the test and tune today. As wayne explained in his test & tune post. After putting in a new staging brake. I could not get used to the feel of the brake or car today and cant explain why. Oh well next time. Still managed a new pb of 10.014 @ 138.5mph
Congrats on the new numbers Chris- you've stepped into a whole new world now with your car, so that big smile I see on your dial in those pics must mean it was all worth it.
