1000bhp / tonne anyone?

[Yandards 0]

New Caterham 7 is hitting the streets, only 8 will be made with the 550bhp Supercharged V8 but it is electronically limited to a top speed of 150mph (Or about the point your crash helmet cuts off the circulation in your neck due to the aerdynamic lift on the helmet ;))

 

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[boost monkey 0]

That engine sounds [sup:3lerkvvq]light[/sup:3lerkvvq] :shock:

[coolrado 0]

(Or about the point your crash helmet cuts off the circulation in your neck due to the aerdynamic lift on the helmet ;))

having your helmet sucked off at 150mph :shock: :lol:

 

I remember how terrifying 120mph felt in a 1.6 crossflow powered westfield

[bcstudent 0]

A new-ish 1000cc sports bike will produce well over 1000bhp per tonne....for about five grand.

 

Ok ok, not quite the same but still a lot of fun.

[boost monkey 0]

but the sound....

 

v8 vs revvy undersquare bike?

[rado-steve 0]

Ducati noise whoops V8 noise Everyday sorry :D

[boost monkey 0]

not a crotch rocket fan I'm afraid.

 

Appreciate the tech, but they're not my thing.

 

Although the V8 in that '7 revs to 10000rpm so it is gonna sound pretty strange, to my ears anyways.

[Philuk 0]

my rc car has 940bhp per tonne :D and revs to 40,000rpm 8)

 

check me out, given it is like 1:16 scale, :D lol, does scale 1/4 mile in 2.7 seconds tho

 

its the Schumacher 23 XT-R 3E, rwd so its got no control but goes like chuff once going :D

 

http://www.racing-cars.com/images/Techn ... kinner.jpg

[dinkus 10]

Hehe, good to see the RST-V8 finally make an appearance in a production (of sorts) car. Had the living poop scared out of me being driven around an airfield in that thing. There were some nice/mental videos of it we made too, but the old website seems to be gone :(

[dirtytorque 0]

my rc car has 940bhp per tonne :D and revs to 40,000rpm 8)

 

check me out, given it is like 1:16 scale, :D lol, does scale 1/4 mile in 2.7 seconds tho

 

its the Schumacher 23 XT-R 3E, rwd so its got no control but goes like chuff once going :D

 

http://www.racing-cars.com/images/Techn ... kinner.jpg

 

 

Cool I think I just wrote my petrol RC car off.

Drove it into a wall. :oops:

[dinkus 10]

That engine sounds [sup:3rxghqk4]light[/sup:3rxghqk4] :shock:

 

Yeah, it's based on the idea of bolting 2 bike engines into a V. Last time I saw it everything apart from the heads were custom, but not sure what it's like now. Either way, it's got a weird combination of a bike's "zing zing zing" type revving with the v8 warble.

[Kevin Bacon 5]

That explains why it has no torque then :lol:

 

But torque isn't so important when the car / bike weighs feck all!

[Yandards 0]

That explains why it has no torque then :lol:

 

But torque isn't so important when the car / bike weighs feck all!

 

Exactly.

 

You dont need really big brakes either.

 

I still bet its really really quick.

[dinkus 10]

That explains why it has no torque then :lol:

 

But torque isn't so important when the car / bike weighs feck all!

 

Exactly.

 

You dont need really big brakes either.

 

I still bet its really really quick.

 

Mind-blowingly quick. There's a vid floating about somewhere of it eating everything in it's path round Bedford Aerodrome...

[boost monkey 0]

ici?

 

http://youtube.com/results?search_query=RST-V8&search_type=

[dinkus 10]

ici?

 

http://youtube.com/results?search_query=RST-V8&search_type=

 

Aye, that's the beastie.

is the one I helped make... and that was before the strapped a charger to it :lol: :cuckoo:

 

Edit: Ahh yes I remember the cack camera mounting now... 's what happens when you let the boss do stuff :lol:

[dinkus 10]

And if you think the Caterham version is silly... how about shoe-horning it into an ATOM!?!! :lol:

 

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default ... ryId=17680