Is it worth building a 5EFTE?

billybob

billybob

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animalgt said:
no idea! wasnt gona race again for couple of months anyway except the good out the road of course haha. i duno man,couldnt realy be arsed chasen it but then again i could get a change of heart and go for it.would wreak your head
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Ya if I was you id go for it ,it has to be done I'd say a car needs to run 550bhp to run that time might be wrong
 
spuddy

spuddy

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animalgt said:
no idea! wasnt gona race again for couple of months anyway except the good out the road of course haha. i duno man,couldnt realy be arsed chasen it but then again i could get a change of heart and go for it.would wreak your head
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Haha, I get up every saturday all excited thinking theres going to be Secret trip Episoid 3 on the go :p
 
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animal gt

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eye alot sayn it to me allright!! i realy duno.
sure wats 550bhp these days lad...haha:)
speckys over 600bhp! and his best this year is a 9.9 yano
 
billybob

billybob

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spuddy said:
Both engines have strengths and weaknesses, any car can do a 9 if you take the time to build it.

The low to mid range torque of a 5E is due to the valve timing, set it up like a 4E and it goes like a 4E, I personally like the extra 200ccs but that said, you don't need to spool the turbo an extra 500rpm earlier on the drag strip, as Hybrid says just launch it at what ever you need it at.

I still fancy building a 4E next just to see, use all my current parts but a 4E bottom end, I bet it goes just as fast on the strip.
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why would you resort back to a 4e loosing faith in the 5e.what you looking to run lad this year 9s .or what's yours plans:)
 
spuddy

spuddy

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billybob said:
why would you resort back to a 4e loosing faith in the 5e.what you looking to run lad this year 9s .or what's yours plans:)
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To be completly honest with ya when I set out building the car my only goal was to beat a 12.4 in Ireland (my personal best over here) and to prefarably run in the 11s over here.

I'm not loosing faith in the 5E, just when I built my 5E I did it cause they where rare, I could count on 1 hand how many where in the UK, now every granny going to the shops in a starlet is running a 5E!!!

I'd love to try and build a 10,000rpm reving 4E though :p wonder how long it would last lol!
 
billybob

billybob

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You never answered question you looking for a 9s out of it :) lol.when's the next event at the pod lads .
 
spuddy

spuddy

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I want a 10 of course, anything extra is a bonus. I'll go over with 500hp and if that doesn't work out I'll use the plan B setting lol!

Engines near finished :) too so the trip will be very very soon!
 
billybob

billybob

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spuddy said:
I want a 10 of course, anything extra is a bonus. I'll go over with 500hp and if that doesn't work out I'll use the plan B setting lol!

Engines near finished :) too so the trip will be very very soon!
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Good just go to plan B fuk plan A :)
 
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animal gt

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hahaha gota love the way people skip the 11s and 10s and talk about 9s...dont count your chickens before they hatch guys:)
 
spuddy

spuddy

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animalgt said:
which could mean you need another 100bhp+..lol
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I'd say alot more than 100hp, the faster you go the less time you have to make use of the extra power, odd situation lol.

Alot of fellas are expecting mine to do 9s, to be honest I don't think it will, maybe a 10.2 or something.
 
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