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Post by tomaff on Jun 7, 2013 6:55:06 GMT
So one piece of information I was always trying to find when look at the kit was the performance figures on the final car. So I have done some testing with mine and the is what I get.
Final weight - 718kg
This was not the lightweight kit but it did have the fibreglass seats, some lightweight alloys, a custom 2.5in exhaust and the 57i induction kit. Apart from that everything else is either standard by mev or from the original car
The below where not done very scientifically but with me filming the speedo and then getting a time from that.
94' 1.8 mk1 donor
0-60mph
5.3 sec
0-100mph
16.8 sec
I will say that I does feel quick as long as your below 70. Then you do start to have a problem with the lack of power.
T
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Post by smithers on Jun 7, 2013 7:55:14 GMT
well done for getting some figures, i know a lot of people have been wondering!
i was hoping for around 5 seconds so thats good to hear.
considering how exposed the exocet is i dont think i’ll be doing over 70-80 much on public roads so i’m happy to quote 5 seconds down the pub!
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Post by driver on Jun 7, 2013 16:43:57 GMT
Thanks that's very good to know
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Post by mathew on Jun 7, 2013 17:31:43 GMT
Is that weight including a driver?
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Post by jgilbert on Jun 7, 2013 17:35:22 GMT
Good post. Very interesting. Anyone taken an Exocet to Santa Pod? Would be a good test.
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Post by tomaff on Jun 7, 2013 21:44:35 GMT
718 is the kerb weight. Taking the car to Northampton Motorsport to sort out the new suspension. So there will be some cornering improvement. But as it stand it takes corners quicker than most cars. Got a friend with a 57 plate exige that I kept up with through the bends.
T
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Post by mathew on Jun 8, 2013 7:36:03 GMT
718 is the kerb weight. T Ive looked at your build and cant see much difference between yours and mine but my kerb weight came in at 630kg |
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Post by jord on Jun 8, 2013 9:14:37 GMT
718 is the kerb weight. T Ive looked at your build and cant see much difference between yours and mine but my kerb weight came in at 630kg I found this strange cause mine was weighed with a full tank, driver and full roll cage and came out at 680kg! |
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Post by gwnwar on Jun 8, 2013 16:14:57 GMT
Really not much difference.. if there are different wheels/tires, back box and battery..
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Post by nzexo on Jun 8, 2013 23:56:08 GMT
We were lucky enough to have Autocar Magazine here in NZ run a feature on the Exocet in this months mag.
They used their GPS speed-test equipment and our bog-standard, unmodified 1600 (weighing in at 680kg) managed 0-62 mph (100kmh) in 7.5 seconds. Dunno how much of the original 115 HP there was left in this 150,000 km engine...
He also said he reckoned he could have wrung another 0.3 out of it, if he wasn't being at all mechanically sympathetic.
The next car will be 1800 with a Link ECU and a decent 4-2-1 manifold...
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Post by tomaff on Jun 9, 2013 6:57:01 GMT
I had it corner weighted yesterday and they said the weight with driver and full tank 735kg. So there much have been something wrong at the iva.
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Post by jord on Jun 9, 2013 21:06:14 GMT
I had it corner weighted yesterday and they said the weight with driver and full tank 735kg. So there much have been something wrong at the iva. T Honestly, it's scenarios like that when you get 2 readings off different "comprehensive" machines, and they both come out different. |
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Post by squelch on Jun 9, 2013 22:53:10 GMT
mine was 730kg without a driver
the earlier kits were heavier i believe (mine is 43) later ones have extra holes drilled in various places to make them lighter
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Post by squelch on Jun 9, 2013 22:54:37 GMT
Good post. Very interesting. Anyone taken an Exocet to Santa Pod? Would be a good test. i have been up there but not on the strip as i didnt have arm restraints which are required for open vehicles |
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Post by samuelt on Jun 20, 2013 17:13:35 GMT
I am surprised at your lack of speed over 70, I Have to show a lot of restraint in my 1.6 115bhp engined Exocet, at 70 it just wants to take off again in 5th like it does in 1-4th.
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