LOL on the 50bhp joke.................some guys have rice in place of a brain matter and simply cannot engage brain b4 posting.......lolololol..........
Actually the car is a 1973 260Z. (with a near identical bodyshell as a 240Z)
200mph on the basis that.
1. It now has a much reduced frontal area, some of the R&D guys at Ford reckon it probably has a Cd factor of 0.26, I estimate it to be about 0.32 so it has a much reduced drag factor than a 240Z, its windscreen has been bonded flush with the bodywork, the whole body has been shaved, rw guttering etc, the vents behind the front arches reduce the pressure build up in the front arches, the front spoiler was designed to reduce lift. And of course the Jim cook racing rear spoiler reduces rear lift.
2. It's Custom built T5 World class gearbox has a final drive ratio of .63. check out the photo for the engine speed in fifth, the speedo has been checked and is accurate to the nearest 0.5mph at 100mph, Its theoretical top speed based on its gearing is 292mph.at a redline of just under 6750rpm, the rev-counter is actually over reading by approx 10%.
3. Based on my experience at 186mph in a Porsche 944turboS with only 325bhp I am confident this car will crack 200mph with ease, the car has registered 160mph at 5900rpm in 4th gear this was a very short blast of speed, the car felt like it had loads in reserve and in doing so it felt even more composed and stable than the Porsche even on a poorly surfaced road in the USA (and yes British motorways are generally in far better condition the American Interstates)
4. The car has done the standing quarter mile in 11.571
[email protected] (1/8th 7.764 @ 102.99mph it was running lean with a 14.7:1 A/F ratio, this was a shakedown run in road trim and tire pressure, I feel it will easily drop into the high 10’s with some tweaking.
5. It has been supposedly radar checked at 180mph and was described as very stable with more to go, I can verify that at 160mph it felt rock solid with very good stability and little or no lift.
Regarding other mods it is running SSR Integral lightweight wheels 17x8F and 17x9R with Goodrich Comp T/A KDW tyres 235/45ZR’s F and 255/45ZR’s rear.
Suspension is by Tokiko Illumina 5 way adjustable in shortened housings with Eibach Springs 250F and 275R.
Front Lower control arms are Rose jointed (Heim) and the rear lower control arms are custom built in chrome moly.
Eibach F & R roll bars all rubber bushings replaced with urethane except for steering coupler which is new OEM.
Brakes are Willwood ultralite 4pots with vented discs allround.
Engine is 407ci (6670 cc) fully blueprinted with JE/SRP flat top Forged pistons with 10.24:1 compression ratio. Callies steel crank with Crower rods, solid roller cam and rockers, Ported and flowed Dart Sportsman Aluminium straight plug heads, Ported Pro dominator tunnel ram base with custom plenum and ported Lincoln Mk 7 throttle body (twin sequential 57mm) Mallory unilite distributor and Meziere electric water pump (controlled by ECU for warm up) Tliton XLT superlight starter and Haltech E6 ECU laptop programmable.
Nismo 3.15 diff with LSD soon to be changed to Quaife lsd
Wet sump system currently uses a 6qt Corvette oil pan with high pressure oil pump, for engine longevity due to the high G’s this car is capable of pulling in the bends I will be fitting a dry sump system.
Due to extensive weight saving measures the car weighs 2625lbs (1190Kg) 52.3% of this is at the rear, which gives it a power to weight ratio of 469bhp/ton. The moment of inertia is also improved over the standard Z, (legendary for its handling balance) since the engine sits entirely behind the front axle.
The car feels very rigid with a 6 point roll cage with additional front and rear strut bracing.
I can also confirm that on a long run its fuel consumption was approximately 20% better than a PT Cruiser, I have not calculated the exact figure yet but I figure it is in the 30mpg range (UK galls)