Jon Ison
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 posted on 24/6/02 at 04:49 PM |
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check this out.....................
http://www.noswizard.com/
coming to a Locost near you........soon, very soon
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locodude
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 posted on 24/6/02 at 08:27 PM |
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Jon
Mad as a Fu***ng goose, that's what you are!!
And we love you for it. In the metaphoric sense of the word obviously.
Chris PTM
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mikelancsuk
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| posted on 25/6/02 at 04:09 PM |
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Fireblade + Locost + Nitrous = big crash!!!
HMmmmmm
Ya got me thinking!!   
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 5/7/02 at 04:18 PM |
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let me know how you get along with them, all i have had is glowing reports. i am going for the 50bhp kit, progressive, so its not one sudden wallop,
from what i saw under your bonnet at Newark you would need 100bhp kit to feel the difference, were you gonna put all your bottles, water, NOS, your a
bit cramped allready are you not ?
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bob
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| posted on 5/7/02 at 06:16 PM |
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James
I hope hope Mrs hicost has upped your life insurance,what is it 350+ horses at the moment.
so 350 + 100 at well under a ton,bloody hell thats eeeeeeerr lots.
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 5/7/02 at 06:29 PM |
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i'm told NOS is a bit more potent on Turbo motors, bigger bangs inside make more power, hence more exaust gas = faster spin up on turbo, last months
ccc had a car in, 480bhp track day car, nissan i think, but his 50 NOS kit was worth much more in reality when it gave the turbo a kick up the ass
too, James, one or two have told me i'm mad, your bonkers.........go for it
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Sparky
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| posted on 5/7/02 at 06:42 PM |
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quote:
i'm told NOS is a bit more potent on Turbo motors...
Nitrous and Turbos were made for each other - In fact, I'd say Nitrous Oxide overcomes turbo system failings; lag, heat, air volume requirement...
I'd like to book my test drive now please.
(While they're still in one piece - hicost and the car!)
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 7/7/02 at 08:25 PM |
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good luck, and stuff it up em.......
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locodude
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| posted on 7/7/02 at 10:09 PM |
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You're both as mad as geese!
But I love you (obviously not in the marital sense!).
Nice photo James, I wonder who took it?
Chris PTM
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Macca
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| posted on 7/7/02 at 10:52 PM |
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Keeping with the locost theme,DIY nitrous anyone?
www.nitrous.info or
www.burgerman.info
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 8/7/02 at 07:22 PM |
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i'm going DIY, but i have to buy the bits from some where.......
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locodude
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| posted on 8/7/02 at 08:32 PM |
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Much though I hate to labour the point jon, You are totally hatstand!!!!!!
Chris PTM (sane to a point!)
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steve m
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| posted on 20/7/02 at 09:48 PM |
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hicost/james
before i explore the world of "nos"
have you still got your old rev limitor that i can buy off you, cos i cant stop the valves bouncing about at 7500,
locodude, have you thought about it yet on the 1700 xflow???
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locodude
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| posted on 20/7/02 at 10:02 PM |
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Hi Steve
yes I have but I'm a bit more mechanically sympathetic I think. I rarely take the Tangerine dream past 6500-7000rpm. When I pick up my big valve head
next week though things may change!!!
See Ya
Chris PTM
p.s what diff and box are you running? You really need a 3.54:1 with a 1700.
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steve m
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| posted on 25/7/02 at 08:42 PM |
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steve m
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| posted on 25/7/02 at 08:52 PM |
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sorry about my previous post, i hit return
without thinking "doh"
ptm
gearbox is "a rocket box with gear things inside that turn" and back axle is the original 1300 escort mk11
the gear box in the car at present came with the engine and was sold as "matched to to the 1700"
i have not got a clue to the ratio's except i prefer the original 1300 box for the gear ratio's except it would only do 100mph at 7000rpm
steve
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steve m
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| posted on 24/8/02 at 08:05 PM |
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i have seen all off the "nos" bits in hicost,s office
the aqualung bottle looks very impressive
but also very frightening!!!!!!!!!!!!!
steve
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bsilly
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| posted on 15/9/02 at 06:35 PM |
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mainly digger drivin me
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Gene Rosson
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| posted on 21/2/03 at 02:24 AM |
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Too much power
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Gene Rosson
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| posted on 21/2/03 at 02:31 AM |
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There is a practical limit to the power you can utilize. Nitrous is fine if you have the tires to lay down all that power. 350 HP..1200 pound car ?
You are going to need tires with a huge footprint. Otherwise you've wasted your money. For whatever it is worth American winged sprint cars have
about 700 HP, 1300 pounds, 15 inch wide rear tires. Without the wings they must de-tune the engines.
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Gene Rosson
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| posted on 21/2/03 at 02:32 AM |
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There is a practical limit to the power you can utilize. Nitrous is fine if you have the tires to lay down all that power. 350 HP..1200 pound car ?
You are going to need tires with a huge footprint. Otherwise you've wasted your money. For whatever it is worth American winged sprint cars have
about 700 HP, 1300 pounds, 15 inch wide rear tires. Without the wings they must de-tune the engines.
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Metal Hippy™
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| posted on 21/2/03 at 05:29 AM |
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Starting away off the line or accelerating out of corners I agree with you, but get up to top gear the extra kick of the nos surely is well
utilised?
I would suggest this being the most likely use of it having read through what Hicost himself has typed in here....
President of the Non-conformist Locost Builders Club. E-mail for details...
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Alan_Thomas
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| posted on 4/2/04 at 05:50 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by hicost
The bottle would have to go between the passengers legs and would be the size of a diving bottle.
Well at least if it developed a leak you could have a good laugh about it!!
(For non chemists: Nitrous Oxide = Laughing gas)
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JamJah
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| posted on 4/2/04 at 06:47 PM |
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At what point do you start to worry about brakes and bits?
Better get the misses used to showers so you can borrow the tub, F1 style!
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