Just spoken with Phill Lanes and he's given me my rolling road results, needless to say, i'm seriously impressed, and i wasn't expecting that much from the engine! I just hope my driveshafts will take the power for a while! I'm like a pig in st at the moment!

Due to Phill not having a scanner at work, he is going to scan the graph for me this evening and email it over, but i'll leave you guys guessing what the output was

You were aiming for 400... You must certainly have reached it + you're massively impressed by the sound.

I still remember the way we laughed with your results (well... 'symptoms') on the first rolling we ever did, with the Brick. I kind of get the feeling we're no longer going to laugh anymore now.

Is it going to be enough to beat Sparco round Spa in June then Begbie?

Ok I'm going to say 420lbs/ft and perhaps 460bhp

you just have to tell us !!

and right away !

I'm going for 440 lbs ft and 490 bhp....

440 bhp

438bhp/

450 ft lb 472 bhp......

Nick

445hp / 1.5bar boost

No hurry!

G

Ooh oh oh I just let out a little bit of wee in excitment

I'm going for 450lbs/ft and 475bhp

430lbs/ft 482bhp

505 is my guess.

G

Is there a prize?

Gareth

Okay here's my guess... Begbie showed up with the brick on that rolling road thingy and got 175 bhp or something out of his 16vt engine. Those 20 horses that had run away will surely have returned to the pack by now, getting older and missing their family - together with their offspring. I don't think those horses were very trustworthy so I wouldn't be surprised if each one of them got into quite a few relationships - being Italian an all that. I bet on average they stuck just half a year with those ladies! And that was back in 2001 somewhere. So every year, those horses each gave birth to 2 colts. That's 40 brand spanking new horses every year. 8 years on, that gives an amazing number of 320 horses. Plus those (now old ones) that ran away gives 340 horses. 340 horses + the 175 horses that were still there...

515 horses

Or wait... Didn't Begbie get a NEW engine? And didn't it get an overhaul by Guy Croft who surely added some of his own to the pack? So I looked it up "guy croft horses" on Google. First result:



Says Guy Croft first posted 3 and then 19 horses! That's 22...

I take it Begbie's now got...

537 bhp

There.

And yes I'm tired and should go to bed.

night night lol

Lol Kayjey, are they all nuts in Belgium, or just you?

so what is it? Im guessing 503bhp!

Not blown it up already has he

Hmmmm knowing Begbie I sniff an April's fools day joke building up......

It's just bad timing that i happen to get the car running around this time of year, but as promised, the proof is in the pudding and Phill sent the graph to me at about half past 11 last night whilst i was in bed, so here it is



So that's 540bhp and 493lbs

Amazing results Begbie - I bet Guy Croft is happy

i think i'll wait a few hours before i choose to comment

Wow, I mean really wow... that is dedication to the task working on a Sunday Fantastic results though especially given you haven't even fitted your external wastegate yet, tbh I wouldn't even bother!

Well done mate!!
does that make yours to most powerful 16vt .... in the world??
But seriously, do you know of one with more??

Also is your car gonna be daily drive or just track and drag king???

Whens the FLEA-BEGBIE shoot out??

Nick

Then heres a question. If you were basing all your modifications around a 400bhp target. What does this mean for the likes of your injectors, fuel pump, and what not? Are they upto the task in the long term?

Also you spent alot of time choosing the right turbo, now with over 100bhp more than expected, shouldnt you be looking at a larger one?

See - my calculations were correct!

Crazy just crazy man. So much torque from that little engine. Can't believe it

Nice one Alexis - so when do you get to road test?

From the graph it builds torque very well indeed on the GT30.

I've over spec'd everything. Injectors are 750cc in size, i run a in tank pump and an external bosch 044 motorsport fuel pump to make sure i have the fuel, and the turbo, well, it has scope for flowing more than 400bhp

What boost was that at, 1bar?

1.6bar

I don't think is a fool’s joke as it seems to be too real.

Very impressive results. Your GT3076R is designed to run 525BHP so to get an extra 25BHP just shows how efficient your engine must be. The torque as well is an amazing figure. These results now make you a 16VT legend . I'll be waiting to see this at TOTB? Well done

This time last year Begbie was selling the thing!

I know but I read the story in the project folder and it seems to add up time scale wise plus Phill owns a Dastek Dyno. If it is a joke then he’s got us all really well but it’s just too real to be false.

oh well, I'm sure we will find out very shortly!

I think people should know me better by know, i've done loads of April fool's jokes on here over the 8 - 9 years i've been on the forum. The RR graph was nicked from Google images, a bit of tweaking in PhotoFiltre allowed me to edit out various bits and pieces and put in my details. The real graph is below



April Fools

Well you got me this year. Well done. I was hoping it did make those figures

I telt ya!

Should have kept it going until midnight.

All the clues were there...

You shouldn't have said anything


Then that would make me the fool

11:59 then

LOL.....

i remember logging on last april the first and seeing your thread in the bits for sale section, and i was gutted coz i'd missed out on all the goodies you were selling!!!
you've had me again!!
Not the most powerful 16vt in the world then..... YET!!

Nick

Haha I knew it was to good to be true. As I said before, you are crazy

You do realise now that if it doesn't reach those figures (or goes pop at the dyno) , the joke is on you sir

We will all know in about a months time then

Idiot

Nice one Begbie

However, I hope that you get these results soon. You've been waiting for so long and you deserve the best of your work.

Good luck and keep us updated

my god,,,, that was a great joke

hope you the best Begbie,,,but dont do it again!

You are a VERY bad man!!

Joe

Joe - How you doing? Still got the Alfa?

Hi Si,... yes I am afraid so!

Every time I think of something else to buy, some other bill crops up to steal my money away!,.. plus I was ill for a good 5/12 from last year, so that meant no money either.

Secretly I would like Eldinho to sell my old coupe back, but I doubt he will

Miss the fun of the Coupe ownership a LOT of fun for the little outlay really,..the Alfa runs fine, is comfortable etc,..but sod that,..I miss the excitment!!

Hows things yourself?

Joe

Correct!

Unless you made me an offer I couldn't refuse

Hope things are well Joe!

Will PM you

wow that got me good! Nice one!

The fastest 16vt engined car in the world, is this one;-
http://www.sfconline.org.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1101&SearchTerms=LANCIA

It has recently broke the record for 1/4 mile and 1/2 mile. Runs 650 bhp for sprints, but also can run over 900bhp!!!
Guy Croft I believe did the head for the car.

Andy.

My God, cool stuff.