Darth G-F

I'll check with the seller about actual customers. I don't know how safe it is for sure. The busa engine is expensive, so is the dry sump...

I'll let check with the seller.

Just what I thought. The dry sump is the best solution. But swivel might work. I hate that stuff.

Do you guys know what Blackbird and FireBlade Caterham use??

I am buying a Hayabusa powered Caterham. Since it is using a motorcycle engine, it is recommended to use a dry sump for track use. However, I found a guy that sells a special sump with a swivel for car equipped Hayabusas. Swivel pan picture.

I was wondering if some of you had any idea how good the swivel solution can be. The swivel is much cheaper and much more simple than the dry sump. A guy I know said they used that solution on their SAE Formula car. So it shouldn't be that bad.

What do you think??

That's what I thought. Thanks.

Check on ebay for some really low priced half door for non-SV body...

Thanks a lot for the info. I found just what I was looking for.

Any idea wheter RIF or Fluke is better? 🤔

I have checked with Fluke, they don't seem to have the nose cone yet.

Can you give me the web site adress for Mog and freestyle??

Do you know where I could buy carbon wind deflector and carbon nose cone for a SV body Caterham? Seems like Caterham isn't making any.

Thanks.

Thanks I overlooked that info.

But still no news on power output. 😬

Just curious about the power output?

Does it have a LSD?

I feel this is the ultimate Caterham. I see the 7 as a track car and the JPE must be the ultimate track car. I was wondering if there was any chance to see JPE cars for sale.

By the way, are they reliable? And how much do you think they could sell for?

Just curious.

Hi Simon,

where can I see your car. It sure looks nice on paper.

GF

Hi, I'm in the same boat. Only difference is that here, winter is coming in while your summer is coming in. So I'm not in a big hury to buy.

My target date is to have the car by may 2005. So I'm trying to find as much nice Caterhams for sale as possible. Then maybe a short trip to England in april/may to check the selected cars and bring it back home.

I too like the BDR engine but that yellow one will probably be sold by the time I have my plane ticket ready. ☹️

Edited by - Darth G-F on 16 Oct 2004 19:19:23

I live in Canada and the only way to get a Caterham is by buying a 15+year old. So if you have a 1989 and older Caterham let me know. I will also need to check how to ship oversea...

I would prefer a low mileage, reliable, flawless 7. I don't really want a beaten up car or a car that would need lots of work. England is far to get things fixed...

There exists a hayabusa powered caterham. Look here:

http://www.super7cars.com/

I had a ride in one and it is pretty noisy, but very fast.

Edited by - Darth G-F on 1 May 2004 18:42:01

Edited by - Darth G-F on 1 May 2004 18:42:44

Please I'd like to know more about this.

Where can you buy it?

Does anyone here have pictures of their "stack dash" installed? I'm curious as to how it looks!

The car has a 185hp Hayabusa, it's a SV and weighs only 1070lbs. About R400 hp/ton ratio.

The two sets of wheel is a good idea. But I like crazy grip on the street. I drive on 205/50-15 Toyo RA1 on the street. More grip than you can ever need on the street. Do you know if the RA1 are too hard to bring to temperature for the Caterham? They are tough to bring to temp in the Miata (too light) no kidding.

D'oh! Didn't realized that you guys write "tyres" instead of "tires", this might explain why a search only resulted in 2 threads... I'm picking up slowly with the British English. Sorry.

Well I just think 185 is very thin indeed. I am curious as to what do racers use. They usually know what works best for their cars. I know what's best for my Miata, but it's obviously different than a seven. For example, my Miata seems to really enjoy 38psi at the track and 34psi on the street. I wouldn't even think about trying that with the seven.

Manky, I should have a first test drive on march 27th. Then another one sometime in april. But the best thing is that I finally have found an insurance company willing to cover the car! 😬 *thumbup* I couldn't be happier. I can't wait to actually drive the beast.

Edited by - Darth G-F on 19 Mar 2004 03:16:05

What size do you guys suggest for 14in Minilites? The default size is 185/60-14 but I'd like to try some thing larger. The car will see it's fair share of racing and I want the best grip possible. I will probably buy A032R-S tires or something stickier like Khumo V700.

What are the racer using on 14in wheels? Is it recommended to put wider tires in the back? Finally what tires pressure do you use on the track?

If anybody is interested, you can watch one of those Hayabusa 7 here:

http://homepage.mac.com/lotuslad/iMovieTheater11.html

Click Seven in Chemainus!