Rolling Road near to Sutton Coldfield ?????
05 July 2005, 08:48 AM
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Rolling Road near to Sutton Coldfield ?????
Does anyone know of a decent tuning garage with a rolling road somewhere reasonably local to Sutton Coldfield (North Birmingham)
05 July 2005, 09:21 PM
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The two that i have been to are Powerstation in Cheltenham and John Noble in Chesterfield.
Both are a bit of a drive, but there aren't too many AWD RRs around
mb
Both are a bit of a drive, but there aren't too many AWD RRs around
mb
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06 July 2005, 01:34 PM
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Thor racing between Balsall Common/Kenilworth
http://www.thor-racing.co.uk/Home-1.asp
Aparently Prodrive use their RR to develop/test PPP. Not used there road but have bought stuff of them. Seems a small but good setup.
http://www.thor-racing.co.uk/Home-1.asp
Aparently Prodrive use their RR to develop/test PPP. Not used there road but have bought stuff of them. Seems a small but good setup.
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06 July 2005, 02:48 PM
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Thor use a Dynopack which isn't really a rolling road, it's a bit more specilised than that, it's a hub dyno, basically you remove the wheels of the driven axle(s) and then bolt the Dynopacks directly to the hubs. Next best thing to an engine dyno IMO
06 July 2005, 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Tim W
Thor use a Dynopack which isn't really a rolling road, it's a bit more specilised than that, it's a hub dyno, basically you remove the wheels of the driven axle(s) and then bolt the Dynopacks directly to the hubs. Next best thing to an engine dyno IMO
What is the benefit of doing this..? Suppose it eliminates the wheel/tyre size/pressure differences..? Also how do they secure the car..?Wish I'd had a better look now when I was there..!
06 July 2005, 11:58 PM
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The main advantage is control; no wheelslip, no chance of the car trying to leap out of the rollers, wheelbase is of no issue etc...It is secured in the same way that wheels are secured to your car...and just as safe 
Typically you only get Wheel Horse Power reading from this set up. They're also really good for mapping engines on...if a little slow to set the car up on and take off.
Typically you only get Wheel Horse Power reading from this set up. They're also really good for mapping engines on...if a little slow to set the car up on and take off.
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Originally Posted by Tim W
The main advantage is control; no wheelslip, no chance of the car trying to leap out of the rollers, wheelbase is of no issue etc...It is secured in the same way that wheels are secured to your car...and just as safe
Typically you only get Wheel Horse Power reading from this set up. They're also really good for mapping engines on...if a little slow to set the car up on and take off.
Typically you only get Wheel Horse Power reading from this set up. They're also really good for mapping engines on...if a little slow to set the car up on and take off.
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