My mates son has just got one he says its 400bhp , Done by a tuner in London area called Jackson tuners , anyone heard of them ????

 

Jackson make Superchargers, havent heard of anything else that they have made, but my mate keeps banging on about Jackson superchargers!

400bhp going through the front wheels!

 

So it may have a supercharger on ,

 

Might be possible, you can get 300bhp by sticking a JRSC on it at low boost. Dont know how long the engine would last at higher boost, or if it would give 400 bhp!

 

Even 300 bhp will be good with a type r, He says its 400 ????? Im trying to get him to take it to Elvington (rwub) tomorrow , How fast will it be on 1/4 ,mile, cheers Alan.

 

Dunno on 1/4 mile. Although I owned a CTR, only reason I know about the 300 low boost thing is I was shown the dyno graphs by the company that sticks CTR engines into Elises

 

You'll get 300bhp with a supercharger but I very much doubt you'll get 400bhp from charging. It could be done through turbo charging but f*ck me the engine would be stressed. I think its more likely to be pub talk and either way probably a pointless car. I've seen a s/c ctr at crail and he was trapping at 108-111mph which was pretty impressive - fast when rolling

 

So would he be faster than 12,9 on the 1/4 ???

 

Who? I can't remember the times the s/c one was running but I doubt in the 12s. Probably mid-low 13s. The problem being traction of course. A 400bhp CTR - especially a turbo one - would be even worse and would likely have traction issues even in 3rd gear in the dry. I guess running slicks with a good driver it would get into the 12s but I doubt consistantly.

Big power FWDs usually get excellent trap speeds which indicitive of their performance on the roll but good ETs depend quite a lot on the 60ft time and for that you need traction.

 

Double post...

 

FWIW a genuine 400bhp CTR would murder most scoobys once traction advantage was out of the question. In short if you have a 12.9s scooby and go for a bypass jaunt then you'll get creamed IF he has that power he claims. We are talking of a 60-100mph time in 4.5 to 5 seconds (i.e. enough to beat an M5, RS6, etc)

 

Mines 400 /400 last time on track got 12.9 but since then its been improved,??? I have told my mates son IF his is 400bhp it will beat me (and good luck to him) Trying to get him to Elvington tomorrow , cheers Alan.

 

I saw a supercharged one run at Elvington last year, only managed a high 14.

 

Once you supercharge a car like that it really comes down to the driver. My s2000 was running high 13s the day the s/c civic was there and I was confident he'd beat me.

Round certain tracks a 400bhp ctr will beat a 400bhp (or even a 450bhp) scooby. But over a 1/4er mile or normal 'road' twisties my money is on the scooby. Take him on I say - if you have a 400+bhp scooby and get beaten by a civic then tip your hat in respect because that is some serious modding and some excellent driving

I agree with previous comments though - 400bhp in a fwd is pretty daft and pretty pointless.