Finally the building has started, for those who are still confused, this is it, the car will be a w203 wagon! We’ve been a bit torn up on this whole “choosing-a-new-car-for-blacksmokeracing-thing”. The entire idea of replacing the old legend is quite absurd, one does not simply replace the supercharged, turbocharged, nitrous injected Black Smoke Racing…
The long weekend that begun for us last tuesday is almost over, we’re now on our way home with approximately 800km and a 12-hour ferry from home.
Hello not a lot of post this week, we have been really busy in the garage. The last problems with the drifter was found on Thursday and the lack of boost was also fixed. The main problems with the boost was the turbo which was changed and a crack in the intake manifold which was welded. When those faults…
Hi there! It has been quite silent after the promised test run two weeks ago. The reason is that the engine broke down after just a few runs. At first we had no idea why this happened even if someone mentioned the reason already on the scene of tragedy as a possible fault. We didn’t want to tell anyone before we knew…
We tested the car more yesterday and also got it outside. We discovered our first problems and the guys are no fixing them so hopefully it will be done this weekend when we are gonna test drive it for real. The problems was a leaking exhaust seal and troubles with the wast gate we also got some…
The beast is alive! The engine, gearbox and powertrain is fitted and last night it finally was time for a start up. Everything worked and the team couldn’t hide their smiles. And boy does it sound good!
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