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The dunes in question are long high ridgebacks that have to be attacked
at speed because of the nature of them - these are long, long dunes
which can get incredibly high and you have to be at full throttle for a
long time - what you don't want is an engine overheating or having to
reverse down and start it all again. Some of these dunes are up to three
miles long, and can get incredibly high - when you get to the top you
look down and the ground is 50 metres below you, sometimes further. Its
a very dangerous exercise, believe me. This time I'll have a larger
manifold exhaust and an intercooler to back me up.
My mates did the paris-dakar one year but won't do it again because of
the damage to the dunes and the fragile ecosytem that is the desert in
the sahara
My idle doesn't flag in the heat as such - it makes the engine more
relaxed, more responsive and hence the heat gives me a much better
driving experience because everything is smoother and quieter.
Renate
Simon hughes wrote:
Hi Renate
Hmmm, high speed dune driving in North Africa? What were you doing?
The
Paris Dakkar race????
Glad to hear that I am not the only one with a flagging idle in this
heat.
And you are right a quick blip of the throttle sorts her out and shows
her
who's the Daddy.
The dunes in question are long high ridgebacks that have to be attacked
at speed because of the nature of them - these are long, long dunes
which can get incredibly high and you have to be at full throttle for a
long time - what you don't want is an engine overheating or having to
reverse down and start it all again. Some of these dunes are up to three
miles long, and can get incredibly high - when you get to the top you
look down and the ground is 50 metres below you, sometimes further. Its
a very dangerous exercise, believe me. This time I'll have a larger
manifold exhaust and an intercooler to back me up.
My mates did the paris-dakar one year but won't do it again because of
the damage to the dunes and the fragile ecosytem that is the desert in
the sahara
My idle doesn't flag in the heat as such - it makes the engine more
relaxed, more responsive and hence the heat gives me a much better
driving experience because everything is smoother and quieter.
Renate
Simon hughes wrote:
Hi Renate
Hmmm, high speed dune driving in North Africa? What were you doing?
The
Paris Dakkar race????
Glad to hear that I am not the only one with a flagging idle in this
heat.
And you are right a quick blip of the throttle sorts her out and shows
her
who's the Daddy.