That´s right Jon, I´ll probably pass out three steps from the trailer at those temps.....
Regarding the Bonneville trip. I have thought about it myself and I am not sure, going to Bonneville is a huge project both in time and money for me so before I go I need to know that I have a fair chance at the record. It wouldn´t feel very exciting to go through all the trouble of shipping the bike and accessories to USA knowing that I can´t get nowhere near the class record of 219mph.
This engine has its limitations because of the modest mass flow, if I use every trick up my sleeve I might get close to 200hp out of it but that´s it. If I can get enough speed out of the bike with that amount of power then I´ll go as soon as the bike is ready and tested, if not then I will have to think it through.
I do have a plan for this in case the bike ends up short of 219mph that I have kept to myself and a few others, I am about to start drawing up a new gas producer engine for the bike which will have a mass flow similar to the Y2K bike with its Allison 250C18 helicopter engine. I will use the same turbine shaft but a much larger billet compressor wheel to get as much air through the engine as possible, it will also bring the boost pressure up towards 4 bar so it will be a serious engine for sure when it is finished.
I have the compressor and turbine in my bookshelf right now, my friend John Wallis who has helped me calculate the engine I am running right now will do the critical calcs for this engine as well and hopefully I can start making the patterns for casting the compressor section late this year.
Since the engine build will take a couple of years I will keep racing and tuning the bike with the old engine in it, so by the time the new gas producer is ready to be installed I will hopefully have the chassis and fairings sorted out properly.
But pschhhhhh, keep it to yourself for now.