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#1
11-06-2003, 09:34 AM
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Share your McLaren experience!
Just curious to know which ones everyone has seen or sat in or ridden in, etc.
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#3
11-06-2003, 03:01 PM
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My only experience with an F1 road car is fairly well documented in this thread:
World's Worst McLaren F1 photos  The only other F1's I have seen were the long tail GTRs in 1997 when they competed in the final race of the 1997 FIA GT series at Laguna Seca. Unfortunately, I don't have any photos from that day as I wasn't really interested in photography and didn't bring a camera with me.  My friend took some photos, but he has moved too many times since then and apparently can't find them. If they ever turn up, they're probably fairly decent shots as we had pit passes and could get right up next to the cars. >8^) ER
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#4
11-06-2003, 03:08 PM
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Re: Share your McLaren experience!
hehe, you all must know mine by now
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11-06-2003, 08:28 PM
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Re: Share your McLaren experience!
I can get 9 pics I took of the one that used to be at Shelton and #065 scanned within a week...
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#7
11-06-2003, 08:44 PM
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McLaren exp.
Earlier in the year when I travelled to the Barret Jackson car auction in Scottsdale, Arizona, I saw a McLaren parked amongst a few Lamborgini's. It was a copper color and the odd thing was(since there is glass covering the engine bay and the exhaust manifold was clearly visable) there was a single turbocharger installed on the right manifold. The blow-off valve next to the valve cover supported my hunch. It was an obvious work of art. Although the car did seem small in person. Thanks.
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#8
11-06-2003, 08:50 PM
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well if it's true, i'm disappointed. The McLaren was normally aspirated for a reason. Turbos don't give a linear power delivery and for a number of years now (ever since the 2002 turbo actually) it has been BMW policy to not use forced induction. Anybody know which vandal owns this car?
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#9
11-06-2003, 09:01 PM
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Re: McLaren exp.
Quote:
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#10
11-06-2003, 09:09 PM
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this is not my experience:
http://www.turnermotorsport.com/1_LM_on_ramp.MOV
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#11
11-06-2003, 09:11 PM
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Re: Re: McLaren exp.
If any car had a turbo in it, it would probably be Dan's. As we've seen, he has really messed around with it. I guess it's possible for it to have a turbo in it, but I need proof
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#12
11-06-2003, 09:35 PM
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Re: Re: Re: McLaren exp.
i highly doubt he would put a turbo, but who knows, he put all that other crap in it.
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#13
11-06-2003, 09:39 PM
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Re: McLaren exp.
Re: Turbo
Knowing all the toys that Dan put in his F1 this seems plausible, but not necessarily believeable. Who puts a turbo on a 627 HP engine? Does an engine this powerful really need one? Add to the fact that you can get McLaren to do an engine upgrade for you which doesn't involve forced induction. I don't know how old this picture is: http://filebox.vt.edu/users/bsoskey/manifold.jpg ...but when I look I don't see any turbo.
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#14
11-11-2003, 12:02 AM
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Turbo
I can say with considerable certainty, that Dan's car has never and never will have a turbo. He is quite dedicated to maintaining the original status of the car and the true spirit of the car. The wheels that have been featured on the car at the SEMA Show two years in a row were purely for promotional purposes and were not driven more than 1 or 2 miles as the wheels do not properly fit the car whatsoever. Most of this has been mentioned in another thread, but was worth clearing up here as well.
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#15
11-11-2003, 06:20 PM
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Re: Share your McLaren experience!
not to be rude but McLaren F1 Guy, can u take that rediculous car out of ur sign? Saleen S7 wheels on a mac? please noooo
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