Nashville, Tennessee USA

[drowe]

Silver ph1 at the Lane Motor Museum

 

[Matt]

Hi dan. Any pics mate?

 

[sam bignell]

In my line of business I get to talk to various individuals in manufacturing and I know of three in the USA

One silver phase one (http://www.nology.com/ the owner owns this company)
One red phase two (seen around Santa Clarita)
One blue phase two

Could be more but I've seen pictures of these, may have to dig in my inbox to find the photos again.

 

[sam bignell]

Next came the engine. How much power can the car handle? What mod’s would not hurt reliability and drivability? The choice was easy: A two-stage 100 hp kit from Nitrous Express. We knew the engine could handle it. It is built to the highest standards. The engine block with all it’s webbing looks like an IRL engine and going the nitrous round would not hurt drivability, because
the engine essentially stays stock. However, in order to assure ignition when that hundred-shot of nitrous hits the combustion chambers, we had to improve the ignition system. There is nothing worse than a weak ignition and loads of nitrous. We installed Nology PowerCore coil amplifiers and Silverstone spark plugs, as well as a Nology PowerBand electronic engine management controller, which was only used to control the ignition timing. Without the PowerBand controller, detonation-caused meltdown would be assured. It looks like the laughing gas really works. Everyone who drove the car had a big smile on their face and no wonder, now, when you push that little button and activate the Nitrous Express Shark SX2 Nozzle, hold on, because now the car has 350 horsepower. Did anybody say slingshot? But pleeeeease make sure you keep your hand on the billet shift knob of the B&M short shifter while accelerating through the six-speed tranny so you don’t miss a shift, or the engine will bounce off the rev limiter while you laugh yourself silly.

The Nology ignition upgrades also improved off-nitrous performance, as did the sport exhaust from Renault, which also added to the audible pleasure even before the engine reaches it’s 7100 rpm redline. Not to mention the exhaust tips, which are so handsome, in a strictly mechanical design kind-of-way, of course.

 

[Duncan]

Im 90% The one at the lane motor museum is a ph1. Silver with black pods. Recently sold from the uk and exported.

 

[Duncan]

Sam, there's another silver phase one and a yellow trophy over there too!

 

[sam bignell]

Can't find the photos at the moment, looks like I've deleted them in a inbox clear out. The gents I've been speaking to love the "little cars" and took a couple of photos early this year for what would seem a Renault meet.

Without a thought I'd take mine over the pond if I was based out their for a year or so. Bet these would go for a fair few dollars [smilie=yay.gif]

 

[drowe]

I get some better ones this weekend.

 

[Pagey]

Good to see some surving the long journey across the pond, gutted mine wont be making it when i go [smilie=icon_cry.gif] Canadian rules seem a bit ridiculous when it comes to importing your pride and joy

VEHICLES PURCHASED OUTSIDE CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES

The Motor Vehicle Safety Act and Regulations require that all vehicles imported into Canada comply, at the time of importation, with the Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standards in effect on the date the vehicle was manufactured. Vehicles manufactured for sale in countries other than Canada and the United States do not comply with the requirements of the Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Act, CANNOT be altered to comply and CANNOT be imported into Canada. The only exceptions to this rule are vehicles fifteen (15) years old or older as determined by the month and year in which the vehicle was manufactured and buses manufactured before January 1, 1971.