Crying shame over here in Australia - only 50 cars (alot for Ariel I suppose) have been commissioned for our market and we don't get the mad buggy Nomad at all 😢

I am just away to put an order in for a 4 at the end of the month, after being on the waiting list for 2 1/2 years. Just picking the specification now. £600 for sides is very steep for a bit of Perspex, but I think I will need them living in Scotland and I what to get good use out of the car. Can you recommend them? Would you do it your self again? Would you still have the template you could sell me, to give me a rough starting point for making them? Great detail in the video. 👍

I laughed when the Aston went by,yep you thought you had a head turning car pal, well welcome to the Ariel Atom.

'ello Crofty! The Atom is looking particularly stunning on the grid today..... 🙂

You are lucky you get all these options. I have one on order in the USA and there are about 5 options total 😢.

I have a tilton set up as well and today I tried to adjust the using the brake bias knob and it is only wanting to rotate one way. Not sure what is wrong yet. Your set up is much easier to see than mine

can you drive it on the street with que sequential??

Sooooooooo......

Hi. Really useful video thanks. What make are the spacers and where can i get some? Ive looked at Tilton & can’t find any. Thanks.

Where did you get the yellow decals and tow straps from?

thats awesome!

very informative ty for this!

Upgraded gearshift cable bushings are now on the options list. Definitely a box I'm ticking!

Thanks for the update and explanation as to why in the video and comments section. May I ask what you ended up purchasing as a replacement?

I think for me I'd have the side panels and full size windscreen. Just think it would make it a nicer road car tbh

Superb and very informative video - thank you sir…

where did you get the gold flag stickers for the rear wing? looks lovely. thanks

what is the red carpet you have installed on the cars floor?

Such a shame, I sold my car in 2018 and told myself if I buy another vehicle on 4 wheels it will be an Atom.

Hi can I ask what you sold it for? It had a great spec with the ohlins and the wings.

Why you didn't enjoy it on the road?

What was the reason the police pulled you?

Naaaaaaarich.

how much does Ariel Atom cost?

how much does one unit cost?

So how much extra do these options cost? And how do Carbon wheels cost extra? Because this is more or less how I'd spec mine.

Thanks for all of your great Atom 4 information. Also the bit about the racing series was well appreciated.

Thank you for sharing your adventures with us. You've been very generous. Good luck with your future driving choice.

Would love to chat with you about the Atom 4, thinking about adding one as a dedicated track car. I'll have a look through your videos, this is the first one I saw. I have an SR3 that is fantastic and only a little temperamental but somewhat expensive per hour on the track. I have a K24-swapped Exocet which was my attempt at a cheap Atom and it is neither cheap nor an Atom; it will be for sale soon. The Atom is appealing to me because it would appear to have low cost per hour on the track, is crazy powerful and appears to have nice handling characteristics. Also seems to be reliable. I put a lot of hours on the track and really enjoy a car that I can just get in and drive fast. I have never driven and SR8 or SR10 but have friends with them. The SR8 sounds wonderful but is crazy expensive per hour. The people I've talked to with the SR10s have either said they're too fast or crashed them going too fast. Many of my friends with Wolfs have gone back to SR3s, they say more fun to drive and less expensive than the Wolf per hour.

So sad to see it go. It was a real joy watching your videos, cheers for that! Hope your new car will give you what you missed in the Atom.

Didn't see this coming. Thanks for the tech content. Good luck.

Great video, do you mind if I ask what you do to afford it?

Fascinating. Thank you for posting your results.

A bit rambling

how much is the tire ring boss

nice car, i will make a replica

i like the stickers on the rear wing

Thanks a lot. I am a french guy who tries to order an Atom and you helps me a lot.

Reminds me of "music" CDs that were being sold in the late 90s, or early 2000s... You could get F1 sound mix, Indy car sounds, and mix racing pack with Porsche, turbos, Le Mans.. I personally loved the Porsche, turbo, Le Mans sounds... My favorite track was the exhaust sound of the Mercedes GT1(version Webber flipped at LeMans) doing laps around Laguna Seca.. I would set it to repeat and listen (in my car) for days... The sounds of your Atom 4 remind me of the Porsche turbo sounds from LeMans.

I know there aren't a lot of subscribers to your channel but I want you to know you are doing a great service to a few people who own Atoms or are in the market to buy an Atom. keep it up please

When will we see the finished results?

What's the rough maintenance cost per year to own an A4?

I know that’s not completely related to that, but you know some companies that rent the Atom for trackdays in Europe? The only one in Italy got rid of the Atom 2 a while ago unfortunately… I’d like to try one in the meanwhile, at the moment I cannot afford it yet :P

Nice vid thanks. How much did you pay for the PPF if you don’t mind me asking?

Incredible spec. Looks amazing. Very envious 😁

I just finished commenting on Part 1, and was about to edit it and add that you should (if you can) test the results, before and after. When it comes to tuning cars for power, handling, cooling, OFTEN the theoretical doesn't line up with actual and adjustments need to be made. However, looking at this video, I can see you know that already! Outstanding job in your analysis!! Yes, taking it out on the track and doing an on/off analysis with the front wing area tune, would be helpful. Watching the rest of the video, this is outstanding data!! Outstanding! I'm sure you'll agree with me when I say that I wish all car tuning part manufacturers, showed data like this. I need to see the data!

Interesting.. Lover that you're making these and explaining through it. Few comments (had to stop the video, to get them in before I forget). 1. Your engine is starting to look like the McLaren F1 BMW engine bay! Ha.. For several years, I worked in R&D for chip making machinery. We would vaporize a liquid and deliver the vapor to a chamber where it's sprayed onto a disk full of new chips. The temperature control for delivering the vapor to the disk, and the temperature of the disk and across the disk, is very very precise. Poor temperatures cause the vapor to change back into a solid and cake up the lines or other areas, as well as it won't deposit the material uniformly across the disk, causing functional chip performance differences if the chip was in the center vs edge of the disk... Anyways, my point being is, when in comes to insulation, rough placement helps, but take care of the details and the result suddenly are logarithmic. Sealing that last 5% -10% makes a big difference. Imagine you're wearing a jacket in really cold and windy weather. You will notice a very big difference in insulation when you close up the last few holes in your sleeves and neck. 2. Thermostat for the oil cooler. You probably already realized that when you change your oil at room temperature, the valve will be close to the oil cooler, so you'll never drain the oil from it.. Maybe there's a way to short it, or apply power to it, to force it open? 3. I'm no expert and airflow, but it's clear that airflow around the engine, before the oil cooler, is very turbulent... I predict that the air will simply deflect off the oil cooler fins and flow AROUND the oil cooler.. I think it would be helpful if you're able to add a fan on the exhaust side of the cooler and either a pusher fan on the inlet side, or create "cup" or "box" on the inlet side. Walls on all 4 sides that "capture" the air and prevent spill-over, around the cooler. Having written all that, perhaps an inlet fan is a better idea and simpler. You could give it it's own switch on the dash or tie it to something else to automatically turn it on. 4. Great thinking at the front to divert air flow. Yes, that will make a difference.

As someone waiting for an A4, I find these videos very interesting so thanks for making them! It is however a shame that what comes out from the factory seems to suffer on a warm UK day on track. Should be up to the task without need for this and/or extra radiators etc.

Really great work. Obviously I'll be doing these mods!

Did you consider ceramic coating for heat shielding?