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ihatesissycars wrote:My god! Wow! Jealous? Yes!

Whats that thing that looks like a dizzy sticking upwards from the timing cover?
Theromostat housing.


9.85 @ 144.75mph
202mph standing mile
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgWRCDtiTQ0

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Oh yeah! I only noticed it in the bottom picture, its a bit obvious in the previous ones though eh lol!
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that is the jessica simpson of engines, :D rich.

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don't you mean Jessica Rabbit :shock:
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Hi All.
Thanks for all the good comments
After a few setbacks with things we have got it up and running quite nicely now.
Makes 453hp and just over 500lbft torque at peak of 5000rpm. boost is quite low aswell around 10psi.
after this the cam runs out, Quite pleased with this as there is still 9k left in the procharger rpm limit and maybe a different cam for later devcelopment :D
Hopefully going to fit it in the car this weekend.
will try and take some more pictures then.
Alex.

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Excellent results !!!!
9.85 @ 144.75mph
202mph standing mile
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgWRCDtiTQ0

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Hi There got a few new pics of the engine in its new home.Image

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Its a bit tight :D

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Holy Sheet :D Thats cool 8-)
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Post by Lewis »

I can't seem to raise my jaw off the floor.

What a fantastic bit of kit! Kudos for all the effort going into that, looks great.

Bet it'll pull some stonking figures as well 8-)

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I take my hat off to you, that is just simply awesome.

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Are ya really gone take that into muddy fields and race it ? lol
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202mph standing mile
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Who fabbed the ali pieces for you Alex? The welding looks as good as any I have seen.
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hi
No it was never meant to be a mud plugga, just to go from a to b quickly no matter what comes up :D It does have air lockers in both diffs, air suspension heavy duty drive shafts but this was to make it as strong as possible as much as offroad capabillity. It was supposed to have gone to Morroco by now but that will be a bit later now. Maybe go through europe later in the year.

The exhausts, plenum, oil tank, both rads and lots of Metalpipework were done by RS Fabrications in Banbury.

http://www.rsfabrications.com

Enthusiasts who are excellent to deal with and their work speaks for itself.
Thanks for all the good comments :D
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Time to send the wife to those night class welding lessons I saw at the local tech :lol:

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Alex,
what is the latest on your beast mate?
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