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donut

posted on 11/1/08 at 10:51 PM Reply With Quote
The ULTIMATE engine for your locost!

Click if have the balls!!!





Andy

When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
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Alfa145

posted on 11/1/08 at 10:56 PM Reply With Quote
Should be fine with a type 9 bolted on it
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worX

posted on 11/1/08 at 11:02 PM Reply With Quote
I know - amazing isn't it!!!!!
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TGR-ECOSSE

posted on 11/1/08 at 11:18 PM Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by Alfa145
Should be fine with a type 9 bolted on it


What clutch plate would you use? Would a crossflow starter work ok?






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Dingz

posted on 12/1/08 at 12:13 AM Reply With Quote
Not exactly Locost though
Here is a finished one. Rescued attachment merlin2a.jpg
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Dingz

posted on 12/1/08 at 12:14 AM Reply With Quote
Another view Rescued attachment merlin1a.jpg
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Confused but excited.

posted on 12/1/08 at 12:38 AM Reply With Quote
If you break the noise level meter at SVA,will it pass?





Tell them about the bent treacle edges!

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UncleFista

posted on 12/1/08 at 02:55 AM Reply With Quote
That'd be a drop-in replacement/upgrade for the PPC Rover

Saw 3 running at last years Bradford Classic car show, cracking...


Real engines
Real engines






Tony Bond / UncleFista

Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...

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skodaman

posted on 12/1/08 at 03:12 AM Reply With Quote
Twice the power of a Veyron and it's British





Skodaman

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imp paul

posted on 12/1/08 at 08:07 AM Reply With Quote
hmm only thing is where would i put that propeller out the back of me imp
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Howlor

posted on 12/1/08 at 10:13 AM Reply With Quote
Mount it underneath for downforce!






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UncleFista

posted on 12/1/08 at 01:54 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Howlor
Mount it underneath for downforce!


If the multi-story car park is full, you could park it on the ceiling and just leave it running





Tony Bond / UncleFista

Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...

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rf900rush

posted on 12/1/08 at 05:40 PM Reply With Quote
Something that good, and not so good Feedback on ebay!
I would want to see it 1st!

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akumabito

posted on 16/1/08 at 08:36 PM Reply With Quote
Bit on the expensive side, no? The good news is, that with that much torque, you'd probably not even need a transmission.

...saves on budget and, uhhmm... weight, right?

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Coose

posted on 16/1/08 at 08:58 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by rf900rush
Something that good, and not so good Feedback on ebay!
I would want to see it 1st!


Eh? It's all positive!





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