Lunacy engine swaps

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KarlMac

4,480 posts

141 months

Wednesday 10th October 2012
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Big Fat Fatty said:
I've also always had a soft spot for the twin engined lunacy of the late nineties, Dubsport were full of big ideas at the time.
2 x 2.0ltr turbos.

2 x 2.9ltr VR6s. excuse the wheels, it was the 90's hehe

2 x 2.9ltr VR6 turbos.


Don't see anything like them these days.

Also, as I'm an ex Max Power reader I remember some rumours of a Fiat Uno with a quad turbo V12 from a Bugatti EB110, how true they were I don't know but it was apparently sold to some Sheikh before any pics could be taken confused

Edited by Big Fat Fatty on Wednesday 10th October 14:39
finally some of Ian's creations have made it here. Seeing these things run the 1/4 mile is a pretty special site.

Are there any pics of his rear engined, Rwd polo? Looked mad seeing a polo go sideways.

johnnymaestro

4,775 posts

223 months

Wednesday 10th October 2012
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I liked following this when it was being built,



http://www.mat.fi/n_index.php?nav=gallery_view&amp...

Big Fat Fatty

3,303 posts

156 months

Wednesday 10th October 2012
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KarlMac said:
finally some of Ian's creations have made it here. Seeing these things run the 1/4 mile is a pretty special site.

Are there any pics of his rear engined, Rwd polo? Looked mad seeing a polo go sideways.
Always good to meet a fellow fan, it's been sold a couple of times since he built it I think. It was a bit of a sleeper as well.




Or if that's not to your taste how about a VR6 Lupo?

dom9

8,068 posts

209 months

Wednesday 10th October 2012
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irocfan said:


I love that! Running around (in Texas) in a 'truck' and been thinking that the body would sit very nicely on an old Espirit chassis...

s_zigmond

1,134 posts

186 months

Wednesday 10th October 2012
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Can anyone rememeber who the PH'er was building the twin engined corsa?

BRMMA

1,846 posts

172 months

Wednesday 10th October 2012
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Big Fat Fatty said:
I've also always had a soft spot for the twin engined lunacy of the late nineties, Dubsport were full of big ideas at the time.
2 x 2.0ltr turbos.

2 x 2.9ltr VR6s. excuse the wheels, it was the 90's hehe

2 x 2.9ltr VR6 turbos.


Don't see anything like them these days.

Also, as I'm an ex Max Power reader I remember some rumours of a Fiat Uno with a quad turbo V12 from a Bugatti EB110, how true they were I don't know but it was apparently sold to some Sheikh before any pics could be taken confused

Edited by Big Fat Fatty on Wednesday 10th October 14:39
Love those cars

I'm sure I remember from reading Max Power that it was one of their staff (Hans?) that owned the Bugatti engined Uno?

Sexual Chocolate

1,583 posts

144 months

Wednesday 10th October 2012
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irocfan said:
and a mk1 Manta



That is a lovely install job.

DanDC5

18,774 posts

167 months

Wednesday 10th October 2012
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BRMMA said:
Big Fat Fatty said:
I've also always had a soft spot for the twin engined lunacy of the late nineties, Dubsport were full of big ideas at the time.
2 x 2.0ltr turbos.

2 x 2.9ltr VR6s. excuse the wheels, it was the 90's hehe

2 x 2.9ltr VR6 turbos.


Don't see anything like them these days.

Also, as I'm an ex Max Power reader I remember some rumours of a Fiat Uno with a quad turbo V12 from a Bugatti EB110, how true they were I don't know but it was apparently sold to some Sheikh before any pics could be taken confused

Edited by Big Fat Fatty on Wednesday 10th October 14:39
Love those cars

I'm sure I remember from reading Max Power that it was one of their staff (Hans?) that owned the Bugatti engined Uno?
The green Gold had 2 x 2litre N/A engines running NOS.

And the UNO never had anything other than a crap Fiat engine, it was some bizarre lie that kept going.

Downton Mini

1,026 posts

164 months

Wednesday 10th October 2012
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s_zigmond said:
Can anyone rememeber who the PH'er was building the twin engined corsa?
yep here you go

http://pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&amp...

Big Fat Fatty

3,303 posts

156 months

Wednesday 10th October 2012
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DanDC5 said:
The green Gold had 2 x 2litre N/A engines running NOS.

And the UNO never had anything other than a crap Fiat engine, it was some bizarre lie that kept going.
Sorry, thought they were turbo'd. I always thought there was a hint of white elephant to the Uno, no pics ever surfaced and they were very vague when writing about it. But at least I know I'm not going mental and someone else remembers it as well hehe

jimbo2728

232 posts

196 months

Wednesday 10th October 2012
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[quote=Big Fat Fatty]I've also always had a soft spot for the twin engined lunacy of the late nineties, Dubsport were full of big ideas at the time.
2 x 2.0ltr turbos.

2 x 2.9ltr VR6s. excuse the wheels, it was the 90's hehe

2 x 2.9ltr VR6 turbos.


I used to work with Simon who owned the UFO Mk1 Golf. It was proper mental..

4key

10,776 posts

148 months

Wednesday 10th October 2012
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Big Fat Fatty said:


Where is it now though?]
I stuck them up on one of the first pages tongue out

Sv3 is at ford heritage in dagenham iirc, i think number 1 is with it.

irocfan

40,388 posts

190 months

Wednesday 10th October 2012
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[img[http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y233/JigenVW/procarsingle.jpg[/img]


and a Vovarri....






karitz

2 posts

150 months

Wednesday 10th October 2012
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DeolTheBeast

449 posts

146 months

Wednesday 10th October 2012
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bodgerben said:
I like this little old Dolly Sprint


HOW much power?! :O

4key

10,776 posts

148 months

Wednesday 10th October 2012
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A couple of threads say that this engine started off in an e28 but ended up in this e34.

M70 B50/54 and a Garret GT4788r = 1200bhp









eta thats a 5 litre v12 with I think a truck turbo for the non bmw e number fans tongue out

Edited by 4key on Wednesday 10th October 20:15

xRIEx

8,180 posts

148 months

Wednesday 10th October 2012
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DeolTheBeast said:
bodgerben said:
I like this little old Dolly Sprint


HOW much power?! :O
692.9hp thumbup

esso

1,849 posts

217 months

Wednesday 10th October 2012
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karitz said:
rofl

frodo_monkey

670 posts

196 months

Wednesday 10th October 2012
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PanzerCommander said:
Take One Reliant Kitten, shoehorn in a V8, Roll cage and fat tyres:





Has run 10's!! (I've seen it run low 11's)
Not dissimilar to mine, if a little more standard looking!






4.0 Rover V8, ZF gearbox, Jag diff, 313bhp at the fly...

james_tigerwoods

16,287 posts

197 months

Wednesday 10th October 2012
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frodo_monkey said:
Not dissimilar to mine, if a little more standard looking!






4.0 Rover V8, ZF gearbox, Jag diff, 313bhp at the fly...
Holy crap on a cracker - that's awesome.