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Gorilla Boy
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42 months
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Life Saab Itch said: Gorilla Boy said: Good job im not a fatty as it gives me more choice i guess, like i said the widebody is only better for me for cosmetics.
What engine would you recommend for one? Want something meaty and tuneable. I would be tempted by a V8. At the place I used to work the normal Caterhams would do a 48 second lap all day long. The SV was a struggle to get in the 49s. No V8s. Taking cost into consideration, a Zetec would be a good bet. Cheap, reliable, fairly light, more than enough power for the application. You're better off saving up a bit more for a 6 speed gearbox. You'll get more use out of that than if you're chasing horsepower. Well i could spend the 4-5k on a crap engined SEIW with a s  tty crossflow or whatever. 2.0l zetec crate engines are 900 squid on ebay and id probably want fast road cams and a few other mods. A 6speed out of a mondeo wouldnt be too much at a guess?
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Life Saab Itch
34,060 posts
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Something like that would be about right.
Cheap, wasn't it?
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Gorilla Boy
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42 months
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Life Saab Itch said: Something like that would be about right.
Cheap, wasn't it? It was bloody perfect  Wish i already had the house, as i could buy that now without too much man-maths 
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Life Saab Itch
34,060 posts
57 months
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Gorilla Boy said: Well i could spend the 4-5k on a crap engined SEIW with a s tty crossflow or whatever. 2.0l zetec crate engines are 900 squid on ebay and id probably want fast road cams and a few other mods. A 6speed out of a mondeo wouldnt be too much at a guess? Mondeos are front wheel drive. Have a look at prices of Zetec formula ford engines.
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Gorilla Boy
7,348 posts
42 months
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Life Saab Itch said: Gorilla Boy said: Well i could spend the 4-5k on a crap engined SEIW with a s tty crossflow or whatever. 2.0l zetec crate engines are 900 squid on ebay and id probably want fast road cams and a few other mods. A 6speed out of a mondeo wouldnt be too much at a guess? Mondeos are front wheel drive. Have a look at prices of Zetec formula ford engines. Ahh good point  One sec.. ETA: Most sites just say POA when it comes to prices for formula ford zetecs. The price i got for a standard blacktop 2.0l zetec was from this link: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-Ford-Zetec-Engine-2-...
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Cock Womble 7
29,908 posts
99 months
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New Mission Impossible film: Quite good.
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slopes
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56 months
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Cock Womble 7 said: New Mission Impossible film: Quite good. Indeed, very enjoyable LSI would a turbo charged bike engine not be a good bet?
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Gorilla Boy
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slopes said: Cock Womble 7 said: New Mission Impossible film: Quite good. Indeed, very enjoyable LSI would a turbo charged bike engine not be a good bet? I like torque over revvy things matey 
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Life Saab Itch
34,060 posts
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slopes said: Indeed, very enjoyable
LSI would a turbo charged bike engine not be a good bet? A turbo kit for a hayabusa is more than that car was advertised for.
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Cock Womble 7
29,908 posts
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Gorilla Boy said: What tyres are thems?
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Gorilla Boy
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Cock Womble 7 said: Gorilla Boy said: What tyres are thems? Yokohama A032's I do believe Mr Wombleton. 
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Life Saab Itch
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Cock Womble 7
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Life Saab Itch
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Cock Womble 7 said: They look sticky. As a stick.
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Cock Womble 7
29,908 posts
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Life Saab Itch said: Cock Womble 7 said: They look sticky. As a stick. Stickier than a sticky thing built with sticky sticks.
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Cock Womble 7
29,908 posts
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I thought they looked familiar. My spare wheel has one on: 
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slopes
27,610 posts
56 months
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Life Saab Itch said: A turbo kit for a hayabusa is more than that car was advertised for. Fair point Gor - buy a diseasel then, plenty of torque in them
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Gorilla Boy
7,348 posts
42 months
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slopes said: Life Saab Itch said: A turbo kit for a hayabusa is more than that car was advertised for. Fair point Gor - buy a diseasel then, plenty of torque in them A diesel kit car eh? A novel idea  Cheap to run too..
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Cock Womble 7
29,908 posts
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Gorilla Boy said: A diesel kit car eh? A novel idea Cheap to run too.. Westfield tried that with the "Wiesel". Didn't work.
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Life Saab Itch
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Gorilla Boy said: A diesel kit car eh? A novel idea Cheap to run too.. Fella did one in PPC. Diesel Westfield. The Wiesel.
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