Slightly modified SD1

[combine]

http://uk.autoblog.com/2011/04/03/27-litre-rover-s...

[Mr Tank]

Hi

I know that engine very well.
When it's in the tank it takes upto 8 hrs to do a plug change, (It was nearly quicker to do an engine change than a plug change) and on a good day it does 2 galls to the mile, I wonder what it does in the SD1!!!!
Also it's not a small engine, there will not be much room left in SD1

Andy

[Campbell]

That is sweet, i would like to know what kind of gear box goes on to it and is it running on carbs or some kind of injection system and it could be using magnetos or one large dizy.
Still i would like to see in the flesh... nice job.
I wounder where i could get an engine

[blaineuk]

it runs on gas, has a one off ecu, and was being run through a bus auto box, but last i read it had destroyed that, the car often goes to a car meet at ashby folsville.

[Y282]

i bloody LOVE that car.

[Mr Tank]

Campbell said:

That is sweet, i would like to know what kind of gear box goes on to it and is it running on carbs or some kind of injection system and it could be using magnetos or one large dizy.
Still i would like to see in the flesh... nice job.
I wounder where i could get an engine

In the tank it ran through a 5 plate clutch with weighs about 1/4 of a ton! In to a gear box with five forward gears and two reverse gears which weighed over a ton! It should have twin magnetos and has twin carbs. Yes twin carbs! The normal BHP was 650 unles it was the early version which was only 560bhp. There was a injected version called a M120 and this had 810 bhp. Ref engines they were selling for £5k fully rebuilt in the late 90's (I had ten)

Andy

[taz turbo]

Campbell said:

I wounder where i could get an engine

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rolls-Royce-Meteor-Merlin-tank-engine-/300537264338?pt=UK_Cars_Parts_Vehicles_Other_Vehicle_Parts_Accessories_ET&hash=item45f96ab8d2#ht_1192wt_1139

Ended now but it didn't sell, are you thinking a Wedge 2700SE.

Chris.

[ROOODBOY]

I've seen this car at PPC Magazine's 'PPC In The Park' at Mallory Park a couple of years ago. I think it's great, the engine is almost comical in that car.

It's very strange when it's on track, as other cars blast down the straight at high revs, then this goes by going just as fast but at about 1300rpm! Very odd, as the sound doesn't match what you see, but very cool!
Charlie Broomfield is quite a character too.