So how much (£) are the Melling AJPV8's

[jellison]

Any definitive prices?

http://www.tvrmonster.com/newsajp.html

God the are light (I knew they were - but christ that is light).

[shpub]

14.5k apparently...

[julian64]

I think I'd go chevy before spending that

[jellison]

ah - alot then, but if I had a real nice Cerb and that kind of cash I'd go for the Dry sumpeed AJP (for a tad more on the plumbing for this). A hell of alot lighter if you could stretch to the uprated T5 internals as well.

Close call but it woul have to handle a tad better.

I like both.

[450Nick]

What about a Melling rebuild on a 4.5 race engine? Does he re-use much?

[itsallyellow]

Why do this when you could get APM to build an engine?

Mine is cetainly making more power than these new melling engines.

Mike

[450Nick]

Ah I'm sure I won't, just curious. Has anyone actually seen any figures from a new engine? APM does look good for an engine though when I need one... How much did you pay for yours out of interest? (PM or txt me )

[jellison]

450Nick said:

What about a Melling rebuild on a 4.5 race engine? Does he re-use much?

Doubt he want to dirty his hands with old lumps!

When you are talking anout the last 10-15bhp it really is down to the rollers - I'm sure melling race spec lump will (In Reality make more than the Dry sumpers that the factory turned out in the late 90's).

I heard back in the day they were making 450-460 - but now you here that this figure were more likely slightly inflated (and more like 430) mind even 20 - 30bhp is almost splitting hairs (not quite).

[longbow]

I'm sure Mike said his race engine was dyno'd at 400bhp at the wheels, or around 480bhp flyweel. I'm sure its a 4.7 special by APM - dry sumped etc etc. That's a phenominal output really - over 100bhp/litre!!!

Despite being an engineer I still can't get my head around how you can open out the 4.5 liners reliably using magical 'bike technology' - oval pistons and liners perhaps?

[jellison]

I want 100bhp/litre from my next lump (but this is near the limits of what is possible for a 2v engine can make on a sensible budget). Mind my race 4 banger make over about 96bhp/ltr (and that is not even crossflow, so I can believe that - just).

Mike who?

Think the limit is Nascar 2v lumps. About 6.2 making just north of 850bhp (137bhp/ltr!!).

[BCA]

jellison said:

I heard back in the day they were making 450-460 - but now you here that this figure were more likely slightly inflated (and more like 430)

I would be very very suprised if many of them broke the 400bhp barrier.

[jellison]

BCA said:

jellison said:

I heard back in the day they were making 450-460 - but now you here that this figure were more likely slightly inflated (and more like 430)

I would be very very suprised if many of them broke the 400bhp barrier.

I wouldn't go that far - they had race cams and much higher compression + better induction over a road cars 370ish bhp and a good exhaust I'd think they had about 420 - 430 back in the day (the race one), not Wheeler obviously - his was bigger (as he could do what he wanted when it was his series). Mind you a bit like today (drop anything you like in the racers and opop on all types of Daft Halfords add-ons.

[itsallyellow]

The race lumps seem to be making between 410 and 420 from what i have heard. Doubt they were ever much more than that. Dont forget the factory ecu was very limiting on the race engines.
Mike

[jellison]

itsallyellow said:

The race lumps seem to be making between 410 and 420 from what i have heard. Doubt they were ever much more than that. Dont forget the factory ecu was very limiting on the race engines.
Mike

Mike, Update http://www.pistonheads.com/members/showcar.asp?car... Good luck when you get out in SGT.