Holy turbo chargers Batman !!
Holy turbo chargers Batman !!
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Mr MoJo

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4,698 posts

245 months

Tuesday 10th May 2011
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Just spotted this in the classifieds. Not considering it myself (and I have no connection with the ad) but thought I'd bring it to everyones attention eek

Could bring a smile to your face as you hit the loud pedal !!

Anyone know anything about this monster motor ??

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2793579.htm

450Nick

4,027 posts

241 months

Wednesday 11th May 2011
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Yeah - built for Paul Searle on a pretty much open chequebook build by Rob at V8D with the Turbo system designed by another proffessional outfit (forgotten the name). It is an EXTREMELY well sorted engine with a professionally designed and built bespoke system.

As Paul says in the advert, running on Emerald's dyno it made over 600 torques at 3k revs before it started spinning, so there is likely more to come from the engine and something like 700bhp. Crazy numbers. I remember being on track with the Griff that used to house this engine a couple of years ago at Snetterton, and it left the sc500 demonstrator I was in for dead.

I very nearly bought this engine to put in my Tuscan race car a couple of months back, but regulations, installation difficulties and other such headaches made me leave it be. I would love to buy it and put it in my Chim but unfortunately I don't have the funds to spare..! It is a very well engineered package though and will drop straight into a Griff or Chim

Mr MoJo

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4,698 posts

245 months

Wednesday 11th May 2011
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Sounds impressive to say the least. Can't begin to imagine how quick it would be in your Chim, and imagine how much faster again it would be in a Griff winkhehe

450Nick

4,027 posts

241 months

Wednesday 11th May 2011
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Mr MoJo said:
Sounds impressive to say the least. Can't begin to imagine how quick it would be in your Chim, and imagine how much faster again it would be in a Griff winkhehe
I think it would have been better in the Tuscan Challenge car than the Chim or a Griff! The 4.7 AJP should make a nice alternative though biggrin

CHGRIFF

326 posts

281 months

Wednesday 11th May 2011
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A tad tooooooooooooo much power for the road, ask Paul!

dbv8

8,676 posts

249 months

Wednesday 11th May 2011
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CHGRIFF said:
A tad tooooooooooooo much power for the road, ask Paul!
Pah! No such thing.
Hmmm a 300 shot of gas would round that up nicely.

Hoover.

5,993 posts

271 months

Wednesday 11th May 2011
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Remember seeing this Griff at a Leven open day a few years ago ..... wonder what had happened to it.

Mr MoJo

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4,698 posts

245 months

Wednesday 11th May 2011
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It's spoken about in the past tense in the advert. Maybe that much power is too much !!

macdeb

8,758 posts

284 months

Wednesday 11th May 2011
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Why the rebuild again?