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Old 29th September 2003, 04:47 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Big block?
Those of you interested in a bit more power than the norm, how about fitting one of these?

http://www.bath.ac.uk/~ccsshb/12cyl/

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Old 30th September 2003, 08:42 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Holy [censored]!
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Old 30th September 2003, 11:07 AM   #3 (permalink)
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I thought I turned the [censored] censoring off!
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Now, if we could only get it to rev!!!
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Old 30th September 2003, 07:24 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Let's not start on what sort of gearbox to use.
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Old 1st October 2003, 08:56 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Re: Big block?
I just worked out the power to weight ratio. If you ignore the weight of the car you'd put it in (bear in mind the engine weighs 2300 tons!) you get a power to weight ratio of just 47 bhp per ton!

mind you, 5,608,312 lb/ft of torque would sink you back in the seat!
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