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Addie
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Mon Jun 27, 2005 1:12 pm |
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Wonder if there are any of them engines in a road car. |
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JB
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Mon Jun 27, 2005 2:45 pm |
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not likely, they would have worn out probably. |
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Gentle Ben
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Mon Jun 27, 2005 5:29 pm |
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What engine did they use then? The F7P? Or something completely different?
Sounds like a lot of work would be needed to get that sort of power from an F7P! |
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david3533
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Mon Jun 27, 2005 11:04 pm |
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yeah was the 19 engine and yeah probably about 20-30 grand an engine but then it was a works car. |
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Dan
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Mon Jun 27, 2005 11:12 pm |
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and if its like the alfa 156 turing tcar engines where i used to work built, they needed rebuilding after 2 race meetings. |
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david3533
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Mon Jun 27, 2005 11:14 pm |
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after every race meeting they would be re built. expensive  |
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Dan
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Mon Jun 27, 2005 11:16 pm |
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yea, tom ferriers lost a valve in a race and that was rattling round inside the bore for a lap! |
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david3533
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Mon Jun 27, 2005 11:21 pm |
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expensive |
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Dan
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Mon Jun 27, 2005 11:27 pm |
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indeed, those engines i think were around 280bhp, cant remember exactly, was like 2 years ago since i saw one of those engines |
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