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RE: blown engine for sale - Reckless Rat - 03-02-2022
Speed = how far past the apex of the bend you leave the road.
Horsepower = how much of the wall you demolish
Torque = how far into the field you go before you come to a stop.
basically; more power, faster crashes.
RE: blown engine for sale - Duncan Grimmond - 03-02-2022
I'd love a blown engine and that looks a lovely job but I'd have to buy a chassis and build a car for it.
As I said this morning in the local engineering supplies. "I can't afford to buy cheap stuff".
Here is a pic of a blown Austin I spotted at le Puy Notre-Dame in 2019. The owner had made that rather cool tract himself, very impressive.
RE: blown engine for sale - GrahamW - 03-02-2022
(03-02-2022, 03:28 PM)Reckless Rat Wrote: Speed = how far past the apex of the bend you leave the road.
Horsepower = how much of the wall you demolish
Torque = how far into the field you go before you come to a stop.
basically; more power, faster crashes.
Smells like hospital to me
RE: blown engine for sale - Andy Bennett - 03-02-2022
Very interesting thanks
Andy
RE: blown engine for sale - Steve Jones - 03-02-2022
(03-02-2022, 03:33 PM)Duncan Grimmond Wrote: I'd love a blown engine and that looks a lovely job but I'd have to buy a chassis and build a car for it.
As I said this morning in the local engineering supplies. "I can't afford to buy cheap stuff".
Here is a pic of a blown Austin I spotted at le Puy Notre-Dame in 2019. The owner had made that rather cool tract himself, very impressive.
That car's got an alternator, Duncan. Best delete the photo straight away before anyone else notices
RE: blown engine for sale - Duncan Grimmond - 03-02-2022
Nah, it's in France and I don't think the long nose of the VSCC could sniff it out at that distance!
RE: blown engine for sale - Alan - 03-02-2022
It just did!
RE: blown engine for sale - Tony Betts - 03-02-2022
Hi andy,
A, I hope so. Because that's priceless.
Duncan.
The inlet manifold on that engine, is a work of art.
Love it.
Tony.
RE: blown engine for sale - Steve Jones - 03-02-2022
(03-02-2022, 04:01 PM)Duncan Grimmond Wrote: Nah, it's in France and I don't think the long nose of the VSCC could sniff it out at that distance!
It wasn't the VSCC seeing it that bothered me, Duncan. We accept them now. The risk is much nearer to home
RE: blown engine for sale - Duncan Grimmond - 03-02-2022
What have you been up to now Steve???