Hi Hedd,
The one at work has a baby turbocharger fitted !!!
Back to Austin Seven Engines.
The engine in my EB65 has been hotted up a bit and will spin up to 7500 RPM not that I use it, but it regularly is used up to 6000 RPM.
I am not sure of the actual power output but it is happy at 5000 RPM in fourth gear.
I have a pair of 3.25 x 17 tyres that I sometimes use on the back end for local hillclimbs and sprints which drop the effective gearing down and allow the engine to hold its revs better.
Its not unknown for me to overtake modern cars on B roads and dual lane roads.
I have to stalk them and wait for a suitable opportunity with wind and slope in the right direction though.
The downside of my tuned engine is the fact that a bog standard box saloon can pull away from me up hill below 2000 Rpm.
The fastest speed that I have seen on road is 72 MPH according to GPS. ( This was with 3.50 x 19 tyres )
Maybe its time I had the car put on the local rolling road to find out what it actually produces.
The one at work has a baby turbocharger fitted !!!
Back to Austin Seven Engines.
The engine in my EB65 has been hotted up a bit and will spin up to 7500 RPM not that I use it, but it regularly is used up to 6000 RPM.
I am not sure of the actual power output but it is happy at 5000 RPM in fourth gear.
I have a pair of 3.25 x 17 tyres that I sometimes use on the back end for local hillclimbs and sprints which drop the effective gearing down and allow the engine to hold its revs better.
Its not unknown for me to overtake modern cars on B roads and dual lane roads.
I have to stalk them and wait for a suitable opportunity with wind and slope in the right direction though.
The downside of my tuned engine is the fact that a bog standard box saloon can pull away from me up hill below 2000 Rpm.
The fastest speed that I have seen on road is 72 MPH according to GPS. ( This was with 3.50 x 19 tyres )
Maybe its time I had the car put on the local rolling road to find out what it actually produces.