OT: Message from Dan

..and the cart springs are already on the back to make it feel at home...

I'd see a doctor about that if I were you ;-)

Would that fit on a 6 pot BMW? It's not bad now (28ish mpg) but I'd use it a lot more if I could make it cheaper to run...

It has 'LPG' on the number plate already - so it's asking for it!

I think you'll find I actually said '*we've got*'.

Infection. Meh.

But the cart SPRING (only one) on a corvette does not provide any geometry or location as it does in a capris. It has proper driveshafts and a double wishbone setup. And when used as a single leaf (no "stiction") across both wishbones it has no disadvatages over a coil spring setup. Unlike a capri.

Yes I know you were not talking about corvettes here but it seemed a good opertunity to defend them anyway because I like them!

2L XE does 220BHP on stock internals which is way more than 10% increase.

But you'll not be able to go round corners.

I point you, once again, to the Basil Green Perana.

Perana was 9kg heavier than a 3.0, 0-60 in 6.1 seconds (on 185/70/13s),

142 mph top whack, standing 1/4 in 14.6.

That's using a standard 302 Windsor. Not bad for 1970.

Just had this in my inbox:

'Hi there again everyone

Just as a follow on to my last message, this is Andy Shepherd again on behalf of Dan.

As you are all now aware Dan has been very poorly for some time, and I am very sorry to have to tell you all that unfortunately Dan passed away this morning at around 7am. He took a turn for the worse this week again, and had been sleeping for a long time before he woke today to say his final words, and peacefully drifted off to sleep this morning. He was at home, with his family, which I think everyone would agree is exactly what he would have wanted.

He has asked me to say that you are all welcome to the funeral when it takes place, I am not sure of dates as yet but I will send a message to all once I have the information.

He also asked me to say a huge thank you to everyone that left messages on his wall ? it was a great comfort to him in his final days ? he saw them all and he and his family were all very moved by the sentiment ? thank you everyone. I think it just shows how much we will all miss our friend.

I will be in touch with funeral information as soon as I can

Thanks

Andy'

RIP Dan. :-(

The general figure bandied about with cams, induction kit and a less restrictive exhaust was normally about 175bhp IIRC.

The other thing is, and I suspect is why they're popular for track cars etc, is they're a pretty resilient engine bar tappets that can get a bit rattly in old age.

R.I.P indeed.

Bad news and all that, at least he's no longer in pain.

You'll be missed, Dan. I hope they have Clio V6s upstairs.

Optimistically, at the engine, at high revs and narrow power band,.

With a less than perfectly set up real world one, at the wheels since you cannot accurately measure engine power on a non optimistic dyno you will see about 40 brake less. At best.

And motor with less power over a wider spread that has more area under the power curve will perform much better in 90 percent of driving..

Tell that to the corvette...

Can I have my hook back please? ;-)

In light of recent news, I've renamed the thread.

Indeed, tell it to the Corvette which still can't go round corners.

But the beauty is the standard crank/bearing will work for a reliable

1000bhp, so you can easily build a reliable 400-500bhp motor. The Lextreme guys sell most of the bits you need if you have the pockets. They will go to 400 without turbos/blowers, just tuned to rev into the 8-9k bracket, and the usual valve/remap/filters/exhaust manifold/decat. As standard they go to 7k on a Toyota factory box when kicked down, it is just down to factory limiters that they don't. They are so smooth that 8k is just a limiter change away.