Omega Owners Forum
Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Phil on 16 April 2007, 13:37:41
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This is a serious conversion!!
Bit long but worth the read
Meteor engined Rover SD1 (http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?p=1&f=23&t=245424&h=0)
Lots of pics, so 56K could be slow ;D
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That is the wimp version
The real deal is the aero version with supercharger and is the most famous aviation piston engine there is - Merlin
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They are tuning it! :o
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That's mad..
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That is the wimp version
The real deal is the aero version with supercharger and is the most famous aviation piston engine there is - Merlin
See page 13 & 16 for the turbo they are strapping on!!! :o
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The guy's after Veyron performance for much cheapness.
The build's been documented in Practical Classics and more recently in Pactical Performance Car very interesting. I think his name's Charley Parker. Mad as a box of frogs.
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The guy's after Veyron performance for much cheapness.
The build's been documented in Practical Classics and more recently in Pactical Performance Car very interesting. I think his name's Charley Parker. Mad as a box of frogs.
He certainly is, but a lot more intelligent. ;D
8-)
DaveL
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Ah you got me eyes watering now!. My great uncle used to service Spitfires, and I always remember the wonderful sound the Merlin makes. Talking about sound, if you Google for Rolls Royce Meteor, you can find a couple of vids. One is that chap running up his engine, http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8247949944477077608 and the other is a couple of Swedes running up one on a sort of 4 wheel buggy http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1889061668243342132 Now one of those in an Omega would be interesting!. The Meteor was a detuned Merlin, limited to about 600BHP (?), whereas the Merlin reached about 2000BHP.
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I wonder if the cam cover gaskets leak on them?
... cos there's an awful lot of bolts to undo!
I agree that there's nothing that meakes a better sound than a Merlin but they're best appreciated from the air.
Stood just behind the wing of a 'spit when it was started once. Those flames out of the exhaust stubs are real :o Actually, you see a few splats of fuel fly out onto the fuselage and then the whole lot gets torched as it starts. Fortunately the draught from the prop then puts the flames out.
Kevin