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[Phil]

This is a serious conversion!!

Bit long but worth the read

Meteor engined Rover SD1

Lots of pics, so 56K could be slow  

[Martin_1962]

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

[Martin_1962]

They are tuning it!

[Bo Bo]

That's mad..

[Phil]

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!!!  

[Big Rod]

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.

[DaveL]

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.
 8-)
DaveL

[Ken T]

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.

[Kevin Wood]

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    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