And i thought 16v leads cost a lot!!!

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  1. TurbTech Forum Junkie

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    Can you tell what engine it's from??



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  2. keith_lemon

    keith_lemon Forum Member

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    alfa twin spark?

    v12??
     
  3. Jeff Forum Junkie

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    its got to be a v12 of some sort. jag maybe?
     
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    keith_lemon Forum Member

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    this thing
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    rather large engine!!
     
  5. TurbTech Forum Junkie

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    Might be[:$]

    But what is it from?

    P.S. There's also another one on the other side.
     
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    keith_lemon Forum Member

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    going back to sleep now - gotta be some sort of marine/industrial engine...
     
  7. madmonkey Forum Addict

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    Merlin Engine?
     
  8. TurbTech Forum Junkie

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    Oh yes, all 27 litres of it and boy was it loud!!!

    Same engine as used in the Spitfire.
     
  9. madmonkey Forum Addict

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    Chuff me, that was a good (educated) guess.:lol:
     
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    keith_lemon Forum Member

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    doh......... and i saw one of those rr merlins when we done the display at duxford...
     
  11. DubSi Forum Member

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    Its still a Rover though [xx(]
     
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    keith_lemon Forum Member

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    i like those canoe shaped rovers:lol:
     
  13. DubSi Forum Member

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    I suppose the SD1 was ok.......in its day [:|]
     
  14. Stu__8vgti Forum Member

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    My dad had a 2.6s one of those and it loved to drink petrol and the brakes were shocking

    Me pa loved it for some reason


    Stu
     
  15. PeeJay Forum Junkie

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    Got to be that SD1 from Practical Performance Car, it's a merlin from a tank of some sort, same as the Spitfire engine only without the supercharger.
     
  16. TurbTech Forum Junkie

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    Yep its the one from PPC. Here's a few more piccies :)

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  17. A.N. Other Banned after significant club disruption Dec 5th 2

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    I just like where these guys are coming from [:D]
     
  18. thegolfman Forum Member

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    That is truly amazing! [:D]
    I love seeing stuff like this. I bet it flies aswell...
     
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    IT'S NOT A MERLIN!!!!!!!

    but it's similar ;)
     
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    V12 Meteor, non-supercharged version of the Merlin designed for tanks.
     
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