Jim Bowen 1 Posted April 1, 2015 thought i'd share this..... https://grrc.goodwood.com/festival-of-speed/latest/video-legendary-28-litre-fiat-s76-driven-for-the-first-time-in-100-years#AlGWzQvBMI1OXXz8.97 Amazing noises :D Also only 4 cylinders!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 2 Posted April 1, 2015 That is f@cking INCREDIBLE. What a sound, and what a spectacle. My god!! Can you imagine being sat at traffic lights in that thing, the engine thundering away, flames flying out the side of the exhaust.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g0ldf1ng3r 15 Posted April 1, 2015 my word what a noise & check out those flames!!!!!! thanks Jim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted April 1, 2015 Reminds me of Brutus - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Bowen 1 Posted April 1, 2015 Reminds me of Brutus - Do you remember the guys fitting the merlin engine to a rover SD1? Was a few years ago now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sexybourbon 0 Posted April 1, 2015 This is one of the reasons i love cars and all things automotive , what a machine and what a beast id love to see that at goodwood Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Bowen 1 Posted April 1, 2015 I'd like to take it through McDonald's drive thru. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarkR 11 Posted April 1, 2015 Amazing stuff when played through a proper speaker. The whole was shaking! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mat ed30 10 Posted April 2, 2015 I'd like to take it through McDonald's drive thru. more like Burger king (flame grilled whopper) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted April 2, 2015 Do you remember the guys fitting the merlin engine to a rover SD1? Was a few years ago now. Aye, Charlie Broomer in PPC mag! Last I heard he was building his own dyno and turboing it, but that was aaaaaages ago! It's not been mentioned in the mag for months. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 2 Posted April 2, 2015 Would love to see more on that SD1. The little video on YouTube only leaves you wanting more. There's some good videos on Jay Leno's Garage YouTube channel though - he's got a Bentley with a Merlin engine :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Bowen 1 Posted April 2, 2015 There used to be more videos on youtube, but you never really see him thrashing it, probably more fun to watch the tuned v8 ones, they probably go faster as well :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted April 2, 2015 Would love to see more on that SD1. The little video on YouTube only leaves you wanting more. There's some good videos on Jay Leno's Garage YouTube channel though - he's got a Bentley with a Merlin engine :) Indeed. Trouble is I just don't like Jay Leno! :) It's amazing the work Charlie put into that SD1 though! He had to use a gearbox from a bus that stepped up the revs cause the Merlin runs so slow. Then he had to get a custom ECU from Dave Walker at Emerald to run the 24 spark plugs! Then he converted it to EFI. Then there was something about the cams, cause they don't exist for Merlins! And ridiculously enough, it wasn't powerful enough to achieve 200mph! Hence the turbo and making his own dyno. He reckons he needs over 600hp, but as it stood it was making nowhere near that, for what ever reason. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Bowen 1 Posted April 2, 2015 Am wondering if he was the guy who sunk a forklift into his garage floor and then fixed his roof to the top of it, so when the forklift lifted the car, the roof went up with it to give the clearance. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted April 2, 2015 Yep, that's him! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sexybourbon 0 Posted April 2, 2015 Am wondering if he was the guy who sunk a forklift into his garage floor and then fixed his roof to the top of it, so when the forklift lifted the car, the roof went up with it to give the clearance. Any more info on this ? Sounds fun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
