Just bought this ....

[carreraboy]

Took it out today ...... gave it a good squirt .... poked it hard ... and showed no mercy!

 

[carreraboy]

ORIGINAL: Melv

Hey, I can play TOP TRUMPS too:

1965 GT Caspian Blue

Miles Townshend Built with

4.9 Litre lightened and balanced forged pistons, con rods, push rods and Tuftrided crankshaft.
Big valve unleaded heads, roller rockers, hi-lift hydraulic camshaft followers, double valve springs
Mallory electronic ignition and distributor
850cfm Holley carburettor
Shelby inlet manifold
Rolling road: 335bhp at the wheels
Shelby front drop
Jaguar XJ6 six pot front calipers and drilled discs
Tremec 500 5 speed manual conversion
3.80 rear diff
H pipe 2 1/4" exhaust and Flowmaster Series 40 Dynaflow Mufflers....

This thread useless without noise.....[]

By the way Melv fabuloooouse Fastback mate .... do you think you are Steve McQueen on the San Francisco roads when you hoon in it?

 

[davidcross]

If u fancy taking the beast to fat boys tomorrow DES I'd loooooooove to see it. Got some saved pics of it posted (sad but true)

 

[carreraboy]

I'll be there ......

 

[davidcross]

ORIGINAL: carreraboy

I'll be there ......

Cool look forward too it

 

[colt]

Hey Des this is in the wrong section no? That engine started life as a 3.2 carrera engine didn't it. Bob said it's a waste of time getting a turbo as most of the engine bits are no good for a serious power hike, And accordingly the correct basis is a supersport. Cracking engine build on that . Ian cameron sports cars have sold it at least twice and whilst over their on other business and looking at it , I was most tempted and at the time it was good value. Back then it had horrible split rim cup 3 twists on it and they didn't suit it with it's lightweight bumpers and all. The response from the engine is "electric" ,But alas as you have found out ,the price for that power from an essentially old design is fuel inefficiency. Thank god they hadn't invented an trip computer on it, but then again they would have only needed a single digit to encompass the full range of achievable consumption! Are you at the oulton rs day with it in a few weeks time?
Cj

 

[carreraboy]

Hi Colt,

Well it's really docile in traffic and frugal off the throttle, achieving about 30mpg at a constant 50 -60 MPH driving it off the Turbo .... That can dramatically change once you put the foot down, similar to my 996 GT3 Mk1, which drank fuel on track. Most economic Porsche I own is a 964RS 35 - 40 mpg on a run!

Great car, well sorted a real Bob Watson masterpiece ......

 

[Laurence Gibbs]

Glad your having fun with it. looks great. Hope to get to see it some time. Enjoy.

 

[Tankman]

ORIGINAL: John Ward

Bit like this one on the rolling road at AVA near Glasgow Airport?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5mD5dcivpM

There, fixed it for you.

 

[carreraboy]

Fezza starting playing up at the Swanley lights think it was a 430, couple down changes and a bit right foot later with a twist of lefthand lock ... it was all over[]

 

[screamingflat6]

I like it Des,,,

ROT IS THE FASTEST COLOUR OF ALL,,, ISN'T IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The RUF'S look grate on it,, real retro and a nice looking ride.

My rubystone fatty will be out and about from next week for a couple of on boost moments and the targa resto is nearly done cannot wait to hear the haters going on about my use of rs parts on a mere targa.

Getting back to your thread a light weight turbo driven well is awesome and not many normally aspirated cars can catch them

WELCOME TO THE BOOST YEARS,,,,

Gaz,,