I would seriously love to find a nice big Diesel V8 (something from a
greyhound bus like they use in monster trucks)

Mid mount it in a nice spaceframe chassis (Something a little bigger
than a lotus elise/VX220) and give it the turbo/supercharger combination
to maximise torque all through the rev range.

I bet it could do some wonderful things.
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"MeatballTurbo" <carl.robson (AT) bouncing-czechs (DOT) com> wrote

I would seriously love to find a nice big Diesel V8 (something from a
greyhound bus like they use in monster trucks)

Mid mount it in a nice spaceframe chassis (Something a little bigger
than a lotus elise/VX220) and give it the turbo/supercharger combination
to maximise torque all through the rev range.

I bet it could do some wonderful things.


stop giving me ideas here

theres already been a perkins derv powered E30

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800kgs (reliant robin weight).

Bit like the guy who built the rover V8 powered reliant pro-street
kitten.

But build it from scratch to looky sporty and handle well.
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What perkins engine was that? I know you mentioned it a while back but I
can't remember.

My Maestro van (that I'm still not using yet due to being too lazy to sell
the Fiesta) has got an excellent 2.0 DI lump in it, that could have a lot of
potential when the body rusts away (which hopefully is a long way off yet).

Peter

"MeatballTurbo" <carl.robson (AT) bouncing-czechs (DOT) com> wrote

But if you turbo'd and fitted the same size petrol engine, it would be
better.

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Define better (have we been here before? :-)

Peter

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says...

I reckon with low down grunt, and a pretty good top end, it would make a
excellent trackday motor.
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"MeatballTurbo" <carl.robson (AT) bouncing-czechs (DOT) com> wrote

You could just go super light and fit the VW 2L 210bhp 330lbs/ft TDi from the
Mk5 golf cup car.

MeatballTurbo <carl.robson (AT) bouncing-czechs (DOT) com> wrote

I still remember the Paxman VP185-powered dragster that somebody built
while I was at uni. Can't seem to find any info on it now though :-(

Andy

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128.0.0.1 says...
years ago.

I was thinking more along the diesel supercar that you could afford to
run type thing. Maybe even an NA W12 from a Taureg/Phaeton
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