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Anybody looking for a big block engine to swap into his 914 or 911?
Here's your chance.
WW2 Rolls Royce Meteor engine, as used in Cromwell and Challenger tanks. Basically a Merlin V12 in different setup/tune. Friend of mine has this up for sale , i don't know where he got it from. But it's been rebuilt in 85 and stored in a dry warehouse since. Recommend upgrading yer springs and shocks cause it's a wee bit heavy          
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They were unsupercharged hence "only" 600 BHP..They were governed in the Cromwell, but governor removed the Cromwell would do well over 50 mph 4 gallons per mile was the usual fuel consumption .( My dad was a Cromwell tank commander).
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11-22-2019, 03:12 AM
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Petrolhead, thanks for the tidbit of info. That's very cool.
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11-22-2019, 03:34 AM
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For around 8 k and shipping, you can have this engine sound in your car !
(not the actual engine)
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For just a little bit more, you can get a Merlin .
These things are just about as cool as it gets in the world of engines . https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/gc19/the-guyton-collection/lots/n1090-rolls-royce-v-12-merlin-display-engine-and-service-tool-kit/763817 Thanks for the thread, I find all this stuff fascinating
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11-22-2019, 05:12 AM
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Jay Leno has a couple of "tank cars" that are big enough to have a tank engine in them.
It must be fun to have those cars to play with.
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Fifty years ago my neighbor had one in his garage, and he actually started it once. I think the fuel line 1" pipe.
Very cool to a ten year old kid. Or a sixty hear old kid.
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Awesome thread.
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There was a guy in Yorkshire(UK) who put one of these engines with its 1550 lbs/ ft of torque into a Rover SD1 sedan.Used an old bus gearbox because of its stepup gearing to get some top speed because the Meteor engine has a 3000 rpm rev limit.
You can find it on YouTube ( it's in a really old Top Gear episode)
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Often difficult to get the heads of Jag V12s
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702cu in is a minnow compared to the 1646 cu in of the Meteor and Merlin engines
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11-23-2019, 08:48 AM
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BimForce the Third, Esquire
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