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 :D



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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).

Muy interesting item for sale.

Petrolhead, thanks for the tidbit of info. That's very cool.

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

Jay Leno has a couple of "tank cars" that are big enough to have a tank engine in them.

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It must be fun to have those cars to play with.

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.

Awesome thread.

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)

Often difficult to get the heads of Jag V12s

702cu in is a minnow compared to the 1646 cu in of the Meteor and Merlin engines