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Great photos - still looking to see how the exhaust is routed? The top photo shows the crate engine exhaust lower left…
M3W5sp 2015, MSCC, MTWC, Oxon UK
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Great photos - still looking to see how the exhaust is routed? The top photo shows the crate engine exhaust lower left… The exhaust runs down the centre of the car, into a silencer under the drivers seat, UK, then backwards and up through a 90 degree bend another small silencer another 90 degree bend to bring it horizontal again and out through the hole in the side of the car.
2021 M3W
2013 M3W - Sold
1971 4/4 2 Seater
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I was there one week ago and I can confirm they are still building prototypes. They have delays. Nobody knows when the first dealer cars will be made or arrive. Latest guesstimate is June/July. Gives me plenty of time to think about what exteriour color to take. It's driving me nuts  Too many options (aka infinite) Me neither, not even been on the configurator yet. I’m gonna leave the colour and spec to my Boys.
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Great photos - still looking to see how the exhaust is routed? The top photo shows the crate engine exhaust lower left… The exhaust runs down the centre of the car, into a silencer under the drivers seat, UK, then backwards and up through a 90 degree bend another small silencer another 90 degree bend to bring it horizontal again and out through the hole in the side of the car. Ah - thanks Rog - I must have been looking at a coolant pipe! Forgot about those 
M3W5sp 2015, MSCC, MTWC, Oxon UK
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I was at the factory today and saw a number of Super 3s in various stages of build including one that was about to have pretty much the whole front end installed in one stroke. The alloy casting structure that you see around the front of the engine and supporting all of the suspension etc extends to the back of the engine to which the gearbox was attached. This complete unit is offered up to the bulk head and transmission tunnel of the monocoque and attached with eight or ten (I think) bolts. All very simple and to my thinking clever. Maybe you already know this but it was news to me.
There were a couple of great paint schemes and incidentally really good paint finish. Sorry did not have my phone with me for photos. The picture below is "borrowed" from AnotherBelgian (without his permission but many thanks) and shows the casting structure I refer to in my original post. This is all assembled on a rig and is then offered up to the monocoque and attached with the eight or ten bolts. I hope this explains what I was trying to describe. Thanks again to AnotherBelgian ![[Linked Image]](https://www.tm-img.com/images/2022/05/19/BnDimhR.jpg)
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Even accounting for perspective that engine looks huge!
I was expecting to see something the size of a large bike engine.
Are they now fitting 2 ltr engines ?
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Even accounting for perspective that engine looks huge!
I was expecting to see something the size of a large bike engine.
Are they now fitting 2 ltr engines ?
MMC claim the engine footprint is not much larger than an A4 sheet of paper. ![[Linked Image]](https://www.tm-img.com/images/2022/05/19/Screenshot-2022-05-19-at-16.18.39.png) ![[Linked Image]](https://www.tm-img.com/images/2022/05/19/Screenshot-2022-05-19-at-16.18.57.png)
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Thanks" Another Belgian" for the wonder photos- very reassuring for those of us in the colonies who can't easily get to the factory.
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I have to say the more I see of the Super 3 the more I like it. My spec would be £50k, which is in the realms of realistic daydreaming too.
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I bet its the sump that is A4 size ! I have seen pictures of it as fitted to the US Ford Bronco, a bit like a UK Freelander, and it there isnt much room left in the bonnet. Some interesting guff on it here : https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/tech...-5l-3-cylinder-dragon-petrol-engine.htmlStandout facts in that thread for me were : The crank centreline is offset from the pistons to reduce bore wear and friction , sounds interesting. The accessory drive belt dips in oil to reduce friction and noise, sounds horribly familiar as a fix to an issue ?
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