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Another favorite..

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2009 4/4 Sport Henrietta
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Originally Posted by +8Rich
Another favorite..

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Proper job. Been a few years since I went steam ploughing thumbs smile


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And another Graham smile

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Just love these gentlest of giants.. I think this was the South Hams ploughing competition a few years ago now, it's an annual event.

Always a pint of real ale to be had to keep things damped down a wee bit smile

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George Allen back in the 60's used to chop two pots off the XK engine and mate it to the A series Tx.


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Originally Posted by +8Rich
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George Allen back in the 60's used to chop two pots off the XK engine and mate it to the A series Tx.

Amazing, but a bit nose heavy. Well unless it was a twin tank 'S' and they were both full grin2


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2/3 of a Jag 6 cyl vs 1275 a-series lump

Probably about 100lbs difference ... in favour of the a-series.

K

Race Cooper S about 130bhp .... race E-Type (short 1/3 of its cylinders and 1/3 of of its 400 bhp) 260 bhp .... double the power for 100lbs weight gain .... can see why you'd have a go .... however racecars are all about all the elements balancing .... not a clue how the Jag/Mini fared in the results back in the day but my gut says ill-handling monster 🙂

K

Ps ... all just fag-packet calculations 🙂 .... I wonder if someone remembered this when Jag made the V6 by deleting 2 pots of the V8 🙂

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Apparently he solved the weight distribution problem by fitting two "Jag" engines - front and rear !

They weren't actually Jag engines but did use cut down heads from the 2.4 Jaguar on custom made crankcases.

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The utterly bonkers and audible wonder BRM V16 .... all 1.5 litres of it ....12,000 rpm and 600 bhp with a blower reputed to push 82psi through the thing!! 😮 (400 bhp/litre is pretty special, especially back then)


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Originally Posted by Image
The utterly bonkers and audible wonder BRM V16 .... all 1.5 litres of it ....12,000 rpm and 600 bhp with a blower reputed to push 82psi through the thing!! 😮 (400 bhp/litre is pretty special, especially back then)


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Sorry it's not a better pic.

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The BRM is due to be at Prescott Historique again this year smile

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