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I'm thinking of putting this in the Herald come spring....
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You're right, of course. But I did find most of a Herald Estate project on eBay UK, so if I could just get that over here to the States....Brosky said:
justin_mercier
Jedi Warrior
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Then again, if he adds wings to the side of his Herald it'd fit right in... i'm just not sure the Herald is aerodynamic enough.
Don't think you have to worry about it throwing off the weight balance. My guess is that everything in that picture weighs around 425 pounds. Rover complete engine with inlet and exhaust manifolds is less than 325 pounds. Add a couple of turbos and some aluminum piping. Where's that get ya? According to desk top dyno programs, you can see around 400 HP on a 4.0 liter with 12 PSI of boost.
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I suspect that I might have to use something more than the "power bulge" from a GT6...more like a Geodesic Dome? :laugh:
aeronca65t
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:laugh: 
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This is a <span style="font-weight: bold">British Car Forum</span>, if you're gonna stuff a big V-12 in your ride, at least use the Rolls-Royce Merlin... 
Edit: While reading about the Merlin engine on Wikipedia, I ran into this neat fact about the <span style="font-weight: bold">"Ejector Exhaust"</span>...
"The Merlin consumed an enormous volume of air at full power (equivalent to the volume of a single-decker bus per minute), and with the exhaust gases exiting at 1,300 mph (2,100 km/h) it was realised that useful thrust could be gained simply by angling the gases backwards instead of venting sideways.
During tests, 70 pounds-force (310 N; 32 kgf) thrust at 300 miles per hour (480 km/h), or roughly 70 horsepower (52 kW) was obtained which increased the level maximum speed of the Spitfire by 10 mph (16 km/h) to 360 mph (580 km/h)."
Edit: While reading about the Merlin engine on Wikipedia, I ran into this neat fact about the <span style="font-weight: bold">"Ejector Exhaust"</span>...
"The Merlin consumed an enormous volume of air at full power (equivalent to the volume of a single-decker bus per minute), and with the exhaust gases exiting at 1,300 mph (2,100 km/h) it was realised that useful thrust could be gained simply by angling the gases backwards instead of venting sideways.
During tests, 70 pounds-force (310 N; 32 kgf) thrust at 300 miles per hour (480 km/h), or roughly 70 horsepower (52 kW) was obtained which increased the level maximum speed of the Spitfire by 10 mph (16 km/h) to 360 mph (580 km/h)."
