Sprint / hill climb

[peterboat]

Re: Sprint / hill climb

Ah yes !!!, the Imp with a sting in its tail.

I used to have a clan crusader updated to Irish spec great car, My mate had a Stilleto with a turbo on the engine used to have a sign on it engineering by the Ghengis Khan school of engineering it was a very fast car

[Tony Stott]

Re: Sprint / hill climb

the engine origin was a detuned Coventry climax lump I seem to remember from the depths of my memory!

[stephenlilley]

Re: Sprint / hill climb

I am sure they were the engine of choice for Fire engine pumps.

[lil_red_roadster]

Re: Sprint / hill climb

I am sure they were the engine of choice for Fire engine pumps.

and Formula One...for a time...

[b_caswell]

Re: Sprint / hill climb

I am sure they were the engine of choice for Fire engine pumps.

We had these as portable pumps in the London Fire Brigade and they had a venturi evacutor in the exhaust system to prime the pump when lifting water.
It was a case of full revs and then operate the primer. Not sure what the max revs was but was amazing that they never went bang.

[lord latham]

Re: Sprint / hill climb

OK doe's anyone have any videos on YouTube of there cars either on track or road, it's funny and would anyone agree with me when I say if you see a modern car driven by a 17year old with a noisy exhaust you laugh, but if you see an old car with a carefully selected throaty exhaust it's a thing of beauty and delight to the ears. Or is it just me

[peterboat]

Re: Sprint / hill climb

We had these as portable pumps in the London Fire Brigade and they had a venturi evacutor in the exhaust system to prime the pump when lifting water.
It was a case of full revs and then operate the primer. Not sure what the max revs was but was amazing that they never went bang.

They were on Green Goddesses as well as the portable pump. On my Clan it was a 998 unit wills rings instead of head gasket R23 cam big valve head twin 40 Weber's, from memory it would rev to 10k and go like the wind!!!

[b_caswell]

Re: Sprint / hill climb

http://www.imps4ever.info/tech/fw_imp.html

[Blue Marlin]

Re: Sprint / hill climb

OK doe's anyone have any videos on YouTube of there cars either on track or road, it's funny and would anyone agree with me when I say if you see a modern car driven by a 17year old with a noisy exhaust you laugh, but if you see an old car with a carefully selected throaty exhaust it's a thing of beauty and delight to the ears. Or is it just me

Good point, I totally agree. Each is a source of pride to the owner.

[andyf]

Re: Sprint / hill climb

https://youtu.be/7w0fWkKpBg0

Cars leaving the action day last year

Mines at 1:14...

[David]

Re: Sprint / hill climb

https://youtu.be/7w0fWkKpBg0

Cars leaving the action day last year

Mines at 1:14...

"that is lovely"

It is....