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Just finished Kev.O's engine


Chris Wilson

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It was rebuilt fully, with forged pistons and 264 cams with a full head overhaul, and new pumps, bearings, full engine balance, new clutch and flywheel, blah blah. A cracked casting was found and renewed as well. Cost depends on the state of the donor engine and what upgrades need doing, and whether I need to remove and refit it, map it, whatever.

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Thanks, it took too long, but not as long as petes (thanks for your patience guys... :)) Both are on new pistons and bores, so they will need running in as new engines, say 2000 miles. They MUST be run in on a proper AFR and timing, so no no "base maps", temporary maps, borrowed maps or guesstimated maps please!!

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Yes, they are Pete, my two were the last factory race cars made by Zeus, who went bust and Dr Jonathan Palmers outfit bought the manufacturing rights, cheapened the build and fitted 3 litre jag V6 engines for track day, and even road usage. The race cars used better components and were loads lighter, but unfortunately Zeus over stretched themselves on a Japanese race car project of monumental cost and complexity. That's not to say a JP1 isn't a nice thing, they are lovely, but quite different to the race car series. The fact the red one has a Toyota engine makes it special, of course :)

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