"TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut" (twincharged)
07/17/2015 at 13:15 • Filed to: None
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"TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut" (twincharged)
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It’s 1997. MG Rover take a highly modified MG-F to the Bonneville Salt Flats for a speed run, almost exactly 40 years after Sir Stirling Moss broke the 1000-1500cc class record in 1957.
Unlike Sir Stirling’s car however, this MG-F (christened the EX-F) was a modified road car rather than a purpose-built speed machine. The EX-F had Rover Maestro van hubs, Rover 100 steering gear and very skinny rims which were Rover 800 spacesavers. A roll cage was installed and the F’s body was drastically changed for its speed run. Over thirty two hours were spent in the wind tunnel fine-tuning the shape of the body, reducing the car’s drag coefficient from 0.37 to 0.24. Panel gaps were sealed off, the roof was removed and the tail was extended by 400mm. This was all topped off with a special bubble canopy moulded in-house at Rover. The EX-F also retained the standard car’s suspension but the anti-roll bars were removed.
Power-wise, a 1.4L version of Rover’s 1.8L K-Series engine was installed as its lower compression ratio was better for turbocharging. Fueled by super-unleaded petrol, the heavily modified 1.4L engine developed 328bhp at 7,000RPM, more than double of the roadgoing version. Result - 217.4 MPH. It is unknown if the salt caused any serious long-term damage to the car, or if the team had any issues with the K-Series’ head gasket - it is an MG you know!
CaptDale - is secretly British
> TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut
07/17/2015 at 16:00 |
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Do you know where this car is now? (too lazy/busy at work to look up)
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TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut
> CaptDale - is secretly British
07/17/2015 at 23:49 |
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I believe it’s been bought by Dynamic Racing Solutions in La Habra, CA and converted to bio-ethanol. The last time it was seen was at Goodwood FOS in 2007.
