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Thu Feb 03, 2011 1:19 am

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Thu Feb 03, 2011 1:56 am

Feck me, not even Mr Xworks has seen a build so clean!
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Thu Feb 03, 2011 5:11 am

quite a build...not sure if it would be my route to 300hp but if you have the cash and the facilities its nice to see an M20 under the bonnet (hood?).

i like what he did with the distributor, looks very neat
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Thu Feb 03, 2011 11:34 am

I wonder what sort of mpg you would get out of that?
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Thu Feb 03, 2011 11:42 am

I wonder what this cost him?
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Thu Feb 03, 2011 11:54 am

dimebag_from_hell wrote:I wonder what sort of mpg you would get out of that?
18mpg aparently,which they sounded suprised at! So would I be!! Would expect an M20 with that to have a drink problem
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Thu Feb 03, 2011 11:57 am

mrLEE30 wrote:quite a build...not sure if it would be my route to 300hp but if you have the cash and the facilities its nice to see an M20 under the bonnet (hood?).
Yeah there is something satisfying about seeing an M20 under the 'hood' and then see it blow away S motors 8)
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Thu Feb 03, 2011 11:59 am

mattrs wrote:I wonder what this cost him?
Can't imagine how much custom work like that costs!!!!
A couple of relatives, some internal organs?
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Thu Feb 03, 2011 12:11 pm

suchy wrote:
dimebag_from_hell wrote:I wonder what sort of mpg you would get out of that?
18mpg aparently,which they sounded suprised at! So would I be!! Would expect an M20 with that to have a drink problem
18 US MPG is more like 22 Imperial.
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Thu Feb 03, 2011 1:26 pm

Ziggy wrote:
suchy wrote:
dimebag_from_hell wrote:I wonder what sort of mpg you would get out of that?
18mpg aparently,which they sounded suprised at! So would I be!! Would expect an M20 with that to have a drink problem
18 US MPG is more like 22 Imperial.
I can't even get that!! :(
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Thu Feb 03, 2011 1:31 pm

suchy wrote:
mattrs wrote:I wonder what this cost him?
Can't imagine how much custom work like that costs!!!!
A couple of relatives, some internal organs?
Bargain!
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Thu Feb 03, 2011 1:55 pm

Sell a family member for organ donation- doesn't even dent one's bank balance :D
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Thu Feb 03, 2011 2:42 pm

That's a nice build, fair play 8)

Cost a bit more than a few organs though lol :D
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Thu Feb 03, 2011 10:28 pm

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Fri Feb 04, 2011 9:36 am

I'd love a metric mechanic motor. When I win the lottery.
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Fri Feb 04, 2011 9:52 am

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Fri Feb 04, 2011 4:26 pm

thats a nice build :cool:
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