Engine swap anyone?
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 7:26 pm
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Engine swap anyone?
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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 8:37 pm
Might need a new gearbox though...
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 8:39 pm
You think that will need gears?
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 8:42 pm
They dont exactly rev very high IIRC about 3-3.5k?thinfourth wrote:You think that will need gears?
The training workshop at BAe had a cutaway griffon (the merlin's big bro) sitting in the middle of it, was tres
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 8:46 pm
I suppose not! 1600 hp and 2800 lb-ft at 3k rpm at 12k feet.
Probably more like 1800 hp at sea level...
Saw one shoehorned into a s2 landy years back, will look for photos. Bit of a dent in the bonnet but a power bulge is acceptable over 1000bhp...