Spitfire Engined Special 2 of 2

[Madhatter8451]

I've just had a crisis!

[AdamW2]

@bartbeta1 Do you think they use the letter 'z' in the abbreviation of 'because' because they have imagination, or they just following the crowd?

[BasicModelling]

Love that sound.. but the Spitfire that should be sitting behind it looks oddly enough very much like some sort of car..

[TransAmDrifter]

sounds great, but... how's the handling? Maybe it's just like most of american cars... You know... beware of curves :D

[lepivert]

Could you please release a video where we could enjoy a ride with such a nice car ?

[05111605]

spitfire's were 27 litre.....

[kingjony11]

@05111605 It depends on the period it was from, they used lots of different engines

[ragemanchoo82]

I think I'd want the exhaust pipes to terminate under the bumper like a regular car. You'd be begging for road rage, otherwise -- people stopped right behind you would be calling the cops, etc. Yes, they would.

[goodtimebob]

Nah... the exhaust is in perfect position. It cracks the windshield of anyone pulling up behind you. Just think of the fun you could have with bicyclists who pull into traffic lanes.

[jetpoweredgriffin]

Let 'em call.

The cops are going to come track you down just for open pipes?

Not around here.

Let 'em come anyway.

If you can afford the ride,

you can pay the ticket.

It's not a moving violation.

Loud pipes save lives.

I seriously doubt that it gets out on the road all that often.

Do you have any idea what these motors are worth?

[him89]

@jetpoweredgriffin yeah they tell people walking "get the fuck out of my way."

[waawaaweewaa86]

That is absolutely f***ing stunning!!!!

[zapwatt]

You see that you chavs? This has a 24 litre airplane engine and it's only has 3" pipes. You don't need 3" pipes on your 1.6 litre grocery burners. Hell, you don't even need a 2" pipe.

[northernlights664]

@zapwatt smaller than 2" is restrictive of power even on a pissy 1.6 but i know where you comin from mate

[Schutzstaffel23]

@zapwatt most of them dont even know in smaller engines you need backpressure.

[gumby1008]

@zapwatt one correction, 27L

[ToxicHolocaust2050]

I was looking for one of these engines to put in my 1955 bus, it was a bit underpowered, a Merlin would fix that..

I had visions of dragging off Porsches at the lights... LOL

But really, i would just leave it idling in my bedroom... (run the stacks out the window, OMG...)

[Mustangchargd]

You'd out drag a lot more than porsches!

[zJoriz]

Hahaha, I would have loved to see that. Well, not the bedroom part, but the dragging off Porsches thing, yeah.

[ToxicHolocaust2050]

1955 split window, drop axle front end, billet mags all round, w custom singles, a pair of 3" pipes sticking out the back like howitzers. Step roof w windows, bedroom at the rear with a media den under it. New glass w dark solartint, black leather & carpet with silver stars, exterior reskin with polished alloy, and paint everything else satin black. Inside decked out with polished 3/8ths inch cedar, oiled and buffed. Hidden internals; entertainment, intercom, water, lighting, etc.

+ much more!

[zJoriz]

Nah, leaving Porsches in the dust is more fun. Your bedroom is just your bedroom, and frankly I don't think much people care what it looks like, Merlin or not...

To my opinion, with such a fine object in my posession, you should really use it for more than just the sound...

[ToxicHolocaust2050]

Well, you would need a large bedroom, but man o' man, what a sound. Mate, when you made love to your woman de jour, the Earth would certainly tremble!!!

I just sit here putting that sound through a good amp, and a set of JBL's, shakes the whole house, .... ummm, lovely, lol.

[mrspoon233]

my idea exactly

[Dave839]

Dang, does it come in black?

[mattouli]

Oooh that sounds impressive, you can hear a dose of spitfire at about 10 seconds in! What next... a merlin-powered motorbike? (that would keep your bum toastie in the winter ha ha!)

[Realcomptoncityg]

the rolls royce griffon engine was more powerful than this at 30 litres

[tomcornwall83]

you gotta see the 55' chevy with a RR merlin engine....

[RJfan]

wow! I didn't know a vintage aircraft engine could be converted for a car!

[marsgal42]

The only way a truck engine would sound like this would be if it was made by Ferrari.

[uscar17]

HOLY SHIT ! Is this in Switzerland ??? (because of the CH plates)

[AdamW2]

No, it's in the UK. That's just an old style British plate. I don't think the Swiss are very tolerant of this kind of thing...

[uscar17]

Well I can't tell you I'm from Switzerland and I saw several "specials" with regular plates, but I don't know anything yet about "how" and so on... Thanks for the reply !

[dutchforces]

You still can hear the Spitfire engine very good, anyone with a little knowledge about it would recognise in a second :)

[smileychirk]

Nice.

But, what's the CO2 tax band ?

[UnmuffledRyan]

excluded, no road tax, historic vehicle. LOL oh the irony! I always laugh when i go down the post office to claim the free tax disc on my 5 litre v8 minor while some sap with a smart car still has to stump up. suckas!

[manicmechanic76]

hehehe

engine for adults...

[rednecksinspace]

Now thats what you should hear out of a real car!

[sexysizesix]

Goddamn

[knupps]

Drive it.......

[TroyaE117]

Doesn't it go anywhere?

[noonenoname]

That back end should show the GTi lads who is boss!

[fish4effect]

I want to marry it and have its babies...........

[bdrws6]

Does anything sound better than a Merlin? I haven't found anything yet.

[Realcomptoncityg]

yh a 600 cubic inch super charged Keith Black V8 run on methanol and ethanol

[ELPABYN]

Now way small v8= for kids

[Realcomptoncityg]

hows it for kids a 600 cube is 10 liter

and goes about 330 mph more than this old shitter

[ELPABYN]

Ok it sounds nice but a merlin got 27 liter and a griffon 37 liter that my friend gives them a very nice roar. they rev about 3000 rpm and puts out almoust 3000 hp and takes 3 gallons/ minute. Remember, they where built in the 40`s. 2 speed compressor and 4 vents/ cyl. Top air speed about 724 km/h. Sorry about my bad english im from sweden. Have a nice day.

[Realcomptoncityg]

ahh fuck it i rather have the thrust SSC 100,000bhp so beat that and its english

[Thoooooms]

So's a Merlin engine dickpiece!

[Realcomptoncityg]

hu u callin dickpiece u lil faggot

ill cut ur phukkin throat

u lil cunt face

[Realcomptoncityg]

anyrate every one knows a V12 dont roar it screams cause its too complex than a V8 that does roar and 27 liters its stupid

thats a fucking lorry engine

[beastinblack]

its a fucking world war 2 fighter plane engine actually

[oilslinger]

yeah i guess if 22 hundred horsepower is stupid, and its not a truck engine theyre from spitfires and mustangs and p-38 lightnings

[bass1134]

haha man, i own a 68 dodge charger with the 383! w/ performance racing pistons, fly wheel, carburator, and B&M transmision etc etc, and last saturday i did 9.8!!! v8 are monsters. those v12 have either small pistons=quick, or big=slow! so no big deal with a v12.

[ELPABYN]

You keep on racing thats a nice hobby.Dodge charger is a classic.

[BunEButler]

looks like we got a genius on our hands

[beastinblack]

have a bit of respect for those engines, they held back the nazis in world war 2.

[gchampi2]

Does anything sound better than a Merlin?

Yes...

TWO MERLINS!!! ;)

[Fletch156]

mmm listen to that thing growl.