ABOVE: These Vauxhall red-top engines which were being built ready for completion on the day of our visit made 260 hp on the dyno.
BELOW: Fully equipped machine room often sees many engine builds in progress at any one time.
A recent project was this full race spec Honda K20A2 engine, designed to achieve 1000 hp, for use in Carl Tompkins’ s Honda Civic Type R �or the �ime Attack series. �he specification includes an Arrow crankshaft, Capricorn Nikasil liners, CP pistons, Carrillo rods, ARP conrod and cylinder head bolts, Quartermaster fl�wheel and clutch kit, AC� race bearings, 4P racing oil pump, ATI super damper, engine fully dynamically balanced, Drag Cartel timing chain lockout kit, Cometic cylinder head gasket, Ferrea competition plus valves, Ferrea valve spring kit with titanium retainers, Ferrea roller rockers, 4P Racing Turbo Street Outlaw cams, plus‘ loads of other stuff, but I can’ t remember everything …’
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