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[quote=""Chompers""][quote=""535dboy""]So what power has it then?[/quote]

Guessing somewhere between 200/230 much past this and its a time bomb waiting to go off. Looks good with the carbon wings/chip protectors.[/quote]

Doh just read opening post again -204!

R400'territory.

Agree does sound quite a lot for a k

[quote=""535dboy""][quote=""Chompers""][quote=""535dboy""]So what power has it then?[/quote]

Guessing somewhere between 200/230 much past this and its a time bomb waiting to go off. Looks good with the carbon wings/chip protectors.[/quote]

Doh just read opening post again -204!

R400'territory.

Agree does sound quite a lot for a k[/quote]

Small change however for a VVTi even if it is sat in the garage under a dust cover

[quote=""Chompers""][quote=""535dboy""][quote=""Chompers""]

Small change however for a VVTi even if it is sat in the garage under a dust cover [/quote][/quote][/quote]

But mine has had a tough year!

That caterham is c400bhp/t though and mine even post mod is only 300!

There is a guy in the states with 550bhp iirc Elise with full paddle shift

In other words my 280bhp is rubbish!

[quote=""535dboy""]
But mine has had a tough year!

That caterham is c400bhp/t though and mine even post mod is only 300!

There is a guy in the states with 550bhp iirc Elise with full paddle shift

In other words my 280bhp is rubbish![/quote]

Not to mention your driving ...

[quote=""pvr""][quote=""535dboy""]
But mine has had a tough year!

That caterham is c400bhp/t though and mine even post mod is only 300!

There is a guy in the states with 550bhp iirc Elise with full paddle shift

In other words my 280bhp is rubbish![/quote]

Not to mention your driving ... [/quote]

You/me brands hatch next year

Aye it's 204 bhp and I have the dyno run to prove. this horsepower is reasonably safe but I'm going to attach the full for sale spec of the car and you will see it's no ordinary off the shelf car. The first owner of the car was a caterham engineer and he bought the car as a roadsport but specced the engine etc to his own needs, hence the VHPD head and wide track suspension etc. One the road the car is very good, this is in fact my first ever caterham and I have not had too many scary moments in it, at least not when I'm not trying!


Description

• 1999, ‘V’ registration • 203 bhp @ 7220 rpm
• 15500miles • 153 lbs ft @ 6641 rpm
• 2 Previous owners • 515 kg (approx)
• Kit built
• Taxed 1 Nov, MOT April 11



Engine

• Rover K series 1800cc
• Accralite forged pistons
• Single tang con-rods
• Modified oil pump for improved flow
• Modified main bearing oil galleries
• Block ‘decked’ for correct +4 thou liner height
• Latest specification main & big-end bearings
• Crank, front pulley, flywheel & clutch dynamically balanced
• Oil pick-up pipe and sump gasket modification for improved oil return
• Latest specification Land Rover 5 layer + shim head gasket

• Genuine VHPD ‘big valve’ cylinder head – ported and flowed
• VVC valves
• Lightweight VVC hydraulic tappets
• Piper 285 H camshafts
• Piper heavy duty valve springs and caps
• Piper vernier camshaft pulleys
• Manual cambelt tensioner pulley

• PTP / Titan ‘phantom’ Exige DTH throttle bodies
• ITG air filter
• Emerald 32bit programmable ECU
• Powerspeed 4-2-1 exhaust (repacked March ’06)
• Innovate LC1 wideband lambda

• Wet sump lubrication
• ‘Apollo’ anti-cavitation oil tank with oil temperature sensor
• Standard Caterham cooling system with heater and 86° thermostat

• R500 ultra-lightweight flywheel
• AP racing clutch plate and cover (new in March ’06)

Engine rebuilt using new consumables by DVA power in March 2006 – run in for 500 miles before being fully mapped by Dave Walker at Emerald in May 2006. c.4800 miles since
Transmission

• Caterham / Ford 5 speed gearbox
• Modified ratios and shift by BGH Geartech in Feb. 2005
• ‘E7 2.8 sporting close’ ratio with heavy duty oilway and synchros

1st – 2.75 2nd -1.75 3rd – 1.26 4th – 1.00 5th – 0.86

• 3.92 AP ‘Suretrak’ LSD

Suspension

• Caterham ‘supersport’ widetrack suspension
• Adjustable rear anti-roll bar
• Adjustable spring platforms
• Standard Caterham Bilstein dampers
• 250lb / in front springs
• Standard variable rate rear springs
• Flat floored for 82kg driver

Brakes

• Standard Caterham braking system
• Mintex M1122 front pads
• Tunnel mounted handbrake
• Race Master Cylinder

Wheels and Tyres

• Mike Barnby R500 13” magnesium wheels 6.5” front 8” rear
• TOYO R888 tyres 185/60 front 205/60 rear

Carbon Features

• Caterham Kevlar Tillet seats
• Carbon front wings
• Plain unpainted Carbon Nose
• Carbon Dash
• Carbon Indicator pods
• Carbon rear arch protectors
• Carbon cill protectors

Finnie, thats a great spec, thanks for the break down Back in my Lotus days we played around with roller barrel throttle bodies on the race cars also tried on a road car but was just too expensive and reliability was always going to be an issue.

Dare I ask what this little beauty is up for?

Looking for circa 16k for it, prob advertise for a wee bit more to see what happens;)

Actually the emerald is the new switchable K3 version so i need to update that in the spec.

Will put it up on blatchat in a few weeks. It wont be available until late september as I've got other stuff on when I get home in a fortnight

With that spec that sound a fair price, if only I had the money. Really do miss not having a 'ME' car