We had an old manifold for the imp engine for stromberg carbs, but also had a set of 4 CBR600 carbs sitting about.
Decided to use 2 of them, had to modify the manifold (Basically just welded 2 tubes in where the old mount points were)
Bought a dynojet kit, ended up having to drill the main jets out to make them big enough.
Few pics of the carbs on the coventry climax:
(http://www.mark-chapman.com/uploads/impcarbs1.jpg)
(http://www.mark-chapman.com/uploads/impcarbs2.jpg)
(http://www.mark-chapman.com/uploads/impcarbs3.jpg)
Few pics of the complete car - less than 3,000 miles from new in 1971.
(http://www.mark-chapman.com/uploads/imp1.JPG)
(http://www.mark-chapman.com/uploads/imp2.JPG)
(http://www.mark-chapman.com/uploads/imp3.JPG)
awesome!
were currently building a big bore engine for it that will have EFI.
It will drive the classic car brigade at the shows NUTS
They hate it when you mod a classic.
Quote from: Markwere currently building a big bore engine for it that will have EFI.
It will drive the classic car brigade at the shows NUTS
They hate it when you mod a classic.
I thought that was the whole point though, I know someone with a Mk2 Cortina that has a 4.2L Buick in it, and hes said the same thing. I also worked with a guy who has an Imp with a 1.4 Turbo engine from something in it because the Climax "Wasnt Enough", and one of the other dudes we worked with did his nut.
Its beautiful!
By all means drop a nice big engine in it, but dont change its looks.
that looks cool, what sort of gains with those carbs give you?
Ive been looking at getting R1 throttlebodys for my metros engine, supposed to give about 30bhp.
You should post this over at retrorides. Theyd go nuts for this (in a good way)
The car radio looks as if its done more than 3000 miles!
do you go to many clasic car shows marc ?
I quite fancy getting an old car and going to a few chows/rallys etc... but always thought theyd just be full or old men ?
then again, at 28 Im getting on a bit myself :s
Quote from: BeakerQuote from: Markwere currently building a big bore engine for it that will have EFI.
It will drive the classic car brigade at the shows NUTS
They hate it when you mod a classic.
I thought that was the whole point though, I know someone with a Mk2 Cortina that has a 4.2L Buick in it, and hes said the same thing. I also worked with a guy who has an Imp with a 1.4 Turbo engine from something in it because the Climax "Wasnt Enough", and one of the other dudes we worked with did his nut.
Its a religious thing, youre destroying the purity of the original.
You thought religion was only for those who believe in gods?
(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h318/skamanfrank/Imp%20National%2008/IMG_2861cropped.jpg)