So....

Liverpool-Lad · 9 Oct 2011 at 17:57

Sounds like thunder and you can tell it has a little but of poke when the car moves when you rev it

So, you said it was half of 16.5k? Surely not. If it was that cheap I'd get one!

mjt · 9 Oct 2011 at 17:59

Sounds thirsty!

Moeks said:
Oh god I love it, I want it!

I like a bit of American muscle.

Wizardskills · 9 Oct 2011 at 18:02

Excellent

Dale V · 9 Oct 2011 at 18:08

Just wet my pants, sounds amazing!

Cosimo · 9 Oct 2011 at 18:10

Sounds like my mums old Singer on steroids.

What a glorious sound!

Howard · 9 Oct 2011 at 18:31

Liverpool-Lad said:
Sounds like thunder and you can tell it has a little but of poke when the car moves when you rev it

My MX5 does the same

<3 RWD

chrism · 9 Oct 2011 at 18:32

wow! i love it

Scania · 9 Oct 2011 at 18:38

Thats awesome.

What a sound. Kind of makes the earth move, in more ways than one!

Liverpool-Lad · 9 Oct 2011 at 18:48

Howard said:
My MX5 does the same <3 RWD

Maybe the Capri does it, never noticed.

Hades · 9 Oct 2011 at 19:18

Not sure how I missed this before. That's absolutely gorgeous. I definitely prefer that to the M5.

agw_01 · 9 Oct 2011 at 19:34

That... is how ALL cars should sound.

Absolutely epic Lewis. I love it :cool:

Iamzod · 9 Oct 2011 at 19:37

That noise!..............

Oh my :eek:

Lashout_UK · 9 Oct 2011 at 20:42

Thanks chaps. I just can't wait to get it back on the road and see what it sounds like fully opened up and on the redline.

I'm starting to consider the possibility of fuel-injecting it, just for kicks. Maybe a Fast EFI or Retrotek kit. I love the idea of that turn-key approach and think it'd be an interesting experience.

Joe T · 9 Oct 2011 at 20:43

I'm not gonna post too much on here, as you already know my thoughts on this beast!

Sin_Chase · 9 Oct 2011 at 20:45

Mhhhhm sounds lovely

Iamzod · 9 Oct 2011 at 20:47

Lashout_UK said:
I'm starting to consider the possibility of fuel-injecting it, just for kicks.

Isn't there some potential there for that to affect how it sounds? Personally i'd get it on the road as it is first then mess with it afterwards, it sounds epic! :eek:

Lashout_UK · 9 Oct 2011 at 20:49

It (in theory) would sound exactly the same. I'd just be replacing the four-barrel that's on it at the moment with a four-barrel multipoint EFI system. The very lumpy cam's what gives it that blat-blat-blat tone. I suspect it may get a little smoother though, as no doubt the EFI would probably react to changes in vacuum caused by the cam a lot faster, settling it down a little.

It's like when people replace twin Webers with, say, Jenvey throttle bodies - the noise rarely changes, but the idle and cold weather running is vastly improved!

mjt · 9 Oct 2011 at 21:00

I have no idea what any of that means

JRS · 9 Oct 2011 at 21:02

mjt said:
I have no idea what any of that means

Four barrel carb - vroom vroom go fast
Four barrel multipoint fuel injection - vroom vroom go fast even on a cold winter morning

Basically.

Lashout_UK · 9 Oct 2011 at 21:03

Hopefully it'd do more than 12mpg, driven as gently as possible, too

Mind you, when I finally get it tuned, that should boost that. A little.