"The car was built over 2 1/2 years and passed S.V.A and registered in July 2001. It is a Cosworth IRS
in black and aluminium panelling with full Dax leather interior in black and grey. The engine and suspension detailing
is in Ford Rosso red and the usual stainless and polished alloy. Tyres are Pirelli P7000 which I have found to
run best at 20 PSI and front brakes are Capri 2.8i vented discs which I feel need upgrading. The engine is a fully
rebuilt 1989 Sapphire Cosworth 2WD engine and fitted with Lightened Steel Flywheel - AP racing clutch and 6 paddle
cerametal driven disc. Fully ported touring car spec. cylinder head matched to an RS500 inlet manifold which has
grey injectors. The cams are BD10 fast road and the turbo is a hybrid unit with larger compressor. Turbo, Head
and chip are by Turbosystems and designed to give 350+ BHP with power coming in progressively from 3000 RPM and
running at 1.5 bar (22 PSI) boost.
The car is now run in and although I have only used power up to 4500 RPM, I have severely
frightened myself on a couple of occasions (I got it sideways going up the Cat & Fiddle road on one occasion).
However I love the car and the club atmosphere."
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