Proby521

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Thats true Jacko. With a Cossie lump or old RS Turbo lump you cant just lamp down the loud pedal. It must be 'tickled like a feather to the boost'. I built a Westie from all new parts back in 2001. I used an 893cc 1995 blade lump ('95 to get around emission laws/loophole) and by jesus it flew. Once I replaced the carbs needles/jets/springs to suit the 'jumbo car was sponge filter' it was mental. If the tyres were not warm, when the fireblade lump came 'on cam' at 8000ish rpm you would be facing 180 the other way. No other car I've had can compare to it for pure exhilirating fun. On the road it was great! On the track it was plain lunacy! Only about 135ish BHP, but only weight 456Kgs with a full tank of fuel. 0-60 came in 4 secs. As I said with my first scoob, I'd have another one day which I now have. I also said I'd have another bike engined car and I will. As soon as I get the Mrs back to work when the kids start school! (Extra funds!)

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MooseRacer

My old one

scooby L

My baby cousin's just finished building his Dax, and he's put a ported V8 from a TVR 350 in it...

They've had to de-tune it... just to make it drivable... scares the b'jesus out of me..fishtailing in a straight line..in the dry.. in 4th...

Mike123

Friend's 295bhp V8 powered one - weighed 635kg





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Janspeed

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I've had my fair bit of professional racing, BUT you would NOT catch me in one of those! lol

Nice to look at, might go like stink, but no thank you!

Mike123

To be honest, my friend wasn't a professional racer but even he was blumming hard to catch in that V8 Westy!

Janspeed

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I can imagine!

What I mean is, that even though there are a few grams of protection in these "cars" I feel safer in a Kart or Formula type vehicle!
At least it seems like you wont lose your head so easily, or get tossed out like a dry turd!

corradoboy

My mate with the Atom admitted that although on a dry, smooth, predictable track any Scoob would be left wanting, out in the real world on UK A/B roads, his old Scoob was usually quicker. The light weight made it difficult to apply power at to maximise any given corners potential when you add in camber, undulation, weather, surface contamination/degradation etc and even doffed his cap to a diesel Fabia like mine whom stuck with him over Snake Pass. He is by no means a poor driver either, in fact amongst the fastest I've known, but the Scoob's weight, chassis, suspension and 4WD make them amazing at coping with what the real world's roads throw at you for even average drivers. You have to be good to drive any of these light-weight RWD missiles at speed, and death is very near when anywhere near the edge.

Leslie

My sports racer was a good bit lighter than a Westfield and when I turbocharged the 1300 BDA engine I was getting 265 BHP at 11500 rpm. That used to accelerate pretty well too!

Les

AndyC_772

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Nice Looks like an early one that would have made a proper V8 noise as well

Mike123

Yep, sounded great - this was back before the era of easily available Lancer Evos and Subarus etc ( early 90s ) so there wasn't much quicker on the roads round here. Could scare a few big bikes as well