Ha ha just a few body alterations to fit that inmycar wrote:Found it !
Here we are.
No doubt there will a few body/engine mount mods required,
but it would be great to have the first one in the UK.
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Polopolus Engine in a 912
Re: Polopolus Engine in a 912
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2006 987 S
Mini Cooper S
Cooper MK9
Lotus Elan Sprint
Alfa Romeo GTA-R
Re: Polopolus Engine in a 912
From Dean Polopolus on the Turbo if you think it was made up
The latest project I am doing is a Polo to rival the power output of the ubiquitously popular crate V8, but in a package that weighs easily 1/4 of the amount and fits in the confines of a 356 Speedster. “I just finished a car, it was a ’58 Porsche A coupe with a special limited slip transaxle in it, geared to do 160 mph. The guys are letting me put a turbocharger on it, it’s going to be scary — 400-500 horsepower,”
Yikes .
The latest project I am doing is a Polo to rival the power output of the ubiquitously popular crate V8, but in a package that weighs easily 1/4 of the amount and fits in the confines of a 356 Speedster. “I just finished a car, it was a ’58 Porsche A coupe with a special limited slip transaxle in it, geared to do 160 mph. The guys are letting me put a turbocharger on it, it’s going to be scary — 400-500 horsepower,”
Yikes .
1967 912
1994 993
2006 987 S
Mini Cooper S
Cooper MK9
Lotus Elan Sprint
Alfa Romeo GTA-R
1994 993
2006 987 S
Mini Cooper S
Cooper MK9
Lotus Elan Sprint
Alfa Romeo GTA-R
Re: Polopolus Engine in a 912
Needs to keep up with Emory and his turbo version of the 4 cylinder mezger.
Wonder if RUF made their own crankcase / crank / cams / etc or whether they bought the Polo parts?
Wonder if RUF made their own crankcase / crank / cams / etc or whether they bought the Polo parts?
Re: Polopolus Engine in a 912
It’s a very fancy bit of kit under a stock looking shell
https://ruf-automobile.de/en/modell/ruf-r56-11/
https://ruf-automobile.de/en/modell/ruf-r56-11/
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1993 964 C2
2010 987 Spyder
1973 MGB Roadster
Its not how fast you go, but how you go fast
Re: Polopolus Engine in a 912
I'm pretty sure I read in one of the mags that Polopolus has supplied him with the crankcase kitsBruce M wrote:Needs to keep up with Emory and his turbo version of the 4 cylinder mezger.
Wonder if RUF made their own crankcase / crank / cams / etc or whether they bought the Polo parts?
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2006 987 S
Mini Cooper S
Cooper MK9
Lotus Elan Sprint
Alfa Romeo GTA-R
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Re: Polopolus Engine in a 912
The polo engines are good but why not have a vw engine for about the same hp and a lot less money?
However you will still have a slow car?
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Really? 200+bhp in a 356 shell? I would image that is far from slow
The simple things you see are all complicated
I look pretty young but I'm just backdated yeah
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Most boxster's/ mx7 at a fraction of the price of the engine would dust it!
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Re: Polopolus Engine in a 912
That doesn't make it slow Neil.
The simple things you see are all complicated
I look pretty young but I'm just backdated yeah
I look pretty young but I'm just backdated yeah
Re: Polopolus Engine in a 912
I've got a 986 Boxster S but think the 912 with a Polo will be the choice when I look out the window
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Mini Cooper S
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Lotus Elan Sprint
Alfa Romeo GTA-R
Re: Polopolus Engine in a 912
Bruce Polopolus builds Rod Emorys engineBruce M wrote:Needs to keep up with Emory and his turbo version of the 4 cylinder mezger.
Wonder if RUF made their own crankcase / crank / cams / etc or whether they bought the Polo parts?
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Re: Polopolus Engine in a 912
Says the man who's never been in a quick Beetle... My street-legal Beetle produced 205bhp from its 2.1-litre motor, ran 12-second quarter miles on street tyres, timed 0-60mph in 4.5 seconds and drove to Le Mans and back.neilbardsley wrote:The polo engines are good but why not have a vw engine for about the same hp and a lot less money?
However you will still have a slow car?
Polopolus Engine in a 912
Could be wrong... but I think his (Emory) current 4cly-Mezger engines are built by Rothsport using their own parts (crankcase etc).
And you can’t buy them, unless part of a full car purchase / rebuild / “the works” / package.
And you can’t buy them, unless part of a full car purchase / rebuild / “the works” / package.
Re: Polopolus Engine in a 912
Same reason I’ve not sold my 2.4S and bought a Nissan gtrneilbardsley wrote:Most boxster's/ mx7 at a fraction of the price of the engine would dust it!
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But you haven't put a William Singer engine in it to out pace modern cars!hot66 wrote:Same reason I’ve not sold my 2.4S and bought a Nissan gtrneilbardsley wrote:Most boxster's/ mx7 at a fraction of the price of the engine would dust it!
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