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Retaining
the parallel Jenvey throttle bodies, MBE ECU and fitting a Vauxhall
XE 2.0 litre engine seemed a sensible approach as the system worked
very well on the BDA with good performance and minimal maintenance
, Besides , Steve had been hassling me for years to change to
a Vauxhall engine!. A good secondhand unit was purchased from
a local breakers and fitted during the remainder of the 2001 hillclimb
season, finally being completed in October 2001. The basic powertrain
specification was to the SBD 196 kit with a few installation modifications
of my own.
The
2002 season proved to be a successful one. The car won the Hillclimb
& Sprint Association Speed championship class for Modified
Production Cars and came third in the up to 2000cc Modified class
at the Brighton Speed Trials - still in roadgoing trim.Over the
past few seasons the car had been used less and less on the road
and during the winter was converted into a full racing specification.
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