Comments on: HVM McLaren M8E Restoration http://www.hvmracing.com/hvmblog/?p=48 HVM Racing BlogSite Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:35:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: admin http://www.hvmracing.com/hvmblog/?p=48#comment-268 admin Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:57:01 +0000 http://www.hvmracing.com/hvmblog/?p=48#comment-268 Andy, I quote Michael Cannon, "It’s an all-alloy, fuel injected 494 cu.in. Chevrolet Big Block. It makes 796 hp at 7500 rpm and God knows how much torque! Very much an “as in the day” motor." Admin Andy, I quote Michael Cannon, “It’s an all-alloy, fuel injected 494 cu.in. Chevrolet Big Block. It makes 796 hp at 7500 rpm and God knows how much torque! Very much an “as in the day” motor.”

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]]> By: Andy Bernstein http://www.hvmracing.com/hvmblog/?p=48#comment-242 Andy Bernstein Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:06:38 +0000 http://www.hvmracing.com/hvmblog/?p=48#comment-242 "...the M6A had used 5.8-¬litre Chevrolet V8s with 520bhp, the M8A went the whole way with 7-litre unit, developed by Gary Knutson." Prolly 427 Chevy. Let's hear 22 of them on the gas!!!!!!!! “…the M6A had used 5.8-¬litre Chevrolet V8s with 520bhp, the M8A went the whole way with 7-litre unit, developed by Gary Knutson.”

Prolly 427 Chevy. Let’s hear 22 of them on the gas!!!!!!!!

]]> By: admin http://www.hvmracing.com/hvmblog/?p=48#comment-234 admin Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:30:00 +0000 http://www.hvmracing.com/hvmblog/?p=48#comment-234 Andy, during that period McLaren was using Chevy engines for their Can Am cars. I will see if I can dig up some specs. Andy, during that period McLaren was using Chevy engines for their Can Am cars. I will see if I can dig up some specs.

]]> By: Andy Bernstein http://www.hvmracing.com/hvmblog/?p=48#comment-232 Andy Bernstein Fri, 19 Feb 2010 05:24:13 +0000 http://www.hvmracing.com/hvmblog/?p=48#comment-232 Great photos...when's the last time you saw an ignition coil on a racecar??? There's another one of these, a customer car with no tag, in a shop about 5 minutes from me. That looks like a BIG block...what engine? Great photos…when’s the last time you saw an ignition coil on a racecar???

There’s another one of these, a customer car with no tag, in a shop about 5 minutes from me.

That looks like a BIG block…what engine?

]]> By: Marduk http://www.hvmracing.com/hvmblog/?p=48#comment-183 Marduk Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:32:06 +0000 http://www.hvmracing.com/hvmblog/?p=48#comment-183 Props to the painter, he did a fantastic job. Props to the painter, he did a fantastic job.

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