Chassis:

Dax 427 Ladder Frame
Jaguar XJ Series 3 front hubs, wishbones, brakes
and diff. (3.31:1)

Body:

Dax Tojeiro 427

Weight:

1100Kg with a full tank of fuel and me sitting in it.

Engine:

5.4L V8 from V8Developments:
Top hat liners in a Cross bolted, Tufftride treated and polished block.
Pistons - Bespoke High Grade Forged Aluminium.
Con Rods - H-Beam Steal.
Camshaft - Piper Special Grind (H271)
Heads - V8D Stage IV Heads with Big Valves / Double Springs.
                          (1.67" Inlet valves - 1.45" Exhaust valves)
Compression Ratio - 10.44:1
Induction - 45mm Inlet manifold, Trumpet base and 72mm intake plenum.
Helix Padle Clutch.
Lightened and balance flywheel.
Each component matched in weight then dynamically balanced.
Creating (No idea as yet, but around 350 BHP and 380Ft/Lbs)

Engine Management:

Electronic Fuel Injection with Full Sequential Fuel and Ignition. (MegaSquirt 3)
Bosch Fuel Injectors (440cc/Min) driven fully sequentially
Vortech T-Rex High Flow Fuel Pump
8 x LS2 Coils driven Fully Sequentially
2 x Wideband lambda sensors (each bank is adjusted to maintain a mappable AFR target)
1 x Knock sensor (retards advance via MegaSquirt ECU)
8 x EGT probes. (each cylinder has been mapped to match exhaust temperatures)

G/Box:

Rover Vitesse   LT77   5 Speed Manual
Strengthened bearings and shot-peened gears.

Exhaust:

Custom made Stainless Steel 1"¾ Headers into 2 x 3.5"
8 x EGT probes
2 x Innovates LC-1 Wideband Lambda Probes
3.5" Custom Chrome Side pipes.

Wheels / Tyres:

                      17" x 9" Front.....               ..17" x 10" Rear
         Toyo Proxes  235/45/17 ..............Toyo Proxes .255/45/17

Paint:

Rover Nightfire Red (by Les Bedford of Norwich)

Interior:

Magnolia Leather (by Classic Car Interiors of Norwich)
Wood veneer Dashboard
Smith's Replica Dials

Built:

March 1999 - still on going!

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