Now, before we go any further, I must link you to the official homepage of the Stealth, OK? Click here! I know what you're thinkng; That's not a road car!! It's a Le Mans car with numberplates. Nope. It is a fully roadworthy GT race car. This is the sort of car you drive to the track, swap the plates for numbers then race it. And then lap everything in sight. Twice. It's the sort of car that's called a stealth because it's black, not because it's stealthy in any way whatsoever. Pulling up to someone's house in this has the same effect as beaming into a party or parking a harrier jump jet on the lawn. People are just staggered, and justly so. With a Chevrolet small block V8 behind the two seats, the thing is probably the noisiest car you'll ever hear. That's a good thing, as the exhaust note is just a taster of what the bloody great V8 can do. What it can do is rather a lot, propelling a top spec high geared car very close to the McLaren F1's top speed of 241 mph... OK. BIG picture time. Like I said. BIG picture time J As I have said before, this car is a bit of a misnomer, as it is not the least bit stealthy in any way; the cambridge dictionary says the definition of stealth is this: movement which is quiet and careful in order not to be seen or heard, or secret or indirect action. Now, the stealth is NOT quiet or carefull, it can be seen and heard miles away and it is very, very very direct in what it does. And what it does is this; go very, very, very very very fast... It's not even all that secret, as it holds the outright lap record at castle coombe, and it came within three tenths of a second of the McLaren F1's 0-100-0 speed... Not bad for a car most of us have never heard of, is it? OK... Time for the technical stuff Engine: Chevrolet small block V8, 6.3 litres (383 cu in), steel block, aluminium heads, fuel injection, 450 bhp, 450 lb ft torque, dry sump installation Gearbox: Hewland DGC, limited slip diff 1st - 3.00 2nd - 2.20 3rd - 1.71 4th - 1.40 5th - 1.16 Diff Ratio: 3.10 Chassis: Tig welded space frame using 16g, 18g and 20g cold drawn round steel tube. Fully panelled with 18g and 20g NS4 alloy sheet. Front suspension: Wishbone and rockers, fully heat-treated steel tube. Fully rose jointed. Cast and heat-treated alloy uprights. Rear suspension: Twin wishbone and pushrods. Fully rose jointed. Billet machined H15 alloy uprights, fully heat treated EN24 axle assembly. Dampers: Koni Brakes: 13" discs, 4 pot per calliper, Pagid pads Wheels: Dymag Centre Lock 11 x 18 rear, 9 x 18 front with Goodyear Eagle F1 tyres in 295-45-18 and 275-40-18 sizes. Body: Glass and Carbon Fibre combination Fuel cell: 85 litres Interior: Astralog or Stack dash with optional data logging facility Gear change lights Two lightweight seats with lap and diagonal belts Removable Steering Wheel Weight: 930 kgs OPTIONS Engine: 5.7 litre, 350 bhp 5.7 litre, 400 bhp 6.3 litre, 511 bhp Customer specification Engine block: Aluminium block, saves about 45 kgs Gearbox: Hewland 6 speed sequential racing gearbox Porsche 5 speed syncromesh gearbox Different Hewland gearbox ratios on DGC and NLT, as offered by Hewland Suspension: Wishbones in fully heat treated alloy Brakes: 14" discs, 4 or 6 pot per calliper Wheels: Speedline wheels with 4 bolt fixings Fuel tank: Bag tank up to 100 litres Body: Panels manufactured in carbon fibre Venturi tunnels in carbon fibre Larger front splitter Metallic paint Interior trim: Interior trim to customer specification Racing harnesses Sundry: Data logging facilities Fire extinguisher Quite a specification, isn't it!You are petrol head number Links! Page 2, the picture page My DeLorean SiteBritishCarsOnly.com, an American site devoted, not surprisingly, to British cars. Mohsye. A fun, violent little site, this. E-mail the webmaster, Jason Elgood (webmaster@stealthb6sport.fws1.com)Click here to see the real ME!
