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Rivet Mini with a Cyclone 2.0 L V8

Rivet Mini with a Cyclone Y40R 2.0 L V8

Terry Banyard races his 2007 Rivet Mini off-road buggy with co-driver Chris Brennan in French Rally Championship. Terry’s race car is powered by a 1997 cc V8 called a Cyclone Y40R built by Cyclone Power. The engine is built from a custom block and two DOHC heads from a Yamaha 1000 cc motorcycle engine. The engine makes 302 horsepower at 10,000 rpm and 167 lb-ft of torque at 8,500 rpm on eight standard carburetors. Listen as Terry puts on a display with the small displacement V8 screaming at Goodwood FOS 2018.

Rivet Mini with a Cyclone Y40R 2.0 L V8

Rivet Mini with a Cyclone Y40R 2.0 L V8

Rivet Mini with a Cyclone Y40R 2.0 L V8

Rivet Mini with a Cyclone Y40R 2.0 L V8

Source: 19Bozzy92 and John Hilton

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