Little Blue,

Caterham Seven Superlight

 

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Performance
• 0-100 km/h below 4 sec.

Colour
• Comma Blue

Engines (see below for spec)
• Hi performance Rover 1.8 K series engine 230 BHP
• Spare engine Rover 1.8 K series 135 - 140 BHP

Driveline
Caterham 6-speed gearbox
• Limited slip differential

Wheels & Tyres
SLR 6.5" front, 8.5" rear
• Avon ACB 10, 195/13 front, 245/13 rear

Seats
Kevlar R500 seats
• 6 point harness

Brakes
• AP racing uprated master brake cylinder
• AP Racing 4 pot caliper front brakes
• Vented front rotors

Instruments
Standard Superlight instrumentation
• Datalogging, Farringdon Instruments, 4 channels
• Shift light
Carbon dash board
• Immobiliser

Steering & Suspension
• Momo 260 mm quick release steering wheel
• 8 % uprated steering rack
• Larger diameter front Anti roll Bar
• Wide track supersport suspension
• Adjustable Spring seats
• Watts linkage
• Rear Superlight R Anti roll bar

Body
• Carbon fibre front & rear wings
• Carbon fibre rear wing protectors
• Carbon fibre nose cone
Carbon fibre exhaust heat shield

• Tonneau & half sidescreens

Other stuff
• Battery master switch
• FIA bar with petty strut

Engines, main & spare engines using the same externals
• Jenvey Direct to head throttle bodies
• Airbox, by Bernads Scouse
• Airscoop for colder inlet air
• 4-2-1 race Exhaust
• Emerald M3DK Engine Management System
• Big alloy race radiator
• Apollo anti cavitation tank

Main engine, Rover 1.8 K, approximately 230 BHP @ 8000 RPM
Head
• VVC Head ported by Dave Andrews
Mike Satur uprated head gasket

• Piper Cams 1227
• Double springs for cam
• Steel retainers
• Paul Ivey valves
• Plugs
• Vernier pulleys
Bottom end
• VVC Engine Block
Omega Pistons
Arrow conrods
Crankshaft, Doug Kiddie
• Liners, BBR
• Uprated big end bearings
• Lightweight Flywheel, Farndon
• Competition clutch Centre plate
• Competition clutch Cover
• Steel oil pump

Spare engine
• Rover 1.8 K approximately 135 - 140 bhp.


 


Half a lap around the Gelleråsen circuit.
This is a good example of where the
racing line isn't... My second day with the car. Spare engine. (Mpeg 9.4 MB)

 

 

Interesting links:
Finland 2002 A tour for Se7en type cars in Finland 2002
Se7en days
Track days for Se7en type cars in Sweden

 
 

Track days
Gelleråsen 01 May 2002