The MS8 Streamliner is a rear wheel drive roadster car with a front positioned engine, produced by Elfin.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 5.7 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 328 bhp (333 PS/245 kW) at 5600 rpm and 465 Nm (343 lbft/47.4 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
A 6 speed manual transmission transfers the power to the wheels.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 950 kg.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 1 seater roadster | ||
| Nombre de portes | 1 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2290 | 90.2 | |
| Voies AV | 1460 | 57.5 | |
| Voies AR | 1430 | 56.3 | |
| Longueur | 3500 | 137.8 | |
| Largeur | 1710 | 67.3 | |
| Hauteur | |||
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.53 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 950 kg | 2094 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | |||
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Chevrolet | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 5.7 litre 5666 cc (345.761 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 99 × 92 mm
3.9 × 3.62 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.08 | ||
| Distribution | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 16 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (DIN) |
333 PS (328 bhp) (245 kW) à 5600 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (DIN) |
465 Nm (343 ft·lb) (47.4 kgm) à 4000 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
43.2 kW/litre 58.7 ps/litre 57.9 bhp/litre 0.95 bhp/cu in |
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(DIN) |
82.07 Nm/litre
0.99 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | |||
| Taux de compression | 10.1:1 | ||
| Carburant | SFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1031.3 kPa (149.6 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | |||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 708.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
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| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 350.06 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.35 PS/kg 257.46 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.26 kW/kg 345.26 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.35 bhp/kg 0.15 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 3.88 kg/kW 6.49 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | I.DW.CS. | ||
| Suspension AR | I.DW.CS. | ||
| Roues AV | |||
| Roues AR | |||
| Pneumatiques AV | 245/40 x 18 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 245/40 x 18 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/VeDi-ABS | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 343 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 315 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 6 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | |||
| Rapport de pont | |||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 119482 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| RAC rating | 48.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2004 Elfin MS8 Streamliner added 2004-05-12. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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