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	Climax - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		John Climax was a 7th century Christian monk at the monastery on Mount Sinai.
		In general, a climax is a point of greatest intensity or force in an ascending series; i.e., a culmination.
		For the climax in the development of an ecosystem, see Climax community and Climax vegetation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Climax (206 words)

	Coventry Climax - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Coventry Climax engines powered many pre-war marques, including Triumph, Morgan, Clyno, Crossley, Swift, AJS, Marendaz, Crouch and Standard.
		Coventry Climax was a British specialty engine manufacturer.
		Away from the car engine business Coventry Climax used their marine diesel experience to further develop and build the Armstrong-Whitworth supercharged H30 multi fuel engine for military use.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Coventry_Climax (435 words)

	Old Marine Engine: Coventry Diesel
		Coventry made small engines for driving fire pumps etc. They made a bigger engine called a Coventry Godiva (bit of a pun to Brits) and I think it was the same company that built the Coventry Climax racing engines eventually.
		Coventry Victor made a vast range of engines,both diesel and petrol but Coventry Climax was a different company.
		The Coventry Victor engine is on the next page, and has many differences, the main visual one being the size of the crankcase and mounting feet.
	www.oldmarineengine.com /cgi-bin/discus/show.cgi?tpc=3&post=3988 (461 words)

	Coventry Climax Engines Ltd.
		Coventry Climax was responsible for the design and manufacture of engines for such notable pre-war automotive marques as Triumph, Morgan, Clyno, Crossley, Swift, Standard etc. After the war the engines were famous for powering Kieft, Lotus, Cooper, TVR, and even one or two development Austin Healey Sprites.
		Coventry Climax became a household name after the motor racing fraternity saw the advanced design of an all-alloy, free revving, OHC fire pump engine as potential for a racing engine.
		Entering the field of fire-pumping equipment in 1937 was opportune indeed for Coventry Climax and the advent of the Second World War plus technology gained with the Godiva range of trailer-mounted and portable pumping sets set the company in good stead for the future.
	www.bath.ac.uk /~ensegb/covmax2.htm (1475 words)

	A feather weight engine for an Imp - Coventry Climax derived
		The answer lay in the Coventry Climax FWM unit, related to the FWE that was used for the Lotus Elite.
		The job of redesigning the original Coventry Climax engine so that it could be manufactured in alloy fell to Leo Kuzmicki.
		The original engines used in the Apex prototypes were made from steel and had been manufactured from single purpose machining equipment at Coventry Climax.
	www.imps4ever.info /tech/fw_imp.html (977 words)

	Coventry Climax FWP Page
		During World War 2 Coventry Climax had supplied a number of engines for use in trailer fire pumps to the Home Office, the most common of which was the 'Light Trailer Pump' which featured a 20hp 'SM' sidevalve engine and single stage pump delivering between 230 and 330 gallons per minute.
		Climax' experience with both fire pumps and high performance engines meant that they were well placed to design a suitable pump which had a remarkably advanced engine.
		Climax recommended running the engine for about a minute without coolant after re-fitting the head in order to bed everything down - in this case it will be necessary to re-torque the head bolts (18 lbs/ft).
	homepage.ntlworld.com /jimbonet/featherweight.html (3855 words)

	GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Engines > Coventry Climax Ltd.
		Coventry Climax had been taken over by Jaguar Cars in 1963 but in 1968 Jaguar became part of British Leyland and Coventry Climax became part of the Special Products Division, building engines for fork lift trucks and for military uses, notably the Chieftain tank.
		The first Coventry Climax racing engine appeared at the 1954 Le Mans 24 Hours in the back of a Kieft chassis but this failed to finish the event.
		At the start of that year Coventry Climax embarked on a V16 engine but it was not a success and eventually the company announced its withdrawal from F1.
	www.grandprix.com /gpe/eng-coven.html (622 words)

	hillman imp
		Coventry Climax was eager to capitalize on its racing success and sold Rootes the production rights to a state of the art overhead cam 750 cc four cylinder engine.
		Coventry Climax engines powered some of that period's most successful Formula 1 cars, including the Lotus 18 and the Cooper T51.
		The Coventry Climax engine was smooth and could be revved with confidence up to 7,000 rpm.
	members.aol.com /redbat01/web/page5.html (767 words)

	Jaguar Magazine - For Lovers Of Jaguar Cars
		Laurie Hathaway, Coventry Climax's Chief Engineer, was a good friend and colleague who had worked with Walter at SS Cars, but in 1950 he left to start his own business with Leonard Lee after designing an exceptionally good diesel engine.
		Entering the field of fire-pumping equipment in 1937 was opportune indeed for Coventry Climax, and the technology was improved with the Godiva range of trailer-mounted and portable-pumping sets which put the company in good stead for the troublesome future ahead.
		One of the earliest Coventry Climax engines was used to power Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1914 Antarctic Expedition tractors, and after the Second World War they were famous for use in Lotus, Cooper and TVR, plus the development of the Austin Healey Sprite.
	www.jaguarmagazine.com /issue111/hassan2.htm (625 words)

	Rear View Mirror
		The performance of the new engines from Coventry Climax and BRM was a cause for hope by the teams scheduled to use them.
		Cooper and Coventry Climax searched in vain for why this was happening, but it frustrated them until after the end of the season.
		Unlike Climax, BRM also decided to use fuel injection instead of carburetors from the start.
	www.atlasf1.com /2001/feb07/mirror.html (2901 words)

	Lotus - Car Reviews
		Years ahead of its time the Coventry Climax FWE Elite body and chassis were of a fiberglass Monocoque GRP Chassis/Body monocoque design with suspension pieces bolted Independent Suspension to the fiberglass structure at reinforced points.
		Tasman Formula The 39 used a space frame subframe to carry a Coventry Climax FPF 2.5 liter Climax FPF bolted to the main monocoque Hewland 5 speed chassis to win a Tasman Championship for Jim Clark TYPE 40 1965 The Lotus 30 was strengthened with a stronger Sports Racing chassis and suspension.
		It was the first Formula 1 Coventry Climax FWMV race car to use a chassis based upon ZF 5 speed monocoque construction.
	www.cccvette.com /make/lotus/100.htm (6052 words)

	PH: RE: New books for Christmas
		Coventry Climax units were the first British engines to power world championship winners.
		To get the true inside story, the author, an engineer, has talked to all surviving Coventry Climax personnel who were involved with the racing engines in the company's heyday.
		Born in Coventry, England, he now lives in Chiba City, Japan, with his wife, Miho, and their two children, Louis and Sophie-Mercedes.
	www.pistonheads.com /gassing/topic.asp?f=23&t=134721 (784 words)

	GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Constructors > Lotus (Team Lotus)
		As the Coventry Climax engines were enlarged in 1958 to 2.2-liters Chapman decided to enter Grand Prix racing, running a pair of Lotus 12s at Monaco in 1958 for Graham Hill and Cliff Allison.
		In 1959 - by which time the Coventry Climax engines had been stretched to 2.5-liters - Chapman continued with a front-engined F1 car but the car achieved little and so in 1960 Chapman switched to rear-engined cars with the Lotus 18.
		There were no victories, competition from Cooper being intense but in 1958 Allison won the F2 class in the International Trophy at Silverstone beating Stuart Lewis-Evans's Cooper.
	www.grandprix.com /gpe/con-lotus.html (1422 words)

	Coventry Climax
		Coventry Climax Ltd. was founded in 1903 by ex-Daimler engineer Pulham Lee of Coventry, UK to design and build engines for small automobile companies.
		Immediately prior to WWII, Coventry Climax obtained a manufacturing license from Continental for lightplane engines (J41, J42).
		They were taken over by Jaguar in 1963, became part of British Leyland in 1969, and went into receivership in 1986.
	users.adelphia.net /~aeroengine/CoClimax.html (113 words)

	Club Elite North America - The Coventry Climax Engine
		Coventry Climax responded by increasing cylinder bores to 3in and stroke to 3.15 in, taking the FW to 1460cc.
		Climax responded and the FW engine was modified to 2.850in bore and 8.4:1 compression.
		Climax powered cars are much sought after in vintage racing circles today.
	www.clubelitena.com /pages/engine.html (608 words)

	Legends of '65 - Lotus 33
		The Lotus 33 and the similar Lotus 25 were also fitted with the 16-valve version of the Coventry Climax FWMV 1497cc V-8.
		The best of the 16-valve Coventry Climax engines available to Lotus produced 203 bhp @ 9,750 rpm.
		The Lotus 25s used by Reg Parnell were fitted with the BRM P56 1498cc 16-valve V-8 and the Colotti Type 34 6-speed gearbox.
	fp.gplegends.plus.com /Lotus33.htm (105 words)

	Lotus Elite - GB Classic Cars
		Further versions of the car were to be produced, including a "Special Equipment" model of the series II which featured had an all synchromesh 4 speed ZF gearbox and a more highly tuned version of the same 1216cc Coventry Climax engine.
		Mechanically the Elite featured an all aluminium four cylinder single overhead camshaft engine from Coventry Climax which drove the rear wheels via an MGA gearbox.
		A Series II version of the car was produced from mid 1960 with revised rear suspension and improved interior.
	www.gbclassiccars.co.uk /lotus_elite.html (243 words)

	Coventry Climax - The Imp Site
		Prewar Coventry Climax engines were built by Triumph under licence and used in various Triumphs from 1932-1938, eg.
		Coventry Climax is still in business, but they don't provide parts for long discontinued engines.
		The first car to use a Coventry Climax engine in a contest was a Kieft with a 1097cc FWA.
	www.imps4ever.info /tech/cov_clim.html (1354 words)

	BBC - WW2 People's War - Memories of war time in Coventry - A4190131
		On the night of the Coventry Blitz I was doing the night shift at Coventry Climax- I had volunteered to undertake fire watch duties.
		I joined the Special Constabulary in 1938, because of the IRA problems in Coventry, one of my jobs was to check pillar and telephone boxes for packages.
		Easter 1941 I heard they were bombing Coventry again, and I came home Friday evening and was appalled to see the damage.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/ww2/A4190131 (1041 words)

	Feb0006
		The Climax engineers had been busy modifying their engine to give increased horsepower from the same 1495cc displacement - up to 195 bhp from the original FWMVs 181 bhp.
		Lex also used the T62 for his 1964 Tasman campaign, having now been fitted with a 2.5 litre FPF Climax due to the new 2.5 litre limit being placed on the Tasman series in 1964.
		But other Marques such as the Owen Racing Organisation’s BRM and Chapman’s Lotus (that also utilised the Climax V8) were coming up with the best packages in 1962.
	theminimag2.itgo.com /Feb0006.html (3611 words)

	Jack Brabham's MG Midget Climax - a really potent sports car with vast reserves of stamina...
		If flexibility is one aspect of the Coventry Climax engine, an appetite for high revolutions is an even more pronounced characteristic.
		He has taken the famous 1,220 c.c, Coventry Climax engine with a Stage I camshaft but with twin carburetters.
		This he has installed in the Midget, using all the Know-how that has been accumulated from many Herald-Climax conversions, is not an easy engine to mount flexibly, because it is so light for its considerable torque.
	www.ahsdc.org /goblins/tech/brabham.htm (1381 words)

	Keith Edkins aboard his legendary 1951 Coventry Climax TSM
		The slightly larger Coventry Climax TMD forklift was capable of lifting 2000lbs - 33% more - and shared similar dimensions.
		Keith Edkins aboard his legendary 1951 Coventry Climax TSM
		It also benefitted from a superbly smooth twin cylinder Climax diesel engine which was remarkably frugal on fuel.
	www.liftruck.co.uk /TSM.html (277 words)

	Narrow boat Elton sinks
		The Coventry Climax "Godiva" pump used to be standard issue for fire brigades throughout Britain before being displaced by lighter but allegedly less effective Japanese pumps.
		Some years ago we bought a Coventry Climax fire pump in an auction.
		We don't have access to one of these, but nevertheless, the pump on its own is a very effective boat raising tool.
	www.wcbs.org.uk /elton-sunk.htm (1003 words)

	Mercia Imp Club
		The Coventry Climax engined John Cooper and Lotus cars have of course been the subject of many books in their own right, which we cite in the bibliography.
		There are however many less well known racing specials with Climax engines and they are described in Part I on Climax-based specials.
		But then we told them it would be about Climax and Imp-based specials and kit cars.
	tardis.dl.ac.uk /Mercia/climax_book.shtml (410 words)

	Lotus11
		After Earls Court, the chassis went on display in the Picadilly showroom of Coventry Climax Ltd. where it remained for almost two years.
		It is now owned by Horst Auer of Dortmund, Germany and still has Climax FWA 6820." Mike adds that this car has a record of continuous known history and cannot possibly ever have been bodied by Ghia.
		It was shipped to Toronto, with Climax number FWA6820, on 26th March 1957 having been sold to Canadian Tom Gilmour.
	www.geocities.com /lamboguy/Lotus11.html (703 words)

	MARY
		A conversion to Water Tender 'B' specification was carried out in the mid 50's, and the pump from a Coventry Climax FF trailer pump was fitted at a cost of £500.
		CARRIED PUMP: 350gpm Coventry Climax FWP (220gpm FWMP when in service)
		The pump is somewhat unusual for a appliance of this age, in that it is fitted with an electric primer.
	marina.fortunecity.com /cayecalm/417/mary.html (281 words)

	Rear View Mirror
		The variance in power between engines as delivered by Coventry Climax was generally very small, but the teams generally maintained and tuned their own engines.
		Lotus 18 - Climax FPF (912), Lotus 21 - FPF (933), and Ferguson P99 - Climax FPF (P99/1)
		Cooper 53 - Climax FPF (F1/1/61, F1/2/61, F1/4/61).
	www.atlasf1.com /2000/eur/mirror.html (1633 words)

	Triumph Cars 75th Anniversary
		This model saw the introduction of the first Coventry Climax engines which continued until Triumph produced their own ohv engine in 1937.
		Offered in the early 1960s by Jack Brabham Motors Ltd. This car was registered in 1962 and changes to the Herald specification of the period include: Coventry Climax 1218cc FEW engine, modified suspension with Koni shock absorbers, Kenlow fan and Clayton Dewandre brake servo.
		This car left the Coventry production plant in early 1974 and went straight to Leyland ST at Abingdon to be stripped and converted to group 2 rally spec.
	club.triumph.org.uk /anniversary/historic.htm (4135 words)

	TAMIYA 1/20 Scale Model - F1 Grand Prix Collection "Lotus 25 Coventry Climax"
		The Lotus 25 was powered by the highly reliable 1.5 liter, V8 cylinder engine developed by the Coventry Climax.
		The monocoque frame formed by bending thin aluminum plates made it possible to obtain rigidity and lighter weight at the same time, compared to the "Space Frame" construction with steel pipes which was commonly used until then.
		The front suspension system used rocking arm inboard spring type, while the rear end used lower A and upper I arms with two radius rods.
	www.zootoyz.net /en-us/p_77.html (283 words)

	Unique Cars and Parts: TVR
		This car can be seen as somewhat of a "kit car", particularly the early models where the buyer could choose between motors sourced from Ford, BMC and Coventry Climax but had no say on the VW suspension components used.
		Later models became more "home grown", using only MGA power, larger guage steel and factory built double wishbone and coil spring suspension.
	www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au /car_info_TVR.htm (61 words)

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