Track & Race Car April 2007 Company Profile SBD Motorsport SBD Motorsport have earned themselves the reputation as one of the leaders in Vauxhall and Duratec tuning. Si Jones makes the short trip down the A3 to see what SBD are all about. Started by Steve Broughton in 1992, SBD initially catered for the Vauxhall […]
Motorsport News Reports 2006 Reproduced by kind permission of Motorsport News Motorsport News British Sprint Championship: Lydden by Steve Wilkinson 'Steve Broughton switched from radial to cross-ply tyres during the week. The suspension of his OMS was altered accordingly and he started the day feeling his way around. By run-off time he was confident enough […]
Classic Ford, June 2006 XE Beast Not all classic Fords smoke their tyres to the blue oval heat. It'll cause a few frowns, but right now Vauxhall XE power makes good, cost effective sense. Here's how to fit one in a Mk1 Cortina. Words and photos: Jon Hill An excerpt from the article showing how […]
Track & Race Cars, April 2006 – 1.4L & 1.6L Vauxhall Instant Expert Vauxhall X14XE, C16XE & X16XE engine Words: Peter Knivett Five Mistakes before you make them 1.Watch for salvage motors. If you buy a motor from an accident-damaged car then ensure that the belt covers and pulleys are intact. If not it’ll need […]
Track & Race Car June 2005 BUDGET HORSEPOWER Vauxhall C20XE and LN engine It's been out of production for over ten years, but Vauxhall's C20 XE/LN motor is a tuneable classic, as SBD Motorsport's Steve Broughton explained to Peter Knivett. Photography: Peter Knivett Last month TRC showcased a brace of powerplants well suited to […]
Total Kit Car Spring 2005 Engine Masters In the first of a new series we start a tour of the UK's best-known engine tuners and specialists. We kick-off with a visit to SB DEVELOPMENTS, a company familiar to kitcar owners using Vauxhall engines, although more lately Duratec and various bike engines have joined XE and […]
Classic Ford, August 2005 ENGINE TECH – VAUXHALL XE It might be a General Motors unit, but this little beauty is capable of pumping out 200+bhp and has become a popular performance addition to many a classic Ford. Words and photos: Jon Hill HMM, VAUXHALL. DON'T MOAN, IT'S A GREAT UNIT AND MORE THAN […]
PPC, December 2005 Our TP208 kit Walker’s Workshop Vauxhall XE Words & pics by Dave Walker I never could understand the mentality that requires the messenger with bad news to be shot. I sometimes do power runs for people with competition cars and when they don’t make the power they’re supposed to it’s somehow […]
Fast Ford, November 2003 Starting Blocks So, what's Ford's latest engine really capable of? FF dishes the dirt on the Duratec. Words and photos: Jon Hill As you probably know, there's a brand-new four cylinder Ford engine in town. Currently powering the Mondeo and soon the all-new Focus, the Duratec is the engine of […]
CCC, February 2002 – SBD Westfield SBD is reowned as one of the UK’s top Vauxhall tuners. 150bhp/litre and lusty torque from a 1.6 Ecotec sounds tops to us. Simon McBeath investigates…… Steve Broughton’s SB Developments concern down in deepest Surrey will be familiar to may CCC readers, buts it’s been a while since […]
