1999 Bullet Roadster Supercharged V8

This car claims to be on of the first Supercharged V8 Bullet cars, however, we're a bit confused as on the Bullet website, the first pre-production cars were supposedly produced from 2000 - 2002, and prior to that, had a Rover V8 engine. Anyhow, looking at the images, the car appears to be the real deal, with the full Supercharged Lexus V8. Perhaps they just got the date wrong. 

With a shortage of Rover V8 engines to fulfil orders, the decision was made to change to the Toyota 1UZFE 4.0 litre V8. This engine was originally found in the Toyota Soarer and the Lexus LS400. With an aluminium block and heads, 6 bolt mains, 32 valve and quad cams, these technologically advanced engines were renowned for their reliability and smoothness. 

Naturally aspirated 1UZ cars were built using the original idea of the standard MX5 body on the Bullet chassis. With the idea of supercharging on this engine and the increase in Power and Torque, an upgrade of the drivetrain to include a Borg Warner Limited Slip Differential and heavy duty clutch/gearbox was needed.

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