RELIANT SCIMITAR COUPÉ SE4a
PERFORMANCE DATA
Top gear mph per 1,000rpm 20.2
Overdrive top mph per
1,000rpm 24.6
Mean piston speed at max.
power 2,260ft/min
Bhp per ton laden 106.5
ENGINE
Cylinders 6,
in 60-deg. vee
Cooling system Water, pump, fan and thermostat
Bore 93.7mm
(3.69in)
Stroke 72.4mm
(2.85in)
Displacement 2,994cc
(182.7cu in)
Valve Gear Overhead,
pushrods and rockers
Compression ratio 8.9-to-1
Carburettors Weber
twin choke 40 DFA-1
Fuel pump AC
mechanical
Oil filter Full-flow,
renewable element
Max power 136bhp
(net) at 4,750rpm
Max torque 172
lbft at 3,000rpm
TRANSMISSION
Clutch Single dry plate, 9in dia, diaphragm
spring
Gearbox 4-speed, all-synchromesh with
overdrive on third and top
Gear ratios OD top 0.82; Top 1.0; OD Third 1.16;
Third 1.41; Second 2.21; First 3.16;
Reverse 3.33
Final drive Hypoid bevel, 3.58 to 1
CHASSIS AND BODY
Construction Pressed steel box-section frame with separate glass fibre
body
SUSPENSION
Front Independent, wishbones and coil
springs, telescopic dampers,
anti-roll bar
Rear Live axle, coil springs, trailing
arms, modified Watts linkage, telescopic
dampers
STEERING
Type Rack and pinion
Wheel diameter 15in
BRAKES
Make and Type Girling
disc front, drum rear
Servo Girling Powerstop, vacuum type
Dimensions F, 10.63in dia; R, 9in dia. 1.75in
wide shoes
Swept area F, 227sq in; R, 99sq in. Total 326sq
in (256 sq in per ton
laden)
WHEELS
Type Pressed-steel disc, 4-stud fixing,
5.5in wide rim.
Tyres -
make Pirelli
- type Cinturato tubed radial-ply
- size 165 - 15in
EQUIPMENT
Battery 12-volty 57amp hr
Alternator Lucas type 11AC 35amp
Headlamps 4 Lucas sealed beam 37.5/50-watt
Reversing lamp 2
Electric fuses 2
Screen wipers 2-speed,
self-parking
Screen washer Standard,
vacuum-type
Interior heater Standard,
water valve control
Safety belts Extra
Interior trim Leathercloth seats, pvc headlining
Floor covering Carpet
Starting handle No
provision
Jack Scissors Type
Jacking points Under
chassis
Windscreen Zone toughened (laminated option
fitted)
Underbody protection Non-corrosive glassfibre body;
painted steel chassis
Other bodies None
MAINTENANCE
Fuel tank 21.3Im
gallons (no reserve) (96 litres)
Cooling System 22 pints (including heater) (12.5
litres)
Engine sump 9.5
pints (5.4 litres) SAE 10W/30. Change oil every 10,000
miles. Change filter element every 10,000 miles
Gearbox and overdrive 4.25
pints SAE 80. Change oil every 10,000 miles
Final drive 2.0
pints SAE 90EP. Change oil eveyr 10,000 miles
Grease 15
points every 5,000 miles
Tyre pressures F,26; R, 26psi (normal driving)
F,28;
R, 28psi (fast driving)