coozer
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 posted on 21/6/10 at 08:41 AM |
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V8 Classic Rumble
So, another show over and again nearly wet meself every time I heard one of the Cobras/GT40's or even the RH that had massive V8's in
them...
Q: Is it possible to get that low rumble out of a Rover V8??
Q 2: Where's the best LOCOST place to get me hands on one?
Ta,
Steve
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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jossey
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| posted on 21/6/10 at 08:50 AM |
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ye you can get a really good rumble from a v8 land rover with the right exhaust.
i suggest look on ebay for a cheap broken one to take the engine from.
or look in local papers for them.
i found a land rover v8 outside a farm near me and bought it for £100 off him it was so rusted up it would have never run.
i took the engine and box out and some other bits. then scrapped it.
i ended up selling it for £200 cos it wouldnt fit my locost.
good luck
dave
[Edited on 21/6/10 by jossey]
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r1_pete
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| posted on 21/6/10 at 09:16 AM |
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The RV8 is a lovely engine, and will rumble very nicely with a twin exhaust system.
The Land Rover is probably the most common source now, but, they are low compression engines generally, SD1 injection heads were about the best for
the 3.5.
If you go for the 3.9 and 4.0 units you're moving out of the locost territory.
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iank
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| posted on 21/6/10 at 09:50 AM |
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1. Perfectly possible to get the rumble from a Rover V8.
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=v8+sound+rover&aq=f
2. If you don't mind the weight a 350 chevy small block will probably cost around the same as a V8 by the time they are both rebuilt and will
have a lot more power.
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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coozer
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| posted on 21/6/10 at 10:37 AM |
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Cheers, always thought the Rover engine was cheap to buy but would love a Chevy, however always thought they would cost 2x,4x, upwards of a Rover
install
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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r1_pete
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| posted on 21/6/10 at 11:13 AM |
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How about
these
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Not far from me, one each and one for spares. They'll go in my L200 no trouble.....
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scudderfish
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| posted on 21/6/10 at 12:05 PM |
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The rumble is caused by not running a crossplane crank. This means that the firing order does not alternate between the banks over a cycle and that
generates the burble. Keeping the exhausts split per bank helps as well.
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Lightning
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| posted on 21/6/10 at 02:33 PM |
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What about this on a rover V8 a la TVR (not mine)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAFxaWeaGsA&feature=related
Steve
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AdamR
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| posted on 21/6/10 at 03:30 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scudderfish
The rumble is caused by not running a crossplane crank.
On the contrary, the burble is actually caused by the crossplane crank. Flat plane V8s just sound like two 4 cylinder engines - give me a Land Rover
over an F430 any day of the week. 
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iank
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| posted on 21/6/10 at 04:05 PM |
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Fully rebuilt 350 Chevy capable of 400bhp runs around $6000. So £4k, probably £5k once you've paid all the duty and shipping from the US.
For the Rover V8, JE Engineering charge £3.5k for a 4.0 short engine, heads are £1k and up. They don't say what that's going to produce
but I doubt it's more than 400bhp.
So prices are pretty comparable assuming you can get one from the states without HMGovt bending you over.
If you rebuild yourself parts from the US are silly cheap compared to UK prices, but it's a lot of hassle importing bits and pieces.
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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scudderfish
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| posted on 21/6/10 at 05:34 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by AdamR
quote:
Originally posted by scudderfish
The rumble is caused by not running a crossplane crank.
On the contrary, the burble is actually caused by the crossplane crank. Flat plane V8s just sound like two 4 cylinder engines - give me a Land Rover
over an F430 any day of the week.
That's what I meant. My fingers don't always do what my brain tells them to 
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