V8 Info threads

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'The best engine in the world is a vagina. It can be started with only one finger. It is self-lubricating. It takes any size piston. And it changes it's own oil every four weeks. It is a pity that the management system is so f*$king temperamental.'
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Nice work Jimmy 8)
I'll sticky that :wink:
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Good posting Jimmy, Saves lots of soul searching for those whom need to know.
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Thanks alot for the job you've done jimmy, it's taking me forever to get all the info on this stuff before shelling out the dollars to start :D
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Great source of info.
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i'm still tossing up what to do with the purple FB as i would love an 8
thought this might be usefull to those of us in dullsville perth, where we just cant seem to sneeze without approval.

http://forum.pulsar.org.au/showthread.p ... -Engineers
http://www.transport.wa.gov.au/mediaFil ... IB_102.pdf
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Tip for fitting V8's into EK/FB's.

Put the pipes in before the engine!!! Saves time having to lift the engine back up to fit them in.
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ohhh just what i needed
mmmmmmmmmmm dunno
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I used to wonder about rover/P76 V8 into an FB/EK does anyone know if its been done, I figured with the light weight and buildable power they might be a good fit. These days its about as retro as using a red vs the options available now but still interested if anyone had.
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unklesam wrote:I used to wonder about rover/P76 V8 into an FB/EK does anyone know if its been done, I figured with the light weight and buildable power they might be a good fit. These days its about as retro as using a red vs the options available now but still interested if anyone had.
It would make a unique and different conversion, though to quote Mater from Cars 2:
"Well, that's one of the worst engines ever made. It's an old aluminum V8 with a Lucas electrical system and Whitworth bolts. Shoot.."

They're good for around 190BHP. They'll need engineering (at least in NZ's West Island they do :mrgreen: ), which means all the dramas of a "normal" V8 conversion. If you're after grunt, an SBC would be better bang for the buck, though certainly less unique.

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Those things are 40 years old now, LS1 is the way to go :twisted: you can buy a kit from CRS , havent heard any reports about whether they are up (or more to the point down :evil: ) to the usual standard of CRS gear though.
When you're faced with an unpleasant task that you really don't want to do, sometimes you just have to dig deep down inside and somehow find the patience to wait for someone else to do it for you.


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there's a couple that i know of and one was only kinda recently done my thoughts, GOD ONLY KNOWS WHY :crazy: :eh: :wtf: the guy that engineered my 2 door uses them in clubman type kit cars
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There was / is an Ek sedan with a Leyland v8 and a chop top in Vic. Was for sale several times over the last 15 or so years.
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Trev wrote:There was / is an Ek sedan with a Leyland v8 and a chop top in Vic. Was for sale several times over the last 15 or so years.
got sold and they are putting a small block in it i think or maybe it was glass they were chasing they did a rebuild :think:
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yup a slightly newer dinosaur.... back in the day there were some quick rovers and Roger Freeth ran a TWR one here in a Toyota Starlet based very modified all comers car.
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