Alternative engines?
Discussion
GTRene said:
how about something like this, do they have 510hp?
503 per Autotrader said:
Re Manufactured Range Rover Sport 5.0 V8 Supercharged Engine
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Re-Manufactured-Range-Rover-Sport-5-0-V8-Supercharged-Engine-/181795097641?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2a53d50c29
. The Merc SOHC almost certainly would. And it would sound like a Spitfire!Chuffmeister said:
Would that connect to the T5?
Not straight out of the box. The chap who has done a Cerb conversion just cut the front off the bell housing and welded the Merc box front on. I'm sure there is spline work also. But seeing as they are seriously robust engines and dirt cheap it doesn't seem a great hurdle. I'm fitting one to one of my Rangies to replace the Rover V8.
DonkeyApple said:
Chuffmeister said:
Would that connect to the T5?
Not straight out of the box. The chap who has done a Cerb conversion just cut the front off the bell housing and welded the Merc box front on. I'm sure there is spline work also. But seeing as they are seriously robust engines and dirt cheap it doesn't seem a great hurdle. I'm fitting one to one of my Rangies to replace the Rover V8.
Have I missed something here,,,, AJP,,, flat plain crank tech etc, ( lower centre of gravity )
Why do we discount this engine,, I'll be honest I don't know much about them,, other than it cost a bank robbery to pay for engine parts,, is that true?
Mechanical tappers are a pain so I heard once?
What's the most power you could get from the AJP and still keep it almost legal?
I think I've just answered my own question, to expensive to fragile and not that powerful in modern terms!
I'd love to see how well a Chim could go with a full on AJP engine installed, I'm thinking balance and power! I've just realised ,, I've just invented the Tuscan race car
Why do we discount this engine,, I'll be honest I don't know much about them,, other than it cost a bank robbery to pay for engine parts,, is that true?
Mechanical tappers are a pain so I heard once?
What's the most power you could get from the AJP and still keep it almost legal?
I think I've just answered my own question, to expensive to fragile and not that powerful in modern terms!
I'd love to see how well a Chim could go with a full on AJP engine installed, I'm thinking balance and power! I've just realised ,, I've just invented the Tuscan race car
arrh, there's a problem right there, I've seen an MGB with a 4.0 RV race engine with a flat plain crank,,, that produced about 420 bhp
I think it produced about 30 lbs ft of torque though, screamed at over 7500 revs,,,
Set lap records around Brandshatch Indy as I was watching,, low 52's around there is going some!
Slicks etc but it was the power,,, so fast on acceleration and able to keep high revs for the turns,
That engine in a Chimaera would be some thrill.
For a change why not a straight six? How about a twin turbo six with 420bhp (already modded to over 520bhp) and 406 lbs/ft torque at just 1850rpm. This is a baby 3 litre too. 
And anyone saying that turbos diminish the exhaust sound listen to this modified one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VPnHxL52qE
And anyone saying that turbos diminish the exhaust sound listen to this modified one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VPnHxL52qE
Edited by N7GTX on Saturday 11th July 12:38
stesrg said:
351 windsor engine is a 'medium block' not small or big block size so it would be a lot tighter and would need the exhaust running forward like they do now.Strokes and bores to 7 liters i think
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