V8 servicing

[Roadrunner]

I've noticed a few stock american V8's only need servicing at 100,000 mile intervals, with nothing more than an oil/filter change in between! This is quite amazing isn't it? The corvette lump is one of these units btw.

Do you guys use stock crate engines from chevvy / ford to take advantage of this? Seems like a great opportunity here. Or do you use more specialist engine sources, or have stock motors tuned up higher, making normal service intervals necessary?

I have some mags lying around with ads in there for 500bhp new V8's up for £8k - what a bargain! Makes the likes of Ferraris 456GT engine at £65k seem like a very bad joke. It's a shame more people don't drop these V8's into more european cars.

[Steve_D]

I doubt you will find any Ultima engine that falls into the catagory of 'Stock'.
All owners will carry out service at much smaller interval. The service does not amount to much more than an oil & filter change. Weigh the cost of that against the value of the engine and you have money well spent.

As for fitting the SBC in a european car, I doubt it would fit.
Steve

[ultimapaul]

Steve_D said:
As for fitting the SBC in a european car, I doubt it would fit.
Steve

Now let me think! A European car to which you could install a small block chevy?

Now fitment might be a problem?

:BING: AN ULTIMA :BING:


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[Roadrunner]

I thought you were about to chime in with the suggestion of a mini clubman, a la Street Machine circa 1979, lol. Chocolate brown exterior, jacked up rear, sitting on street mags - suits you sir!

[JCof T.O.]

What he suggests is not that odd as popularity has risen to the idea of installing a Ford 5.0 into the Ford Focus.

[jschwartz]

here's a link to the 5.0 litre V8 Ford Focus Kit:
www.kugelkomponents.com/focus.html

[Roadrunner]

An interesting idea, but WHY?! There must be five million focus on our roads already. Maybe it's something a little out of the ordinary in the USA, but not here.

[jschwartz]

A 5 litre v8 powered rear drive Focus is common in the UK?