600 BHP THE COST
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Rover V8 most technically advanced standard bore 3.5 ltr engine ever. This engine was campaigned by Tim Garlick in a 1972 Mk3 Cortina weighing in at 2,700lbs and achieved a best time/speed of 7.70 @167 mph at Santa Pod raceway. The engine was developed by ICE automotive and on its removal from Tim Garlick's car was fully freshened with new rods and with further upgrades to the oil and cooling system. Its hard to place a value on the engine development but would be in the region of £45,000 to £50,000 ++ In excess 200 mph in a TVR 1200kg
TIME TO UP GRADE THE BRAKES
TIME TO UP GRADE THE BRAKES
gizzer said:
Rover V8 most technically advanced standard bore 3.5 ltr engine ever. This engine was campaigned by Tim Garlick in a 1972 Mk3 Cortina weighing in at 2,700lbs and achieved a best time/speed of 7.70 @167 mph at Santa Pod raceway. The engine was developed by ICE automotive and on its removal from Tim Garlick's car was fully freshened with new rods and with further upgrades to the oil and cooling system. Its hard to place a value on the engine development but would be in the region of £45,000 to £50,000 ++ In excess 200 mph in a TVR 1200kg
TIME TO UP GRADE THE BRAKES
WTF !! Engine Spec please !!! TIME TO UP GRADE THE BRAKES
Standard bore 3.5ltr with full prep by ICE. Steel forged crank fully balanced. The block has been converted to 4 bolt mains with re-manufactured billet main caps and strengthening girdles. The Achilles heel of the engine (oil system, chain drive and water drive) has been remanufactured including an external scavenge oil pump, new billet front cover, external water pump and crankcase evacuation pump. Crane solid lifter camshaft with Crane lifters, Crane custom push rods supporting Yella Terra roller rockers opening stainless intake/exhaust custom valves with crane valve springs. The greatest amount of development work has been carried out in the head and intake set up with the fabrication of the sheet metal intake and split Holley 1050cfm dominator being matched and built around the most superior ported head castings with built in steam lines and additional oiling and head studs. The intake runners are matched to the intake ports for maximum flow. MSD external distributor drive and MSD crank trigger. Forged ROSS pistons with 4130 pins. Childs and Albert con rods.
Add 6 psi Nos 745 BHP
Add 6 psi Nos 745 BHP
gizzer said:
Standard bore 3.5ltr with full prep by ICE. Steel forged crank fully balanced. The block has been converted to 4 bolt mains with re-manufactured billet main caps and strengthening girdles. The Achilles heel of the engine (oil system, chain drive and water drive) has been remanufactured including an external scavenge oil pump, new billet front cover, external water pump and crankcase evacuation pump. Crane solid lifter camshaft with Crane lifters, Crane custom push rods supporting Yella Terra roller rockers opening stainless intake/exhaust custom valves with crane valve springs. The greatest amount of development work has been carried out in the head and intake set up with the fabrication of the sheet metal intake and split Holley 1050cfm dominator being matched and built around the most superior ported head castings with built in steam lines and additional oiling and head studs. The intake runners are matched to the intake ports for maximum flow. MSD external distributor drive and MSD crank trigger. Forged ROSS pistons with 4130 pins. Childs and Albert con rods.
Add 6 psi Nos 745 BHP
Cheers mate what can i say !!! Add 6 psi Nos 745 BHP
Who Needs Super Chargers or Turbo's
Pasco said:
gizzer said:
Standard bore 3.5ltr with full prep by ICE. Steel forged crank fully balanced. The block has been converted to 4 bolt mains with re-manufactured billet main caps and strengthening girdles. The Achilles heel of the engine (oil system, chain drive and water drive) has been remanufactured including an external scavenge oil pump, new billet front cover, external water pump and crankcase evacuation pump. Crane solid lifter camshaft with Crane lifters, Crane custom push rods supporting Yella Terra roller rockers opening stainless intake/exhaust custom valves with crane valve springs. The greatest amount of development work has been carried out in the head and intake set up with the fabrication of the sheet metal intake and split Holley 1050cfm dominator being matched and built around the most superior ported head castings with built in steam lines and additional oiling and head studs. The intake runners are matched to the intake ports for maximum flow. MSD external distributor drive and MSD crank trigger. Forged ROSS pistons with 4130 pins. Childs and Albert con rods.
Add 6 psi Nos 745 BHP
Cheers mate what can i say !!! Add 6 psi Nos 745 BHP
Who Needs Super Chargers or Turbo's
gizzer said:
spend said:
Are they the alloy rods that have a reasonably short service life or is that exaggerated?
..and it doesn't even need cross-bolts if I got it right
All steel and top drawer .at 13,000 plus revs wooo hoo ..and it doesn't even need cross-bolts if I got it right
would love to hear this motor screaming 
Steve Greens MK1 Cortina's JWR RV8 is one of the best i ever heard 
Simon Says said:
gizzer said:
spend said:
Are they the alloy rods that have a reasonably short service life or is that exaggerated?
..and it doesn't even need cross-bolts if I got it right
All steel and top drawer .at 13,000 plus revs wooo hoo ..and it doesn't even need cross-bolts if I got it right
would love to hear this motor screaming Steve Greens MK1 Cortina's JWR RV8 is one of the best i ever heard gizzer said:
Simon Says said:
Thanks 
Nice looking chim , see you had a few capri,s like me and yes just a few wish i still had some of the MK1's at there current value,especially my MK1 that i should have fitted with my 390ci FE BB motor nice Gixxer had one of those too 
gave up the bikes for reasons you will understand Edited by Simon Says on Saturday 3rd April 23:18
[/quote]Shame you have no vids
would love to hear this motor screaming[/quote]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMoFU5hufBs
Just close your eyes and imagine its your Chimaera/Griffith making that noise !
Edited by markreilly on Monday 5th April 21:46
It always makes me wonder how economically such engines could be produced for if it was to be mass produced. The first standard 5.0l RV8 must have cost say £100k to develop but after throwing out a few thousand units they come down to under £5k each.
Using this logic and with this technology available over 40 years ago, why wasn't TVR 'mass producing' this engine?
Any how a very impresive piece of kit. All we need now is one of you brave hearts to throw it in to that Tiv your currently rebuilding and show us the printouts
Using this logic and with this technology available over 40 years ago, why wasn't TVR 'mass producing' this engine?
Any how a very impresive piece of kit. All we need now is one of you brave hearts to throw it in to that Tiv your currently rebuilding and show us the printouts
I don't think you can mass produce engines like that. Casting technology etc etc isn't (yet) good enough to be able to churn out engines time and again that have all the ports nicely matched, internals balanced, engines mapped properly etc etc. It's that stuff that introduces the epic cost.
In terms of a "because you can" exercise it's admirable. I think I'd personally consider something like an RST V8 in supercharged form.
That said, all the "hidden" costs would probably take that to similar sums too.
Ho hum. I must be getting old - I find the Griff lively enough with 340 (genuine) bhp.
In terms of a "because you can" exercise it's admirable. I think I'd personally consider something like an RST V8 in supercharged form.
That said, all the "hidden" costs would probably take that to similar sums too.
Ho hum. I must be getting old - I find the Griff lively enough with 340 (genuine) bhp.
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