Twin turboing a 3.5 V8 sd1

[annodomini2]

the metro turbo uses a sealed HIF44, with a boost pressure input

[annodomini2]

and they're rare as rocking horse manure 2nd hand and about £150 new each!

[All Terrain]

What do you guys think of this? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2421645177&category=10414

[GavinPearson]

All Terrain said:

What do you guys think of this? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2421645177&category=10414

Looks like a bargain. I'd buy it.

[Mr2Mike]

annodomini2 said:

and they're rare as rocking horse manure 2nd hand and about £150 new each!

You can buy an entire Metro Turbo for that!

[All Terrain]

All Terrain said:

What do you guys think of this? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2421645177&category=10414

Whats the Max you wold bid on that little lot?

[Incorrigible]

Gratuitous twin turbo Griff picture

[eliotmansfield]

According to his site, RPI is doing brand new 4.0 engines for £1295 . seems a good buy to me.

'Brand new' 4.0 Rover V8 engines cross bolted, individually hand built & balanced 'at component level' plus, (as std.) dynamically balanced & offered at only £1295.00 while current stocks/supplies last!!

e.

[deltaf]

Incorrigible said:

Gratuitous twin turbo Griff picture

Now thats just plain silly!

[Incorrigible]

deltaf said:

Now thats just plain silly!

Why thank you :takingabowsmily:

[rev-erend]

I believe the Twin turbo Griff is curently for sale
in TVR Sprint... your for .. sorry gotta go and
change me pants .. just thought of 478bhp in
a Griff.

[Alan420]

Right, miserable thread hijack here, but if I wanted to buy an engine like that, and rear-mount it, what gearbox/cluth options would I have?

[eliotmansfield]

they put rover v8's in the back of 4x4's by using std gearbox and turning the axles upside down.
Although your gate pattern would be upside down also.

[Alan420]

Don't get you? Axles upside down?

[Liszt]

to stop it having 1 forward gear and 5 reverse gears. The engine gets tured around. You get over this by turning the axles(well the diff anyway) upside down. I had heard this was a bit risky as you could loose all your diff oil very quickly as it drains out a hole normally in the top but now on the bottom.

[eliotmansfield]

As above... and yes you would have to move the breather. This is the same concept as the porche g50 in the back of an ultima; its upside down. The filler is now the drain plug!
e.

[Alan420]

Ah ha...

[900T-R]

rev-erend said:

I believe the Twin turbo Griff is curently for sale in TVR Sprint... your for .. sorry gotta go and change me pants .. just thought of 478bhp in a Griff.

Nah... things will only start to get interesting when you add a 200 bhp shot of nitrous to that thing...

So, how much?

[rev-erend]

I think it's 25k...

[900T-R]

Er, I see a small incompatibility problem with the contents of my wallet...

>> Edited by 900T-R on Friday 11th July 14:05