griff engine 3.5 rover/greyhound 600 bhp

[gizzer]

Rover V8 , without question the 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.+++++

[Tyre Smoke]

gizzer said:

Rover V8 , without question the most technically advanced standard bore 3.5 ltr engine ever.

Err, no. A 1950's Buick pushrod engine the most technically advanced ever?



Then maybe, not now.

[900T-R]

gizzer said:

This engine was campaigned by Tim Garlick

Family of a certain PH Towers inhabitant?

[gizzer]

Tyre Smoke said:

gizzer said:

Rover V8 , without question the most technically advanced standard bore 3.5 ltr engine ever.

Err, no. A 1950's Buick pushrod engine the most technically advanced ever?



Then maybe, not now.

WAT A SUPSRISE THIS WILL BE

[Tyre Smoke]

gizzer said:

Tyre Smoke said:

gizzer said:

Rover V8 , without question the most technically advanced standard bore 3.5 ltr engine ever.

Err, no. A 1950's Buick pushrod engine the most technically advanced ever?



Then maybe, not now.

WAT A SUPSRISE THIS WILL BE

No. No it won't. The first sentence of your original post is total rubbish. The engine you picture may well have had a lot of money spent on it, but FFS it is still a 1950's Buick cast off. It is definitely not the most technically advanced engine ever.

I'm sure the engine you picture is an awsome piece of engineering modification.

[gizzer]

your all right but with over 45,ooo spent on developmemt on a 50,s block its good , bmw spent 16 million on there V8

[Greeny]

If you are thinking of putting that in a TVR, it will definitely need a spoiler on the back

Edited by Greeny on Saturday 3rd April 19:56

[gizzer]

Greeny said:

If you are thinking of putting that in a TVR, it will definitely need a spoiler on the back

Edited by Greeny on Saturday 3rd April 19:56

It being designed as we speak

[Gazzab]

What's this got to do with cerbs?

[Brummmie]

My engine is under £10k and makes that power.

[gizzer]

Brummmie said:

My engine is under £10k and makes that power.

Pics Please

[gizzer]

Gazzab said:

What's this got to do with cerbs?

nowt but have you got your unit bac in ?

[gizzer]

gizzer said:

Brummmie said:

My engine is under £10k and makes that power.

Pics Please

Is that why you blew your diff ?

[Brummmie]

Its had 3 years of fairly interesting use, so think it aint done so bad.

[HarryW]

Brummmie said:

Its had 3 years of fairly interesting use, so think it aint done so bad.

As Steve heath would say its now a consumable

[garagewidow]

original post;just under 190hp/litre,2 valve head.pump gas?more info is reqr'd to justify.

[garagewidow]

gizzer said:

Tyre Smoke said:

gizzer said:

Rover V8 , without question the most technically advanced standard bore 3.5 ltr engine ever.

Err, no. A 1950's Buick pushrod engine the most technically advanced ever?



Then maybe, not now.

WAT A SUPSRISE THIS WILL BE

umm,what about the nissan 350z engine then or are you only referring to v8's

[pacman1]

I think the OP's first line should read, "Without question the most technically advanced standard bore Rover V8 3.5 ltr engine ever".

[stevieturbo]

pacman1 said:

I think the OP's first line should read, "Without question the most technically advanced standard bore Rover V8 3.5 ltr engine ever".

it did indeed...some people are just blind.


Although still dont see how it could be so technically advanced. Its still just an engine. Unless it doesnt have valves or something....its as basic as any other engine ! Just with some fancy parts and development

[jellison]

stevieturbo said:

pacman1 said:

I think the OP's first line should read, "Without question the most technically advanced standard bore Rover V8 3.5 ltr engine ever".

it did indeed...some people are just blind.


Although still dont see how it could be so technically advanced. Its still just an engine. Unless it doesnt have valves or something....its as basic as any other engine ! Just with some fancy parts and development

Well put stevie - big deal - nothing new here - yep good power, but for that vast amount of cash you could get a few NASCAR lumps (900bhp). You cold get about that power for 20k on a Ford or Chevy SBC.