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navigator16078

New Member

• Nov 24, 2010

• #1

how good are the compeared too the p38 4.0 do the have any issues

ta lee

 

Mogwyth

New Member

• Nov 24, 2010

• #2

In what respect?

Same engine same issues

 

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navigator16078

New Member

• Nov 24, 2010

• #3

well p38s engines split gearboxes go electrics etc etc you dont see many p38s on the road now but loads of d2s

 

vougese39

Well-Known Member

• Nov 27, 2010

• #4

the engines are exactly the same so as stated same problems just expect the problems sooner being on gas it aggrevates the porus issue

 

steve's P38 RR

Active Member

• Nov 30, 2010

• #5

I thought the later 4.0 v8 with the more tubular looking inlet was ok, didn't have the problems the early p38 4.0 and 4.6's had??

 

Mogwyth

New Member

• Dec 1, 2010

• #6

steve's P38 RR said:

I thought the later 4.0 v8 with the more tubular looking inlet was ok, didn't have the problems the early p38 4.0 and 4.6's had??

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Try telling mine that, just had it replaced after suffering slipped liners.

 

kooky_guy

Well-Known Member

• Dec 2, 2010

• #7

You could argue that as the tooling got worn, the problems actually got worse with the later engines.

Weren't all the blocks inspected and the better ones put into into 4.6s? Didn't seem to stop the problems though.

There are good blocks out there, just hard to tell.

 

vougese39

Well-Known Member

• Dec 12, 2010

• #8

i have a brand new 4.6 block in my house never used and i'm getting it top hat linnered when i use it next year! it has the fabled red paint of qc but still is not worth the chance!
as regardes the latter engine doing as many rebuild on the thor spec as gems