jamesmartin
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no not all but all are at risk ,200 thou taken off aluminum bore greatly weakens block and makes it prone to crack ,we had big problem wwith fitting 3.9s into defenders in early 90s after boring liners out found cracks in ali bore and ali wall thickness the same as 3.5 ,lr swore was different casting and had thicker wall and issue was porosity ,if i wanted to win one race build a 4.6 if needed long term 3.5
So what you are saying is that you agree with me lol
fett
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if your building a one race engine then the bigger bore sizes are better , if you need it to last in a road/offroad car then 3.5 is best all the way is what he is saying poah.
becuase they weaknd the block by over boring the 94mm bore and bigger engines have too many problems.
so he doesnt agree with you I am afraid, I know cos we were just talkin about it.
becuase they weaknd the block by over boring the 94mm bore and bigger engines have too many problems.
so he doesnt agree with you I am afraid, I know cos we were just talkin about it.
he is agreeing because he said they are more prone which is what I said - unless I'm actually completely reading the reply wrongly
I'm not saying they don't get problems but you are taring all the 94mm bores with your stick which ain't true.
fett
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nah, is true, not every single unit but most will have hgf,liner,block problems at some point.
wheras a minority of 3.5 will in comparison so for a vehicle which is used more than once for a race its best to stick with a 3.5 and just make it the best 3.5 you can.
poah, you can do what you like of course, its your time and money. just saying that 3.5 is more reliable although far from the perfect engine in the grand scheme of things.
also that if you going to throw thousands of pounds and hours at making a rv8 go and be reliable (if its possible) then it may well be better spent on making another v8 fit in- in more or less standard form
wheras a minority of 3.5 will in comparison so for a vehicle which is used more than once for a race its best to stick with a 3.5 and just make it the best 3.5 you can.
poah, you can do what you like of course, its your time and money. just saying that 3.5 is more reliable although far from the perfect engine in the grand scheme of things.
also that if you going to throw thousands of pounds and hours at making a rv8 go and be reliable (if its possible) then it may well be better spent on making another v8 fit in- in more or less standard form
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fett
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I knew I had seen it somewhere, seems worthwhile at that price
Rover V8 3.9 EFi Cam, Lifters & Steel timing Set - V8 Tuner
pornstarmax
Active Member
Agree - I have spent a lot trying for 300BHP, on a N/A 4.3... ...I could of spent half and gone for a LS3, and been less of a head ache....
Steve_R1979
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yeah , and it would sound great
But how much effort is involved in getting a non-rover V8 to fit the chassis and get the gearbox etc to mate up???
Steve_R1979
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Hmmmmm!!!!
Steve_R1979
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Granted. Just don't have the skills or space to try something like that!!
If I had the space I'd give it a go!
Steve_R1979
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You don't need big HP for much really, I just like having it!! I've always had big power cars, never needed any of them.
Steve_R1979
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hmmmmm on the street you can use it, I like my 350hp bmw v8
Yeah you can, until you get caught!!!!
