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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: disco dod on August 24, 2006, 23:08:50
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who knew it was a buick engine?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rover_V8_engine
wouldent mind seeing a 5.0 in a lanny!
George
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wouldent mind seeing a 5.0 in a lanny!
Range Rover Blues has a 5.0 in his LSE.
And it goes like........... :twisted:
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who knew it was a buick engine?
I did...... I have gone off the V8 recently.
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well i never! i'm only 25 and just new to the lanny scene. i used to look after a rover p5 and p6b v8's in the last garage i worked in tho.
oh well another piece of useless info, lol
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who knew it was a buick engine?
wouldent mind seeing a 5.0 in a lanny!
George
I an assure you the 5.0 goes like 'Equine effluent being violently ejected off a digging implement' in a TVR Griffith (http://community.webshots.com/photo/344259581/1511890237047309372FjsjwJ) :D :D :D :D
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also John cockburn of tomcat fame had the tuned TVR 5.0 litre lump in his racer :lol: :D
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It used to be one of the bragging points about the old v8, you would be very hard done by to break the crank, as its over engineered for a 5 litre american engine
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My mate's got a Chimera (I think) 430 and that spins the wheels coming out of the garage, it's awesome :D
Funny that site makes NO mention of the Range Rover classic, spiritual home of the V8, nor the 4,275 engine from the LSE on which the TVR 430 is based.
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My mate's got a Chimera (I think) 430 and that spins the wheels coming out of the garage, it's awesome :D
Funny that site makes NO mention of the Range Rover classic, spiritual home of the V8, nor the 4,275 engine from the LSE on which the TVR 430 is based.
It does now!
Andy
P.S. I've been for a ride in Chris Crane's (of RPi) 5.2L Range Rover, and it's performance is startling. It should be for what that lump costs, too.
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I love my rover V8, sounds gorgeous with the new rimmer ss exhaust :D
Just wish they made it properly so i dont have to be constantly scared of slipping a bloody cylinder liner!
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P.S. I've been for a ride in Chris Crane's (of RPi) 5.2L Range Rover, and it's performance is startling. It should be for what that lump costs, too.
I drove that car to Billing the year after the 5.2 went in, even running on LPG the acceleration was astounding.
Mike
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P.S. I've been for a ride in Chris Crane's (of RPi) 5.2L Range Rover, and it's performance is startling. It should be for what that lump costs, too.
I drove that car to Billing the year after the 5.2 went in, even running on LPG the acceleration was astounding.
Mike
Was that the green one that was built for Clarkson to 'race' V B-H??
I saw it at Billing & more importantly, heard it
What a wonderful noise! :(biglove): :(biglove): :(biglove):
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P.S. I've been for a ride in Chris Crane's (of RPi) 5.2L Range Rover, and it's performance is startling. It should be for what that lump costs, too.
I drove that car to Billing the year after the 5.2 went in, even running on LPG the acceleration was astounding.
Mike
Was that the green one that was built for Clarkson to 'race' V B-H??
I saw it at Billing & more importantly, heard it
What a wonderful noise! :(biglove): :(biglove): :(biglove):
No the Clarkson car was not road legal, it was the silver Range Rover 5.2/LPG demonstrator I drove to Billing. That was the year of the infamous LRO fashion show. Every time the show started we made a point of starting the Clarkson can and drowning them out, the RPI stand was just behind the stage. The SDI was built as an English muscle car for a Clarkson video and was terrible to drive, very quick in a straight line but didn't do corners at all well. Didn't stop too well either.
Mike
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who knew it was a buick engine?
The whole world except you! :roll: :roll: :D :D :D
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I drove that car to Billing the year after the 5.2 went in, even running on LPG the acceleration was astounding.
Mike
I notice no difference on LPG now with the multi point in. If I fit an ignition processor to remap it in LPG it may actually be faster :shock:
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Was that the green one that was built for Clarkson to 'race' V B-H??
I saw it at Billing & more importantly, heard it
What a wonderful noise! :(biglove): :(biglove): :(biglove):
No the Clarkson car was not road legal, it was the silver Range Rover 5.2/LPG demonstrator I drove to Billing.
That was the year of the infamous LRO fashion show. Every time the show started we made a point of starting the Clarkson can and drowning them out, the RPI stand was just behind the stage.
Mike
It may have been silver??
It was a few years ago & my memory isn't what it was :oops:
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My mate's got a Chimera
They sell those in B&Q, they're for burning your rubbish in and making burnt jacket spuds (aren't they?). Was going to buy one myself but bought a barbeque instead! :lol:
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who knew it was a buick engine?
I did...... I have gone off the V8 recently.
Come on then Jim-Willy, What's put you off the V8 then???
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who knew it was a buick engine?
I did...... I have gone off the V8 recently.
Come on then Jim-Willy, What's put you off the V8 then???
Never been laning with V8's without at least one of them busting summat..... As You know Nige :P :lol:
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Never been laning with V8's without at least one of them busting summat..... As You know Nige :P :lol:
Isn't that the fun of it?
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Thing is a V8 running on 7 is still quite a beast.