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Offline disco dod

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« on: August 24, 2006, 23:08:50 »
who knew it was a buick engine?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rover_V8_engine

wouldent mind seeing a 5.0 in a lanny!
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Re: rover v8 - intresting facts
« Reply #1 on: August 24, 2006, 23:10:32 »
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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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« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2006, 23:17:07 »
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who knew it was a buick engine?


I did......  I have gone off the V8 recently.
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« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2006, 23:24:22 »
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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« Reply #4 on: August 24, 2006, 23:46:42 »
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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 :D  :D  :D  :D
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« Reply #5 on: August 25, 2006, 07:37:06 »
also John cockburn of tomcat fame had the tuned TVR 5.0 litre lump in his racer  :lol:   :D
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« Reply #6 on: August 25, 2006, 08:08:24 »
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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« Reply #7 on: August 26, 2006, 17:31:36 »
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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« Reply #8 on: August 26, 2006, 18:04:29 »
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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!

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« Reply #9 on: August 26, 2006, 18:23:21 »
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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« Reply #10 on: August 26, 2006, 18:57:04 »
Quote from: andycwb
Quote from: "Range Rover Blues"


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.

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« Reply #11 on: August 26, 2006, 19:06:44 »
Quote from: MuddyMike
Quote from: "andycwb"
Quote from: "Range Rover Blues"


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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« Reply #12 on: August 26, 2006, 19:43:06 »
Quote from: Bush Tucker Man
Quote from: "MuddyMike"
Quote from: "andycwb"
Quote from: "Range Rover Blues"


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.

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Re: rover v8 - intresting facts
« Reply #13 on: August 27, 2006, 18:25:41 »
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The whole world except you! :roll:  :roll:  :D  :D  :D
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« Reply #14 on: August 27, 2006, 18:26:08 »
Quote from: "MuddyMike"


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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« Reply #15 on: August 27, 2006, 19:55:36 »
Quote from: "MuddyMike"
Quote from: "Bush Tucker Man"
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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« Reply #16 on: August 27, 2006, 23:59:26 »
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My mate's got a Chimera


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« Reply #17 on: August 28, 2006, 00:23:35 »
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Quote from: "disco dod"
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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« Reply #18 on: August 28, 2006, 00:31:27 »
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Quote from: "Jim-Willy"
Quote from: "disco dod"
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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« Reply #19 on: August 28, 2006, 08:32:46 »
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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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« Reply #20 on: August 29, 2006, 03:29:23 »
Thing is a V8 running on 7 is still quite a beast.
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