Hi there as you can see this is my first post so be gentle with me I am getting a HC Vauxhall Viva and would like to fit it with a V8 . I went to east coast customs today and mentioned that I would like to fit a rover engine in the car and there reply was why not fit a small block ? Well I was thinking that the rover would be a smaller engine but they said that its about the same size as a small block can anyone confirm this ?
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Small block or rover v8 ?
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depends on which small block, ive got a 302 sbf fitted in my mk1 escort, the big difference in them is the rover is alot lighter,but people on here will give you the pros and cons of them rich
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Fit a SBF with alloy heads and the weight drops to near what a rover weighs, SBCs weigh another 100 lbs more than the SBF, and the SBF is narrower than either the Rover or the Chev,, but is 28.5" long, you can buy short water pumps for the Ford which can save an inch or so.
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12.604 with an old boiler of a RV8 and no gas
WHY are there so many IANS on this site???????
12.604 with an old boiler of a RV8 and no gas
WHY are there so many IANS on this site???????
i had the engine moved back so the bulk head was cut and its got a huge gearbox tunnel, there are some pictures of it in my cars, but i dont know how to do the link, its under escort rear end, rich
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