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Thanks Mike. Very useful bit of information. Is there any upper limit to the age of the engine I can fit, the car I am looking at is 1999.
Cheers Mark

Hi I am thinking of buying a Daimler XJ8000 (I think that is the model) with a stuffed 4.0 v8. I hear these engines are not a terribly good engine, so I had considered changing it to a... V6 duratec for reliability. I would prefer to stick with the v8 but I cant be let down on the spot. There is obv...

Hey can anyone tell me where I could find a set of equal length manifolds (side exit) to suit my dutton b+? As cheap as possible, probably 2nd hand. I have been keeping an eye out on ebay for ages but with no real luck. Anybody any ideas? Oh its for a rover v8 I suppose that may be a slight 'critica...

Just to be clear, this engine would be for the Dutton not the Scimitar BTW.

If you want to build an engine that spends alot of time at wide open throttle and at high revs in a lighter car then I would base it around a 3.9 and a bottom end brace with studs unless you can find one of the very rare 3.9 cross bolted blocks. the larger journals in the 4.0 and 4.6 blocks cause m...

Is that the same engine that comes in the mg zt v8?
How do you rate those engines? What manual gearbox works well with that?

kiwicar wrote:Hi
There is a 2 valve ford mod engine on eurodragster at the moment, with auto box for £600, this has got to be worth a look at for your Scimiter.
Best regards
Mike

Its food for thought Mike. What sort of money realistically are you talking for the 302? What sort of gearbox would u marry up to it?

No Kevin I have heard of him but this guy is less specific than him.
Cheers Mark

I haven't thought much about the for or really any alternative to the rover as the scimitar is a relatively light car and i would like to keep it as light as possible. The rover seems to be the cheapest and most readily available. The one other benefit is the guys in the historic race scene here in ...

Thanks to everyone for their input. Hi I have heard people say that the 4.0 is a much stronger and more 'thrashable' engine than the 4.6. Is this true or can anyone shed any light on this? Thanks What are you looking to do with this engine?? I have two ongoing projects. I have a Dutton B+ that im cu...

Hi I have heard people say that the 4.0 is a much stronger and more 'thrashable' engine than the 4.6. Is this true or can anyone shed any light on this? Thanks

Cheers Steve. Do you know his web address?

Has anybody sucessfully run bike throttle bodies on a 3500 sd1 type engine? Any advice would be welcome. Thanks

The Bike is about 1137 i think. My father sold the engine and a damaged bike to a guy last year who was to put it into a ff rf84 van diemen hill climb car. I think he still has the exhausts lying about slightly scuffed. I could get them for very little, fit them to my car and get it on the road/trac...

New or abused? Short engine, or crate engine? Mike used but worth buying. probably complete. the engine may get a rebuild. it would be to put into a seven type car. Im putting a 3500rv8 in at the minute but in the knowledge it will come back out. I want to put a post 1995 4.0 in standard form and t...

Hi can anyone give me any indication of how much I would pay for a stock 4.0 RV8? Thanks