The V8 Owners Forum -

valley gasket was on and bolted down my the looks of it, and rocker covers on. what concerns me is the in&ex ports, the spark plug holes were uncovered and the oil pump had no filter on it when it was sprayed. maybe thats where a lube blockage could have occurred then if the pump was blocked with pa...

as above really, I know a guy who has a engine that might be up for grabs. He rebuilt it with a few trick bits in but before fitting the intake or exhausts he spray painted the whole lot. Ancillaries, pulleys, pumps.... everything! from the pics it looks as if he left the intake and exhaust ports op...

That looks the nuts! or maybe just nuts! wish i could've found guys with motors like that when I lived in Leics! (my home county) Good work fella.
James

I live in Wirral and drive to Chester daily, cheapest I've found is a Shell in Moreton, Wirral which yesterday was 129.9. Everywhere else I know in Chester or Wirral is 133.9 apart from a BP just outside Chester which was 137.9!

unfortunately fuel is considered a "Hazardous Material" (can't think why?!) therefore to move it, particularly across borders where the rules may be different each side could be tricky. many many licences and permissions would be needed, times by however many borders you'll cross depending on where ...

What really P's me off is that it's all blamed on "rising oil prices", but the oil companies still manage to make something like £300m a quarter. £300M every 3 months!! :shock: :shock: If they were made to quell their profits and tax brought down to a reasonable level then we could have that 80-90p/...

I knew someone would bite!
I know it's designed for torque, and 490 lb/ft at 2000 odd revs is mighty impressive, would probably out-pull the moon!

277hp from 8.8 litres? gotta love the yanks!

9.4m - took ages and bloody infuriating it was too!

Been watching Ken Blocks vids for a while now and I agree, he's clearly got skills and is very precise, but it makes me sad that he doesn't seem to have any mechanical sympathy, say like Jenson Button. Or, for want of a better word, the 'soul' of a proper driver, I'm thinking like Vatenen or Moss. S...

http://thumbsnap.com/t/eTyEG5pE.jpg http://thumbsnap.com/t/4DqoyT4M.jpg http://thumbsnap.com/t/dEmQjTQ7.jpg there you go mate, this should have worked. you have to include the "link to forum" code from the bottom of the hosted page rather than the link from the web address bar ;-) nice looking moto...

Sure am, but I've put the forum in my safe list and always received notifications before...

Hi Rich/ Chilliman,
Sorry I didn't reply to your question, I didn't receive any email notifications of all the replies! (any idea why Coops?) Glad someone else was able to answer you though I look forward to the pics as and when come Feb.
All the best and welcome,
James

both cars sound good, any pics?

I'll further the votes for the Mantula, what a belter! As you say Steve I think we fall in love with them as teenagers, they seem to have that element of being a bit different and also slightly mad that I guess we look for at that age. I remember seeing a Mantis at a show when I was about 12. It lef...