Cracked Blocks!

sidecar · Post by **sidecar** » Tue Jan 20, 2015 9:50 pm

I run a 300 BHP 4.6 with another 100 BHP of NOS on top in my Cob replica.

Dunno how much it all cost to put together, I guess it was just under 3k. I also run a close ratio T5 box, that also cost about 3k by the time I had sorted out the bell housing and had a load of machining done

Cobratone · Post by **Cobratone** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 3:02 pm

Eliot wrote:
kiwicar wrote:Hi
So why not buy an LS* chevy, they cost less (a whole long engine is about the same as getting a rover block top hat linered) produce about twice the power as standard, can be cheaply tuned, are smaller than the rover and as they have a modern combustion chamber and modern valve gear they can easily get through the emissions.
best regards
Mike
Where as these cheap LS engines mike, as i never seem to find any.

Blown v8 · Post by **Blown v8** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 5:13 pm

ChrisJC,
Love the way you have cut the block,
What I'm interested in is the oil pick-gallery,have you cut it anywhere ?
I read this from the BritishV8 forum

And was thinking of doing it,just wondered if you had any picks of the oil pick-up gallery ?
Thanks

ChrisJC · Post by **ChrisJC** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 6:07 pm

The only parts I have are those in the photos. They show the oil gallery that feeds the tappets / crankshaft, but I presume you mean the gallery that runs from the oil pickup to the timing cover. If so, I am afraid not!

Chris.

Blown v8 · Post by **Blown v8** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 6:22 pm

Thank you

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 9:43 pm

I love the website Chris

Especially the Food For Tossers section. Very funny mate.

Heres one I always remember because I bought these when they came out

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 9:44 pm

I like it when Mr C gets busy with his big saw

unstable load · Post by **unstable load** » Tue Feb 10, 2015 7:11 am

A mate did that to his race engine. He went to a drill supplier and bought a rifle barrel drill in the size he wanted and ran it into the gallery. He said that quite a bit of material came out, too. He then tapped the holes in the rear of the block and fitted screw-in plugs with Loctite. I think he did the holes to the journals, too just for uniformity.

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Tue Feb 10, 2015 6:58 pm

kiwicar wrote:Hi
a 300bhp rover however you do it is going to be a lot more than £2K.
Best regards
Mike

Unless you buy the one on Ebay at the mo ??
I've seen this lump make 312hp on the carb only