Our 'General LDV'

General-LDV · Post by **General-LDV** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 5:31 pm

Hi all, a couple mates and myself bout an N reg crappy blue LDV 2 years ago to do up, and take round europe on a mini trip..
We ended up going over the top and doing a General Lee copy!!

we have kitted her out as good as we can, but now we are bored with the 2.5 turbo diesel engine,so we bought a 3.5 V8 rover p6 's' engine!! we can't wait to get her up and running!

just wondering how to get the best sound from the old girl???

bill shurvinton · Post by **bill shurvinton** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 5:34 pm

Wasn't this on ebay a couple of months ago?

General-LDV · Post by **General-LDV** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 5:41 pm

Na not this one, i hope there isn't another 1!!

we did have it on pistonheads for sale, but once people started ringing us, we realised that we loved her too much to sell it!! thats when the V8 idea came up!

bill shurvinton · Post by **bill shurvinton** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 9:23 pm

Ah, that's where I saw it.

Back on track, what sort of 'sound' do you want. Engine noise comes from exhaust and inlet. Zorst is often easier to play with, so best to concentrate on that first.

ChrisJC · Post by **ChrisJC** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:52 am

I put a V8 in a 200 series LDV - which is much more difficult than putting one in the 400 series. The engine bay in the 400 series is nearly big enough (just need a touch more clearance around the rear passenger side of the engine).

I suggest you join up to
http://www.ldv-sherpa.co.uk/
There's a forum member called Bodger who has put an EFi V8 into his 400 series, and Plasicambulance who has a factory V8.

Plenty of LDV related knowledge on tap there.

Chris.

General-LDV · Post by **General-LDV** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 5:14 pm

bill shurvinton wrote:Ah, that's where I saw it.

Back on track, what sort of 'sound' do you want. Engine noise comes from exhaust and inlet. Zorst is often easier to play with, so best to concentrate on that first.

we just want to get a great sound, but not so it's so loud that it gets on our nerves on the motorway

is there a certain make of air filter that really helps with the noise?

General-LDV · Post by **General-LDV** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 5:21 pm

ChrisJC wrote:I put a V8 in a 200 series LDV - which is much more difficult than putting one in the 400 series. The engine bay in the 400 series is nearly big enough (just need a touch more clearance around the rear passenger side of the engine).

I suggest you join up to
http://www.ldv-sherpa.co.uk/
There's a forum member called Bodger who has put an EFi V8 into his 400 series, and Plasicambulance who has a factory V8.

Plenty of LDV related knowledge on tap there.

Chris.

cheers for that, i will take a look! You done well getting one into a 200!!

bodger · Post by **bodger** » Tue May 08, 2007 11:55 pm

hi , Bodger is here too

it's a bit tight : it drinks the fuel , but f**k it fly's ..

http://www.putfile.com/keith-17/images/91824

chris have you had any luck with the manifolds ??

ChrisJC · Post by **ChrisJC** » Wed May 09, 2007 6:38 pm

Bodger - I've got some LDV manifolds:
http://www.cowdery.org.uk/miscv8.php right at the bottom of the page.
But I need downpipes & I might as well put in a non-ferked PAS box as well, so I've not actually done anything with them yet.....

Chris.

bodger · Post by **bodger** » Fri May 11, 2007 11:28 am

they are totally different , a real odd shape ..i was going to try a set of old P5/P6 V8 ones as they are quite narrow and both exit vertically in the centre
the problem i have at the moment is that because the left hand side exit is lower than the right the pipes are touching the cross member over the bumps .....i feel another bodge coming on

http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5429467

bodger · Post by **bodger** » Fri May 11, 2007 11:51 am

ps: chris do you know if the o/s manifold will fit on the N/s of the engine ??

ChrisJC · Post by **ChrisJC** » Mon May 14, 2007 9:12 am

The manifolds will fit either side of the engine (as the heads are the same). However whether the downpipe comes out in a sensible place is a different question!!!

Chris.

V6GTE · Post by **V6GTE** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 9:02 pm

wasnt this featured in practical performance car magazine the month after my Scimitar SE6a?

bodger · Post by **bodger** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 2:35 pm

who's a holigan then ...lol

love it