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???
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 5:34 pm
by bill shurvinton
Wasn't this on ebay a couple of months ago?
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 5:41 pm
by General-LDV
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!
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 9:23 pm
by bill shurvinton
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.
Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:52 am
by ChrisJC
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.
Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 5:14 pm
by General-LDV
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?
Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 5:21 pm
by General-LDV
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!!
Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 11:55 pm
by bodger
hi , Bodger is here too
it's a bit tight : it drinks the fuel , but f**k it fly's ..
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.
Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 11:28 am
by bodger
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
ps: chris do you know if the o/s manifold will fit on the N/s of the engine ??
Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 9:12 am
by ChrisJC
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.
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 9:02 pm
by V6GTE
wasnt this featured in practical performance car magazine the month after my Scimitar SE6a?
