v8 engine all done and dusted.

[surfenstein]

engine all done and dusted.

[BUSHWHACKER]

Manifolds sorted too??

[ohsupremebeing]

Looks real nice how does it drive

[kitesurf_phil]

Looks real nice how does it drive

Ditto!

[surfenstein]

ive only took it around the block,but holy s**t,once i stopped the rear wheels from smoking.it drove really well.braked in a straight line,accelerates like a bat out of hell,and best of all no noticable clunks or clangs.all gauges reading what they should,water temp normal,fan even cuts in nicely,exhaust could do with a bit more work.i dont think the rear tyres are gonna last long.the engine really pulls, loads of torqueand the best thing every one i went pass,stopped to look to see what was coming up the road, the surf grin is definatley back.big time.

[andycook]

looking good

bet it sounds great!

[burner]

that makes two of them then !!!!

[surfenstein]

that makes two of them then !!!!

ah just the chap ive been looking for ,do you have any pics of the exhaust manifolds and setup.or can you tell me what manifolds you used.im still having trouble with the exhaust on mine.

[burner]

hi, not at the mo but one has just developed a small hole so will be coming of to be repaired so i can take a pic then if that helps ??? they are 4 branch manifolds but look like a lot of custom welding has been done !!

[surfenstein]

ok thanks,i had four branchers on mine but they wouldnt fit,kept on hitting the top wishbone mount,so i opted for the ldv v8 ambulance manifolds,bolted on backwards.they fit a treat,but i had a lot of bending and welding to do to get the system to fit right,still to loud so will have to take off and re design.

[burner]

mine is loud too, but what a great sound !!! the system runs sraight through to 2 rear boxes , 1 tucked up each side of the rear bumper . how are you keeping cooled mine runs about 95 degrees with a oil cooler & a heavy duty kenlowe fan !!

[surfenstein]

yea i have a heavy duty kenlowe fan that pushes air through the rad,twin oil coolers one for gearbox and one for engine oil.i use a mits*****i paj*** rad with cap.at the mo the exhaust runs left and right hand in to a single powerflow box then splits to both sides and exits just before the rear wheels.

[POPEYE]

Got sound on me pc now! cant wait to hear the V8 in action, looks great,

[dirtydog]

this project cheers me up no end!
it looks great mate , well done

[surfenstein]

cheers dog much appreciated