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Ok couldnt resist posting some of my faves.

 

Small high revving V8...and twin turbo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJzwQCsy2fs&feature=related

 

Carrera GT V10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdePhx9HVjo&feature=related

 

Countach

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foDcLUhUKqI

 

And the most beautiful hair raising exh note IMO the BRM V16

600hp out of 1.5L (yes a 1500cc V16) in 1951

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OK so I was seaching around not doing much and came across a few motors that pretained to this thread that are AFFORDABLE.

1. Look up the Coventry Climax, its was britsh fork lift company in its early yeras and then was bought by BL. Anyway the motor, has a 1.5 liter V8 design, flat plane crank (later years) Don't think this motor is a slouch either, it was lifted from the forumla two series. Look it up, I was surpised too. This motor powered

1957 Lotus Elite, 1216cc FWE

1958 TVR Grantura, 1216cc FWE (Wikipedia)

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If true thats one hell of a find, also would prove a wiki article wrong too because they state a 2.0 was the smallest production v8 ever. I will be sure too search as hard as I can on that motor though, anymore links? A flat plane 1.5 liter v8 would be insaino.

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OK so I was seaching around not doing much and came across a few motors that pretained to this thread that are AFFORDABLE.

1. Look up the Coventry Climax, its was britsh fork lift company in its early yeras and then was bought by BL. Anyway the motor, has a 1.5 liter V8 design, flat plane crank (later years) Don't think this motor is a slouch either, it was lifted from the forumla two series. Look it up, I was surpised too. This motor powered

1957 Lotus Elite, 1216cc FWE

1958 TVR Grantura, 1216cc FWE (Wikipedia)

 

but you failed to mention, that those 2 cars had the 1.2l inline 4 conventry climax engines.

they did have small v-8's but only for the formula cars.

BUT having one of them IN a car would be pretty awesome.

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Here are the nice Coventry climax v8's that will fit right into this thread =)

  • 1965 1.5 litre V-8 2.85 x 1.79" 210 bhp @ 10,500 rpm 4 valve/cyl
  • 1966 2.0 litre V-8 2.85 x 2.36" 244 bhp @ 8,900 rpm 4 valve/cyl

Coventry Climax is still in business, but they don't provide parts for long discontinued engines. They licensed other companies:


  • In the UK:
    Climax Engine Services
    Unit 1 Lotus Drive, Willersey Industrial Estate, Willersey, Broadway, Worcestershire, WR12 7QF
    Tel. 0.1386.852725, Fax 0.1386.765143
    old address: 82 Northwick Park Estate, Blockley, Glos.
  • In the US:
    Hutton Motor Eng
    1815 Madison St, PO Box 3333, Clarksville TN 37043-3333
    Tel (931) 648 3333, Fax: (931) 648 1119 (old phone no. +1 615 648 3333)

Another known address: Mike Brotherhood near Calne, Wiltshire

Tel: 01249 817338 Fax: 01249 760530 Open Mon-Sat 9-9.

Historic Lotus specialist. Restoration, spares and sales.

Complete service for all spaceframe Lotus and Coventry Climax engines.

 

taken from this site: http://www.imps4ever.info/tech/cov_clim.html

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Through my home stereo, these 180 degree headers give the dual plane crank V-8’s exhaust note a definite “braaaap” to its note, yet you can still make out the echoing coarse grumble of a domestic dual plane V-8. Compared to the exhaust of say a Ferrari V-8, (328, 348, 355, 360, F-40 etc,) the 180 degree headers take the domestic V-8 about half way to that pure Ferrari “braaaaap” exhaust note… that's how I hear it anyhow.

 

You know guys, on a small Block Chevy powered S-30 Z car, there is room under the front of the oil pan to run cross pipes for a 180 degree header…..

 

Speedway header kit, purchase a few more elbows..

 

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/p/3843,281_Speedway-Small-Block-Chevy-Header-Kits.html

 

930-SK158_F_L.jpg

 

 

 

…and build it to look "similar" to this with the cross-overs under the forward section of the oil pan, in-front of the sump, (for SBC and SBF, the middle 2 cylinders of one bank need to communicate with the outer 2 cylinders of the other bank, not as this picture depicts.)

 

dougs-headers-a.jpg

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You know guys, on a small Block Chevy powered S-30 Z car, there is room under the front of the oil pan to run cross pipes for a 180 degree header…..

 

I know that I've talked about doing this before - with know crossmember below the oilpan, there IS room. It's not something I've written off either...

 

I LOVE the sound of that blue vette with the 180 degree headers. To me, that's close enough to the sound of a flat crank V8 Ferrari.

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dougs-headers-a.jpg

 

So I was looking at this and talking with TeamNissan about it. I was curious if you were to run this style of setup to behind the transmission and have them cross there where the X-pipe would be, if you could get the same style of sound and performance? If the header tupbes are too long does will it hurt the performance? I can't help but think of my LS1 with 180 headers and the ITB's.....

 

Thanks,

Tyson

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…and build it to look "similar" to this with the cross-overs under the forward section of the oil pan, in-front of the sump, (for SBC and SBF, the middle 2 cylinders of one bank need to communicate with the outer 2 cylinders of the other bank, not as this picture depicts.)

 

For those that need a visualization, I made something similar when trying to figure out the VH45 pipe setup and it tends to help a lot. I'm not an SBC guy so hopefully this is right. This is basing off of the firing order and cylinder placement I found online for a 350 Chevy.

 

SBC180.jpg

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