| Off topic car question [message #768771] |
Sat, 10 June 2006 15:43 |
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Any of you know wheather Suzuki or some other foreign maker , made a small
V8 and if so what model car was it in?
I am building a 3/4 size Ford 32 Duce Roadster and looking for a small
powerplant for it.
Thanks, Mike
Chopped 66 Bug
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| Re: Off topic car question [message #768772 ] |
Sat, 10 June 2006 16:02 |
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Mike West wrote:
> Any of you know wheather Suzuki or some other foreign maker , made a small
> V8 and if so what model car was it in?
> I am building a 3/4 size Ford 32 Duce Roadster and looking for a small
> powerplant for it.
>
> Thanks, Mike
>
> Chopped 66 Bug
British Rover all aluminum V8, 3.8 liters. They made them in the...
70's? Lightweight, but can't say anything about physical dimensions. I
believe it's originally a Buick engine though.
Jan
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| Re: Off topic car question [message #768775 ] |
Sat, 10 June 2006 16:32 |
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The Buick aluminum V8 was 215 cu inches. Would be closer to 3.5 liters.
In the F85 Jetfire, it was turbocharged and put out 215 hp. Only drawback was, like the
turbocharged Corvair, the turbo did not get its oil lubrication from the engine. You had to go to
the GM dealer and by bottles of turbocharger oil. [now I am dating myself]
Here is a link: http://www.442.com/oldsfaq/ofjet.htm
"Kidd" <LittleVWGoddess [at] aohell.com> wrote in message news:4f01n6F1h2bprU1 [at] individual.net...
> Mike West wrote:
> > Any of you know wheather Suzuki or some other foreign maker , made a small
> > V8 and if so what model car was it in?
> > I am building a 3/4 size Ford 32 Duce Roadster and looking for a small
> > powerplant for it.
> >
> > Thanks, Mike
> >
> > Chopped 66 Bug
>
>
> British Rover all aluminum V8, 3.8 liters. They made them in the...
> 70's? Lightweight, but can't say anything about physical dimensions. I
> believe it's originally a Buick engine though.
>
> Jan
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| Re: Off topic car question [message #768776 ] |
Sat, 10 June 2006 16:47 |
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"Mike West" <lsmodels [at] pdq.net> wrote in message
news:128lj4jqi8ck24e [at] corp.supernews.com...
> Any of you know wheather Suzuki or some other foreign maker , made a small
> V8 and if so what model car was it in?
The Yamaha V8. 3.4 liter (207ci). Ford used it in their '96 Taurus. It's
out of production now.
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| Re: Off topic car question [message #768779 ] |
Sat, 10 June 2006 17:19 |
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"Mike West" <lsmodels [at] pdq.net> wrote in message
news:128lj4jqi8ck24e [at] corp.supernews.com...
> Any of you know wheather Suzuki or some other foreign maker , made a small
> V8 and if so what model car was it in?
> I am building a 3/4 size Ford 32 Duce Roadster and looking for a small
> powerplant for it.
>
>
............Those Olds/Buick/Land Rover aluminum block V8's are hard to find
and expensive. Parts availability would make rebuilding one somewhat
expensive as well. You might want to consider instead the Buick 3.8 liter V6
which was actually used in every other GM division except maybe Cadillac.
They're plentiful and cheap in the salvage yards. It wouldn't take too much
expense to rebuild one and there's enough aftermarket stuff available to get
maybe 250-300 hp out of one without going to a turbo.
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| Re: Off topic car question [message #768783 ] |
Sat, 10 June 2006 20:51 |
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Karl wrote:
> The Buick aluminum V8 was 215 cu inches. Would be closer to 3.5 liters.
Yes, that was a typo on my part. Sorry. The Rover model number is also
3500. They made them with smaller engines too (non v8)
Jan
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| Re: Off topic car question [message #768787 ] |
Sun, 11 June 2006 00:15 |
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Tim Rogers wrote:
> "Mike West" <lsmodels [at] pdq.net> wrote in message
> news:128lj4jqi8ck24e [at] corp.supernews.com...
> > Any of you know wheather Suzuki or some other foreign maker , made a small
> > V8 and if so what model car was it in?
> > I am building a 3/4 size Ford 32 Duce Roadster and looking for a small
> > powerplant for it.
> >
> >
>
>
> ...........Those Olds/Buick/Land Rover aluminum block V8's are hard to find
> and expensive. Parts availability would make rebuilding one somewhat
> expensive as well. You might want to consider instead the Buick 3.8 liter V6
> which was actually used in every other GM division except maybe Cadillac.
> They're plentiful and cheap in the salvage yards. It wouldn't take too much
> expense to rebuild one and there's enough aftermarket stuff available to get
> maybe 250-300 hp out of one without going to a turbo.
>In the F85 Jetfire, it was turbocharged and put out 215 hp.
I work on one of the 347 of these cars made at a street rod shop in NY
.. This is one of the cars most people never see because of cost , and
that includes what it takes to restore them.
Mario
Vintage Werks resto
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| Re: Off topic car question [message #768788 ] |
Sun, 11 June 2006 00:24 |
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On Sat, 10 Jun 2006 08:43:46 -0500, "Mike West" <lsmodels [at] pdq.net>
wrote:
>Any of you know wheather Suzuki or some other foreign maker , made a small
>V8 and if so what model car was it in?
>I am building a 3/4 size Ford 32 Duce Roadster and looking for a small
>powerplant for it.
>
>Thanks, Mike
>
>Chopped 66 Bug
>
Why not use a ford V6? It's a good engine if you get the 3.0.
Otherwise the smallest thing (in cubic inch displacement) I'd use
would be a chrysler 273 V8. They were plenty powerful and parts are
almost all the same as a 318/340/360 as far as periferals. I admit
there's nothing terribly cheap about old chrysler engines, but this
particular engine is pretty reliable and very modifiable. Of course
the dimensions are almost identical the 318/340/360.......they share
the same block. difference is in bore and crank and water jackets and
such.
Good luck.
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| Re: Off topic car question [message #768793 ] |
Sun, 11 June 2006 03:15 |
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"Tim Rogers" <thr [at] stny.rr.com> wrote in message
news:YpBig.14592$W97.7806 [at] twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> ...........Those Olds/Buick/Land Rover aluminum block V8's are hard to
> find
> and expensive. Parts availability would make rebuilding one somewhat
> expensive as well. You might want to consider instead the Buick 3.8 liter
> V6
> which was actually used in every other GM division except maybe Cadillac.
> They're plentiful and cheap in the salvage yards. It wouldn't take too
> much
> expense to rebuild one and there's enough aftermarket stuff available to
> get
> maybe 250-300 hp out of one without going to a turbo.
>
>
The 3.8 GM V6s can be real powerhouses with a TON of aftermarket stuff
available for them, or if you are lucky, find one of the Grand Nat'l or
Typhoon motors in a junkyard. I think there was even a supercharged model in
some of the later big FWD Buicks.
Sneaks
'68 T1
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| Re: Off topic car question [message #768796 ] |
Sun, 11 June 2006 05:27 |
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"Sneaks" <lostvw [at] comcast.net> wrote in message
news:LdGdnZkT1PNS8xbZnZ2dnUVZ_s6dnZ2d [at] comcast.com...
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> The 3.8 GM V6s can be real powerhouses with a TON of aftermarket stuff
> available for them, or if you are lucky, find one of the Grand Nat'l or
> Typhoon motors in a junkyard. I think there was even a supercharged model
in
> some of the later big FWD Buicks.
>
>
.............I forgot about those supercharged Buicks. If one could be found,
that would be a terrific answer to the original poster's question. Were
those Buicks transverse engine/tranny layouts under the hood?
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| Re: Off topic car question [message #768802 ] |
Sun, 11 June 2006 16:16 |
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"Karl" <aufever [at] prodigy.net> wrote in message
news:5KAig.22102$VE1.11227 [at] newssvr14.news.prodigy.com...
> The Buick aluminum V8 was 215 cu inches. Would be closer to 3.5 liters.
>
> In the F85 Jetfire, it was turbocharged and put out 215 hp. Only drawback
> was, like the
> turbocharged Corvair, the turbo did not get its oil lubrication from the
> engine. You had to go to
> the GM dealer and by bottles of turbocharger oil. [now I am dating myself]
>
> Here is a link: http://www.442.com/oldsfaq/ofjet.htm
>
>
> "Kidd" <LittleVWGoddess [at] aohell.com> wrote in message
> news:4f01n6F1h2bprU1 [at] individual.net...
>> Mike West wrote:
>> > Any of you know wheather Suzuki or some other foreign maker , made a
>> > small
>> > V8 and if so what model car was it in?
>> > I am building a 3/4 size Ford 32 Duce Roadster and looking for a small
>> > powerplant for it.
>> >
>> > Thanks, Mike
>> >
>> > Chopped 66 Bug
>>
>>
>> British Rover all aluminum V8, 3.8 liters. They made them in the...
>> 70's? Lightweight, but can't say anything about physical dimensions. I
>> believe it's originally a Buick engine though.
>>
>> Jan
>
>
That's not the only engine that had separate supercharger oil. My 95 Previa
LE S/C uses oil the dealer charges $36 for 50ml (unit takes 130 ml)
Charles of Schaumburg.
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| Re: Off topic car question [message #768804 ] |
Sun, 11 June 2006 20:25 |
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n5hsr wrote:
> "Karl" <aufever [at] prodigy.net> wrote in message
> news:5KAig.22102$VE1.11227 [at] newssvr14.news.prodigy.com...
> > The Buick aluminum V8 was 215 cu inches. Would be closer to 3.5 liters.
> >
> > In the F85 Jetfire, it was turbocharged and put out 215 hp. Only drawback
> > was, like the
> > turbocharged Corvair, the turbo did not get its oil lubrication from the
> > engine. You had to go to
> > the GM dealer and by bottles of turbocharger oil. [now I am dating myself]
> >
> > Here is a link: http://www.442.com/oldsfaq/ofjet.htm
> >
> >
> > "Kidd" <LittleVWGoddess [at] aohell.com> wrote in message
> > news:4f01n6F1h2bprU1 [at] individual.net...
> >> Mike West wrote:
> >> > Any of you know wheather Suzuki or some other foreign maker , made a
> >> > small
> >> > V8 and if so what model car was it in?
> >> > I am building a 3/4 size Ford 32 Duce Roadster and looking for a small
> >> > powerplant for it.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks, Mike
> >> >
> >> > Chopped 66 Bug
> >>
> >>
> >> British Rover all aluminum V8, 3.8 liters. They made them in the...
> >> 70's? Lightweight, but can't say anything about physical dimensions. I
> >> believe it's originally a Buick engine though.
> >>
> >> Jan
> >
> >
>
> That's not the only engine that had separate supercharger oil. My 95 Previa
> LE S/C uses oil the dealer charges $36 for 50ml (unit takes 130 ml)
>
> Charles of Schaumburg.
Bet you can buy a Cadillac with a Nortstar 32 engine cheap. I know they
use them in a Feiro based kit cars. Has to make them fun.
Mario
Vintage Werks Resto
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