Car did the 180mile journey up, just waiting for Dale and to see the magic he can perform
This is the time i find out.if doing the swap acheived anything other than a project for me! It certainly on the motorway offered better mpg at 22.
10 to 15 with the holley. And also not too much oil leaked out in the guest house garage floor.
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1968 Ford Anglia 105e, 1.7 Zetec SE, Mk2 Escort Workd Cup front end, 5 link rear
Build Blog - http://Anglia1968.weebly.com
10 to 15 mpg! Oh my gosh. I knew mine would be bad (RV8 3.9 with a weber 500) but I was expecting over 20! Were you driving like a maniac or
running very rich etc?
Irony......my 3.9 on a weber 500 only get 17mpg going steady on the motorway........although it's far from a standard engine......it's the
price you pay for the v8 rumble
There is more power to be had there........have you done any head work or raised the cr? RV8 heads are rubbish and really restrictive......but with
the right porting can release a lot of power....
My 3.9 on a weber 500 puts out 234 at the wheels (4900 rpm) and 276 ftLbs (3800 rpm) ....sorry if this photo comes out massive
quote:Originally posted by Simon
Hmm, think I'd have been justified in putting the 2.28 bmw diff in mine and i certainly did better than 25mpg - got a proper 28 from 3.9 Range
Rover.
Still might do a diesel i think
ATB
Simon
Interesting, as the cost of diffs (well, good diffs) seem to be going skyward this might be a better solution. Can you post up some pics and give us
some information on exactly what diff you used etc? Did you use Ford hubs etc and have bespoke drive shafts made?
Sadly it never happened as sold car to help fund extension. Diff was from either a 330 or 530 diesel and was £150 from Germany. Also had the shafts
and was gonna get them spliced possibly by same prop people i used.
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1968 Ford Anglia 105e, 1.7 Zetec SE, Mk2 Escort Workd Cup front end, 5 link rear
Build Blog - http://Anglia1968.weebly.com
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posted on 14/5/15 at 12:16 AM
Fantastic sounds!
On the MPG thing, I get 28MPG on my 3.5 SD1 engine (~170 flywheel BHP) on a decent run.
I've got to say, I'd trade 20MPG for the exhaust note that your car is putting out! Fantastic!
Mine is not that different but somehow sounds less refined. Then again I'm still running on SU carbs with a fairly standard engine. Got me
thinking about upgrades now!
engine mounts, I believe are just the rover ones. I didn't choose them..
is it the rubbers squidging? or rock in the chassis / suspension?
[Edited on 13/5/15 by Chris_Xtreme]
The Chassis and engine mounting brackets are rock solid. I took my original manufacturer ones (the hole didn't line up with the engine mount
holes in the engine - go figure?) and have them customised so they fit. The guy who did it beefed them up significantly. Its the Land Rover Mounting
backers squishing I think. Some people on here have fitted a top mounting bracket with some sort of sprung metal or damper to prevent engine rock.
Some people have suggested a Mountain Bike rear shock as the basis of the damping
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posted on 16/5/15 at 06:55 AM
quote:Originally posted by Irony
quote:Originally posted by Chris_Xtreme
:-)
engine mounts, I believe are just the rover ones. I didn't choose them..
is it the rubbers squidging? or rock in the chassis / suspension?
[Edited on 13/5/15 by Chris_Xtreme]
The Chassis and engine mounting brackets are rock solid. I took my original manufacturer ones (the hole didn't line up with the engine mount
holes in the engine - go figure?) and have them customised so they fit. The guy who did it beefed them up significantly. Its the Land Rover Mounting
backers squishing I think. Some people on here have fitted a top mounting bracket with some sort of sprung metal or damper to prevent engine rock.
Some people have suggested a Mountain Bike rear shock as the basis of the damping
How old are they? There is a thread on here about my gearbox mounts where over time they appear to have absorbed oil and became soft. My gearstick
was moving scarily. It was a right pain in the nuts but I swapped them for some new ones and it became much better.
