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Anybody know how tuneable, reliable, etc the Ford Essex V6 lump is?
Lashout_UK said:Stick with the straight 6's Infinitiely superior engine (he says, avoiding heavy & wheezy cunningly)
Lashout_UK said:Dolomite! Or 2000....maybe Estate [/img]
penski said:Nasty, smoky, hateful lump of iron.
I say get a Scimmy (lovely cars), dump the pig iron, get a Ford 302 V8 with alloy heads and fannymoulds (keepin' it in the family, capiche?!), Borg Warner T5 and rock on out.
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penski said:The thing about the Rover (and even more so the Essex) is how much it costs to get power.
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Lashout_UK said:any more anyway and the suspension would probably get 'interesting'.
Oh the springs front and back are the same because the SE5 has near perfect 50/50 weight distribution. Its actually more like 55 front but with the lighter V8 I am sure it will be more inline with the 50/50. Shorter shock for more pre lode since the car weight will shift to the front under breaking and you must use adjustable spring platforms if you use a rover engine so you can bring the ride height back down with the lighter weight
To be honest originally I thought it was the only V8 that would actually fit. This I was wrong about as I now know the Ford 302 fits without any hassle.