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V8BART

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Hi all. Can anyone tell me what are the best mounting points for an engine stand on a V8 block? I've got a four point Sealey stand and I need to know what is required to safely attach the engine to the stand without a danger of it falling off or damaging the block. Any advice will be graeatly apprieciated. Thanks!
 
Definatley use the bell housing threads,make sure you do not use set screws (bolts with threads all the way up to the hex) as these do not have the tensile strenth.Use the existing bell housing bolts with spacers and washers where necessary.
 
Thanks for that mate, I wasn't sure about the bell housing as I thought it might not take the weight.
 
This is correct.
Bart, the V8 engine once drained of fluids and stripped of ancilleries isnt actually that heavey.
I can pick one up, its just a funny awkward shape to do so!
 
???. What have you been fed, steroids?!? That thing must weight a ton! Even minus box and bell housing. What is the actual weight of a complete engine? Maybe I was overdoing on tackles and hoist. It is more then 200kg, right?
 
Its only alloy! It only weighs marginally more than a B series engine! Havent got any figures to hand at the moment. Would suggest 200kg is about right though. :D

As for "what have you been fed" Mostly chips, curries and real ale! :cool:
 
If you can lift a V8 , no one's going to argue with you !

I once met someone who said he could carry a Daimler V8 engine but I thought he was a bull sh*tter
 
Just consulted my trusty haynes "tuning rover V8 engines". V8 weights 144kg including heads if we are talking all ally version. Bloody crankshaft weights 36kg! It will be just under 200kg including box and converter.
 
Dave, dunno about a daimler engine. They are cast iron arnt they?
Don't think i'd want to give that a go... certainly dont think the big 4.5 litre daimler engine is an option! Those things are lumps!
 
The 4.6 (and 4.0) should weight a little less because of bigger bore (94mm) => less material than the 3.5. And a 5.0 or bigger with a 96 mm bore are even lighter. Another reason for changing into bigger engines.

I do not want to think if the bigger stroke makes the crank heavier.
 
I too have often wondered about the weight of the P6 V8. I have been told many stories including one from a mechanic who claimed that it was only a few pounds heavier than a Cortina four cylinder motor. JC may be right, but I would put more faith in real ale than chips and curries.
 
I seem to remember them being lighter than the Pinto, which is potentially the Cortina motor you are talking about.
The next interesting thing is that the modern all alloy Chevy small block is lighter than the rover v8, and we're talking 5.7ltr+ engine sizes !!
Anybody know the weight of a 4 pot P6 engine ? with that cast iron block I bet they're at least as heavy as the V8.
 
Well, the Rover V8 is fractionally lighter than an Austin B series engine. Would assume that the P6 4 pot is considerably heaveyer than a B series. Certainly looks like a more substantial lump.

As for real ale... ah! Nectar. :D
 
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