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Powerful Engines are the Best.

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Are you Happy with your Engine?

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If you had a choice, would you get a Bigger Engine?

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  2. Voted No (14 votes [41.18%] - View)

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#1 N/A-PWR

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Posted 04 September 2015 - 01:21 AM

We need all examples of Engines,

 

from Great to Small.  :furious:

 

whether it be on a Dyno,

 

or in your Shed,

 

we want to see and hear it.  :spoton:

 

 

Now this is an Engine:-

 



#2 N/A-PWR

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Posted 04 September 2015 - 01:48 AM



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Posted 04 September 2015 - 07:08 AM

My 372 almost complete.. Going on the engine dyno next week.

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Posted 04 September 2015 - 08:17 AM

Head envy...



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Posted 04 September 2015 - 08:39 AM

Ando,

 

That is a very good looking engine,

what is the braided line in the valley? Cam shaft oil feed?

 

Cheers, Tom



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Posted 04 September 2015 - 08:57 AM

Nice ports too Ando,

 

Great results to come. :driving:



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Posted 06 September 2015 - 06:15 AM

Ando,

 

That is a very good looking engine,

what is the braided line in the valley? Cam shaft oil feed?

 

Cheers, Tom

Hi Tom,

 

Yes that's correct..the motor has oil priority feed & drain back mods for some spirited circuit driving..

The engine build is on Aussie V8 forum http://www.aussiev8....eet-engine.html

 

Cheers Ando



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Posted 07 September 2015 - 07:07 PM

Ando i have a 355 and i spent about 8-10 from bottom to top , im hating to think how much u put into that engine :)



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Posted 07 September 2015 - 10:18 PM

Thanks Ando,

Will read that Aussiev8 thread,

Again, that is a great looking engine



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Posted 08 September 2015 - 03:43 AM

Do 4 cylinders count?

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Posted 08 September 2015 - 05:59 AM

Yes they do Jay,

 

Some are bigger than the rest.



Jammed packed full of goodies.

 

 

 

What capacity  is  yours?


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Posted 08 September 2015 - 06:14 PM

My 372 almost complete.. Going on the engine dyno next week.

Pretty cool engine dad! B)



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Posted 09 September 2015 - 03:23 AM

Yes they do Jay,
 
Some are bigger than the rest.
Jammed packed full of goodies.
 
 
 
What capacity  is  yours?


A mighty 1293cc, but with the turbo it's about 170 or so hp. In a mini it's pretty quick.

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Posted 12 September 2015 - 12:35 AM

Not Bad at All Jay:-

 



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Posted 14 September 2015 - 06:54 PM

Dyno results are in.. Click on the Aussie V8 link on my previous post if interested in having a look.. Cheers



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Posted 14 September 2015 - 08:54 PM

Great Results Ando,

 

Still producing MAX HP at 7000rpm:-

 

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Posted 16 September 2015 - 02:51 PM

how much did the motor end up costing u ando ?



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Posted 17 September 2015 - 11:22 AM

Ryan,

I haven't added the full cost up but it was lot more than a Holden EFI style head stroker & probably more than twice the cost to build a stroked sb Chevy..

The YT-3 heads, porting & valve train assembly was a very expensive path but happy to be a little different..

It's an engine combo I had in my head for years & the early head style suits the Torana so that what's mattered to me.. Definitely not a build for the budget minded.. lol



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Posted 18 September 2015 - 09:40 AM

It's never cheap.
The Holden 383 I had built in 2001 cost me $13000. Plus the $6K when I went to a hydraulic roller cam and COME alloy heads in 2007.
The upside of doing it properly is that it's still going strong all these years later.

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Posted 19 September 2015 - 07:55 PM

Ando it's an amazing engine :) great results always take lots of coin and time .... Hope my budget build holds up haha

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Posted 24 September 2015 - 07:04 AM

the new engine is proberly 3times better than my dad's normal engine



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Posted 24 September 2015 - 07:15 AM

my dad and i r going going to pick up the engine hopefully tomorrow



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Posted 29 September 2015 - 04:49 PM

My dad now has the engine!!! OMG!! :party:

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My dad now has the engine!!! OMG!! :party:

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