My v8 Capri

[72mk1escort]

Thats well nice bet it goes well to

[Coops V8]

she don't go to bad,

could be quicker though,

[Coops V8]

these latest pics were taken october this year at a show in evesham,

Steve Cash was the photographer,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And a couple of higher Res ones,

 

 

 

 

[MK3_DC]

all i can see is x's

[Mr Sam]

images not workin for me neither

 

cant wait to see it next season

[Coops V8]

sorry guys now sorted,

uploaded them to my own web site server

[Coops V8]

well time for an update as i have been away for a while,

 

the new ecu is now working a treat,

and the car is more responsive, even more so than last season,

 

the engine is under going a few upgrades over the next few weeks,

 

Upgrades as follows

Ported and polished Big valve stg2 heads (1.6' inlet valves and 1.4' exhaust valves), competition valve springs (less one coil), shortened and bulleted guides, latest style hooded stem seals. and 28cc chambers.

 

Crower 50233 high lift cam (ultra fast road/track cam)

 

Crane Hi-rev anti pump up lifters

 

before the cam can be fitted the pistons need to be pocketed to allow for the lift of the new cam, we are using a modified valve which has been made into a cutter so we can do the pistons in situ,

once this has been done the main rebuild is intended over the easter break

[Coops V8]

Update:

 

the stg2 heads turned out to be stg3

 

but with standard valve springs which we found out about after doing a dry run instead of after priming the oil system

this caused a touch of bind up on the springs.

 

thus bending 2 chrome molly pushrods,

 

Crower cam being fitted:

 

Made a cutter from an old chevy valve to pocket the pistons.

 

Duplex timing gears replaced the standard type steel gears we had fitted.

 

Stg3 heads fitted to block with new molly pushrods,

 

Rocker gear awaiting refit

 

then fitted to engine, with preload set on the lifters also.

 

Manifolds refurbed, along with second wb02 sensor fitted and exhaust gas temp probe,

 

Nearly all back together:

 

 

And a vid of her running

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[Coops V8]

the ole gal is running faultless now,

first outing this year at the classic ford day at the pod rana 13.3 @ 104mph,

a bit more tunning is needed needed now and maybe we can hit the magic 12,

[dixon]

very very nice mate

 

i can see hell of alot of worl has gone into it...

[Coops V8]

Thought it was time for a little update, as not posted on here since 2008,

last year (2009) the car ended up not attending any drag meets or shows, and many people asked where the hell was the car,

Reason neither of us were at any shows was the car was over at caprisport (www.caprisport.com) and was having a major overhaul,

 

the 3.9 was removed and a high comp (11:1 ratio) new 4.6 engine fitted,

mapped fuel and ignition now fitted,

1.5kw high torque starter,

TVR gearbox,

-6 braided fuel lines from the bosch motorsport fuel pump to the filter then to the fuel rail,

Caprisport custom built exhaust system with 'X' pipe,

coilover front strut conversion with Gaz adjustable inserts and adjustable topmounts,

Gaz rear adjustable shocks,

custom engine mounts,

the list goes on, hope you like the finished article,

 

Old 3.9 Coming Out:

 

New Engine Build:

 

Fuel System Upgrade:

 

Engine Mount Fab:

 

Its Going In:

 

Exhaust System:

 

Struts:

 

Its Finished:

 

 

Oh and the reason for every thing being OTT fuel system and mount wise etc,

Is that i have this baby to go on later this year,

at last i have a supercharger to go with the new engine,

so end of this year it will be a 4.6 powered capri with forced induction and N20

[KJ 1320]

Very nice mate

You can't beat a bit of forced induction!

[Coops V8]

been a while coming,

will only run a max of 6-8psi that charger but thats going to be more than enough due to the comp ratio, (around 9.8 with cam overlap),

 

not going to run an intercooler at first so we can see what the intake temps get up to,

if they get to high will add one,

hoping around the 400+bhp mark when finished end of this year

[KJ 1320]

I have a vauxhall xe engine in mine with a Procharger running at 10 psi of boost

[Coops V8]

you running an intercooler?

[KJ 1320]

you running an intercooler?

 

yes m8 600x300x75 core with 75mm in/out

[Coops V8]

Cheers mate,

a few parts i need to source,

intercooler, BOV or recirc valve,

pulleys to be made,

brackets to be made,

etc etc.

[KJ 1320]

Cheers mate,

a few parts i need to source,

intercooler, BOV or recirc valve,

pulleys to be made,

brackets to be made,

etc etc.

 

The intercooler I got from Ebay

Bov I've got is a 50mm Tial

If you need to work out the pulley diameters and you know the ratio of the internal step up of the Paxton I'll find the link to the site I used

[Coops V8]

Cheers mate,

a few parts i need to source,

intercooler, BOV or recirc valve,

pulleys to be made,

brackets to be made,

etc etc.

 

The intercooler I got from Ebay

Bov I've got is a 50mm Tial

If you need to work out the pulley diameters and you know the ratio of the internal step up of the Paxton I'll find the link to the site I used

 

5" crank pulley 6rib

3.75" charger pulley 6 rib with two keyways,

gives me charger rpm of 38134rpm at 6.5k (max rpm of charger 38000)

gives 35670rpm (ish) @ 6k,

will do a search on the bov,

ta mate for the help been spot on

[mk3cortinasteve]

That one awesome looking car mate nice one

got to aggree

its lush mate

[banarama]

lovely colour/ and car

[Coops V8]

Cheers guys,

it was going in for the bodywork to be done this year as its looking a bit old now,

but the supercharger has put stop to that now for another year or two

[Vista]

Did someone lose a project thread?

[BaileyMex]

Sorted!!!

[Coops V8]

Cheers Guys

will upload some more pics soon