http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=230442287171

Any idea how hard this will be?

Thanks

 

that engine bay looks a complete mess,also i think thats a 3.5. i personally dont see the point of that conversion, you can get a 2.8 v6 capri as standard witch will proberly have just as good performance.

 

Seen this on there but its a bit of a mess! If it had the proper conversion kit and a decent engine then it would be a bargain,but hard to tell as it looks such a mess! Not much of a gain with power over a 2.8i but would handle much better as the rover v8 weighs less than a pinto and has good tuning potential.

 

yeah, it looks rough, but I quite like the rover v8 and love the capri, so I always thought why not combine thm?

 

ive had one absouluteley no gain over a 2.8 other than the soundtrack. and worse mpg than the 2.8.

 

I thought about a rover v8 in my capri but when i looked into it the only reason i wanted to do it was for the sound! So i put a yb in instead.Better option than the rover is a 24v cosworth,as they are 195hp standard and not bad on petrol either.They are a bit heavy though!

 

i bought this little beauty for Ł1200 of ebay





came with gearbox that i fitted as old box was gettting tight, needed an alternator and front brake pipes and that was it. she did 130 just lol

sold it for Ł1900 3 years ago now, wish id kept it tbh worth alot more than that even then.

 

dave has that now think he might be selling it this year

 

Thing is a Rover V8 is easier and cheaper to get than a Cossie engine

 

but thats like comparing a turd to a cream cake lol

 

Nah , its a mess , the v8 is only 150 bhp but loads of torque and much nicer to drive than a 2.8i .

Tuned engines though , thats a different matter , use the bits for the conversion , build a decent spec engine and it could be a hafl decent conversion

heres mine

https://passionford.com/forum/old-sk...ml#post4775418

 

your capri is stunning, fair play

 

Cheers , Its not cossie beater but with the torque it fun to drive , TBH any more power and a capri cant handle it.

But the sounds from a V8 is lovely

 

Looks great, is it difficult to fit it?

I get what your saying, but i'd rather have a cheap to buy, cheap to modify and cheap to fix engine than an expensive one.

 

NO its not hard to fit , people seem to think its a cheap converison , and compared to some it is ,

you need , modified engine mounts , modified sump and pickup pipe , modified headers and a custom prop , and then clutch and cables arrnaged.

Not a huge issue but it can add up a bit.

 

Thanks

 

Cheaper to just get a 24v cossie

Uses standard 2.8 mounts, same rad etc etc, just bolt in and go once you sort the wiring

Steve

 

that may be the guy i sold it to, does he live in huntingdon ?

 

Yeah but spares cost more and they can't be sourced from crap, cheap, undesirable cars, unlike the Rover v8

 

I had my 24v engine for 8 years and only ever changed the oil and filter

You can / could pick up a whole 24v Granny for less than Ł500

Steve

 

Yeah that a popular converison , boa is apparently easier than the bob , problem is getting a gearbox ,almost all 24 v grannys are auto , you need to get a hybrid box , or use a type 9 but it will destroy them as the are crap

And its just not a v8 ,, but them Im biased

Not a bad conversion though

 

Has to be the V8 for me, but I do appreciate peeps wanting to stay all Ford
I found better economy round town from a standard Rover on SUs than a 2.8i driving the same speeds but having to play with the gearbox more
Then there's the roll on from the V8 in top, my mate had a stage 3 3.1 with 390 Holley etc etc in his MK 3 He wasn't impressed with my 150 quid lump
Makes a better balanced car too

 

Sweet, got any pics?

 

the 2.8i must of had problems then because its a more fuel efficient engine than the rover v8 and thats a fact.

rovers torquier but doesnt rev like the 2.8.

 

Have to disagree there , the heads on them breathe so poorly , nobody really does tuning products for them .

with regards to the fuel side of things on paper I would agree , however I could never get more than about 28 out any of my 2.8i's , One of my pals has a 3.5 v8 with strombergs in a Capri and he gets over 30 mpg ,

Mine has not been on the long enought to figure out what the mpg is , but I been getting about 90 miles to a tank

But that V8 sounds lovley

 

Difficult to reply when you say it's fact but a good 2.8i returns what, 30 MPG on a run? Thats a mint motor IMO but a Rover V8 on carbs pulling a 5door bruiser of an SD1 returns the same if tip top some manuals a touch over
My comparison was when I junked the 390 Holley and Offy to go back to SUs as the cam and heads were stock and it was costing me too much dosh for town work. Cos the V8 has the good low to mid grunt in a light MK 1 Capri shell you could chug about and get 20 - 24 round town compared to the 2.8i having to be booted more to make the same progress, up and down the box and return a couple of MPG less. In saying that the Rover doesn't get much more return in the Capri on a cruise on the original 3 litre 4 speed as like you say they don't like to rev as much.
I've had a few 2.8s and the best I've ever got from 'em is 28 - 30 MPG
Anyways, the next motor I had in the following Capri (one I still have) was breathed on and set up for the 1/4 mile running a hot cam, 600 Holley with head work etc The best I had on a steady run from that lump was 12 MPG Hope to ressurect her soon with a better motor

@ DarylC (hope spelling right) I'll sort a thread with some old skool pics when I have sussed how to work it all here

 

Interesting thread.Will build a v8 capri myself one day when i finish my current one.My father has a TVR Griffith 4.3bv,that would be a bit different to the standard v8 in a capri i imagine,plus it has half decent fuel economy.

 

the V8 noise would just suit a capri so well, ford should have built one.

the v8 also comes in several displacements too doesnt it!? 3.5 3.9 then thers 4.5 in some cars, maybe even bigger, so if you found a cheap 3.5 you should be able to change the engine over to a bigger one later on?!

 

i must say a rover v8 does sound awsome, i dont no why but ive always thought they sound beter than a bigger american v8 even tho they are sort of american i supose

 

me to, almost subaru like in the way it sounds almost like a heart beating with its rythem

even in landrovers they sound awsome lol

 

They did, but we weren't allowed it

http://perana.org/capriv8.php

 

where i live they stiil use ldv ambulances with rover v8s in,they sound the bollocks. how sad do i sound lol.

 

Nice one mate, pop em in the Old Skool section

 

this is my v8 capri,
stg3 4.6 v8, fully mappable fuel and ignition with lambda control.
and 150bhp n20, in process of fitting a mustang race prepped axle by robinson race cars and a paxton supercharger.





and the build through 2009:

 

Scooby Slayer..is that right it only did 130mph.

 

my thoughts exactly and more reliable

 

130mph it will do better than that my 1988 xr4x4 2.8 will do that just about lol.

 

Just,WOW!!!

 

Now thats what you call a rover v8! Have seen a few tuscan rover v8's in the classifieds and always thought about putting one in my capri.

 

I like the look of the intake pipe and filter.