My 4.0 Litre V8 Calibra build - Page 3

**spanishfly** · 29-05-2008, 09:59

Stage 1 =500bhp
Stage 2 = Bored
Stage 3 = 1000bhp

jav786 · 29-05-2008, 12:25

Nice project mate

chip · 29-05-2008, 12:27

Sounds like my nova
stage 1 = evo5 LET
stage 2 = bored
stage 3 = hopefully about double the power it was

1000bhp in the calibra would be only the same bhp per liter as the nova will be hopefully, lol

Cant see me ever feeling that the performance is worth the expense of doing that though, 500bhp in it would be plenty for what I want to do with it anyway.

**spanishfly** · 29-05-2008, 13:58

deek · 29-05-2008, 19:46

is that the same v8 that a soarar has?or how everyou spell it?iv seen one on them in an omega with 1000bhp in evo mag about a year or so ago

chip · 29-05-2008, 21:00

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Originally Posted by deek

is that the same v8 that a soarar has?or how everyou spell it?iv seen one on them in an omega with 1000bhp in evo mag about a year or so ago

Thats the one, I met the fella at the ring and got offered a go as passenger in it when I said I worked for Total Vauxhall and got chatting to him about it, then some idiot biker selfishly splattered himself on the tarmac and they closed the track, and I never got round to arranging it later on, what a wate!

Colonel K · 29-05-2008, 21:22

Lexus V8s are awesome engines by all accounts. So cheap right now as well.

cool project.

Ghost_Walker · 29-05-2008, 22:06

mate has one with a cat back system which loses one box per side, also the proper k+n kit on it with the new cold air feed and having heard a std one and his there is bugger difference in the sound, his is only marginally louder but not by a hell of a lot.

his is auto as well. it's a very quiet engine so you might have to lose 2 boxes a side to get the proper V8 burble from it.

deek · 30-05-2008, 12:42

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Originally Posted by chip

Thats the one, I met the fella at the ring and got offered a go as passenger in it when I said I worked for Total Vauxhall and got chatting to him about it, then some idiot biker selfishly splattered himself on the tarmac and they closed the track, and I never got round to arranging it later on, what a wate!

had the same when i was there, a selfish bker splaterd themselve against the wall and had to be airlifted off the track

joby4x4power · 30-05-2008, 12:58

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Originally Posted by chip

Would definately make a cool pair mate.

Race you PV2010, lol

LOL 2010, ok, i have a dead line LOL

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Originally Posted by spanishfly

Nice choice of engine, never go wrong, cheap and as said run perfectly! I like the new 4.3 better though, but I assume the wiring would be harder!? VVT

are you meaning the 4.3AMG lump or 4.3 Lexus lump?

Im thinking that the wiring would be really tricky from my merc! but if a wise auto electricion can do it then i say fairplay!

heres my 4.3L V8 AMG..

Im not sure whether im goin to strip this or rebuild it and keep as a show/track car as its only a Cat~C right~off, but i did have the thought of sticking the lump into my blue cav turbo while back and cutting the floorpan for gearbox to fit to make it a rear wheel drive.

Hmmm.

Joby.

Jack · 30-05-2008, 13:01

Strip it, drop it and thrash it.

chip · 27-09-2008, 20:49

PROGRESS TO REPORT, COMPLETE WITH BUILD PICTURES......

Err, of a big muddy hole, rather than a car, LOL

Before I can build the car though, first we need to build the workshop, and thats now well and truely under way

Basically the workshop is on a site that was previously an old log store that was set up on a hill about 5 foot high, the only way we could get the shape without ruining the look of the garden from the outside, was to leave the edge of the bank in place, leave some trees in place, and make an L shape workshop around it, with a 13 foot or so entrance, then it turn 90 degrees, and the back edge is 14 foot wide and 44 feet deep.

Its a joint project between me and Jason (vauxsport username: Tefal)
When its done we plan to build a 4wd v8 corrado for him to do trackdays in, and the rwd V8 calibra for me.

Here's how its looking so far, we chucked some cars in it to give an impression of size.

This is it pictured from down near the entrance:

View from the bottom end:

This is how the cars are likely to sit while we are building them, as it seems to give best use of space to get all round the cars with plenty of space but while still giving us the entrance bit free so that we can use that for ad hoc work on any of our other cars (we've got about 10 projects cars between us, so extra space could be handy, lol)

And this is the obligiatory random mincing shot:

Still a long way to go of course, but at least we have the site fully cleared now.

We've also got the door frame in, which is a pair of railway sleeps sunk into the floor and concreted, which gives us about 7' 6" of height in the door way and the doorway itself is going to be about 11' wide, as we are losing 2' of side along the righthand wall so that we have some storage space for wheels and to fit a wood burner for in the winter.

specks · 27-09-2008, 20:56

progress threads are great,looks like a nice sized garage,where you building it,the forest or something lol.

chip · 27-09-2008, 21:04

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Originally Posted by specks

progress threads are great,looks like a nice sized garage,where you building it,the forest or something lol.

Its on some land next to Jason's old mans farm house and its all woods and trees round there, its quite picturesque really, lol

Size wise, it kind of feels a bit pokey to me, as my last workshop was approximately 700 times bigger, but TBH that was a bit overkill and im sure this will be fine once its finished and we are settled into it and got the cars and tools and everything to hand

**jamied** · 27-09-2008, 21:11

come on chipster get it sorted out...i have my trusty spade and wheel barrow ready in case you need a hand.

chip · 27-09-2008, 21:30

We'll stick to using diggers thanks mate, lol

**jamied** · 27-09-2008, 21:56

i have a HUGE digger coming up to the unit this week for a service....30 foot long...15 foot high and can shift loads of poo in seconds.

chip · 27-09-2008, 22:39

We used a much bigger one than the one in the pictures for when we were digging it out, this one is just the one we used for bits of tidying up.

This one struggles to take a decent scoop out of the ground as its clay and really hard, the bigger one just munched through it like a hot knife through butter.

Big diggers are cool

Chriscavturbo · 27-09-2008, 23:42

Fair play, thats going to be a great space when its dunn. good luck

MSG · 28-09-2008, 00:25

Just saw this thread, its going to be some project, starting with the foundations!!! good luck Chip man!

Andy A · 28-09-2008, 00:40

This is going to be fun.

What type of forced induction are you going to use, turbo or blower?
Why is the new workshop going to be L shaped, why not a normal rectangle?

joe joe · 28-09-2008, 00:44

ha ha ha

good luck chip its gona be a great project and so long as i'm alive and have a computer with internet i don't care how long it takes

also, i love the sounds of those v8's, their awesome

chip · 28-09-2008, 07:10

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Originally Posted by Andy A

This is going to be fun.

What type of forced induction are you going to use, turbo or blower?
Why is the new workshop going to be L shaped, why not a normal rectangle?

Two cosworth T3's are the current plan, space dependant.

Its L shaped for the reasons in my post, is what the only way to make it big enough without it being very intrusive onto the look of the garden.

bux · 28-09-2008, 20:16

get the bbq goin up there in the summer months and you'll be well away mate lol, setting for the workshop is very cool indeed

chip · 29-09-2008, 02:31

There's a lake about 50 yards away, and a swimming pool even closer, so its ideal for BBQ's