Swiss_Tony Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 I am after an XE engine block. Must have good bores. Prefer if it was good on 86mm standard bore if at all poss. Thanks in advance James Su77on Se7ens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickie Normuss Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 What you up to now? VX HPC - Loud and proud here Adding power makes you faster on the straights. Subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Still building boat anchors by sounds of things' 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiss_Tony Posted October 8, 2008 Author Share Posted October 8, 2008 What you up to now? I thought that after 10 years of having the 7 she deserved a nice shiny new engine 😬 With some even nicer new shiny oily bits inside 😬 Nothing wrong with a boat anchor Mr T I am not sure that many engines could have put up with the use mine has had over the years without needing major surgery 😬 James Su77on Se7ens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickie Normuss Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Still building boat anchors by sounds of things' Short memory there Peter 😬 😬 I have an XE block, will swap mine for yours? VX HPC - Loud and proud here Adding power makes you faster on the straights. Subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Yes ok there is nothing wrong with this engine, actually i quite like them. But it would be so nice to have an alloy block to reduce some of the weight from the front of the car. *thumbup* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiss_Tony Posted October 9, 2008 Author Share Posted October 9, 2008 Ric I would take you up on that Cheers 😬 Somehow I reckon you would be losing out though 😳 The conversation would go something along the lines of........... Me:- "mmmm nice shiny new block 😬 Thanks" Ric:- " my pistons dont fit 🙆🏻 *mad*" I know what you mean Peter but I am working on a slightly different approach. Basically I am cutting down my pork pie consumption to 15 per day which should lose more weight off me than would be saved by fitting an ali block For road use, which is all I use the car for now, i am not convinced there is any advantage. Also the car is lighter than some k engined cars already 😳 James Su77on Se7ens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickie Normuss Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Well swap the engine then, throttle bodies and all 😬 VX HPC - Loud and proud here Adding power makes you faster on the straights. Subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiss_Tony Posted October 9, 2008 Author Share Posted October 9, 2008 Swap these Never James Su77on Se7ens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irrelevant Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 That is a bloody cool photo . . . . . well, apart from the girly carbon . .. can't you paint it with ally-look paint or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiss_Tony Posted October 10, 2008 Author Share Posted October 10, 2008 Cheers adam 😬 Ther are made of ali 😳 I painted them with carbon paint James Su77on Se7ens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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