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Scorpion V8 for sale UPDATE

Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 5:23 pm
by OLD FART
It has a 1UZ and it is on Performance Forums

Now on EBay oz

Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 6:59 pm
by greenstaz82
pretty cool , those engines run so quiet but there a bit of a boat anchor though .

Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 9:39 pm
by enthuzed
Quite a lot more unfinished than the owner makes out!

I'd rather this, then go virtually straight out and play:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Mistubishi-S ... 19ca6b1db2

Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 8:30 am
by thrash
greenstaz82 wrote:they're a bit of a boat anchor though .
not really.. they weigh a tad less than an sr20...

Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 8:53 am
by greenstaz82
thrash wrote:
greenstaz82 wrote:they're a bit of a boat anchor though .
not really.. they weigh a tad less than an sr20...
nah.. sr20 weight about 145 to 150 kg and 1uz's are about 213kg ,probably less then sum early cast iron head and block stuff but what i meant was there not much of a performance engine , good for 4wd's lol .

Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 9:41 am
by bulldogger
lol...........those 1uz make a crap load of power with a decent gt45 frame turbo on it or pair of twins the thing wheel fly...................1uz's run forged rods,pistons and add in 6 bolt mains

the sr20 is nissan's failed attemp to improve on the fj20:(

Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 10:17 am
by greenstaz82
bulldogger wrote:lol...........those 1uz make a crap load of power with a decent gt45 frame turbo on it or pair of twins the thing wheel fly...................1uz's run forged rods,pistons and add in 6 bolt mains
there not very exciting in standard form .

Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 10:41 am
by redzone
Josh Young's sprinter used stock unopened 1UZ's, bolted on his ITB manifold and headers and cranked out 190-200RWKW from a few of them.. not a bad result, a set of cams really wakes them up too

Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 10:46 am
by thrash
while i have not weighed the 1uz motors myself, multiple sources from the net as well as some friends who have played with them put the weight of the 1uz in at 170 - 190kg, including accessories.. I assume not every single one of them is a retard.

sr20det measured at 150.. is that with accessories such as air con compressor?

and in regard to being not very exciting in standard form, they WERE meant to be a luxury engine, not a power crazed mongrel:P The development funds were put into smoothness and ultra reliability - both of which = performance POTENTIAL :D

hmm.. what was this topic about again? rofl

Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 11:31 am
by OLD FART
I think there is a 17 year old drifter in Tassie that has a 1UZ in an early Corolla that seems to go ok

Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 11:33 am
by OLD FART
[quote="thrash"]while i have not weighed the 1uz motors myself, multiple sources from the net as well as some friends who have played with them put the weight of the 1uz in at 170 - 190kg, including accessories.. I assume not every single one of them is a retard
Are you referring to the 1UZ's or your mates :? LOL

Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 12:25 pm
by bulldogger
you going shopping here if you wanna build a tuff 1uz.............eric has heaps of goodies for them

http://ttcperformanceproducts.com/tov81in.html

Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 3:47 pm
by greenstaz82
thrash wrote:while i have not weighed the 1uz motors myself, multiple sources from the net as well as some friends who have played with them put the weight of the 1uz in at 170 - 190kg, including accessories.. I assume not every single one of them is a retard.

sr20det measured at 150.. is that with accessories such as air con compressor?

and in regard to being not very exciting in standard form, they WERE meant to be a luxury engine, not a power crazed mongrel:P The development funds were put into smoothness and ultra reliability - both of which = performance POTENTIAL :D

hmm.. what was this topic about again? rofl
im not exactly sure on the true weight with all the bolt on's for either motor but i cant see the v8 being lighter ,but hey.. i could be wrong .There a pretty smooth running motor thats for sure .
I had an early 3.8 toyota v8 that came out of a Century , It was a copy of the early chrysler Hemi ,it was a single cam pushrod engine with alloy block and heads . cant remember the engine model though .

Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 4:55 pm
by 1320ft
Well this car ran into the 9's on a stock 1UZ bottom end. And is driven to the track, drop the pipes, change the tyres and race, then drive home again.

He chose to go down the 1UZ path because if is the biggest motor you can engineer (and the car is 100%) in the capri in NSW.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umK7mKH7agQ

Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 5:44 pm
by greenstaz82
ive seen scorpions engineered with 318 /360 small blocks in them , plenty of room in the engine bay , ive got a 79 model here that ive got a starion single cam sitting in the engine bay waiting to be finished .