Who loves a dirty old stinkin, thumping guzzling V8?

[davenl5l]

yep clevo mafia for a reason well actually 351 of them

[my67xr]

mine hasnt been on the road for a while, but here's a couple of pics

[davenl5l]

Originally Posted by my67xr

mine hasnt been on the road for a while, but here's a couple of pics

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drool

[Assassinbm]

My 523/555" Lunati should be in this week for my Xy's new heart, back on road again soon,
& it's been said here before so here goes again.......the more greenies there are is a good thing, means there is more fuel for all of us with real engines to burn....god bless greenies.

[Landau Stable]

Here's my contributions. My weekend warrior Mustang named GDDYUP



And my daily driver affectionately known as The Ratty.


GDDYUP has a reasonably worked 351 Windsor with some very loud 2 3/4 inch dual pipes running an fmx with 3k stall and 3.89 gears.
The ratty is a mild 351 clevo with tamer 2 inch dual pipes for street use and a 4 speed single rail with highway gears.

[Donny]

My dirty, stinking, thumping old V8 can go from Sydney to Brisbane on one tank of juice, so it ain't that much of a gas guzzler..
Ya have to own or have owned one of these dinosaurs to "GET" what their about, that's why there's so many clueless peeps around who dont "get the passion".


By the way dosen't those Prius type buckets of pooh cost way more in environmental footprint to build than just about any other car?
And what about when their at the end of their life? all that nasty waste..

[rocket67]

Gave us a great thrill to drive around Mt Panorama in a couple of dirty old stinkin, thumping, guzzling V8s back in April -









Love your Mach1 Landau

Rocket.

[PlukaDuck]

Its taken 30+ years of fuel injection ,ECU's, computers, plastic,turbo"s ,superchargers and 6 speed gearboxs to compete with the old school N/A v8.
Torque wins races and Horsepower sells cars. And v8's have the torque, the sound,and the character of there own.
Besides the only thing that should come in 2 litres is MILK and
ORANGE JUICE........

[Streets]

I love the feeling of rolling up to the lights in a big cammy 351 and seeing all the heads turn... I love the way you give it a little rev and the shaker flexes like a living muscle and the whole car rocks from side to side... I love it when you change up gears and the tail hits the floor and the nose points at the sky...

[NickyN]

Originally Posted by Landau Stable

Here's my contributions. My weekend warrior Mustang named GDDYUP

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And my daily driver affectionately known as The Ratty.
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GDDYUP has a reasonably worked 351 Windsor with some very loud 2 3/4 inch dual pipes running an fmx with 3k stall and 3.89 gears.
The ratty is a mild 351 clevo with tamer 2 inch dual pipes for street use and a 4 speed single rail with highway gears.

What a beauty!

[2011G6E]

Originally Posted by Donny

My dirty, stinking, thumping old V8 can go from Sydney to Brisbane on one tank of juice, so it ain't that much of a gas guzzler..
Ya have to own or have owned one of these dinosaurs to "GET" what their about, that's why there's so many clueless peeps around who dont "get the passion".
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By the way dosen't those Prius type buckets of pooh cost way more in environmental footprint to build than just about any other car?
And what about when their at the end of their life? all that nasty waste..

That view, that view!!! I still remember driving my mates XYGT many years back. It was our wedding car (grooms car, the bride turned up in a 351 Fairlane Marquis).

True about the Prius...when you tot up all the incidentals of production from raw materials to finished product to cost of running to expected service life, a Prius is actually less environmentally friendly than an enormous Hummer H2...

New V8's are amazing...the old ones can in no way compare to the power and efficiencies they are getting out of new engines. The old ones are great, but the new ones are a lot better and we should be thankful the companies even bother making them for such a small percentage of buyers who choose a V8 these days.
Most buyers look at a Falcon for example, and if they do bother to ask about the power output, will say "If I can get 270hp out of an NA 4ltr six, why spend the extra dough on a V8?", and if they need to tow a big boat or horse float, they go for four wheel drives, not a V8 Falcon or Holden as they automatically would have done thirty years or more ago.

Enjoy them while you can, and enjoy the old dinosaurs which will probably be plugging along a lot longer than modern V8s...I mean, can you imagine a modern V8 with cylinder shut down technology in ten or twenty years time after a lifetime of half-assed maintainence by who knows what standard of owners and back yard mechanics...

[aussie muscle]

Originally Posted by Nikked

Still needs a supercharger...

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Looks like a matchbox car

[302 XC]

Nothin gives a better feeling than a cranky clevo on a cold morning
Theres no fun in the new stuff is there ???
Nothin puts a bigger smile on me dial than kikn the XC over and takin it for a run
The AU ute would wipe the floor with the XC,but if you have to ask,you just dont get it

[BaraFGXR6]

Do 6pack valiant charges count?

[xbxd351]

Originally Posted by BaraFGXR6

Do 6pack valiant charges count?

Yeah why not they got that same character to them. The E49 Charger is classic muscle in my book.

[Assassinbm]

NO Barra.... start a new thread, although I do like old six bangers too

[BaraFGXR6]

Originally Posted by Assassinbm

NO Barra.... start a new thread, although I do like old six bangers too

buts its got triple weber carburettors

[james22]

Sounds Great, Goes Good. Just dont ask it too stop or go around corners lol

[Legit290]

i had a mad run with a purple P76 Leyland in my old V8 XT
We were beside each other slamming third until i could pull away and take the win

It had stripes down the side GT-like and the name Targa Florio on the side. I think they were a special item because my XT was no slouch back in the day. This was on a private road, like the private road you rev your blown car on Hulkster of course

[Assassinbm]

Originally Posted by BaraFGXR6

buts its got triple weber carburettors

Not much beats the induction gurgle of multiple sidey Webers, love it

[Assassinbm]

Ok now I have access to the right files, here's a couple of pics of my old girl, the car my wife had dubbed "The Mistress"

[RAPID_BA]

Originally Posted by my67xr

mine hasnt been on the road for a while, but here's a couple of pics

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An outstanding looking car.

[cedric]

my ears don't acually bleed when i drive it, but it must be close!!!

[noosacuda]

Here's triples for you, a six pack on my 500 cubic inch Mopar.....

[PlukaDuck]

Do you meen one of these dirty stinkin things

[SPArKy_Dave]

Like this? -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4bwLwZ6zVQ

or like this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WQmaY7t9tQ

[TZENU]

My Chugga chugga bucket

8 years of abuse and multiple 12sec passes @ 112mph on motor that owes me around the 4k mark...... A massive difference to what is being screwed together for her at the moment

[jcxr]

Exactly Paul, 10 years of beating the ring out of my XR, bracket wins, 12 second passes, best burnout awards, and mine is still going strong.

[my67xr]

i'll get in on the burnout pics too, lol
this was taken back in 1989/1990?, a photo of a photo

[AMCE]

yep i luv it. i have several and enjoy using them as a daily driver. i luv the smile i get everytime i fill up with 98 premium. i enjoy the pleasure i get driving my 5.8 litres of cast iron with fuel spilling out the rear pipes. its glory. i luv idling next to hybrids and rattling their doors.
i also luv driving in peak hour traffic.
i luv being in a 1982 Falcon with a 351 Clevo V8. Luv the fumes. I want more. I also luv the anti social nature to it.