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| Vogue Member Since: 31 Jan 2008 Location: on the hill Posts: 3739  
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Not a chance - for the simple reason that nothing does 2021 L405 Vogue SE 4.4 V8 DIESEL ~ #17 |
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5th Apr 2020 5:04pm |
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| Red Hot one Member Since: 09 Dec 2018 Location: Herefordshire Posts: 171 
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Nothing like a Scania V8 |
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13th Jul 2020 6:41pm |
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| GGDR Member Since: 26 Nov 2016 Location: London Posts: 3542
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To a non-truck person, tell more about this V8 you speak of
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13th Jul 2020 9:26pm |
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| WickNordin Member Since: 10 Jul 2020 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 21
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its a 16litre pushrod engine with a single turbo, round the back, if i remember correctly they have a mini head for each cylinder, currently rated at between 520bhp and 730bhp. They're nice and smooth and will pull without juddering and shaking from like 700rpm, unlike a 6 cylinder. I had a 57 plate Scania v8, it was only a 500bhp unit but it was ace, but it was ace because it had been fitted with a switchover valve so you could run it with 2 straight piped tracks up the back of the cab, it also got sent in for limiter calibration on bald tyres meaning it was 3 or 4 mph faster than the 56mph lorries, and the closing speed on the supermaket lorries was that of a car doing the speed limit and me, so you had the smug feeling of being able to come over beattock southbound in top gear at 1250rpm with the all the V8 noise in the world, at 44 tonnes (and whatever else the farmer loaded on you), feeling like the fastest lorry in the world. That was my memory of Scania v8's. However, you cant really get away with that as much now, and the 500bhp scanias are now a straight 6. The last 490bhp I6 scania i had was ace. Most of the "proper" diesel engines that work for a living are straight 6's. I'd be alright with an inline 6, providing they keep the volume down. At least they don't sound as awful as a 4 cylinder. Side note, if you ever see this heavy haul thing, out and about (i think it mostly does train stuff), It has a v10 engine. https://www.flickr.com/photos/37271_37418/28143422361 |
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16th Jul 2020 5:20pm |
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| Brian Considine Member Since: 15 Apr 2019 Location: Garlinge Posts: 428
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Thanks for the potted history of the Scania V*.
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16th Jul 2020 5:59pm |
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| WickNordin Member Since: 10 Jul 2020 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 21
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when i was a young backpacker in aus, my boss had a mack superliner, something worth seaching on youtube, big diesel v8 with an air starter, ace thing.
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16th Jul 2020 6:26pm |
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| MarkinNantwich Member Since: 15 Jul 2020 Location: nantwich Posts: 42 
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16th Jul 2020 6:27pm |
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| Red Merle Member Since: 19 Sep 2016 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2158 
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I’m sold!
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16th Jul 2020 6:46pm |
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| MarkinNantwich Member Since: 15 Jul 2020 Location: nantwich Posts: 42
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It would be a squeeze TBH, in marine spec I hink they were around 1500bhp, 480 in a truck |
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16th Jul 2020 6:59pm |
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| Sandyt Member Since: 07 Nov 2013 Location: Wraysbury Windsor Posts: 2257 
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I never made the transition to diesel always had petrol v8's too old to change now |
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20th Jul 2020 2:47pm |
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| Weegie Member Since: 09 Jun 2014 Location: East Sussex Posts: 3233 
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All this makes me feel old. Come to think about, I am. |
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20th Jul 2020 3:02pm |
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My experience was with Atkinsons with Gardner 150 engines which were also fitted in the BRS trucks. You could go walkabout in tbe BRS cab it was so big. | Spr1ngbok Member Since: 16 Jul 2020 Location: Hampshire Posts: 45
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Always had petrol except the 4.4 TDV8RR and the Hilux TBH will go back to petrol again if I can. Pity they don't do the 3 litre engine you can get in Aus for the Hilux. Don't know the stats but environmentally suspect the petrol is better |
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20th Jul 2020 4:44pm |
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| Brian Considine Member Since: 15 Apr 2019 Location: Garlinge Posts: 428
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Very few nicer or more soothing than a Gardner ticking over. A superb engine & devoid of any of this euro nonsense. 2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6 |
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20th Jul 2020 5:19pm |
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| Andy S Member Since: 16 Jun 2013 Location: Sevenoaks Posts: 1017
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My Dad’s fleet manager used to buy Guy trucks for two reasons; they were a Black Country firm, so buying local, but mainly because of the Gardner engine. Apparently it was bomb proof for the heavy haul multi drop work the trucks did - delivering steel tube and fittings. When Guys were no longer made they moved on to Leyland Lynxs or Clydesdales. Neither were a patch on the Guys. |
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20th Jul 2020 7:08pm |
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