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toonmania wrote:Get yourself a V8 mustang the new one

Saw one recently and build quality is pretty shocking...nice and cheap for what you get though

Deakin wrote:Seen this car at edition 38 last year and it was one of my favorites! Such a shame. Maybe the V6 bi turbo from the b5 S4?

Thanks....keeping the shell and may stick another engine in it in a few years once I've got the vet the fact it's broken again

You'll always hear that cackle of a Diesel engine as much as you can try and drown it out with the exhaust....and never be able to rev like a petrol. W8 was just that bit more interesting given it had a flat plane crank. Not gonna diss you diesel boys but just don't like them except for the economy ...

If you knew what I'd spent already you wouldn't do any more....and there's nothing you can do to convince me that a diesel will sound as good as the w8 did going through the tunnels coming out of Rotterdam

No offence but diesels suck and sound poo

Wouldn't be the same tho...4pot just ain't gonna sound nearly as nice

Would be a great shame to break it mate, what's happened to it now for you to throw the towel in? I think your car is an inspiration to most people on here :ymhug: Bottom end away again and it's had 5 engines so more than enough chances................at the end of the day to most folk that see it....

dubber36 wrote:Put a 3.0 diesel in it Dave.

You on crack....bad enough having a diesel company car and the wife's car running on the dirty stuff

Had a final photoshoot before the car died and in the process of stripping it as had enough :sad: http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee77/dmcessential/The%20W8/BECB067F-130A-45C6-8234-B092B0C7ABE2_zpsxzh7akv7.jpg http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee77/dmcessential/The%20W8/6F0F61DA-79CA-4302-9D31-A...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/291714951691

https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/262374301973

Just search rs6 on eBay....loads on there so don't know what you've been looking at

Seems a hell of an expensive bit of kit considering for about half that you can get Rs6 8 pot calipers and larger drilled 365mm discs.

Gallardo 8pot calipers with RS6+ 365mm discs, rears are 335mm A8 discs with adapters for the oem caliper

Hi mate I will start by saying what a nice car your w8 is, If I can get mine looking that good I would be chuffed. Right down to the main reason I am bothering you, I have a quick question when you fitted your coilovers did you have to do any extra work to the suspension arms or other parts in that...

So been a while....cars still running engine #5 aint bust yet :hyst Cars back on the winters and ready to go back in for some paint on the front and the rear extender fitting http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee77/dmcessential/IMG_0605_zpsc0ms5oue.jpg http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee77/dmcesse...

badly want one lol Even reading about you luck with yours hasn't put me off. Have you just been really unlucky or are they unreliable? First engine was fine for a long time and after that your buying engines you know nothing about so always hit and miss. Current engine has done 177k and seems fine....

Thanks

Will see if I can get back onto photo bucket and stick more pics up. Interior is easy as front seats for straight in. Electrics and heating have the same plugs. Had to change the airbag connectors, but there were quite easy. Rear seats are std 4mo ones that I had re-trimmed when I was having the fro...

Yeh need to do that some day....few good tunnels in Glasgow

700 miles to Edition and back and all good........dashboard like a Christmas tree, but that was more to do with me getting a bit excited coming out of the toll road barriers and bouncing the limiter

Found a supplier for the shells in Germany so should be good to re-build #4 :hyst They are pretty similar in thickness to most shells TBH so I'm sending some of the new ones away to Glyco for them to measure them and let me know what other VW cars they come on so I can source them easier :D Making t...

Yep still got the car and it's still there

Crazy spends to do it and cheaper sticking a different engine in, but fair play in trying if you do. A couple of things I'd do given the engine has to come out. Take the cam adjusters off and check the screens. They will most likely look like this http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee77/dmcessential...

Christ it was a long long time ago

From what I remember engine bay temps were over 40 degrees and the black plastic airbix and intake pipes were drawing that in. It was also quite a restricted flow in spite of a decent sized filter

Lol worth it just for how it looks. It did reduce intake temps so never a bad thing

Cheers dude hope your W8 lasts well and if you need any info/advice then gimme a shout

Thanks for the help Colin....much appreciated as always