My 3.9 V8 Mk3 Capri

[Tony C]

The Car:
Well it is a 1986 Mk3 Ford Capri Laser,
which has been modified to take a Rover 3.9 efi V8 and Sherpa 5 speed gearbox,
it has a sports twin exhaust system, special made 2 piece prop,
with 2.8i Capri Lsd Axle with cosworth discs (non vented) with sierra calipers,
bilstien front struts with cosworth discs (vented) and ap 4 pot calipers,
powersteering rack from 2.8i Capri which is mated up to the Rover powersteering pump,
Home made axle location kit, and uprated 2.8i anti roll bars with poly
bushes fitted through out the whole car,
and to finish the chassis of is a set of 16" monza alloy wheels,

The Engine:
Its a 3.9 Rover v8 the latest rover stiff block design (but not 4 bolt mains version),
has a 285 piper high lift cam with Crane hi-rev lifters (hydrualic),
Chrome molly adjustable push rods, and steel vernier timing gears,
ARP mains studs, ARP big end studs and ARP head studs,
home built hybrid hotwire/twin plenum efi with VEM's fully mappable ecu,
JR race induction filter, 4.6 ported Tempest Thor heads,
Factory oil pump with high pressure spring, a FSE high pressure fuel regulator,
lightened flywheel with a AP-Racing green spring clutch
and a Highpower 200i Nitrous Oxide kit with progressive nitrous controller. (100 bhp)
Mallory Unilite dizzy, Mallory Hyfire VI Digital Multi Strike Ignition Control and Mallory Promaster Coil,


The Inside:
Standard Capri except for rear seats removed a Saftey Devices 6 point roll cage fitted,
Battery moved to the boot,
Recaro half leather front seats,
ripspeed steering wheel,
Autometer 5" Sport Comp rev counter/shift light and line loc for front brakes,

[Paz]

Hah, badass.  Very clean and tidy install too.  Makes my VEMS feel a little under-used (mine is coming in a few mins)..

Good work  :)

[Tony C]

Cheers Paz,
have a few other bits to do yet,
Have the EGT gauge to fit (when i workout how to remove the terminals from the plug)
and then run the car on wasted spark

[cliffb75]

Yep I'm with Paz on theis - thats a very neat engine bay. Looks really good.  8)

Mid 13's aren't exectly slow either. Good work.  ;D

[damo_S13]

very nice mate

[Tony C]

thanks for the kind words,

once the egt is wired up and running the next step is to up the nitrous to 150bhp,
hoping for a possible 12 this year  ::)
like i said then we are going to play with the ignition system using the vems  :o

[dnb]

Ignition and VEMS is a good combination :D 

[Tony C]

be prepared for an ear bending via e-amil dave when i start  :D

[simon86]

Cool V8 :) Red is growing on me real like it alot.

[200KriSX]

Mint! I love capri's and this is a very clean example  8)

[Tony C]

cheers guys,
i will get some other pics up asap

[Tony C]

A pic of us playing  :o




How the engine bay looked like in November 05


And what we have in the boot  8)

[Tony C]

just a quick update:

now have a pair stg3 heads, along with a crower race cam and a set of hi rev anti pump lifters,

i will get this Capri to fly  ;D

V8 Developments Stage3 Heads.



Crower Cam


Lifters

[dnb]

Nice heads :)  I have a set like that somewhere ;)

[Tony C]

it's taken me a while to get them mate  :'(
just now need to get a cutting tool made to cutthe valve reliefs in the pistons as the new cam's lift is a bit high  ::) :o
im hoping to have her all together the week leading up to easter
will wire up the egt while the car is in bits, and get the old plug sent back to rob (i have not forgotten mate)