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**Indiana_Jones** · 1st September 2013, 21:50

Damn that Jag is fine

Also spotted this tonight.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used...-633665688.htm

-Indy

**dangerous** · 2nd September 2013, 05:45

That Bently is farking cool man... but hey tell me about the snipe. what are those two things between the rear fold down tables?
and a six but whats with the odd rocker cover, they a DOH rocker? whats that tube in the center about?

**scumdog** · 2nd September 2013, 18:17

Originally Posted by dangerous

That Bently is farking cool man... but hey tell me about the snipe. what are those two things between the rear fold down tables?
and a six but whats with the odd rocker cover, they a DOH rocker? whats that tube in the center about?

I THINK they're ash-trays D.

And yeah DOHC and I THINK (twice!) that the spark-plug wires run along through that 'tube'.

Long time since I've seen on of them motors

**dangerous** · 2nd September 2013, 18:44

Originally Posted by scumdog

I THINK they're ash-trays D.

And yeah DOHC and I THINK (twice!) that the spark-plug wires run along through that 'tube'.

Long time since I've seen on of them motors

thats kinda cool aye rather flash is DOHC and yeah I was impressed with the interior... did they haul arse ok?

**scumdog** · 2nd September 2013, 19:42

Originally Posted by dangerous

thats kinda cool aye rather flash is DOHC and yeah I was impressed with the interior... did they haul arse ok?

Nah, bit of a slug...but a cruisey comfortable slug...

**pete376403** · 2nd September 2013, 20:03

Originally Posted by scumdog

Nah, bit of a slug...but a cruisey comfortable slug...

Just about all the 3.8 jag engines ended up in stock cars. With a big 4 Bbbl Holley (cause stockies were only allowed one carb) and open exhaust they weren't too sluggy.
Pretty much ruled the roost until 245 valiants took over (sleeved down cyl 1 & 6 with a 202 holden piston to get under 240ci)

Ah just realised you were referring to the Snipe, not the Jag. OK the Humbers were a slug. A friend here in Wellington used to by Snipes and Super Snipes for a few hundred dollars each and smash them up in Demolition Derbies at Te Marua. More often than not he'd win because they were pretty much unstoppable tanks.

**scumdog** · 2nd September 2013, 20:10

Originally Posted by pete376403

Just about all the 3.8 jag engines ended up in stock cars. With a big 4 Bbbl Holley (cause stockies were only allowed one carb) and open exhaust they weren't too sluggy.
Pretty much ruled the roost until 245 valiants took over (sleeved down cyl 1 & 6 with a 202 holden piston to get under 240ci)

I think (hope?) Dangerous was talking about the Snipe.

**pete376403** · 2nd September 2013, 20:32

yeah, got that afterwards, hence the edit

**dangerous** · 2nd September 2013, 20:34

Originally Posted by scumdog

I think (hope?) Dangerous was talking about the Snipe.

yeah yeah super snipe, engine looks half decent but obviously the poms strugled to get it right, look what the nips do with 6 pot DOHC engines

**scumdog** · 2nd September 2013, 20:44

Originally Posted by dangerous

yeah yeah super snipe, engine looks half decent but obviously the poms strugled to get it right, look what the nips do with 6 pot DOHC engines

Sheesh D, look at the induction on the Snipe.

Then think of the weight of that lard-arsed luxo-barge.

No comparison with a Skyline or similar.

**Moi** · 2nd September 2013, 20:46

The Snipe's engine is an OHV only... so nothing special at all.

Very popular as chauffeur drive cars in the UK - big business, corporation mayors and the like... or the landed gentry, though they liked the estate versions. Considered a step up from Rover P-series and Triumph Renowns.

**dangerous** · 2nd September 2013, 20:55

Originally Posted by Moi

The Snipe's engine is an OHV only... so nothing special at all.

Very popular as chauffeur drive cars in the UK - big business, corporation mayors and the like... or the landed gentry, though they like the estate versions. Considered a step up from Rover P-series and Triumph Renowns.

well by what those above are saying is its a DOHC rather than the usual SOR or even the DOR like the 2.5 v8
shit anyone else than the poms got some grunt out of DOHC engines, shit even guzzi did it in 54 and it was a water cooled 8 500cc

**Moi** · 2nd September 2013, 21:56

The Humber's straight 6 engine was OHV. It did have a rather large rocker cover which was dipped in the middle to carry the spark plug leads - this can give the appearance that it's a DOHC engine.