Just ebayin and found this....god i want a go......120979028004:InLove
Shoe horn anyone....
Me too! :Giggle
Yeah wouldn\'t mind a go in that myself. My brother lives in the USA and works with a guy with V8 MX5. Not sure if its an LS lump or what but my bro says it is mental.
Something like this?
(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z11/Martin_Y/Odds%20and%20ends/P1010398.jpg)
LOl.....Also bigger in the states. Defo wanna go in that !
Quote from: boosted;835017LOl.....Also bigger in the states. Defo wanna go in that !
He is building a faster one, I think its a LS6 twin turbo
ive got one in at the moment finishing it off for someone , its not as tight as you would think . i will get some pics up later
Quote from: tinker-27;835030ive got one in at the moment finishing it off for someone , its not as tight as you would think . i will get some pics up later
Cool....cant wait.
that one has been up on ebay a lot of times now, think the reserve is set to something stupidly high.
Is it me or do we live in an age of putting v8\'s in everything? I\'m not saying it shouldn\'t e done at all, but every feature car now days has a V8 in it. It\'s getting a bit to common, thus starting to bore me a bit. Anyone else with me?
Not me !! Sounds like you haven\'t driven one ,
You can\'t go wrong with putting big capacity into something light... It might change the character, but its a lot of fun. Seriously considered putting a Lexus V8 into the Montrose at one stage...
Quote from: Brett;835203You can\'t go wrong with putting big capacity into something light... It might change the character, but its a lot of fun. Seriously considered putting a Lexus V8 into the Montrose at one stage...
Isnt that exactly the case, it all depends what you want from a car. Huge bhp per tonne thats great for shocking people off the lights etc or something designed for purpose, i.e the Mx5, a great handling car within the limits of the chassis or with a V8 one that be an absolute handful to control.
After having a bbr turbo mx5 with 150hp or so it made me realise that more power would have damn right scary on the road, the car suddenly felt very small and vunerable at high speeds!
I\'m certainly not saying it doesn\'t work a treat or that i don\'t understand why its done, just saying its getting far to common. Everything i see now days has a V8 under the bonnet, its just getting a little tedious.
I haven\'t driven one, perhaps this is why Tinker ;)
There was a feature in banzai magazine about 6months ago about an mx5 v8, it was down in newzealand and competed in the targa rally. The handling was just as good and it dominated its class. The handling was better than other competitors cars and the light weight and huge power made up in the high speed sections placing it in first overall iirc. Ended up with an oil pressure problem which cost them a number of places
The Rover V8 that has got in it is quite light and it would make for an interesting car. Not masses of power, probably about 180 bhp but loads of torque from tickover to 5000 rpm. Make for a very lively machine.
Quote from: B.Martin;835208I\'m certainly not saying it doesn\'t work a treat or that i don\'t understand why its done, just saying its getting far to common. Everything i see now days has a V8 under the bonnet, its just getting a little tedious.
I haven\'t driven one, perhaps this is why Tinker ;)
Im with you on this one, if you want a V8, buy a V8, there are plenty out there!
However, i also understand the enjoyment of wanting to have a "project".
The only conversions i get are where you perhaps change from front engined to mid/rear to mimic a special, say like 6r4 or 205 to a ti16, following a proven heritage!
I have no idea why you would want a v8 in a mx5 or more so in a Rx7 as the 7 hardly lacks performance!
Each to their own though, thats what makes the world an interesting place imho :)
The simple answer to why people use v8s is......... Because they can. :)
If I could fit the mustang 5.0 litre engine in an fd I would do it, but with the over head quad cam just makes the heads too big to fit in the engine bay:(
Quote from: Grant Monkhouse;835222The simple answer to why people use v8s is......... Because they can. :)
If I could fit the mustang 5.0 litre engine in an fd I would do it, but with the over head quad cam just makes the heads too big to fit in the engine bay:(
Genuine question, if that engine floats your boat, why not just have a Mustang?
I would do. But I would also like a v8 fd. 2 different cars, ones big and heavy the other an FD. I prefer the ford mod motor over the LS as its far superior in my opinion. LS engine use more litres to make power, 6.0 litres upwards and making 400 horsepower and they don\'t rev too well, the mustang is a 5.0 (ok its not small) but uses newer technologies to make same power, and they like to rev.
Quote from: jetpilot;835233Genuine question, if that engine floats your boat, why not just have a Mustang?
I put it this question to you, if you wanted a single turbo rotary instead of the stock twins on an fd why wouldn\'t you just get an FC 13bT?
We do these things because it\'s something we can and want too. I know if I had millions of pounds I would take something like a Lamborghini gallardo and put a 4rotor in it. Turbod maybe, why simply because I could and it would be freaking EPIC.
Quote from: Grant Monkhouse;835237I put it this question to you, if you wanted a single turbo rotary instead of the stock twins on an fd why wouldn\'t you just get an FC 13bT?
We do these things because it\'s something we can and want too. I know if I had millions of pounds I would take something like a Lamborghini gallardo and put a 4rotor in it. Turbod maybe, why simply because I could and it would be freaking EPIC.
More power :), still keeps the 50/50 weight distribution, still keeps the glorious rotary which to me is the main reason for owning one.
Please lets not turn this into a v8 versus rotary discussion, i was just asking a genuine question :)
And i kind of agree with your Lambo comment, its seems all to dull and unimaginative to buy hyper cars if you suddenly get some serious money! However, i think i am lost at the point where you want a V8 in place of a rotary, but would want a rotary in place of the V10 (i think), if i won the euromillions, i would build a 3/4 rotor out of 12a stuff :)
No debate rotaries are awesome but for me I just would if I could, old school rotary is where it\'s at though:);)
Where do you get that ls motors don\'t rev ? A stock ls1 with a cam and springs will rev to 7400 , does it matter how big the cc is when the package is small . The ford motor are four cam now so very wide and don\'t make the power a Ls does with out spending lots of Money a Ls can go out to 8 litre for the same outside size and make serious power 700@ wheels NA a ford can\'t do that !!
Quote from: jetpilot;835233Genuine question, if that engine floats your boat, why not just have a Mustang?
Mustang - 1500kgs, live rear axle
FD - 1250kgs, multilink IRS
Just a far more sophisticated chassis, even before you consider weight, size, height of centre of gravity, and appearance.
Not that I want a V8 FD, but I can understand the appeal.