I have seen a Rover V8 installed in a MK Indy but would it be possible in a ZR?

yup

Too right.

When i take bonnet off mine i struggle to find the pinto within the cavernous engine bay.

Being a more upmarket car a rover wont cut it - you may need to go for yankie muscle.



mmmmmmmmmm, you have hit on a great idea................

How much can you fit a 250 - 300 bhp yankie V8 for? Do you need more to get them to shift? Are they heavier than Pinto?

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And how do you come to that conclusion?

What makes MAC1 so good?

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I can't see how they can have any more room than any other similar 7. Mind you there are things about the car i really like and Mark & Colin are top dudes with a credit card facility unlike 'you know who' !!!

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I can't see how they can have any more room than any other similar 7. Mind you there are things about the car i really like and Mark & Colin are top dudes with a credit card facility unlike 'you know who' !!!

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Im puzzled - if youve seen a RV8 in a MK what makes you question if it will fit in a Mac#1. If anything there is a tad more room in the Mac#1.

I was thinking Rover V8 as it's not much heavier than the pinto but sounds a billion times nicer. I'm just thinking if it's possible to get it back far enough so the gearstick is in a good place.

Here is a pic of an MK with the V8 fitted. Note that the footwells curve giving a bit more room to get the engine back further possibly.


Lexus 4L

Also the steering will have to be re routed to get round the headders.

I will have to get someone local to do the headers as i live in North Surrey so nipping to Mac1 is not really on the cards.

I dare bet if the engine was given to Mac#1 up front Colin will be able to get it sitting back and sort the headers at same time.

I agree with you - sound of V8 just cant be beaten. Only thing i dont understand is why the RV8 doesnt have a huge amount more power than 4cyl engines. Why cant a 3.9 V8 have 280bhp out of the box? That would make the car shift a lot.

I have a mate who deals in land rovers etc and the RV8 doesnt seem to hold a huge regard. Is it just the high thirst? Mind you my pinto is hardly environmentally friendly.

You can get power from a RV8 but it costs! I just want the noise and std bhp is still 40+ more than my old pinto!! and don't forget theres more torque....and torque is KING!

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oh for heavens sake..... YOU REALY WANT A COBRA - SO GO FOR A COBRA - if you don't go down the tarts handbag £10K cream leather interior route then it wont be that much more expensive to build than a decent 7 with a V8 AND everytime you walk into the garage you wont have the urge to sell it to buy a cobra because you'll have one looking back at you......



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oh for heavens sake..... YOU REALY WANT A COBRA - SO GO FOR A COBRA - if you don't go down the tarts handbag £10K cream leather interior route then it wont be that much more expensive to build than a decent 7 with a V8 AND everytime you walk into the garage you wont have the urge to sell it to buy a cobra because you'll have one looking back at you......



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oh for heavens sake..... YOU REALY WANT A COBRA - SO GO FOR A COBRA - if you don't go down the tarts handbag £10K cream leather interior route then it wont be that much more expensive to build than a decent 7 with a V8 AND everytime you walk into the garage you wont have the urge to sell it to buy a cobra because you'll have one looking back at you......



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The type of cobra i really want ain't no 10K bag of shyte, it's going to cost at least £25k+ even to build myself (yes i have done the maths) and it would take years to save up for the parts or buy a finished car. Now don't get me wrong i will have one one day thats a100% deff cert but in the mean time i may aswell build something to keep my hand in so to speak and it won't loose money on it so it's a means to an end as i'll have something thats worth a few quid.

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Put the money into ISAs

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When i take bonnet off mine i struggle to find the pinto within the cavernous engine bay.

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Darren mate, here is a clue! A photo from your own photo archive!





Cheers

Mike

P.S. Chevy V8 in you ZR would be way cool!

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Hows about this?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/v8-small-block-chevy_W0QQitemZ280201739787QQihZ018QQcategoryZ100952QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

nice but just think how heavy it would be!!

brodix heads are aluminium so while it will be a bit heavier than a rover v8 it won't be as bad as you might think.

Isn't the L1 all ally?

There's a Chev powered Westy about..

GROWL!!!



Nowt the matter with an anchor though!

Holy Baloney! Thats MAD!!!!!

Bet it sounds nice!