November 20, 201015 yr comment_483367 hey all Mate and i where thinking if any cars where produced with a small capacity v8, sort of around 3 litres After one for a project but a 1uz isnt an option if anything springs to mind, don't hesitate to say so thanks :) Report
November 20, 201015 yr comment_483368 i think bmw v8 were 3.5L and 4L? in the old 5 and 7 series Edited November 20, 201015 yr by Evan G Report
November 20, 201015 yr comment_483372 Toyota had the V series (2.6, 3.0, 3.4 and 4.0L V8s) if you want to go old-skool Hemi-style... Report
November 20, 201015 yr Author comment_483373 hey thanks all, how common are these "2.6, 3.0, 3.4 and 4.0L V8s"? and what did they come out in? thanks :) Report
November 20, 201015 yr comment_483374 hey thanks all, how common are these "2.6, 3.0, 3.4 and 4.0L V8s"? and what did they come out in? thanks :) None of them are overly common, apart from the 2.6L V which came out in the uber-rare Crown Eight, the rest came out in the first-gen Century, which ain't exactly common here either. On top of that, even the biggest one only puts out ~120kw, so they aren't exactly powerhouses. Hot-rodders are starting to use them though because they're compact and an old-skool type design that isn't a Ford or Chev... Report
November 20, 201015 yr comment_483384 Daimler had the 2.5L V8 in their SP250 Dart. Rocking horse manure now I expect. Bore 76mm stroke 70, but single cam & pushrods. The motors also ended up in Jaguars after they bought up Daimler. Might be some old Jags in wreckers still. Report
November 20, 201015 yr comment_483388 BMW M62 V8. 3.5L, fairly common, found in E39 5 series and E38 7 series. Report
November 20, 201015 yr comment_483424 I'd be looking for the rover 3.5L. Pretty common and all alloy. I saw a Celica with one and mechanical injection some time ago... Edited November 20, 201015 yr by GJM85 Report
November 21, 201015 yr comment_483626 I remember somebody posting a link (pretty sure it was here) about a European mob making custom V8's out of Hyabusa motors or something very similar. They were like 2800cc from memory....... just found a link... http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2007/07/05/hayabusa-v8-grows-up-28-liter-455bhp/ Report
November 21, 201015 yr comment_483628 That's pretty interesting hey Taz, i was reading in a HPI the other day about some Jap tuning company making a 800cc V8. i'll look for details Report
November 22, 201015 yr comment_483635 Can you get one of them rover V8's with just a gearbox, or do they all come with the transfer case setup on them? Report
November 22, 201015 yr comment_483638 Can you get one of them rover V8's with just a gearbox, or do they all come with the transfer case setup on them? Transfer case? As in a 4WD? If you just want a normal RWD one then you get the stuff out of a Rover SD1/3500. Report
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