Jono.C Posted November 20, 2010 Report Share Posted November 20, 2010 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 :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan G Posted November 20, 2010 Report Share Posted November 20, 2010 (edited) i think bmw v8 were 3.5L and 4L? in the old 5 and 7 series Edited November 20, 2010 by Evan G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7FOUR7 Posted November 20, 2010 Report Share Posted November 20, 2010 rover had a 3.5 v8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiro Protagonist Posted November 20, 2010 Report Share Posted November 20, 2010 Toyota had the V series (2.6, 3.0, 3.4 and 4.0L V8s) if you want to go old-skool Hemi-style... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono.C Posted November 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2010 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 :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiro Protagonist Posted November 20, 2010 Report Share Posted November 20, 2010 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... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altezzaclub Posted November 20, 2010 Report Share Posted November 20, 2010 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7shades Posted November 20, 2010 Report Share Posted November 20, 2010 BMW M62 V8. 3.5L, fairly common, found in E39 5 series and E38 7 series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJM85 Posted November 20, 2010 Report Share Posted November 20, 2010 (edited) 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, 2010 by GJM85 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz_Rx Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 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/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainWarriorDregs Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninja-philbo Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 yeah rover v8s are the go ive seen one in a ke30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono1986 Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninja-philbo Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 not land rover just rover there a rwd sports coupe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiro Protagonist Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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