Westfield SEight

[sleeky]

Hi all,

Strongly considering getting a seven, or seven-esque in the next few years and I have always been intrigued by the idea of the SEight, a v8 in a lightweight chassis sounds quite intoxicating.

Just wondered if anyone had any experience with these and what the general consensus is on them, i.e. are they any good!?

I know the RV8 isn't the most powerful but at least it is still fairly lightweight. Are they a good option or is it best to just stick with a 4 cylinder variant, does the additional weight hinder the car?

Thanks.

[PaulKemp]

The 3.5 V8 is all ally do nearly as light ( heavy) as a Ponto, yes they sound great but a bit old Skool now, one of the Range Rover 3.9, 4.2, 4.6 would be interesting for sure, the Diratec V6 is power full and light.
It's all down to personal preference, bike engine, intoxicating to rev to 12k but no torque & tiring on any sort of run, V8 low down grunt but tend to run out of steam at mid 5k, both been the longer Sierra diffs to work and they cost much more than the standard stuff.
Again my personal preference is a 4 pot, currently running 3 Pinto's 1 standard, 1 130bhp & 7k the other 170bhp & 8k
I like the idea of a Duratec next as its so tinable

[jontysafe]

I have a Cosworth YB in mine, wouldn't have a Rev shy v8. Mine is currently undergoing metamorphosis to rev to 8600rpm (solid lifters, bd 16 in BD 14 exh cams, forged Pistons with a GT3076r turbo).

I still swear under my breath every time I nail it.

You know you want to!

[dern]

I bought a seight with a John Eales 4.6 v8 in it. Really nice car with lots of power. The gearbox was a bit agricultural (r380) but probably would have been better with a T5. The engine was lovely, pulled from nothing and kept going. You had to get your gear changes down the box right though or you'd lock the back up if you weren't careful. Didn't adversely affect the handling too badly at all, still amazing on track.

I have the opposite end of the spectrum now with a turbo rotary. Makes more power than the v8 but is so much easier to drive.

The v8 is worth it for the drama though.

Mark

[RochdaleGT]

good cars and the rover v8 is a nice engine.

please keep an eye on the chassis number as there are some rover v8 conversions on the market.

[mikesalt]

If you're liking the idea of a V8 in a seven-esque car (it is quite perverse isn't it?), also consider the Dax Rush (not sure if that is back in production yet) or the Roadrunner SR2.

[blitzracing]

Road test here:

http://www.g33.co.uk/which_kit.htm