SO YOU WANT A V8

[dinkel]

"While turbocharged and supercharged engines may deliver heroic levels of torque, if you are a purist who values crisp throttle response, there is no simply no substitute for a sharp, normally-aspirated motor like the all-new 4.3 litre Aston Martin V8. Delivering its 380bhp at 7,000rpm with 410Nm (302 lb ft) of torque at 5,000rpm, it rockets the 1,570kg V8 Vantage to 100km/h in just 5.0 sec (0-60mph in 4.8 sec) and on to a top speed of 280km/h (175mph)."

More . . .

Bit expensive . . . the Lexus 4.3 looks reasonable . . .

[JR]

dinkel said:

Delivering its 380bhp at 7,000rpm with 410Nm (302 lb ft) of torque at 5,000rpm

although the British Aston V8 as opposed to the current Cologne one could be bought in seven litre 550bhp n/a form.

[jellison]

rev-erend said:

chevtrev said: rev-erend said: If anyone wants to use a T5 (very light weight and small) vs something bigger and heavier but is put off by its lack of power handling - check out G Force transmissions they can upgrade it to 500 ~ 600 ft pound torque <a href="www.g-forcetransmissions.com/"><a href="www.g-forcetransmissions.com/">www.g-forcetransmissions.com/</a></a> I reckon your on G force commission... I wish..

$1700 and then get it over here an pay tax / import and THEN you have to fit it - and get bellhousing and adaptor plate. TKO will be easier and hardly any different when you add it all up!

[jellison]

If I do a cerb it would still be with an LSx and no cutting anything - NOooo way - insurance and messing what TVR designed does not sit well with me. If you can get an RV8 in a Cerb with no chassis mod (and youcan cos there is chap doing it!) - you can get the LSx in there - exhaust going forward.

Someone - let me prove it. Easy - Ooh and my budget was not huge once selling base 500 engine and box is backed out of it - cheaper than several allegded 400bhp Rv8!