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Greg the Fish said:
Well they made a V8 that was probably way bigger than modern engines, granted it was utter utter s
te .....
Have you ever actually seen a Rover V8? They're pretty small compared to most modern OHC engines. te .....Having said that, the Duratec V6 isn't huge either. It could probably be made to fit.
Edited by kambites on Monday 1st February 21:50
Greg the Fish said:
Well they made a V8 that was probably way bigger than modern engines, granted it was utter utter ste .....
I had a factory MGB GT V8. If you’re saying that car was ‘utter ste .....te’ then you should hand your PH card in and feck off now 
If you’re referring to the RV8 then you should know PH started life as a TVR enthusiasts forum.
baconsarney said:
I had a factory MGB GT V8. If you’re saying that car was ‘utter ste’ then you should hand your PH card in and feck off now
If you’re referring to the RV8 then you should know PH started life as a TVR enthusiasts forum.
The one I drove was horrible, when I eventually squeezed into it. The same mate had a normal (?) GT that wasn't good but didn't understeer like a lunatic. Maybe my only experience of one was a proper crap one? Enough to put me off them for life.te’ then you should hand your PH card in and feck off now If you’re referring to the RV8 then you should know PH started life as a TVR enthusiasts forum.
The RV8, never really understood that. (Same mate also had one, probably still does,) from new.
Greg the Fish said:
The one I drove was horrible, when I eventually squeezed into it. The same mate had a normal (?) GT that wasn't good but didn't understeer like a lunatic. Maybe my only experience of one was a proper crap one? Enough to put me off them for life.
The RV8, never really understood that. (Same mate also had one, probably still does,) from new.
Ok, but driving one example doesn’t make them all ‘utter sThe RV8, never really understood that. (Same mate also had one, probably still does,) from new.
te’ but of course you’re totally entitled to your own opinion. Same with the RV8, sounds like your basing your opinion on your mate. Also depends on what car the RV8 was in... unless we’re talking about different things here... I have a RV8 (Rover V8) in my Chimaera.. I can assure you it’s not ste... I’m guessing your mate had an MG RV8? I’ve never driven one so can’t comment..You also have to look at these cars in a period context.. the MGB V8 arrived just before the ‘74 oil crises, which killed it off before it could be developed into what it might have been.. although given BL’s incompetency it probably would have never been all that it could have been
Still, in 1974 it was a 125 mph cruiser. Mine was great and I wish I hadn’t sold the damn thing
Thebaggers said:
You will have no issues with width or length, height is the issue unless you have a push rod engine with a cam in the valley. If you dont mind a few bulges in the bonnet it isnt a problem. Anything can be made to fit.
Yep, the RV8 fitted in to the factory GT had what was called a ‘trouser’ inlet manifold, it took the carbs to the rear of the engine bay so they would fit without mods to the bonnet...
In footprint terms the RV8 is not small , RV8? yes its getting long in the tooth but its not ste unless you drove a ste one , the BMW M54 3.0 is a stonker of a motor and 230hp if your going the six route and plentiful spares inc ZF gearboxes also good , failing that and keeping in a reasonable budget the Lexus UZFE V8 gem 
if your going nuts GM LS or earlier small block Ford, Chevy, etc
te unless you drove a ste one , the BMW M54 3.0 is a stonker of a motor and 230hp if your going the six route and plentiful spares inc ZF gearboxes also good , failing that and keeping in a reasonable budget the Lexus UZFE V8 gem if your going nuts GM LS or earlier small block Ford, Chevy, etc Shezbo said:
Surely a straight six would be a better alternative to a V engine?
A nice 3 litre six cylinder BMW with engine circa 230bhp would be much easier proposition to accommodate than a V engine.
They did once - MG-C. The MGB GT V8 looked, performed (and sounded) better. Modern LS lump would be the way to go - huge range of power to suit whatever taste, low, narrowish, lightA nice 3 litre six cylinder BMW with engine circa 230bhp would be much easier proposition to accommodate than a V engine.
irocfan said:
Shezbo said:
Surely a straight six would be a better alternative to a V engine?
A nice 3 litre six cylinder BMW with engine circa 230bhp would be much easier proposition to accommodate than a V engine.
They did once - MG-C. The MGB GT V8 looked, performed (and sounded) better. Modern LS lump would be the way to go - huge range of power to suit whatever taste, low, narrowish, lightA nice 3 litre six cylinder BMW with engine circa 230bhp would be much easier proposition to accommodate than a V engine.
Don't under-estimate the challenge of decent engine change!
OverSteery said:
like this? http://www.britishv8.org/MG/KeithTanner-MGBGT.htm
Don't under-estimate the challenge of decent engine change!
TBF I never said it'd be easy Don't under-estimate the challenge of decent engine change!
That MG looks amazing!!
irocfan said:
They did once - MG-C. The MGB GT V8 looked, performed (and sounded) better. Modern LS lump would be the way to go - huge range of power to suit whatever taste, low, narrowish, light
The MGC was a series of bad ideas, putting a big cast-iron BMC six in a relatively small car meaning a load of weight over the front wheels and then having to compromise the front suspension to fit it all in. The V8 was a far better idea - a compact engine that could be sat decently back in the engine bay, and by all accounts lighter than the B-series. All great, and then the small matter of an oil crisis came along...(It's a shame BL never returned the V8 to the 'B later on in the decade, but if I recall correctly by that point they were struggling to build enough Rover V8s for all the different things available to put them in, and the few that were available for sports car purposes went Stateside in the TR8 to help shore up export sales.)
Oilchange said:
Great project V8 and some super fabrication but that rear axle track is all wrong. Hey ho, not my car
Agreed 
looks weird too, There is a guy on a P6 forum that I think as dropped the car over a Lexus LS400 chassis 
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