V8 converstion ..?

[kevin rawson]

Can anyone help am thinking and just thinking of putting a rover V8 engine in my S2.

Can someone tell me dos the V8 drop in with no bover or what can i exspect.

Will i need to up rate my brakes and can anyone tell me whitch Rover V8 i will need to find.

thank's

Kev

[UpTheIron]

I am sure somebody better qualified will be along shortly, but I understand that do drop a RV8 into anything other than an S4C is problematic as it requires extensive chassis mods...

[LEG1]

Evening all, dougc here on a mates logon

The V8 and S4 chassis were different to the other S cars. The S4 was a V8 chassis with a V6 engine. As far as I can remember from digesting the bible :burp: the chassis on both these models was made from stronger stuff and the track widened. The RV8 will probablyfit in an S2 (with a bit of bonnet mocification perhaps) but the question remains, if the S1-3 chassis was capable of taking the extra power of the V8, mwhy did TVR change it?

Disclaimer - I am in no way an expert and all I'm really doing is regurgitating info!!

[Podie]

Simply put, they are right.

The cheapest way to get an S with a V8 in it, is to sell the S2 and buy a V8S.

[GreenV8S]

Podie said:

The cheapest way to get an S with a V8 in it, is to sell the S2 and buy a V8S.

[z_chromozone]

LEG1 said:

Evening all, dougc here on a mates logon The V8 and S4 chassis were different to the other S cars. The S4 was a V8 chassis with a V6 engine. As far as I can remember from digesting the bible :burp: the chassis on both these models was made from stronger stuff and the track widened. The RV8 will probablyfit in an S2 (with a bit of bonnet mocification perhaps) but the question remains, if the S1-3 chassis was capable of taking the extra power of the V8, mwhy did TVR change it? The chassis is different, but I think the V8 will fit under any bonnet. ASAIK the bonnet was actually designed for the supercharged version destined for Italy. Z Disclaimer - I am in no way an expert and all I'm really doing is regurgitating info!!