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General => General discussion => Topic started by: the_stink on 05 August 2011, 13:49
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Speaking with my mate Si the other day about his car as he hasnt driven it much as he was 'bored' of his 3.0 non turbo Supra as it wasnt quick enough . I took some photos of his old GTR33 Skyline which was a 2.6 twin turbo mosnter very fast and just great! whcih he sold and then got a supra instead. Anyway he said ages ago he wanted to do a V8 conversion (make the car more fun) but couldnt afford too and was going to look into getting a bike instead.
Just got a txt from him 'Picking up my 4.0 V8 supra on friday' hes swappign his old one with soem cash to this guy should be a monster cant wait to take some photos and video :evil:
hes going to hurt himself, I can see it now!! but cant wait for the noise
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Drifty down Cheddar Gorge for him then?
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Drifty down Cheddar Gorge for him then?
well im sure he will start going to some meets again now hes got something hes happy with ! :grin:
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Thought you were turning jap when I first started reading this!
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Thought you were turning jap when I first started reading this!
and you wouldnt want a 4l v8 supra? :huh:
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Thought you were turning jap when I first started reading this!
and you wouldnt want a 4l v8 supra? :huh:
Suposed to be in very mint conditon in black as well, i just want to see how this silly engine sits in the car! and the noise of course
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The engine should fit fine and leave quite a gap at the front, I just question the logic of putting only a 4l V8 in there. Is that a Lexus V8 and if so whats it pushing as the only 4l one I can think of is no more powerfull than the stock turbo engine and nowhere near as tuneable?
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The engine should fit fine and leave quite a gap at the front, I just question the logic of putting only a 4l V8 in there. Is that a Lexus V8 and if so whats it pushing as the only 4l one I can think of is no more powerfull than the stock turbo engine and nowhere near as tuneable?
not sure dude, but I dont think its a lexus V8 ill try and find out and when hes got it ill be sure to post us some pictures
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Might be a Rover V8 which is light and tunable, would work great in a big fat supra.
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hes going to hurt himself, I can see it now!! but cant wait for the noise
Be careful with what you say. I said the same thing about my mate Steve and as you know, he's gone :sad:
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i remember goin in a mk2 mr2 v8, was slower than the turbo but the soundtrack was amazing, no other car has ever compared to it, engine thumping behind you is just the epitomy of blasing along a country road.
i demand pics!!! :smiley:
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Me 2! I wanna see pics too sounds crazy :)
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Tell him slap 2 blowers on it lol
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Tell him slap 2 blowers on it lol
NOOOO!!!! v8 with a sc whine is always gonna be more of a winner!
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Tell him slap 2 blowers on it lol
NOOOO!!!! v8 with a sc whine is always gonna be more of a winner!
Nice but not very practical.
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Tell him slap 2 blowers on it lol
NOOOO!!!! v8 with a sc whine is always gonna be more of a winner!
Nice but not very practical.
why not? :huh:
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Supercharger on a v8 is usually mounted in the 'V' of the engine so even a low rise set up needs to poke out of the bonnet, i've seen front and side mounted ones too but they need a lot of space in the engine bay .
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Might be a Rover V8 which is light and tunable, would work great in a big fat supra.
What rover V8 is that?!??
They're right old heavy, hard to tune lazy motors.
The 3.5litres are anyway.
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Might be a Rover V8 which is light and tunable, would work great in a big fat supra.
What rover V8 is that?!??
They're right old heavy, hard to tune lazy motors.
The 3.5litres are anyway.
Your very wrong my friend, the rover V8 is a very compact and light motor (all aluminium) and can be easily and cheaply tuned to give good bhp, it's true they don't like to rev too high in standard form but with high rev lifters a decent cam and some alterations to the fuelling and exhaust you won't find easier bhp anywhere, only downside is that they are getting harder to find now and they are thirsty and not very eco-friendly.
Btw i've been using/tuning/rebuilding rover V8's since i left school.
p.s The only difference between a 3.5 and anything up to and including the 4.6 is bore size and the front pulleys.
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thor offer a v8 conversion using a lexus engine iirc to the supra,
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Stuff buying a V8 anything the way fuel costs are going nowadays :huh:
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Only a 4 litre V8?
Thats puny!
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was meant to go see it on sat but was tied up with work, will try and get some photos this wk of it and a video of the noise :evil: