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What V8???
- Thread starter Jaff.
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Knuckles
ClioSport Admin
Budget?
You have a child, female and a dog, and you live in wales and want a v8?
S4/rs4
You have a child, female and a dog, and you live in wales and want a v8?
S4/rs4
Knuckles
ClioSport Admin
Knuckles
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Knuckles
ClioSport Admin
Good point. Ignore me lol
There's loads of Land Rover engines but I imagine they only put out 120bhp lol?
Knuckles
ClioSport Admin
There was a 3k s4 for sale a while back that needed a bit of engine work.
But as the engine would be coming out that wouldn't be a problem for you and you could probably make money back breaking the rest of it. Can't for the life of me find the advert though
But as the engine would be coming out that wouldn't be a problem for you and you could probably make money back breaking the rest of it. Can't for the life of me find the advert though
Yeah been looking at cars but it's easier to find engines.
I'd also rather not have the car hanging about, then again it might be handy for parts lol.
The trouble with audi's is they are fairly modern engines which cost more to buy and for parts.
BMW's seem to be the middle ground then you have the American ones which are cheap as chips unless they have the word "hotrod" in the advert in which case the costs tripples. And I imagine parts would be a little difficult to get hold of
I'd also rather not have the car hanging about, then again it might be handy for parts lol.
The trouble with audi's is they are fairly modern engines which cost more to buy and for parts.
BMW's seem to be the middle ground then you have the American ones which are cheap as chips unless they have the word "hotrod" in the advert in which case the costs tripples. And I imagine parts would be a little difficult to get hold of
Think it's the same 4.2 as the e38 mentioned earlier. They seem to be winning so far because they're cheapest lol.
Those 7 series have a v12 too lol
Ol’ Tarby
ClioSport Moderator
Clio 220 Trophy
He'd never finish it
Mork of Ork
ClioSport Club Member
VW Passat R-Line
Monaro? LS1 is pretty tunable.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2005-Vaux...293469?hash=item2a845cb09d:g:v7UAAOSwurZZNpS1
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2005-Vaux...293469?hash=item2a845cb09d:g:v7UAAOSwurZZNpS1
Not spending that much on a toy lol
What engines do TVs use? Always loved the sound of a Tvr
massiveCoRbyn
ClioSport Club Member
Several
I used to work with a guy who was into his drifting. He put a Lexus LS400 engine into his 200SX. It mated up to the Nissan gearbox with a bit of fettling. The BMW 4.4 V8 is also popular.
Why? Finish one project!!
Knuckles
ClioSport Admin
Good idea!
Chip this fella (or any other with a cheapish s6/8 of this age) then look for a b6 s4/c6 a6 v8 manual gearbox?
Might be a pain to do that way but could work out cheaper than a full engine and box
There are no good options.
BMW V8s are fine, but the manual boxes are V8 specific because the v8 sits upright and the I6 inclined so the bellhousing is aligned differently. Good luck finding a V8 box. Adaptors to the common and cheap 6 cyl boxes are available, but then you need a flywheel and clutch to replace the flex plate. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-V8-M6...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
Audi V8s are also great, and audi manual boxes fit, which is great if you want a longitudinal mid rear layout, and useless for anything else.
Rover V8s dont make the power and the box of choice is a T5 and the price of those has gone through the roof.
Jag made some decent engines, but sadly all auto only.
Mercedes is the same story
The Lexus 1UZFE is a decent strong engine for buttons, but no manual option. People use the supra box with an off the shelf adaptor, but as a result, the cost of the boxes has gone through the roof.
American stuff is fine, but whereas a 5.3 vortec is ~$1000 and an 6.0 LS is ~$3000 over there, by the time you get them here, thats £3500 and £4000 so you may as well have the larger alloy unit, and then you want to find a T56 box and so on. You wont have it in the car for less than 5k. The older stuff like the SBC is also great and rebuild parts are cheap, but the current exchange rate and import duty means its actually not.
BMW V8s are fine, but the manual boxes are V8 specific because the v8 sits upright and the I6 inclined so the bellhousing is aligned differently. Good luck finding a V8 box. Adaptors to the common and cheap 6 cyl boxes are available, but then you need a flywheel and clutch to replace the flex plate. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-V8-M6...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
Audi V8s are also great, and audi manual boxes fit, which is great if you want a longitudinal mid rear layout, and useless for anything else.
Rover V8s dont make the power and the box of choice is a T5 and the price of those has gone through the roof.
Jag made some decent engines, but sadly all auto only.
Mercedes is the same story
The Lexus 1UZFE is a decent strong engine for buttons, but no manual option. People use the supra box with an off the shelf adaptor, but as a result, the cost of the boxes has gone through the roof.
American stuff is fine, but whereas a 5.3 vortec is ~$1000 and an 6.0 LS is ~$3000 over there, by the time you get them here, thats £3500 and £4000 so you may as well have the larger alloy unit, and then you want to find a T56 box and so on. You wont have it in the car for less than 5k. The older stuff like the SBC is also great and rebuild parts are cheap, but the current exchange rate and import duty means its actually not.
Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
BMW M62 or Toyota 1UZ-FE.
Both cheap and plentiful.
Both cheap and plentiful.
As said above, E39 540i is the best bet if specifically wanting a manual only. You could also look at the 535i, which is also a V8, but has less power. There seems to be more of them about when i've looked but general consensus dictates that the 540i is the best one to have. Just be prepared to spend a fair bit on the upkeep and maintenance. The engine is, pretty much, bulletproof if looked after properly.
_Tom
ClioSport Club Member
The 540s are getting so rare now that ripping the guts out of one seems a waste.
massiveCoRbyn
ClioSport Club Member
Several
A friend of mine had an E39 535i. It was SLOW lol
Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
My mate has a 540i manual Touring. Hen's teeth.
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