What V8???

[Budgie]

Tempting, although it's expensive!

Are all BMW boxes getrag?

That's a steal. Break that for spares and you'll end up with a free engine and profit.

 

[Jaff.]

That's a steal. Break that for spares and you'll end up with a free engine and profit.

Can you mount a manual to that engine?

 

[Budgie]

Can you mount a manual to that engine?

If you can find a manual box from either a 535/540 then yeah.

 

[Eddie.]

My mate has a 540i manual Touring. Hen's teeth.

"Mate"

 

[Paul.M]

A fried of mine has just mated a lexus 1UZ v8 with a manual 330d box for his S12, it's pretty awesome, I can get more info if required

 

[Jaff.]

A fried of mine has just mated a lexus 1UZ v8 with a manual 330d box for his S12, it's pretty awesome, I can get more info if required:smile:

Please do. Thanks

 

[c4pob]

V8 a mk1 Focus?

 

[Jaff.]

Thinking about it.

Or something else if anyone has any better ideas

 

[Mork of Ork]

V8 in a Maestro or Montego? :laughing:

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

V8 rwd metro

 

[Jaff.]

Nothing that small unless I decide I have a death Wish!

although the misses' Ka keeps looking tempting being as we are getting rid soon

 

[azzaw93]

1uz-fe Toyota/Lexus
My soarer with streight pipes sounded absolutely insane!!!
Capable of 1000hp and 11000rpm from factory too so bullet proof!

 

[Jaff.]

That was going to be my next question.

These engines mentioned

The Audi, the BMW and the Lexus ones.
Which have the best OFF THE SHELF upgrades for them?

Customising everything gets tiresome

 

[massiveCoRbyn]

I might be wrong but I think the Lexus engine can be supercharged quite easily.

 

[dann2707]

I've always wanted to put something silly in a Ford ka. Some guy on instagram put an evo engine and running gear in his.

 

[azzaw93]

I might be wrong but I think the Lexus engine can be supercharged quite easily.

This is true but most parts and kits have to be sourced from austrailia or america
But there fully forged with 6 bolt bearing caps so take the power easily
Think the company in Aus doing the kits is called bullet iirc

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

I've always wanted to put something silly in a Ford ka. Some guy on instagram put an evo engine and running gear in his.

Think I'd be happy with just a 2.0 zetec in one. It'd still go pretty well lol

 

[bozothenutter]

Do Ford sell that flatplane V8 as a crate motor?
outside of ferrari it's the only flatplane V8 about!

 

[Knuckles]

Thinking about it.

Or something else if anyone has any better ideas

Saxo
Mk2 clio
Lupo
Suzuki splash
Twingo
Ka


...something that will end up having its interior being 85% engine

 

[Christopher]

"Mate"

Well yeah. I guy I know who hates me, I hate him, but we go to F1 events together.

 

[massiveCoRbyn]

This is true but most parts and kits have to be sourced from austrailia or america
But there fully forged with 6 bolt bearing caps so take the power easily
Think the company in Aus doing the kits is called bullet iirc

I think you might find that with a lot of the options. Off-the-shelf tuning kits aren't easy to get here because there isn't the volume.

To be fair, his 200SX was pretty brutal even with the standard V8 in it. It had a decent chunk of mid-range grunt so could break traction with ease in pretty much any gear.

 

[Christopher]

Like people have said, even with a standard V8, most cars would feel like monsters

 

[Jaff.]

I quite like the mk1 focus idea tbh.

Cheap as chips parts

 

[Christopher]

Tempting, although it's expensive!

Are all BMW boxes getrag?

Getrag or ZF I think.

 

[Paul.M]

Please do. Thanks

His full build album is Here

Not sure wht it is set to privacy wise but I've attached a couple of pics showing the adapter plate, it was all homebrew driveway stuff, 330d manual box is needed because it has a 35mm input shaft whereas the petrol one only has 24mm I think he said.

 

[Paul.M]

Sorry about the picture size, I'm only used to posting through Flickr.

 

[Jaff.]

Ffs that plate looks expensive lol
And I'm sick of making adaptor plates lol

Thanks for the pics though, and the info :up:

 

[alistairolsen]

His full build album is Here

Not sure wht it is set to privacy wise but I've attached a couple of pics showing the adapter plate, it was all homebrew driveway stuff, 330d manual box is needed because it has a 35mm input shaft whereas the petrol one only has 24mm I think he said.

Could you find out what flywheel and clutch he used and whether he has a CAD drawing for the adaptor plate?
Thanks

 

[Stay Puft]

@Jaff. ??

 

[Goodj]

Wow, that poor car.

 

[Jaff.]

@Jaff. ??

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Seen that earlier was tempted. What's the auto box situation with Audi engines?

 

[alistairolsen]

In what way? It will be an auto, but the bigger issue is it looks like this:

 

[Christopher]

That poor A6.

 

[philmots]

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

They're the 4.4.. good luck finding a manual for less than 5k

 

[Jaff.]

In what way? It will be an auto, but the bigger issue is it looks like this:

In a way that I don't use it and use a manual lol.

I know full well what they look like and how much they weigh having changed an A4 DCT flywheel thing last weekend. Mahoosive things

 

[Jaff.]

They're the 4.4.. good luck finding a manual for less than 5k

Even a rotter/scrap car?

 

[alistairolsen]

In which case the auto box situation is:

• You can fit a manual quattro box, which is no use outwith an audi
• You can fit manual FWD box I believe, which is only useful for M-R layouts.
• No RWD box exists which will bolt on
• Flywheels arent common at all

So once again you're back to looking for a box, adaptor plate, clutch and flywheel, just like every other engine.

 

[Jaff.]

In which case the auto box situation is:

• You can fit a manual quattro box, which is no use outwith an audi
• You can fit manual FWD box I believe, which is only useful for M-R layouts.
• No RWD box exists which will bolt on
• Flywheels arent common at all

So once again you're back to looking for a box, adaptor plate, clutch and flywheel, just like every other engine.

son of a diddly!

mid engined V8 RWD mk1 focus?

 

[philmots]

Even a rotter/scrap car?

They get snapped up in no time at all, years back when there were plenty and cheap the drift lads got hold of them and basically ruined them all.

Now even a scrapper will go for silly money, I'd say north of 3k just for the tuning gear, even the manual 535i's are silly money too even though it's a bit of a pointless engine.

Doesn't make sense to me, my mate has an auto 540i and it's a lovely thing.. there's no way it's any slower than a manual and it suits it perfect. They're a cruiser not a racer.

 

[Jaff.]

It seems it's just that. V8 engine with decent power and a manual box is difficult to come by without going American.

I'm assuming the auto box is useless for skids and generic fun or even a track car?