V8s

helpimcrap · 2 May 2011 at 21:16

i'm considering putting a v8 into this cossie i've bought.

only thing i can guarentee at the moment is it wont be a 3.5 rover. call me a snob but thats not a proper v8 to me.

was thinking v8s have to be american - so 5.7 chevy but what about the 5.0 fords they put in the SA sierras?

i'm only considering it.

other considerations are an 2.5 v6 from a gia x mondeo coz its free lol.

Jay · 2 May 2011 at 21:18

Biohazard · 2 May 2011 at 21:19

dont do it

apple_man77 · 2 May 2011 at 21:20

Apologies for my ignorance but what's wrong with the cossie engine??

Begbie · 2 May 2011 at 21:20

Your crazy.

russ0r · 2 May 2011 at 21:21

Is the 3.5 Rover V8 not an American design anyway? :/

Joshy · 2 May 2011 at 21:21

So you're going to not replace vaguely the only half decent things about cosworths? Awesome

helpimcrap · 2 May 2011 at 21:22

Jay said:
wtf

its a bit 'off the wall' i admit but i like v8s and love the sound. lol
its the noise more than anything.

with the help of a mate hes trying to convince to go cossie and reckons he could get 400bhp out of it without breaking open an engine but he insists it will be rebuilt prior to putting in and says it would run 350bhp all day long.

helpimcrap · 2 May 2011 at 21:23

russ0r said:
Is the 3.5 Rover V8 not an American design anyway? :/

only 3.5 - size matters so i keep being told. lol

helpimcrap · 2 May 2011 at 21:24

Joshy said:
So you're going to not replace vaguely the only half decent things about cosworths? Awesome

in a way yes.

but its not got one anyay which is why i'm not being narrow minded to things and shutting off options.

helpimcrap · 2 May 2011 at 21:25

apple_man77 said:
Apologies for my ignorance but what's wrong with the cossie engine??

as said - not got one anyway so i was just after input for options.

helpimcrap · 2 May 2011 at 21:25

Begbie said:
Your crazy.

been said many a time so you're not alone. people think i'm crazy for buying one with an engine and geabox lol

Joshy · 2 May 2011 at 21:25

helpimcrap said:
in a way yes. but its not got one anyay which is why i'm not being narrow minded to things and shutting off options.

What about the option of selling it and buying a better car? Preferably one with an actual engine underneath the bonnet?

Jay · 2 May 2011 at 21:26

The 3.5 /3.9 V8 found in Land Rovers is a Buick engine is it not? I would call that an "American V8"

Seriously, if you have a Cossie Shell, buy a Cosworth Engine. If you cant afford a Cosworth engine, just buy a cheap 2.0 and actually drive the car instead of thinking up crazy ideas

apple_man77 · 2 May 2011 at 21:30

Sell it and buy an older style v8 mustang if that's what you like pointless trying to get it working in a cosworth.

I thought people bought cosworths mainly for the engine??

burns · 2 May 2011 at 21:30

Ford small block would probably be easier to fit than a chevy as the dizzy is at the front on the ford, not at the back where it sits where the base of the windscreen probably wants to be. Chevy small block parts are cheaper though, and they can make better power AFAIK, I'm aiming for 400bhp from mine with new heads, camshaft and manifolds.

Both used the T5, same as the Cossy for their manual boxes at some point but bell housing bolt patterns will be different, may help with prop shaft lengths and splines though.

It would be cool but it does seem like an odd idea...

helpimcrap · 2 May 2011 at 21:32

Joshy said:
What about the option of selling it and buying a better car? Preferably one with an actual engine underneath the bonnet?

nearly £3k more at the cheapest ones which are rotten and require a lot of work....

helpimcrap · 2 May 2011 at 21:33

burns said:
Ford small block would probably be easier to fit than a chevy as the dizzy is at the front on the ford, not at the back where it sits where the base of the windscreen probably wants to be. Chevy small block parts are cheaper though, and they can make better power AFAIK, I'm aiming for 400bhp from mine with new heads, camshaft and manifolds.

Both used the T5, same as the Cossy for their manual boxes at some point but bell housing bolt patterns will be different, may help with prop shaft lengths and splines though.

It would be cool but it does seem like an odd idea...

hmmm thanks for the input.

Lopéz · 2 May 2011 at 21:36

apple_man77 said:
Apologies for my ignorance but what's wrong with the cossie engine??

His Cosworth (this must be third or fourth thread about it in the last couple of weeks!) doesn't have an engine.

The South African XR8's (Sierra based) used a 302ci Mustang engine.

zipp0r · 2 May 2011 at 21:58

just buy a cossie engine, fit it and stfu. thx