V8 in a PS13

[patt]

Well lads what V8 would you put in a ps13.
what would be the cheapest?
What would be cheapest to upgrade more power?

[barman]

best person to talk to that i know would be martin french as he done v8 conversion i think or stonie maybe sorry im not more helpfull

[DaveZigen]

Cheapest that's any use would be a 4.4l Bmw v8 out of a 740i. Couple of the guys in BDC have done the conversion and added a turbo to get around 400bhp reliably. Engines can be got for 300ish but the manual gearbox from the 540 is pricey and you'll need to know what your at.

As far as American ls3 and ls7, you'll need mega bucks to get something worthwhile and a lot of fab work.

[gem-s13]

Pure wannabe life style bullshit put a turbo a set of injectors and a air flow meter on you sr20 get it mapped properly and no need for a poxy v8

[niall s14a]

At the risk of being shot down in a big way gem.. Why not dare to be different?

[Darenm]

Pure wannabe life style bullshit put a turbo a set of injectors and a air flow meter on you sr20 get it mapped properly and no need for a poxy v8

Amen :D

[Boguey001]

Pure wannabe life style bullshit put a turbo a set of injectors and a air flow meter on you sr20 get it mapped properly and no need for a poxy v8

i guess i fall into the above mentioned category then so. :)

[Martin ffrench]

Pure wannabe life style bullshit put a turbo a set of injectors and a air flow meter on you sr20 get it mapped properly and no need for a poxy v8

poxy v8 you say lol...... we will just have to see

[patt]

Pure wannabe life style bullshit put a turbo a set of injectors and a air flow meter on you sr20 get it mapped properly and no need for a poxy v8
The car is heartless so thinking of something different an v8 is just an idea

[dR Dan]

Pure wannabe life style bullshit put a turbo a set of injectors and a air flow meter on you sr20 get it mapped properly and no need for a poxy v8

Jesus Gem... What a retarded comment. If the man wants a v8 or is contemplating it happy days for him and for something different.

Your up there with Scrooge at times

[patt]

Jesus Gem... What a retarded comment. If the man wants a v8 or is contemplating it happy days for him and for something different.

Your up there with Scrooge at times

Was talking to Brendan Stone an he was even saying if went m3 engine would be cool only ideas at the moment

[robbie@tdp.ie]

Was talking to Brendan Stone an he was even saying if went m3 engine would be cool only ideas at the moment

Cheapest M3 V8 I have seen for sale in the UK is 3K stg with ECU and no exhaust headers.

It would cost about €6000-7000 to get running in the car with a 6 speed m3 box. BMW engines are highly technical engines with quad vanos and so on. It might be better to get a big older american V8 running on a carb to make install easy. If you are not after massive power the old LS1 is cheap and can be converted to carb very cheaply.

Having said all that if you spend the same amount on a SR20 you will get a very trick and powerful engine.



Robbie

[patt]

As i said lads still only thinking what to do could go rb jz or even put sr back in just seeing what different opions there are.

[robbie@tdp.ie]

As i said lads still only thinking what to do could go rb jz or even put sr back in just seeing what different opions there are.

RB25 or 1JZ will easily see 500 bhp cheaper than any V8.

Robbie

[Bradley_Motorworks]

Toyota/Lexus 1UZ is a descent V8. Have done a few supercharged ones. Loads of torque but no massive power. All around 420hp @1bar
Super cheap and reliable engine if you want to be different.
Rb/JZ/SR are better options IMO.

[Stonie]

I was talking about a e36/46 m3 engine not the v8 m3, they are super reliable very cheap and have good power and response,, I drove jack shanahans s14 with the 3.0 m3 engine and it is just brilliant to drive,, it is nice to be different sometimes,, and Richard speaks the truth a 1uz is a great little v8 for the money,,

[patt]

Thanks for all the input lads still not decided though ha