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Rover V8 in MX5

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Rover V8 in MX5

Post by awright »

Ok so mostly we look at what we can do with our rover motors to tweak them up, get more power. If we arent doing that we are looking at upgrading to holdens chevs, fords or isuzus and other options...

but here is a guy who has taken the bull by the horns and kept the mighty rover motor in his japanese car!!!


http://freespace.virgin.net/bob.carter/Mazda_mx5_V8.htm


Hats off to him!
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Post by def90 »

was it rover V8's that they used to put in the MX-5 based bullets? they were dangerously fast!!
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Post by Sean »

they used the soarer v8's.

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Post by def90 »

ahh, thats correct, they were dam quick!
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Post by andrew e »

and they also used the odd 13b.



A bloke at work just finished one in his MG. Nice install. I will always remember someone i grew up with had one in their Nissan bluebird TRX, which was origionally installed when the car was bought new (1984).
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Post by Loanrangie »

andrew e wrote:and they also used the odd 13b.



A bloke at work just finished one in his MG. Nice install. I will always remember someone i grew up with had one in their Nissan bluebird TRX, which was origionally installed when the car was bought new (1984).
13B or RV8 ?, i think it was Chris Hillman who put a 3.5 in a TRX in the early/mid 80's. Also seen a 3.5 in an 80/81 Celica and a 4.4 in a 300ZX that was on ebay last year.
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Post by andrew e »

sorry v8 MG.

Street machine had a very nice black rover v8 powered mustang celica years ago.
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Post by stuee »

andrew e wrote:sorry v8 MG.

Street machine had a very nice black rover v8 powered mustang celica years ago.
I remember that car. I seem to recall it won best engineering at sumernats or something. very well thought out car.
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Post by Loanrangie »

andrew e wrote:sorry v8 MG.

Street machine had a very nice black rover v8 powered mustang celica years ago.
I always wanted a stang celica with a capri V6 in it just for something different.
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Post by Hobie18 »

saw a 3.5 rover in an MG before Easter which was supercharged :twisted:
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