advice on RV8 in Sierra

[john.stuk]

I am fitting a TR8 engine (3.5 rover) into a 3 door sierra, anyone got any good advice on drive trains and carbs or efi. Any idea on performance expectations?

Oh! before anyone says why not stick to a TR8....I dont fit em!

Thinking of track days and sprinting with it.

[stevieturbo]

Maybe try asking here ;-)

www.v-8.org.uk/forum/

I think there's a couple with a V8 in a Sierra.

[mongoose]

Doesn't Mark Adams have one?

[rev-erend]

Mark Adams does indeed have a 4.6 Rv8 in a sierra.. with a 6 speed box too !

[chuntington101]

why not go for a Ford V8 (like will holmen did with his capri in PPC)?

or you could go for a LS1. then you get injection and an ally block?

Chris.

[john.stuk]

Well its down to the fact I have the RV8 and thought it would be kind of good not to have tons on turbo lag unlike my saff cozzy. The cars handle well for a boat but the turbos hard work on a sprint track.

Lots of v8 torque and of course the tune it plays made me think it would be worth a go. Never seen one on before either. thought a whale tail 3 door sierra v8 might me different.

[v8 racing]

I fitted the engine into mark adams car quite a few years ago so from memory, it was fairly simple, the bulk head needs opening out and the sttering coupling needs moding, apart from that i seem to remember it was fairly straight forward, i no we ended up running a diesel rad as it has a better cooling factor

[GavinPearson]

I would look at this:-

www.burgerman.info/sierra.htm

[rev-erend]

He still has SU's.. that is so 80's..

[Pigeon]

Hey, SUs rock.