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Posted: May 20th, 2005, 11:48 pm
by J0HN_R1
By all means George, do it up!!! We all would love to see it. And I'm not being sarcastic, from the looks of it on that V8SHO site the engine might fit in.
Get er' done...
Posted: May 21st, 2005, 1:39 am
by Juans_93_MX3
I'm going to look into this FWD V8 idea even more
I think its very possible it should fit in the MX3
Dosent that SHO site have any forums?
Posted: May 21st, 2005, 2:21 pm
by georgechicken
yowza... Not familiar with a v8 smaller than the 3.4 (not that comes to mind quickly, at least) other than exotic car use... I believe ferrari has used a 3.2 v8 if I'm not mistaken... sure it would fit... Here's how I figure... The taurus engine bay is no wider than the mx-6 engine bay, which is barely wider than the MX-3 engine bay...
There would probably be a slight modification to the engine mounts, and a day or two spent doing measurements and calculations to make it fit properly, but it's a very compact motor... you figure that Yamaha specializes in making small motors.... and high performance ones at that... it's going to be a nice one
from what I've read, it's a near-silent motor that is smooth as silk, and engineered like nobody's business
that spells out fun to me
Daniel
Posted: May 21st, 2005, 4:05 pm
by lakersfan1
Lamborghini made a 1994 cc V8 for the Urraco. They made that engine for the Italian market Urraco because the 2.0 liter engines have less taxes than thier 2.5 or 3.0 liter V8's they offered in the same car in the U.S.
Posted: May 21st, 2005, 4:56 pm
by Juans_93_MX3
Put headers and a X-Pipe on that SHO and you will have one bad a-- sounding car
I am still searching for a SHO forum, anyone got a idea where to find one?
Posted: May 23rd, 2005, 2:18 pm
by georgechicken
Said it one, I'll probably say it a few more times...
http://www.shoclub.com
http://www.v8sho.com
You'll find at least one through those guys..
mmmm... 2.0 v8... <drooling>
Daniel