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one day i MUST have a V8..

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i know this is a merc but its the engine not the car, whether its RS4's, AMV8s etc, etc - the sound of a V8 just blows everything else away.. forget whiny V12s, tinny straight 6s and sadly even the VR in comparison - just imagine owning a road car that sounded like this every day you drove it :luvlove: :

 

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default ... ryId=18022

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i got a V8 in the land rover, but never really played with it much, bit different to a road car though, still nice and noisy though

 

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Yep, the V8 is my favourite engine. Especially top fuel drag V8s with no exhausts!

 

You can buy "crated engines" from the states surprisingly cheap.

 

Last time I looked, you could import a "turn key" (ECU, loom, injectors etc, ready to run) Chevy LS2 for about £5K. Or the bigger 7 litre 500 horse lump for a couple of K more, brand new from Chevrolet.

 

Pick up a decent second hand AC Cobra replica to drop it into and you'll have one heck of a good crack every summer :lol: Or even a TVR Chimera. The flatplane AJP V8 in that is notorious for blowing up, so quite a few TVR fans are opting for the crated engine.com alternative.

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i got a V8 in the land rover, but never really played with it much, bit different to a road car though, still nice and noisy though

 

see, a V8 makes even an ambulance sound good!! :grin:

 

Pick up a decent second hand AC Cobra replica to drop it into and you'll have one heck of a good crack every summer
maybe if i end up living in australia and an a dark corrado with no a/c and black leather seats doesn't quite work in 35 degrees then that may well be an option! the aussies love their v8s as well after all! 8)

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Yes it does sound nice

 

but

 

the intake/exhaust system difference design makes a HUGE difference to how an engine sounds. Just think of a VR with a stock airbox and stock exhaust and then one with a BMC up front, a 6-branch manifold and a s/s system.

 

It's like comparing babysitters to banshees!

 

Obviously for a performance engine, you will hear it coming a long way off anyways :cheers:

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