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[Stevee]

2.5 liter diesel Nissian Nivara now that will tow ;]

You want to try a GMC 6.5 litre V8 deisel...now that WILL tow..same engine as the Humvee...

ill out do you let me find the link...


http://www.topgear.c...wood-2010-07-01


if that dont toe what will ;]

[Scallywag630]

2.5 liter diesel Nissian Nivara now that will tow ;]

You want to try a GMC 6.5 litre V8 deisel...now that WILL tow..same engine as the Humvee...

ill out do you let me find the link...


http://www.topgear.c...wood-2010-07-01


if that dont toe what will ;]

Yeah...right...but not a V8

[Stevee]

i has

V 8 in the name though ;]

just V18

[M44K TS]

You see, this is why I love V8's so much, this is my pops revving the tits off my Maserati about an hour after I bought it...
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And you can't beat the noise of this one from about 18 sec onwards, and the burble of that glorious engine at 44 sec...
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[E.L.M.O]

It's still more efficient to have a small engine with a low pressure turbo, it's the way most new cars are going. Which I quite like

V8 with Turbo!
... Or V8 with big blower!

Not my quote...I'm a big V8 fan..own a few.

yeah I dont know what happened there.

I would love a V8 mini pick up.
Front engined, rear wheel drive V8 pick up with a blower!... SLAMMED! lol
Plenty of contradiction! Slamming it, front engined with rear wheel drive in a pick up. Not the easiest thing to do!

[Mini Mad Drakeley]

i woul love a v8, theyre beaut! im still torn between a custom v8 racer as my next project or a turboed small bore a-series mini lol, i think the v8 tuned and twin turboed, sounds good im getting carried away now, ill stop lol

[Stevee]

well my next projects is gonna be a v8 moggie

Chop & Drop v8

[89mini-boy]

American cars are gay.

well i have no idea how you came to this conclusion obviously you havent had a go at rodding, because you wouldnt be saying that but if going to a show with a bunch of people who all like the same things and all the cars are loud, beautifully built or customed, drag cars, racers or even slammed cruisers all these prolong the life of what is known as hot rods and if all these lovely cars are "gay" then IM GAY BECUASE i wouldnt want my life no other way because liike minis to you and me bring us great joy of being able to meet new people and join in with some many different communities and i can garuntee most of the hot rodders would call minis "gay" because there too small and you cant fit a massive V8 Power plant with ease in the front of a mini and they're not giant gas guzzling road hogs but too me the sound off a v8 is heart beat to me, its my past my present and my future my life is hot rods yanks and all classics over the world!!! so i think "gay" is a massive statement and it just aint true but everyone is allowed an opinion it just doesn't mean its fact. but im sure we both have completely different views of the cars but i like the fact im different to others i dont like to be one who follows a trend i like things my way and do it to please me not a crowd!!

[Mini Mad Drakeley]

ohhh moggy minor v8 sounds epic! you have just sent my mind going everywhere on possible projects, tuned and turboed hayabusa trike, again tuned and turboed v8 mgb gt sleeper, i can even get a moggy minor, duno how much rust its got though but too many possibilities now lol and obviously i would only get a british, german or italian v8, americans cant build cars or engines with any decent power for their size lol im being very optomistic, i need to get my next small project done and hopefully sell aload before i can do anything lol

[Stevee]

ohhh moggy minor v8 sounds epic! you have just sent my mind going everywhere on possible projects, tuned and turboed hayabusa trike, again tuned and turboed v8 mgb gt sleeper, i can even get a moggy minor, duno how much rust its got though but too many possibilities now lol and obviously i would only get a british, german or italian v8, americans cant build cars or engines with any decent power for their size lol im being very optomistic, i need to get my next small project done and hopefully sell aload before i can do anything lol

Well if Mr Bungle on here seen the design work for the v8 moggie all ull see is that bear of his

full Space frame chassie with the shell mounted on top running rovers v8 on a stripped out landy gear box

wont go into anymore details cause its all top secret ;]

[Stevee]

American cars are gay.

well i have no idea how you came to this conclusion obviously you havent had a go at rodding, because you wouldnt be saying that but if going to a show with a bunch of people who all like the same things and all the cars are loud, beautifully built or customed, drag cars, racers or even slammed cruisers all these prolong the life of what is known as hot rods and if all these lovely cars are "gay" then IM GAY BECUASE i wouldnt want my life no other way because liike minis to you and me bring us great joy of being able to meet new people and join in with some many different communities and i can garuntee most of the hot rodders would call minis "gay" because there too small and you cant fit a massive V8 Power plant with ease in the front of a mini and they're not giant gas guzzling road hogs but too me the sound off a v8 is heart beat to me, its my past my present and my future my life is hot rods yanks and all classics over the world!!! so i think "gay" is a massive statement and it just aint true but everyone is allowed an opinion it just doesn't mean its fact. but im sure we both have completely different views of the cars but i like the fact im different to others i dont like to be one who follows a trend i like things my way and do it to please me not a crowd!!

couldn't agree more, there was a craze over here for Hot rodding motors up but our rules are so scrit compared the yanks

also ricks mini is modfied but personal i don't like flip front mini's or custom turbo jobbies i like my 998 (coughh 1046cc) but its peoples views

the yanks made some very nice cars

and the Hemi engine is so nice loverly engine my mate has one in his landy!!

[HARBER07]

Straight 6 is where its at

[.998TANGO.]

v8 plus classic car is pure heaven.

Edited by .998TANGO., 28 February 2011 - 07:45 PM.

[Stevee]

Straight 6 is where its at

oh oh we got a Beetle oh sorry i ment 911 fan here then ;]

straight 6's are for people who are scared of 2 more cylinders and a nice 60 degree V

(this is my view not insulting anyone )

[boffster]

a british, german or italian v8, americans cant build cars or engines with any decent power for their size lol

Rover V8's are an American design . Germans are too reliable so they are boring, Italian are too unreliable, and American Big Blocks make a great sound. Just thought I'd say my opinion here

full Space frame chassie with the shell mounted on top running rovers v8 on a stripped out landy gear box

You mean the LT77 or R380 cogboxes. I hope they won't have the transfer boxes on

My Landy was going to have an RV8 in but had to come back out for 17yr old insurance reasons but the bulkhead is all chopped out ready for it to slot back in

My brother's has had one for a few years now but the first one let 4 rods go on the motorway at night so limped back home on 4 cylinders to have another put back in as quickly as possible.

All in all, V8's maybe are dying slowly, just they aren't going to disapear over night because of America and good old English spirit, which cannot be crushed easily . Nothing can beat the sound of a blown big block that makes your legs feel like jelly and your trousers change colour