Tony Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 "Road ahead...What road?" Do it...You know you want to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 8, 2018 Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 I bet that's a handful now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 Moment of polar inertia would be in question....Saying that i did do a MX5 MK2 with a Rover 3.5 engine and box in it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted April 9, 2018 Report Share Posted April 9, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww7oGKkrU-0 There are a few in the US with V8's and this one with a RB26 (Skyline) engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2018 Lucky he didn't stack it on that run... I must say the MX i saw with the 3500 enginge sounded just like a TVR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted April 9, 2018 Report Share Posted April 9, 2018 Lucky he didn't stack it on that run... I must say the MX i saw with the 3500 enginge sounded just like a TVR. It would , same engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2018 What a 3500 is used in a TVR? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted April 9, 2018 Report Share Posted April 9, 2018 350i - 3500cc But the S Series, 390SE, Griffith, Tuscan and Chimera and others used larger capacity Rover V8's https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TVR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2018 Well i agree with their choice....I think the 3500 was one of Rovers best engines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted April 9, 2018 Report Share Posted April 9, 2018 Well i agree with their choice....I think the 3500 was one of Rovers best engines. Yep , like all the best Rover engines it wasnt designed by them It was based on a 1960's Buick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2018 Ah that explains that then.... Rover should have developed it in later models and maybe just maybe they would still be running now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 In fairness the engine lasted longer than Rover did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 I can quite believe that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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