right i know im supposed to be selling my Zed, but i was thinking of buying a 280Zx and fitting a v8,

 

however i've found a tvr 3.5L V8 and manual box, and im thinking of trying to make it fit?

 

any idea if this would work/ how much effort/ special parts needed?

 

its the tvr version of the sd1 V8, it should fit, not sure about the gearbox, apart from needing a new brain i cant see any major problems...

A hammer and a very large shoehorn should see you alright!!

 

TBH, within reason you can fit pretty much any engine in pretty much any car. Have you read about/seen Charlie Broomfield's 27 litre Rover SD1 or that Mini with a transveresly mounted Rover V8?

 

Just depends on how much effort you want to put into it.

 

In all seriousness though, I should think a RV8 should fit without too much of a problem, but if memory serves me correctly, I think the RV8 is a 90 degree 'V' which effectively makes it a bit wider but not as tall as say a 75 degree 'V'. Might be worth doing a bit of homework on the dimensions.

 

Get the tape measure out first!! ;)

Although as said im sure it would fit, i would really see the point. That engine, although a great engine, wont produce much power I wouldnt have thought. Remember its a rover v8, now IIRC is produced 150 or so bhp in the original discovery/range rover/sd1 (I think that was on fuel injection, which I assume this one is you have found) If TVR worked wonders and made it 200bhp then they were doing well. Now while 200bhp would have been more than enough to punt an 1000kg TVR around briskly, it wont do much in a 280zx. It'll also be crushingly thirsty, and while I personally dont mind paying for power, Id be disgruntled about 12mpg and it still being slow!

Although as said im sure it would fit, i would really see the point. That engine, although a great engine, wont produce much power I wouldnt have thought. Remember its a rover v8, now IIRC is produced 150 or so bhp in the original discovery/range rover/sd1 (I think that was on fuel injection, which I assume this one is you have found) If TVR worked wonders and made it 200bhp then they were doing well. Now while 200bhp would have been more than enough to punt an 1000kg TVR around briskly, it wont do much in a 280zx. It'll also be crushingly thirsty, and while I personally dont mind paying for power, Id be disgruntled about 12mpg and it still being slow!

 

it is the tvr version from the 3.5L Tasmin, its just called it the rover v8 for some reason,

 

its probably a bad idea it is only 200bhp at the moment, but it just sounded amazing, and had a manual box as aposed to my auto, i was just thinking to fit tat moter most of the heavy crap they fitted to the Z32 could go in the bin, i know mines a LWB but i think i could easily get it down to 1200KG as the engine and gearbox are lighter???

 

i have to admit i was going to super charge it a stick a blower out the bonnet,

 

maybe ill put thos off till i have more space and funds...

 

that way i could get and fit an ls7 Z06 engine.. (i know these fit )

Hmm, if its a standard rover affair then it'll be 150-160bhp at best. I know they sound nice, but its an old engine now. Do you have a 280zx? Or are you planning on putting this in your z32?! I doubt you could loose 450kg from a z32!

I'm a bit biast but sell the TVR engine and box, stick a chevy engine and box in. You can pick up a semi decent stock 250bhp 5.7 litre engine for under £500, grab a gearbox for it and then just adapt the mounts for both on the zed, sort your prop out and bobs your uncle.

 

It's been done (i'm doing it myself) and the catalogue of parts you can buy for chevy is HEEEUUGE whereas you'll struggle to find upgrades to get you any more power on a rover V8 unfortunately.