"cletus44 aka Clayton Seams" (cletus44)
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"cletus44 aka Clayton Seams" (cletus44)
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Everyone here loves a good ol’ American big blocks and probably equal amounts here love the wail of a modern Ferrari F430’s V8.
But what is your favorite classic (Pre-1980) non-American V8?
Daimler Hemi? Lamborghini DOHC V8? Aston Martin’s V8? So many options! And above them all, I think the classic Maserati V8 is the coolest of them all. It has a relaxed nature, quad Webers and makes a noise like a Chevy big block that went to college.
Shady Balkan Subject, Drives an Alfa
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
11/30/2015 at 16:09 |
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Fap, fap, fap, fap!
From the AR Montreal.
Sam
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
11/30/2015 at 16:11 |
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Darn, pre-1980’s excludes my car, with it’s 3.0L (2,998cc) M60B30 V8. It was BMW’s first V8 in 25 years. Though it was initially prototyped in 1982 and finalized in 1986.
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cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
> Shady Balkan Subject, Drives an Alfa
11/30/2015 at 16:13 |
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I totally forgot about these! Those are amazing engines.
Twism
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
11/30/2015 at 16:14 |
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I’ll nominate the 2.6 V8 in the Alfa Romeo Montreal:
It doesn’t look as good as Alfa’s other engines, it’s not reliable (ha!) and, but it sounds like God’s own soundtrack.
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
11/30/2015 at 16:15 |
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Does the DFV count?
If race engines don’t count, do truck engines? (Magirus Deutz)
Jcarr
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
11/30/2015 at 16:16 |
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Cosworth DFV?
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Jcarr
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
11/30/2015 at 16:16 |
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Beat me.
DasWauto
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
11/30/2015 at 16:17 |
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Cosworth DFV.
Takuro Spirit
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
11/30/2015 at 16:18 |
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not for canada - australian in disguise
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
11/30/2015 at 16:19 |
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The Rover V8, why? Because it’s been in almost every single British car ever. (copy+pasted from Wikipedia:)
1967–1973 Rover P5B
1968–1976 Rover P6B
1968–1990 Morgan Plus 8
1970–1989 Land Rover Range Rover
1973–1976 MGB GT V8
1972–1978 Land Rover 101 Forward Control military vehicle
1979–1981/2 Triumph TR8
1978–1985 Land Rover Series III “Stage One”
1976–1987 Rover SD1
1980–1990 TVR 350i
1989–2004 Land Rover Discovery
1983–1994 Land Rover 90/110/Defender
1986–1991 Sisu NA-140 BT all-terrain transport vehicle
1990–2004 Morgan Plus 8
1991–1995 Ginetta G33
1992–1996 MG RV8
1986–1993 TVR S Series
1989–1995 Land Rover Range Rover (known as a 3.9 in this application)
1991–2000 TVR Griffith
1992–2001 TVR Chimaera
1995–1999 Land Rover Range Rover in SE trim
1994–1998 Land Rover Defender (only used as standard on USA-spec vehicles- available only to special order in other markets.)
1986–1991 Sisu NA-140 BT all-terrain transport vehicle
1998 Land Rover Defender 50th Anniversary Limited Edition
1996-2002 Land Rover Discovery Series I,II
1992–1995 Land Rover Range Rover
1992–1993 TVR Griffith
1993–1994 TVR Chimaera
1973–1975 Leyland P76
Leyland Terrier truck
1995–2002 Land Rover Range Rover in the HSE trim (Optional for SE trim)
2003–2004 Land Rover Discovery
1996–2002 TVR Chimaera
1990-1995 Lichfield Land Rovers
1992–2001 TVR Chimaera
1992–2000 TVR Griffith
2002–2006 Bowler Wildcat
JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
11/30/2015 at 16:19 |
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Alfa Romeo 2.0L SPICA fuel-injected V8 from the 33 Stradale.
and it’s fat little brother, the Alfa 2.6L SPICA V8 from the Montreal.
Chris Clarke
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
11/30/2015 at 16:19 |
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I’m somewhat partial to the m117 4.5 V8 they put in the w108 Mercedes 280 SE 4.5.
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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> not for canada - australian in disguise
11/30/2015 at 16:20 |
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There’s definitely an argument to be made that by sheer mass of British vehicles, it is truly a British engine. Even if it is pretty much just a Buick 215 until ‘94.
V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
11/30/2015 at 16:21 |
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Probably the 6.3l fuel injected (in 1963) M100 V8 used in the Mercedes 600
Saracen
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
11/30/2015 at 16:31 |
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Any Alfa V8.
kanadanmajava1
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
11/30/2015 at 16:36 |
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So hard to say. There’s so many awesome engines. I’ll pick something from the prewar era.
Darracq 200hp from 1905. It has a 25 liter V8 and it held several land speed records during it’s career that lasted for couple of years. The engine is unique to that car and it is made using parts of two inline 4s. I do believe that it uses a flat plane crankshaft.
The current owner seems to like that the car can still go fast and it showed ridiculously fast driving in this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed.
AMC/Renauledge
> not for canada - australian in disguise
11/30/2015 at 16:38 |
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Which you can thank Buick for, since it was licensed from them in 1967. That engine first appeared the the 1961-63 Buick, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac compacts. And gave rise to the first-ever production turbo V8 under the hood of the Olds F-85 Jetfire.
MultiplaOrgasms
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
11/30/2015 at 16:43 |
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not for canada - australian in disguise
> AMC/Renauledge
11/30/2015 at 16:46 |
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That’s true, but it was used in so many more British cars than American cars that I consider it to be a British engine.
Bluecold
> JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
11/30/2015 at 16:48 |
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I never knew that inlet plenum housed individual tuned-length runners. So cool.
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cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
> MultiplaOrgasms
11/30/2015 at 16:52 |
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Fucking yes. Tatra.
CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist)
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
11/30/2015 at 16:53 |
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Holden V8.
BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
11/30/2015 at 17:15 |
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Great choice, but i think the top prize goes to the all-alloy air-cooled v8in the back of numerous tatras :)
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BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
> Shady Balkan Subject, Drives an Alfa
11/30/2015 at 17:16 |
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Forgot about these too! 200bhp from 2.0l in the 1960s, and a redline of 10,000.
How long did it take for car engines to get close to that again?
vp917
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
11/30/2015 at 18:19 |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoinett…
Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
11/30/2015 at 19:07 |
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How about the Toyota Hemi engine?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_V_…
michael bleggi
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
11/30/2015 at 20:45 |
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the one in my garage! lol bmw m60... a truley sick engine from the 90s. as it is pre-OBDII and everything is mostly mechanical.. i would classify it as a ‘classic.’ 4 liters, 32 valves, dual valvesprings, duplex timing chain, aggressive cam from the factory with a surprising amount of overlap, forged crank and sintered conrods all stock... basically a typical “built” n/a v8 engine, but from the factory.
currently building a 4.4L m60 derivative engine.... looking at 300 wheel horsepower N/A. not a ton of power, but it howls up to 6.8k, and loves it up there. so it’ll be a hoot.
gergey - Wishes vette was Datsun
> not for canada - australian in disguise
12/01/2015 at 01:32 |
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Starred for TVR ;)
bob and john
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
12/01/2015 at 13:52 |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moto_Guzz…
Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection
> Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
12/04/2015 at 09:42 |
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I would love to drop one of those in an RA2x Celica liftback. Backed with a 5-speed and sitting on 14” Watanabe RS8s
Like this, but dark blue metallic...
It’d be like a 3/4 scale 68 Hemi Barracuda...