Why not many TR3-6/Rover V8 cars?
Seems like a natural swap. Is there a reason there are not many TR's done with this engine?
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Bill Young Bill Young Kansas City, MO (1337 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 09:23AM Main British Car: '73 MG Midget V6 , '59 MGA I6 2.8 GM, 4.0 Jeep |
Re: Why not many TR3-6/Rover V8 cars?
My take is that because the engine room is so much larger than the MGs then Ford or Chevy's fit just fine and offer more performance potential.
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88v8 Ivor Duarte Gloucestershire UK (1041 posts) Registered: 02/11/2010 04:29AM Main British Car: 1974 Land Rover Lightweight V8 |
Re: Why not many TR3-6/Rover V8 cars?
Over in the UK there isn't the incentive, as many of the cars have factory injected engines, and the power gain with a standard Rover V8 isn't that great. Also, the Custom Car crowd has never caught onto British roadsters, and classic car enthusiasts tend to be very conservative about modifications.
I've read of TR2/3 cars with the Daimler Dart hemi, but I don't know if any still exist. In the US, as Bill says, you have other and better V8 engine options, although I would guess that a lot of them are heavier than the alloy Rover engine, which can't do much for weight distribution & handling. Ivor |
Re: Why not many TR3-6/Rover V8 cars?
Good points, all.
Are there any online resources that might have documented a Rover / TR6 swap? |
Bill Young Bill Young Kansas City, MO (1337 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 09:23AM Main British Car: '73 MG Midget V6 , '59 MGA I6 2.8 GM, 4.0 Jeep |
Re: Why not many TR3-6/Rover V8 cars?
There are two cars in the photo section on this site that have Buick V6 engines installed and those are very close to the V8 design, just a tad shorter. You should be able to get some good informaiton from those articles.
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Re: Why not many TR3-6/Rover V8 cars?
Here check out this link on a conversion that was done in England.
[www.letherby.com] This will give you some ideas to consider. Cheers Byron |
Re: Why not many TR3-6/Rover V8 cars?
Thanks much!
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danmas Dan Masters Alcoa, Tennessee (578 posts) Registered: 10/28/2007 12:11AM Main British Car: 1974 MGBGT Ford 302 |
Re: Why not many TR3-6/Rover V8 cars?
Quote: A Ford 302 with aluminium heads weighs about 35 pounds less than a TR6/GT6 engine, so weight distribution with this engine is not a problem in these cars. |
britcars Phil Ossinger New Brunswick, Canada (346 posts) Registered: 02/02/2009 07:58PM Main British Car: 1977 MGB Roadster, Rover 3.5 ADVENTURE BEFORE DEMENTIA! |
Re: Why not many TR3-6/Rover V8 cars?
Jack, I've read a bit on the LocostUSA site by someone who goes by MustangSix. Is that you? If so, would love to see more about your Locost.
Phil O |
Re: Why not many TR3-6/Rover V8 cars?
i think the rover car parts must be compatible with the engine and also i think its with the engine room, there are many online resources about it you can search it.
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