Dan,
As far as stock look goes, my Factory V-8 has no hood bulges or other
giveaways that there is a V-8 under the bonnet. If you were to remove the
special wheels and revert to Rostyles, remove the V-8 badges, and shrink the
diameter of the end of the tailpipe by 1/2 inch, the car would be
indistinguishable from a 4-cylinder GT. This was made possible by the
low-profile SU carb setup, designed by Alec Hounslow right before he
retired. You can get the bits to install this carb setup on an aftermarket
car, but it might be cheaper to go with a low profile manifold and 4-barrel
'Murrican carb.
Cheers,
Paul Kile
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> From:
> DAN_GRAVES@hp-roseville-om3.om.hp.com[SMTP:DAN_GRAVES@hp-roseville-om3.om.
> hp.com]
> Sent: Friday, November 20, 1998 4:16 PM
> To: Paul.Kile@Aerojet.com
> Subject: RE: Rover 8 vs. ?
>
>
> Hi Paul,
>
> Your reasons for the Rover swap make sense and I'm sure that's a
> big
> reason why its popular, but I still wonder what the best setup would be
> based on
> hp, stock look (from the outside of course) and the ability to put the hp
> to the
> road. These are things that are important to me as far as swaps go, but
> that's
> just a personal opinion. My B is basically stock looking, 185/14's, steel
> rally
> wheels, and not much in the way of suspension mods. If I were to keep the
> car
> looking reasonably stock, its not near as important to have gobs of hp. I
> know
> first hand! 8-) The car actually handles fairly decently considering the
>
> setup, but even with a stock output of 220hp from the 289 I have to be
> very
> careful when pressing on the "go" pedal. I'd trade hp for handling any
> day.
> Maybe the Rover 8 isn't that tough to get parts for or to find in general,
> but
> given all the choices out there today, and based on the swap that I
> already did,
> I might use something else.
>
> An M3 motor would be a nice addition. 8-)
>
> Dan
>
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