> Well, a few years ago, I saw a TR4 with a Buick 215/Rover
> 3.5Liter V8 stuffed in the engine bay here in the Seattle area.
> Other than banging in the wheel wells to fit it looked pretty
> straight forward, and using the 3.5L keeps it in the family at least.
Might be worth mentioning that the TR4 is substantially wider between the
inner fenders than a TR3 ... even a small block Ford fits without too much
banging. One of my local club members drives a "TR-Ford" with a 5.0 Ford
motor in it.
Don't know if he still has it or not, but a local club member by the name of
Julian Burns used to have a very nicely done TR3A with a TR8 motor in it.
And maybe Paul W. will say a few words about his current conversion ...
although I think he's finding it's never "easy" ...
To my mind, a 2.8L Chevy V6 would be the ideal conversion ... I think it
will fit with very little modification (except building a back plate to
attach it to the TR transmission and converting to R&P steering to get the
column out of the way). It's much lighter than the stock TRactor motor,
makes quite a bit more power even naturally aspirated (140-160hp SAE in
stock "high output" trim) and best of all, there are blower and nitrous kits
available for it. Being a relatively small displacement motor, the stock
drivetrain should be able to handle the torque (well, as long as you go easy
on the laughing gas <G>).
If you're serious about V8 power tho, I think you'll quickly find that you
need to upgrade the entire drivetrain ... then the frame won't be stiff
enough ...
Randall
> >Date: Sat, 8 May 2004 20:37:03 EDT
> >From: L1J1S@aol.com
> >Subject: tr3 v8
> >
> >to all members, does anyone have any or know of what V 8 would
> fit into a
> >tr3? also are there major modifications needed to be made. larry
> schwartz tr3-a
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