Fancy a 2ltr V8 ?

bodger · Post by **bodger** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 12:31 pm

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TVR-ROVER-SMA ... 4608ece3ec

The question is ...WHY ..lol

chodjinn · Post by **chodjinn** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 1:19 pm

that makes no sense!

sidecar · Post by **sidecar** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 2:40 pm

chodjinn wrote:that makes no sense!

I guess it might if you race in a class where 2.0L is the limit.

Mind you you could then probably get more power out of a modern 4 valve 2.0L 4 pot lump than a small bore 2 valve push rod V8 engine....

kiwicar · Post by **kiwicar** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 2:41 pm

Hi
so you can sell them into Itally as company cars without getting hit for lots of tax, they were turbo charged I believe. . .they also did a short stroke version with a flat plane crank and 3.7" bore.
Best regards
Mike

chodjinn · Post by **chodjinn** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 2:57 pm

sidecar wrote:
chodjinn wrote:that makes no sense!
I guess it might if you race in a class where 2.0L is the limit.

Mind you you could then probably get more power out of a modern 4 valve 2.0L 4 pot lump than a small bore 2 valve push rod V8 engine....

the only race series I can think of, historically, that comes close to a 2.0l V8 is formula 1.

Historic racing by definition has strict rules on engine size/displacement to remain as it left the factory. Reducing the size of the engine will only hinder you in that respect.

But if it was done for tax reasons fair enough. However I'm not quite convinced with that, I mean I don't see any 2l Ferrari or Lambo V8s? Was the tax thing for import on foreign cars maybe?

kiwicar · Post by **kiwicar** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 4:18 pm

Hi
There were a few ferraris, and maserattis they didn't generally make it out of itally because they were pretty weird for a super car.
Best regards
Mike

chodjinn · Post by **chodjinn** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 4:35 pm

kiwicar wrote:Hi
There were a few ferraris, and maserattis they didn't generally make it out of itally because they were pretty weird for a super car.
Best regards
Mike

1975 208 GT4 & 208 GTB according to Wiki.

"Automobiles with engines displacing more than 2.0 Litre were subject to a much higher tax rate"

No Maseratis that size tho ...

topcatcustom · Post by **topcatcustom** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 4:51 pm

There are a few racing series' which have 2l limits (or at least for some categories), especially with kit car based racing.

Small bores may be the only way to get around certain regs i.e. using stock crank etc, but if it was 94mm bore with short stroke it would rev!!!

bodger · Post by **bodger** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 6:02 pm

see questions on listing ... apparently

"came from an italian supa car "

JSF55 · Post by **JSF55** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 6:59 pm

Wont have any problems with the liners leaking

kiwicar · Post by **kiwicar** » Fri Nov 09, 2012 10:37 am

chodjinn wrote:
kiwicar wrote:Hi
There were a few ferraris, and maserattis they didn't generally make it out of itally because they were pretty weird for a super car.
Best regards
Mike
1975 208 GT4 & 208 GTB according to Wiki.

"Automobiles with engines displacing more than 2.0 Litre were subject to a much higher tax rate"

No Maseratis that size tho ...

apart from these, maybe

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maserati_Biturbo
Best regards
Mike

chodjinn · Post by **chodjinn** » Fri Nov 09, 2012 11:02 am

kiwicar wrote:
chodjinn wrote:
kiwicar wrote:Hi
There were a few ferraris, and maserattis they didn't generally make it out of itally because they were pretty weird for a super car.
Best regards
Mike
1975 208 GT4 & 208 GTB according to Wiki.

"Automobiles with engines displacing more than 2.0 Litre were subject to a much higher tax rate"

No Maseratis that size tho ...
apart from these, maybe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maserati_Biturbo
Best regards
Mike

Mike they aren't V8s they are V6s!

bodger · Post by **bodger** » Fri Nov 09, 2012 12:26 pm

is it definatly a 2ltr ? .... Std crank stroke 71mm x bore of 81.7 ( 3.22" )

= 2978.1 cc ..

its not a 2ltr its a 3 ltr ??

chodjinn · Post by **chodjinn** » Fri Nov 09, 2012 12:41 pm

He's also disabled the questions part of the listing so you can't actualyl ask a direct question ...

bodger · Post by **bodger** » Fri Nov 09, 2012 12:55 pm

just sent him a question

just curious really ...well at £900 anyway ...lol