Postby Hasbeen » 21 Dec 2007 04:35
Larry, Triumph Rover Spares, yes, the bloke who rolled his 7V8 in
the Classic Adelaide, markets a kit to fit the Toyota Supra box to
the Rover V8.
Its a good set up, & you could get just the bell housing, & clutch
gear to avoid too much freight, from Oz.
But, as Richard says, why not try the auto?
Our 280 BHP, 4.6L 8 has a ZF auto in it, & although I miss the sound
of going back through the gears with the V8, it realy is a weapon
when overtaking on twisty back roads. When a chance to pass appears,
it's kicked back, & gone, before you have got your hand to the gear
shift of the manual. You can select the gears you want manually when
you want to, just not much engine braking.
I also miss accelerating from low revs in top gear some times. The
sound of the V8, using all its torque is great, & at low revs is
quite something.
When the auto started slipping, it took months for
us to decide to uprate it, rather than slip a Supra box in to
replace it. The costs were about the same, at a little over A$3000.
Hasbeen
