V8 swap candidate

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03-12-2010, 04:44 PM

Stein

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V8 swap candidate

Ferrari : 308 : eBay Motors (item 300405394921 end time Mar-20-10 11:45:32 PDT)

Could be interesting.

03-12-2010, 05:04 PM

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Looks like a decent amount of room in there too. Nice alternative to a Pantera.

03-12-2010, 05:30 PM

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Always loved those, never thought about a swap.

The little V8s were kinda nice, but expensive to keep running I'm sure.

03-12-2010, 10:49 PM

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Put a 32v mod motor in there. With ITB's.

03-12-2010, 11:05 PM

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I've seen some pretty nice 328s around w/broken motors on the cheap, and the thought has been present. Only bummer is whatever you put in there surely wouldn't sound good as Ferrari.. :-/

03-13-2010, 08:56 AM

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That thing is hammered worse than my Miata.

03-13-2010, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by elesjuan

I've seen some pretty nice 328s around w/broken motors on the cheap, and the thought has been present. Only bummer is whatever you put in there surely wouldn't sound good as Ferrari.. :-/

I dunno, a built up 289 with ITB and EFI would be pretty pleasing to the ear. It wont have that flat plane sound to it, but pretty good.