Re: [non rocco] real muscle (definately non-rocco)

["Aaron D. Patton" <apatton1@airmail.net>]

Close, but not quite right.  The TR-8 used an aluminum 3.5 litre V-8, which
was originally a Buick design.  Rover did purchase the design and tooling
from GM and still uses an evolution of this engine in the Land Rovers and
Range Rovers.  I do believe that the English company TVR also uses engines
evolved from the original Buick design.  The TVR Cerbera 4.5 gets 420 bhp
out of a 4.5 litre V-8 and will out accelerate a Viper GTS!

Aaron
'79 Scirocco S- Still FOR SALE (in Dallas, TX)
'93 Corrado SLC

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark A Peele <scirocco.gtx@juno.com>
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Date: Tuesday, December 01, 1998 10:14 AM
Subject: Re: [non rocco] real muscle


>Triumph also made this car from the factory, it was called a TR8.
>
>However, as tuned from the factory, it was a wimp (like most other late
>70's V8s)
>
>It used a Rover V6, for which BL purchased the rights from GM some time
>ago (the sixties I think)
>
>Mark . . .   (THINK VW) keep the non-VW posts to yourself!
>Scirocco 1982, Golf GT 1987
>Previous Sciroccos: 1981S (RIP), 1980S, 1975TS, 1975
>http://home.t-online.de/home/SCIROCCO2/mark.htm
>--------- Begin forwarded message ----------
>From: "Kris Rayner" <veritech@fix.net>
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: [non rocco] real muscle
>Date: Mon, 30 Nov 1998 23:14:10 +0000
>Message-ID: <199812010711.XAA25026@fletch.fix.net>
>
>Hmm...we used to briefly ( a couple of weeks which was still too
>long) own a TR7 with the Buick V-6 in it.  Bat Out of H**l if you
>ever saw one.  Never mind the car was a complete POS, it was a blast.
> Cruising down main, top down (it could have been up, but it still
>would have been down with so many holes in it), just floor it and let
>dirt particle get caught up in the air and go straight into you eyes.
>;)
>
>
>>>>
> know of lots of Volvos with Ford 5.0's or Chevy 350's in them. My
> gf's uncle
>has a totally stock-looking '83 Volvo 244 with a Chevy 350 in it.
>Stock wheels and everything. Pretty cool. Fits right in that engine
>bay, almost looks like it's supposed to be there. Anyone want to put a
>Buick V6 in a Triumph TR7? I have a kit to do it! And it's for sale!!
>(laugh) Like I'll ever find anyone to buy it... OK now this is really
>not a Scirocco related post... I think I'll label it such...
>    -Josiah
>    '84 GTi
>    '86 Scirocco (buy me!)
>    '87 QSW
>    http://www.gsinet.net/~josiah
><<<<
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>                   Kris Rayner
>                1984 VW Scirocco
>    1981 VW Scirocco S - Soon to be a 16V :)-
>             "The futures in the air,
>             I can feel it everywhere,
>          blowing with the Wind of Change."
>                   - Scorpions
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