drop in a V8?

anybody ever tried something like that?

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e165/jason_bet/search.jpg

OMFG LOL!! :lol: :lol:

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Rofl

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Nice jason... *gets up off the floor*

Welcome to the forums.. haha

Haha yeah you have been officially initiated, welcome.

Haha yeah you have been officially initiated, welcome.

lol and all i got was leg humps from a bunch of grease monkeys :lol:

Search for VR440.

that was pretty good :)

That may have been post of the year right there Jason, I was dying...it's still funny today lol

Stealthee, make a similar image using the screen shot of 3SI, then let TANP use it everytime a overbeaten question has been asked.

I made one of those also.. but I am considered a noob over there so I havn't used it..
Jason

HAHAHA That was HILARIOUS! :screwy: Seriously though you guys must not get out much. I checked the FAQs (again) and I dont see anything about dropping in a v8.

It could be done......anything with cars can be done but it would be more work than your could comprehend and would far more likely than not be rwd than AWD. It would be far easier and cheaper to just stay with the 6G72TT motor and modify it and call it a day. That being said, go look in the FAQ on modding options for the motor that it comes with.

Yea I'm sure it would be tough. Any chance theres a muffler etc. that would make it sound like a v8 at least?
By the way I think the stealth is the best looking car ever made.

Why are you so stuck on getting a sound like a v8? The car is not a V8, and it can sound terrific as it is with a V6. I have gotten compliments before on my exhaust from guys who drive V8s.

*cough* Ricer *cough*

Hahaha

*cough* Ricer *cough*

Ricer or not, it just doesn't make since to drop all that money for a V8, when Dynamic Racing has practically built a 9 second street car (pump gas and street tires) for probably less than you can drop some sort of V8 that might have the power of a stock VR-4 engine.

Grant it, I think some V8's some great, but just from hearing people trying to make a V6 sound like a V8, it just sounds like crap.

it really doesnt make any sense

why you wanna sound like a v8? i kinda like the fact that people know i have 2 less cylenders than they do, and can still kick their ass in any race...

better to wanna sound like a V8 than wanting it to sound like a dirt bike like so many annoying little 4-bangers are made to. I will Never understand why anyone would want their car to sound like that...

anyways, there are a lot of exhaust options out there. The muff's are all about personal prefrence, but to start you're going to need to get rid of/gut the cat and pre-cats. Getting rid of as much restriction as possible is the name of the game. Then just top it off with whatever suits your taste. Dual twin tips like the stockers...dual single tips, which seem to be the most common AM setup, or a single shot. Borla is my personal prefrence, but like i said, theres plenty of options.

better to wanna sound like a V8 than wanting it to sound like a dirt bike like so many annoying little 4-bangers are made to. I will Never understand why anyone would want their car to sound like that...

anyways, there are a lot of exhaust options out there. The muff's are all about personal prefrence, but to start you're going to need to get rid of/gut the cat and pre-cats. Getting rid of as much restriction as possible is the name of the game. Then just top it off with whatever suits your taste. Dual twin tips like the stockers...dual single tips, which seem to be the most common AM setup, or a single shot. Borla is my personal prefrence, but like i said, theres plenty of options.

Thanks for the info Blink. What would you suggest (not to offend anyone) for a deeper louder tone once I get my stealth?

im not the one to go giving exhaust advice, since mine is completely stock :rolleyes: but ive heard of people using resonators instead of mufflers...i would imagine that's pretty loud for daily street use though, and im not sure what it does for the tone.

hopefully someone else will have some input.

try searching youtube for "3000gt exhasut" and such...im sure you get some ideas.

Ok since no one said it and I don't think he searched at all...

it's been done more than once, here's a vid:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=zmGSu5jO4ak

The original VR440:

http://www.3si.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=53352&d=1122345248

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v390/jerggy13/c7374b0e.jpg

I think there's 2. He said it ran 11.8 on street tires (the VR440), he is currently working on procharging it, last time I heard anyway.

Have to custom fab a new front end/suspension...good luck.

Thats about the tone I'm looking for.:thumbsup:

Resonators huh? I'll look into that. Now all I need is a stealth.

mmm...that video gives me goosebumps. sort of like looking into an alternate reality...or what-if scenario...

how different our world would be if dodge had the upper hand in the 3/s design and decided on a hemi powered RWD. I would have to say they would probably have sold better and would certainly be more well-known today. Of corse that has its downsides...they would have watered it down somehow...made a 4-door version...and eventually ruined the styling im sure, lol. Better to live fast, die young, and be remember for it than to linger on into old age, and become so common and mundane that no one even glances as you drive by...

anyways, back to reality. Makes me glad i live in the sane world of the twin turbo V6 :biggrin:

but yea, that does sound pretty freaking good. you can only pull off that sound with a stealth though...wouldnt work with a mitsu. its too distinctly american.

You want a V8 sound. Get a SOHC. :p Seriously. My car is loud as hell at the moment. When I post the video of my trans snapping you'll hear it. My friends dad has a kick ass 67 Dart. He even complimented my exhaust. :lol:

i bet you some more aggressive cams would get you alot closer to the sound in the vid...but your talking about serious cash there.

Dude, why stop at a v8? Would be more appropriate to drop a Viper V10 in while your already under the hood. I am not sure you could make it sound like a V8 though. IMO the viper v10 sounds like the v6 from hell.

i bet you some more aggressive cams would get you alot closer to the sound in the vid...but your talking about serious cash there.
The DOHC 3s will NEVER get that sound. Not even close

Anyone have any idea what it would cost to drop in a v8?

assuming your going to do all the work and customizing yourself, the problem isn't money. You'r going to need to custom fabricate half the vehicle.

There is no "dropping in a V8".. as said its all custom,

Well ive never put in an engine or anything else for that matter but I think I can put in this V8. I got all the basic tools screwdriver rachets etc. I think I'm gonna start tearing apart the old engine tonight. Wish me luck.

Do you have a saw and a welder? Your going to need both.

Never pulled an engine and basic tools...you either have an abundance of heart or a lack of brains, hopefully its the first one. Good luck man.

Well ive never put in an engine or anything else for that matter but I think I can put in this V8. I got all the basic tools screwdriver rachets etc. I think I'm gonna start tearing apart the old engine tonight. Wish me luck.


good luck man..

do you want to race for pink slips when your done?? you in your monster V8 and me in my little 3.0 v6... ???

Jason

Do you have a saw and a welder? Your going to need both.

don't forget the plasma cutter

:) another 3s off the street, never to move again... but, i guess the value of mine just went up like a buck :)

:) another 3s off the street, never to move again... but, i guess the value of mine just went up like a buck :)

HAHAHAHA :worshippy Thats good

don't forget the plasma cutter

I actually don't think I would use my plasma cutter if I was going to undertake a project like this. It would probably be a lot drilling, sawing, and grinding. Maybe some plasma cutting for fun, or removal of problem areas.

if your really serious about this, before you do anything, get in touch with the guy on 3si who has done it. No one knows as much about it as him, and he can tell you first hand exactly what's entailed in the project and about how much time and bank it took.

I actually don't think I would use my plasma cutter if I was going to undertake a project like this. It would probably be a lot drilling, sawing, and grinding. Maybe some plasma cutting for fun, or removal of problem areas.


well, if you are going to completely screw up your car, you might as well have fun doing it right?

Keep us updated.

if your really serious about this, before you do anything, get in touch with the guy on 3si who has done it. No one knows as much about it as him, and he can tell you first hand exactly what's entailed in the project and about how much time and bank it took.

There is more than 1 person who has done this. One guy did it in a fairly short amount of time and spent almost nothing on it. VR440, did an awesome job but he started with a totaled car. However I would have used a manual trans instead of an auto.

Well I started ripping apart the whole thing right, well it turns out theres like a bajillion pieces in that frigging engine that do god knows what.:wtf:
So I decide "f this" I better put this damn thing back together this is more problems than I need right so I put it back together but the problem is I still got all these parts left. I dont know if I should just throw them in the garbage and start it or if their actually needed. I dont want the car to go up in a blaze of glory you know. You guys got any ideas?

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pictures would help..



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I think that is a good choice not to do that swap..
Jason

Well I started ripping apart the whole thing right, well it turns out theres like a bajillion pieces in that frigging engine that do god knows what.:wtf:
So I decide "f this" I better put this damn thing back together this is more problems than I need right so I put it back together but the problem is I still got all these parts left. I dont know if I should just throw them in the garbage and start it or if their actually needed. I dont want the car to go up in a blaze of glory you know. You guys got any ideas?

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You want advice... call someone that knows what the fuck they are doing to get your car back in order. And number two, dont touch a tool again unless you are handing it to said mechanic.

You want advice... call someone that knows what the fuck they are doing to get your car back in order. And number two, dont touch a tool again unless you are handing it to said mechanic.

OMFGLMFAO

Wow. Everyone said don't. You said do. Now you say oh no. We laugh at you.

Wow. Everyone said don't. You said do. Now you say oh no. We laugh at you.
lol, rough :lol:

Well I started ripping apart the whole thing right, well it turns out theres like a bajillion pieces in that frigging engine that do god knows what.:wtf:
So I decide "f this" I better put this damn thing back together this is more problems than I need right so I put it back together but the problem is I still got all these parts left. I dont know if I should just throw them in the garbage and start it or if their actually needed. I dont want the car to go up in a blaze of glory you know. You guys got any ideas?

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Extra parts means you are more efficient than the original designers. All those parts that you have no idea what they do, those are extra, they don't actually do anything, you can throw them away.

Oh, and never open your hood ever again.

Please tell me this is all a joke and that no one is actually this stupid

oh no skinny, I work in retail, and i assure you this is not even close to the peak of stuidity i have found haha.

yikes. well for gods sake, dont start your car, and next time you get into any hobby, start out small and learn. I worked my way up from changing the oil and air filter to doin g a 60k by myself!:grinyes:

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no fudgen way, lol. I'm not buying into this one...if he was going to "drop in a V8", why would he just start tearing his engine apart rather than pull it out?

Extra parts means you are more efficient than the original designers. All those parts that you have no idea what they do, those are extra, they don't actually do anything, you can throw them away.

Oh, and never open your hood ever again.


LMFAO If this guy's serious...holy crap...DAMN!!! :rofl: