Intresting reading about the V8 lump conversion....love the V8 sound. How's the wieght of the V8 compare with the V6? Will it mean getting some different springs and dampers to cope?
Over here we have a Rover 3.5 V8 and I could maybe get hold off a small block 5.7 chevy?! 5.7 being lighter than the Duratec V6 i been told. Not that hot on V8's...

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