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So i know that it wouldn't be worth it to convert to a v8 but i though itd be fun to talk about how you could possible do it :P and what engine you would use :P

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there's been an attempt discussed on the internet, and a website made for it to, but nobody has ever done it.
It would require ridiculous money, and you'd have to convert to RWD.
Unsure if the engine bay would even be big enough for it.
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Anything is possible with deep enough pockets
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bjk wrote:Anything is possible with deep enough pockets
The sheer torque of a V8 would be too much for an FTO...... :lol:
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bjk wrote:Anything is possible with deep enough pockets
This.
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bjk wrote:Anything is possible with deep enough pockets
The sheer torque of a V8 would be too much for an FTO...... :lol:
Richard Batty would be making more than a moderately modified V8. Break out the welder and it would be possible to do it.
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Daniel2019 wrote:
bjk wrote:Anything is possible with deep enough pockets
This.
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bjk wrote:Anything is possible with deep enough pockets
The sheer torque of a V8 would be too much for an FTO...... :lol:
Richard Batty would be making more than a moderately modified V8. Break out the welder and it would be possible to do it.
Was a joke in relation to something on the FB page.
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I knew that... :roll:
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If you can LS swap an MX-5 surely the FTO bay is no smaller lol
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bjk wrote:If you can LS swap an MX-5 surely the FTO bay is no smaller lol
Has a rwd tunnel in the firewall but, for the gearbox so an FTO would be harder lol
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Sahin wrote:
bjk wrote:If you can LS swap an MX-5 surely the FTO bay is no smaller lol
Has a rwd tunnel in the firewall but, for the gearbox so an FTO would be harder lol
Nothing a bit of chopping and welding can't fix. :lol:
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Saw this a while back, so good! Someone stuff one in an FTO already. :lol:
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shame they're really really expensive...
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Such wow
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Exactly
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