New Zealand Datsun Club

Anyone know what a lexus V8 weighs. I wonder how they compare weight wise

about 160kgs nick, fair difference

Bartman wrote:It would be a total pig. It would have no traction, so very little of the power would be useable. And it would be hard to stop, and going around corners would be a nightmare. It would sound cool, and you'd have bragging rights. But otherwise why would you bother?

EPIC SKIDS, what else?

I have a spare ute with live plates with a rusty back end and I may have a few ideas for it, this could be one of them. Would definitely need some strengthening though

copius amounts of bog and chicken wire are strengthening agents arent they?

Had a quick flick through google book and the lightest weight I found was 210kg which seems more like it, 160 sounds way too light for a v8, maybe 160 without manifolds.

that was just my cousins guesstimate, also thought it was kinda light.

hayden, i will give you a dollar towards an engine if you decide to do it

hardest bit would be finding a relatively cheap transaxle that would explode at the first sign of a v8!
On the subject of transaxles has anyone noticed how FWD audi's still have their motors north south like a RWD car

reckon a porche or wrx box might do.

i had an old fwd toyota corsa which had a north south engine. was a POS weird. had half shafts coming out the side of the box

Yeah WRX box might work but I think they'd still get nervous but atleast you'd have a better chance of finding an LSD. Porsche box would work but fuck me they'd be expensive.
Maybe an audi box out of an A6 with the v6's or a diesel one. But you'd never get an LSD one.
WRX is probably the pick for cost vs availability vs stength vs LSD

guys, shut up, this is almost sounding possible now.......... and very tempting