Best 8 cylinder engine in the world

**DreadAngel** · 12-03-2009 10:11 PM

Its the truth so has to be known!

**gnx1987** · 13-03-2009 12:33 PM

Originally Posted by gmonkey

it would be a pretty dumb consumer who buys a VE for example and decides they need to buy a whole new MY09 jsut for an extra 17 or so kws. I can think of money better spent...well i can think of money being better spent on something other than a commodore in the first place :P. Holden can't make good V8s....

Why buy a car when a four year old is exactly the same? Besides warranty. Not everyone cares about a warranty especially when you only have to pay half the original price.

**Type S Tony** · 13-03-2009 12:48 PM

The question of who makes the best 8 cylinder in the world cant be answered by 1 particular make of 8 cylinder as these engines cover a vast range of different uses & such. Its like saying the Ferrairs F-430 is the best, yeah ok it sounds mad and makes heaps of power, but put it in a 4wd, will it pull itself up a 60 Degree slope??? No it wont, put it in a VE commodore, will the car handle better & be more efficient & get better 0-60 times, no it wont, reason for this is it got fairly low torque as it doesnt need to pull 1600kg+ so this thread is kinda stupid if you ask me!

**gmonkey** · 13-03-2009 07:57 PM

ahha forced to agree with tony... after all this arguements

**B18cEG** · 13-03-2009 09:22 PM

I think a better rating system is needed, Cheapass lo-tech, slightly better ohc perhaps, then all out money isnt an option class, or maybe just close this thread cos it doesnt mean anything lol. we all know that the discussion is a "gm/holden v8 is the best MATE!" discussion, Dont get me wrong, I love a cammed this n that holden but i still class them as not so great. but yeah, agree with tony

**Malenic1981** · 13-03-2009 10:16 PM

If we talk street driven V8s than europians are far ahead of rest of the world (M3, C63, RS4 ect) if we talk race engines than F1 v8s are the winners

**gmonkey** · 14-03-2009 02:13 AM

i love how we never stop to think about 4wd v8s lol... stupid 4wd drivers :P now i imagine this will get it started lol

**crx_boy7** · 30-10-2009 06:47 PM

Originally Posted by gmonkey

i love how we never stop to think about 4wd v8s lol... stupid 4wd drivers :P now i imagine this will get it started lol

no it wont lol... but i love discusing engine tech lol

aparently 1 of the 351 ford v8s was originally made for pic ups, and not suposed to rev at all, wen i saw this engine all i could think about was how massive it was and heavy lol.. the head weighs more than my b18 block with internals.. only jokin :P but the agressive rod angle gave it exelent power

id also havto say is after looking at a few non v8 bmw engines i was suprised to see the lack of power they have in there displacement classes, and the exessive feul consumption, but they dont feel under powered

while im not a fan of the usa made v8s, id have to say im very impressed by the numbers they make in powerboats/dagsters and other 2000hp+ applications

and ofcourse that nice sound they make..

so for bang for buk, aftermarket support, low weight and availability its the low tech restrictive ls1

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