>FYI, Triumph actually made 2 different V8's. One was the Buick-Rover
>version and the other was the Stag's engine which was actually an engine
>designed by mirroring the TR7 4 cylinder engine into a V8. But I dare
>you to try to find a local parts store that would know about it!
>
>Dan Carrington
>1977 White TR7, watching this list for my upcomming conversion
>1994 Honda CBR900RR sportbike
Those of us with Rovers, of course, know that Triumph only made one V8, the
one in the Stag. The Rover V8 was the best thing that ever dropped out of
the sky into Triumph's lap. Buick designed it, Rover refined it, and
Triumph just dropped it in. My SD1 and the TR7/8 are true siblings, but
both lack some of the magical heritage of their respective marques. From
what I've read, the Triumph 3 litre V8 was a nice engine if cared for
properly. Unfortunately, few seem to have been cared for properly and a lot
of Stags have been converted to Rover power. The Stag was never produced
with the Rover V8, but there seems to be a lot of confusion even among
British car nuts. I have seen several Stags for sale "with the original
Rover V8." That's word for word. It's one of the truest marks of how
really politicized and messed up the British auto industry was that the two
V8s were in production at the same time.
Glen
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>>James Miller wrote:
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>>Mostly the "youngsters" at the parts stores arround
>>here tell me triumph never offerd a V8, Buick never
>>made an aluminum V8, and the Rover uses a 3.5 liter
>>not a 215cu.
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