Favourite/best V8 engine?

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  1. Retro - Slide

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    What's the best V8 then? Best power, torque, accessibility, design, Reliability, durability, weight.

    Just seeing what people think? :)
     
    #1 Retro - Slide, Nov 16, 2014
  2. essexcapri25

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    bmw 4.4 v8
     
    #2 essexcapri25, Nov 16, 2014
  3. Stavros

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    That's not even the best BMW one lol
     
    #3 Stavros, Nov 17, 2014
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    Everyone's got different opionion tho mate
     
    #4 essexcapri25, Nov 17, 2014
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    I think the 4.0 S65 or 5.0 S62 are probably more highly regarded than the 4.4... If you're reviewing in terms of accessibility alone then maybe but I think the 4.4 would lose in most of the OP's other categories!
     
    #5 joeshaw123, Nov 17, 2014
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    My favourite is probably a JUDD engine, so sick. Best V8 though? Depends what it's being used for!
     
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    Had one in my 6 series. Loved it.
     
    #7 pharmed, Nov 17, 2014
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    Best V8 for what? Swap? in general? Racing? Street? Charged or not?

    A good and often swapped engine is the LS3 (Corvette) for example.
    BMW has good V8's, especially the S65.
    But one of the best is probably an AMG 6.2 I guess.
     
    #8 B3AM3R, Nov 21, 2014
  9. Benzo

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    Had a KV4 in one of our Hillclimb single seaters, stonking bit of kit. 700hp. But at 60grand for the engine and box it would need to be good!!
     
    #9 Benzo, Nov 21, 2014
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