[ROVERNET - UK] Oft Repeated Questions

[Steven Dibdin]

Sorry my typo, should have read:

"Some people maintain it was Triumph
engineers being pig headed and insisting that a Rover V8 would >NOT< fit 
(Not
true). "


>From: Paul Smith <Paul.Smith at auroraenergy.com.au>
>Reply-To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
>To: "'rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com'" <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
>Subject: RE: [ROVERNET - UK] Oft Repeated Questions
>Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 08:26:33 +1100
>
>er someone in Aust made one fit, haven't seen it to verify what was
>involved.
>
>PVS
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: rovernet-bounces at lyris.ccdata.com
>[mailto:rovernet-bounces at lyris.ccdata.com]On Behalf Of Steven Dibdin
>Sent: Thursday, 16 March 2006 8:20 am
>To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
>Subject: RE: [ROVERNET - UK] Oft Repeated Questions
>
>
>The Stag V8 is an interesting thing. It was underdeveloped at release, but
>later models were pretty good and the 'new millennium' cylinder heads 
>helped
>
>address a lot of the remaining issues.
>
>As a side line, the Stag engine was designed as part of the fractured
>management of BL in the seventies. Some people maintain it was Triumph
>engineers being pig headed and insisting that a Rover V8 would fit (Not
>true). But I believe Spen King said in an interview published in
>[ http://www.austin-rover.co.uk/ ] reckoned that it was because the Rover 
>V8
>
>plant had reached manufacturing capacity and they wanted a younger design.
>
>I know I'm going to sound like a heretic by saying this; but a well tune
>Triumph V8 is a very nice sounding lump.
>
>Going there a bit, should be working right now.....
>
>Cheers,
>
>StevenD
>
>
>
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