3rd gen SHO Shogun?

[93festiva]

Has anyone considered or actually built a 3rd gen Shogun. The V8 was a tough engine and had a really nice sound and decent power. I was daydreaming and thought if I build a widebody why not a V8 Festy.


Bill

[bhazard]

Tough? Make sure the cams are welded.

[PhoenixSHO]

The V8 sho is very limited in the performance add-ons. Plus it only came with an autotragic.

In our sho world , only a couple of cars managed to get a MTX on them V8s , Its really a PITA to convert.

[Damkid]

I also heard the V8's down put out much more HP then the V6's and the added weight almost cancels out the added power

[93festiva]

I know the aftermarket was pretty limited. My son had 4 1st and 2nd gen SHO's and we took head gaskets out of all of them. Gasket sets are like $450.00. The V8 sounded great, my nephew had one that he put over 200,000 on. It would still be a 2000 pound car and be a ball, and sound awesome.

Bill

[PhoenixSHO]

I also heard the V8's down put out much more HP then the V6's and the added weight almost cancels out the added power

235hp v8 stock vs 220hp v6 stock.

A mtx gen1-2 will eat gen3s all day long , the auto tranny kills everything.

Since im in that process , I highly doupt you will achieve anything close to 2000 pounds with that v8 , even if it has an alu block.

Plus if you are doing a rebuild , you will shell out alot more in gaskets with the v8 then the v6. With several rebuilds under my belt , a full out rebuild of the v6 is around 1k with gaskets and all sensors replaced.

Plus the v8 is a ford built engine , not yamaha.

In my book , it sounds better but it ends there.

[bhazard]

If you want to do it for the cool factor, go right ahead. Its not like it'll be slow by any means. It sure would be a unique swap.

[FB71]

Plus the v8 is a ford built engine , not yamaha.

From what I remember, Yamaha did the heads, not the bottom end. That was still Ford Germany.

The v8 was based on a Volvo unit.