Even better idea - make it a rear wheel drive like the way all the pro stock cars are done. This way you will avoid the traction headaches and the weak transaxle problems. If you know someone that can help with the mods, it should be easy to throw in a rear coil over axle. Then you'll just need to weld a floor tunnel to give space for the driveshaft and maybe custom engine mount for the V8. You could get a crate V8 pretty cheaply ready built. I would probably add twin turbos/intercoolers on the V8 and be the first Bonnie to run single digits in the quarter.

It'* gotta be a Pontiac V8 though. Or a Buick V8 . No generic SBC (-yawn-)

Or do like that one dude, and put a motor/transaxle in the rear!

here are some ideas if u want to go all out if you need help just ask i spend alot of time in the twin cities area

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i havent seen this thread in a while

gilligan, your pics are no go. you need to rearrange the img part of it

Fixed your pic Gilligan -



BTW, a V8 in a bonneville will most likely not happen, too much custom fabbing that would cost too much.

will try again

how'd u do that picture thing

i thought you were doing it right :? ask pinky...

but yeah, a V8 is basically implausible, for now...

cool little acticle by gm about the 4t65 i thik a built 4t65 trans would take the power of a LS7.
if he is looking to switch to a V8 hes picked the wrong one, he should pick one a little more mod friendly.. like a ls1, which will probly also be cheaper. btw the fwd n* is different from the rwd n*

A more worthwhile mod IMO would be to mat a 4t80 with the l67. At least that way you dont have to replace the tranny on a modded engine every 30k. Those trannys can take ALOT of abuse!