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Old 02-22-10, 03:32 PM
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Default Rv8j - gt300 3.0l v8

The name of the engine is "RV8J". It is a 3.0L V8 that is used in the GT300 Lexus IS350. There is like no information about these engines, as I assume Toyota wants it like that. I figured someone out there might know something more of the specifics...
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Looks like a pushrod
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Old 02-23-10, 03:19 PM
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I think this is the back side of the motor, it looks like a DOHC seeing the size of the cylinder heads. They would be extremely long pushrods, and I don't think toyota has bult a cam-in-motor engine.
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Would love to see some variant of this make it into a production car. Small displacement, high revving v8 sounds nice. Not sure it would really ever have a place in the Lexus/Toyota lineup though.

Maybe they can make it an option on the new upcoming FT-86!
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RV8J is used in the GT300 IS350 as well as the Formula Nippon Lola FN06.

http://www2.toyota.co.jp/en/news/08/0307.html
http://www.turbomagazine.com/feature..._gt/index.html
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