Hey Glenn. I saw a pretty cool Stag on the Targa New Zealand this past weekend. It sounded pretty bitchin'

My question is: Didn't the Stag have it's own special V8? Do you have the Rover V8 in yours?

Regular Stag V8 is shown here:
http://www.britishv8.org/Triumph/PaulLugo.htm

Glenn's improved Stag is shown here:
http://www.britishv8.org/Triumph/GlennMerrell.htm

Love the color on Glenn's car. That's the prettiest Stag I've seen.

I believe my bug-my-brother-till-he-gets-a-Britsih-car plan will now focus on a V8 Alpine (steering issues to be resolved discussed elsewhere) or a Stag: two unusual, very attractive, fun and worthy machines.

Kris

Nicholas,

There was only one "Triumph V8" which was a 3.0 liter 16 valve OHC, cast iron block, aluminum alloy heads.  It was only ever used in the Stag.  Essentially it is the design used for the 2 liter Saab 98 4 banger, later used in the Triumph Dolomite and TR7.  The Triumph V8 was first designed as a fuel injected 2.5 liter,  the left 2/3 split off and used as the basis for the 2.0 OHC 4 for Saab and others.  

Mine is a Rover 3.5 with 3.9 EFI, see the article Curtis posted.

Kris,
That color is Triumph Emerald Green.  Unfortunately the paint is really cracked and crazed - it's a 20 footer.  The other colors I really like on a Stag are Mallard, Sapphire Blue, Mimosa Yellow.

I prefer the Stag to a Tiger because it has 4 real seats, rides like a sport touring car, is fitted with AC, has a removable hard top, has a real trunk for distance traveling, and handles like a Triumph.  I would ride coast to coast in a Stag.
I love Tigers, but when you look at an engine compartment in a Sunbeam, there is like zero room for anything, forget AC, forget ride comfort, forget luggage, forget cabin comforts.  You do not need a heater because the engine cooks your legs off!

NixVegaGT Wrote:
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> Hey Glenn. I saw a pretty cool Stag on the Targa
> New Zealand this past weekend. It sounded pretty
> bitchin'
>

If it is the one I am thinking of, I think that Stag has the Triumph V8, heavily worked for racing, 4 weber's, fully tuned headers and pushes over 300 bhp?

Sweet. I thought they called that engine the "Stag" though... Didn't they?

So it's a Triumph designed engine? I've heard there is some problems with the block cracking or something...?

Thanks for clearification, Glenn. Just wanting to learn more about my fellows' cars.