Nick Johns Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 (edited) Dedicated Ferret owners of a nervous disposition best Not watch this, all others enjoy a Chevrolet LS V8 powered modified Ferret being put through its paces off road!! Edited August 19, 2016 by Nick Johns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Hi Nick, previously posted by Rubberduck in British Vehicles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Johns Posted August 19, 2016 Author Share Posted August 19, 2016 (edited) Hi Nick, previously posted by Rubberduck in British Vehicles. Ah right, did look to see if it had already been posted, anyways for those that missed it before, take a look at a flying Ferret Edited August 19, 2016 by Nick Johns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulob1 Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 cant make out if it still have the RR ENGINE.. wonder how long the hubs would last doing that sort of driving... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Johns Posted August 19, 2016 Author Share Posted August 19, 2016 (edited) cant make out if it still have the RR ENGINE.. ... It would never go that fast or sound like that with the RR engine, it has a Chevrolet LS V8 Edited August 19, 2016 by Nick Johns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w896andy Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Call me cynical but just speed the film up a bit and dub the sound over it. Soft shocks and big tyres with not much pressure in them will give you a nice bounce and take a run up for the camera, it can't be doing much more than about 40 mph at most. I'm not an expert but will a V8 fit into a Ferret engine bay ? :nut: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 I'm not an expert but will a V8 fit into a Ferret engine bay ? :nut: Here is to prove that a V8 will fit; http://www.fourwheeler.com/news/1608-behind-the-scenes-of-awesome-toyo-tires-ferret-video/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w896andy Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Wow, I stand corrected, that's a lot of work for one ad, but I guess that's show business !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datadawg Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 (edited) Even more interesting than the marketing video is their "behind the scenes" video: I think they retained the gearbox/transfer case and driveline. I wonder how they will fare with the new engine and how durable it will all be. I did not see which LS version engine they used, but even if they used the LSA engine that's in my Cadillac CTSV, it is a 556 HP, 6.2L supercharged monster. And they possibly could have used something more potent, with 600++ HP. Will the engine last? Will the driveline? Another interesting thing is that at roughly 2:33 into the video, it looks like their driver (professional offroad racer) is using the GCP as a clutch:nut:. I bet Toyo easily spent $150K on this video (design/build, video crew, flights, etc). I have not seen this ad in the USA, but their youtube post is less than a month old. Edited August 25, 2016 by datadawg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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