3800 turbo any day. sorry not a v8 guy, i like to build something fast and unique, something that no body in my area has done so i am able to say there is not another car like mine close by! not dissing v8 but every1 has them cuz there already fast, a 3800 is a slow engine unless u build it then your running with the v8's and there like wtf a 3800 is keeping up or beating me? my .02