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zimm
Joined: 18 Oct 2006 Posts: 62 Location: Hereford, UK.
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 10:37 am Post subject: 2.5 litre Alfa V6 swap ? possible ? thoughts ? |
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been planning on getting a rover v8 into my 924 but it occured to me earlier that i have an dead alfa gtv6 in the garage..
has anyone tried putting an alfa v6 in a 924 ?
would it work ?
is it a heavy engine ?
im thinking it should be fairly easy to mate to the torque tube... although the bellhousing i have may not be suitable as the gtv6 has its clutch in the back with the transaxle..
i dont really know much about the alfa engine other than it sounds good, revs to 7k and makes 165bhp
any thoughts ? _________________ 6 bikes, 9 cars, 1 van.... the more you have the less they work. |
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zimm
Joined: 18 Oct 2006 Posts: 62 Location: Hereford, UK.
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 11:57 am Post subject: |
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mmmmmm _________________ 6 bikes, 9 cars, 1 van.... the more you have the less they work. |
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leadfoot
Joined: 11 Dec 2002 Posts: 2222 Location: gOLD cOAST Australia
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Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 2:43 pm Post subject: |
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all that work for an extra 40hp... seriously are you kidding?
think, toyota 4AGTE 1JZ, 2JZ, nissan RB30, lexus UZV8, these engines will give you 185RWkW + lots more potential
leadfoot _________________ 1981 ROW 924 Turbo -
carbon fiber GT mish mash
LS1 conversion in progress... |
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zimm
Joined: 18 Oct 2006 Posts: 62 Location: Hereford, UK.
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Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 4:33 am Post subject: |
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its just that i already have the engine/ancillaries, and they can make good power tuned as well as sound great
the v8 swap im contemplating will only give me ~190bhp anyway, unless i spend more than the car is worth on the engine.
the engine currently in there is shot, well, it runs, but the bores/pistons/rings are so shot its burned off 4 litres of oil in 2000 miles !
cant really be bothered to take it out/rebuild it/put it back in.. and have .. the same performance as before ! lol.
i'll look into the other engines you listed .. i have no experience or knowledge re japanese engines tbh. _________________ 6 bikes, 9 cars, 1 van.... the more you have the less they work. |
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