Alfa V6 mid engined, some questions

[OlberJ]

Hi there folks, can i pick your collective brains please?

I understand there is a dino replica which uses the Alfa V6 mid engined, or at least there was one a few years ago. Does anybody know which gearbox this used for the MR Transverse layout?

Or in fact know which gearbox could be used for this?

On a limb, does anyone have dimensions of the Alfa 3.0 unit found in the later cars, circa 200PS.

Any inherent problems with these engines i should know about/be wary of?


Thanks in advance,
Olie

[OlberJ]

Thank you for the information.

The only issue i can see with using the FWD box is the selector shaft will be on the rear of the box. Do you know how this is overcome in the MR layout?

Extra long gear selector cables that double round on themselves?
or is the box modified so the shaft comes out the front?
Or is it a custom bracket bolted to the top of the gearbox?

The selector mechanism on the car that this will be transplanted into has the selector forks almost on top of the gearbox but it's the same box used in a FWD setup so i think i may be able to connect these gear cables to the Alfa box and it work correctly if it is the last option above of a bracket on top of the gearbox.

As for access to the spark plugs, we have previously cut an access panel in the upper shelf firewall as it also gave access to the oil filler cap, so i may re-employ that with the alfa engine, dependant on which bank the oil filler is located on.

[OlberJ]

Again, excellent info. Thank you folks.

Swapping cam covers did cross my mind, or even welding in a new filler cap point on the rear-most bank (mid setup) as the oil filter is on the front bank as standard.

I'll go have a look on the Stratos website.