Endless budget Marlin Kit Car project - input welcomed

[WeeG]

Hi guys and gals,

If you had open choice of engine to "drop in" to a Marlin Roadster what would you choose? Ditto for shocks, brakes, carbs...everything. Open budget. Only constraint is size of car body and that bike engines are out. Objective is to out accelerate pretty much everything on the road whilst still reaching 30th Birthday with all organs functioning.

Any thoughts / input welcomed

WeeG

[Furyous]

Dont marlin use Bm stuff ?

Best bet I reckon would be an M5 lump.

Or go really silly and buy a crate motor from Summit performance.

Air filter to oil pan 570ci V8, dyno sheets to prove 700hp, yours for about £4k.

Job Done.

Cheers

F

[CatherineJ]

Yes I think that the Sportster is now BM based. There is certainly a demo car running around with an M3 engine in it.

[WeeG]

Aye, it's BM stuff now but back in the day it was Morris running gear! Mine is currently based on a 75 Marina but the idea is to scrap everything but the shell and start over. Don't think I'd go the bm route with the car as is, Rover much more likely.

Ideas on suspension setup?

G.

[Dave Dax builder]

Furyous said:

Dont marlin use Bm stuff ?

Best bet I reckon would be an M5 lump.

Or go really silly and buy a crate motor from Summit performance.

Air filter to oil pan 570ci V8, dyno sheets to prove 700hp, yours for about £4k.

Job Done.

Cheers

F

£4K for 700BHP!!!!! You couldn't buy a block that could handle 700hp for that let alone crank, rods, pistons,heads,valve gear carb and intake. Pleas post a link, I'd love to be wrong.....And so would my customers.

[striker 20v]

well here's 550hp @6250 at 3795 pounds build by Ford-Racing so should be OK ex carb though.
http://store.summitracing.com/partdet


but 6k will by you a fully ported 800hp world products build chevy engine.... hmmmmm?
Although there's no waterpump fitted if you have this sort of money a waterpump wouldn't be a problem I think.
http://store.summitracing.com/partdet


grtz Thomas

Edited by striker 20v on Sunday 10th September 08:52

Edited by striker 20v on Sunday 10th September 08:52

[GTWayne]

Furyous said:

Air filter to oil pan 570ci V8, dyno sheets to prove 700hp, yours for about £4k.



F

Dyno figures prove nothing, performance figures do. £4K will NOT get you 700bhp, times that by at least 4.

[slinky]

GTWayne said:

Furyous said:

Air filter to oil pan 570ci V8, dyno sheets to prove 700hp, yours for about £4k.



F

Dyno figures prove nothing, performance figures do. £4K will NOT get you 700bhp, times that by at least 4.

4k will get you 700hp, but it will be a raw experience. Chuck fuel injection into the mix and things become a lot more expensive, but more civilised..

[Wacky Racer]

GTWayne said:

Furyous said:

Air filter to oil pan 570ci V8, dyno sheets to prove 700hp, yours for about £4k.



F

Dyno figures prove nothing, performance figures do. £4K will NOT get you 700bhp, times that by at least 4.

Blimey!! 2800bhp for 4k that's cheap........

[GTWayne]

4k will get you 700hp, but it will be a raw experience. Chuck fuel injection into the mix and things become a lot more expensive, but more civilised..[/quote]



How ?

[kayos]

I have a Roadster with a 3.5 V8 fitted, seems to go well enough!

[andygtt]

these V8 prices are not including import duty etc etc...... and the huge power ones are big blocks (8L+) so are HUGE and very heavy even compared to a SBC.

Better off with a lower power lightweigh Rover V8.