How much does a 944 engine weigh

[Chris71]

.....anyone?

And would it be a massive increase if you were to fit, say a Rover V8?

[trickywoo]

IIRC the Rover V8 is all alloy and weighs less than a typical iron block 2 litre. To that end I can't see it being a lot heavier than the standard engine.

Its quite a popular transplant for RX7 as well.

[ihatesissycars]

Rover v8's are underpowered and cost a fortune to tune, even then you don't get alot of power.

See www.renegadehybrids.com for conversion kits to fit the all ally GM ls1 v8 ;-)

[DOOG]

Enough to allow it to be used as a boat anchor..

[ihatesissycars]

154kg's dry for the record.

[Chris71]

Hmmm, so a 944 with an engine transplant might be an interesting project

Mostly pipe dreaming - saw one (I think it may have been a 924S actually) with a Rover V8 a while back. Suits the car more than putting it into an MX5 as a few people have done.

[Brett928S2]

Hi

There is a yellow 944 with a Chevy V8 in it...holes in bonnet, with various parts stuck through

Put a 928 16 valve in it...310hp and all ally as well...its designed to be a low V8 so may fit height wise....but you might have to alter a few other things lol

All the best Brett

[Tam Lin]

Brett928S2 said:

Hi

Put a 928 16 valve in it...310hp and all ally as well...its designed to be a low V8 so may fit height wise....but you might have to alter a few other things lol

All the best Brett

I think that would need the strut towers to be wider apart, unless you run the manifolds through the wings..

Chris, the 3.0 S2 engine weighs 174 Kg and gives a nice round 180ish at the wheels. Get the weight of the car down to around 1100 kg with it in, and it's a nice little runner...

[softinthehead]

wouldn't you be better off putting the 944 engine in the Rover?