Chimaera engine swap idea?
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HI guys it's been a while since I log in.
I bought an other Chimaera with no engine and a 1uzfe engine with manual gearbox.
But mechanic said it won't fit in.
😔 😔 do u guys have any idea what engine I could swap in?jaguar V8?just need 300hp V8 would be better ofcourse.
Tks for ur help guys.
I bought an other Chimaera with no engine and a 1uzfe engine with manual gearbox.
But mechanic said it won't fit in.
😔 😔 do u guys have any idea what engine I could swap in?jaguar V8?just need 300hp V8 would be better ofcourse.
Tks for ur help guys.
This thread I started in the Cerbera forum using a Mercedes engine which was done by a company in the south west of England. It also featured in Sprint magazine.
Hope this helps:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Hope this helps:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
mk1fan said:
V8 from a BMW X5 is fittable. I know of one going into a Tuscan.
Reliable, cheap, plenty of spares. Can have FI added later for more oomph too. Popular mod on the drifting scene.
Hi Stewart, I remember you mentioning this engine swap about 18 months ago and being tight lipped. How far off completion is it. Reliable, cheap, plenty of spares. Can have FI added later for more oomph too. Popular mod on the drifting scene.
At the end of the day you can literally fit any engine to anything if you have the skills.
ChilliWhizz said:
Jesus H Christ Dennis, have you still not sorted this... That's 5 years since you were looking at alternatives....
And Denis has hopped a 100hp in a matter of posts ! round it off to 500hp !,my experience of driving in KL would suggest a standard 4 litre will do you grand in the usual traffic jam !Denis,at least tell us more about the engineless Chimaera you have bought,pics etc
m4tti said:
Hi Stewart, I remember you mentioning this engine swap about 18 months ago and being tight lipped. How far off completion is it.
At the end of the day you can literally fit any engine to anything if you have the skills.
I'll give him a bell and find out.At the end of the day you can literally fit any engine to anything if you have the skills.
I can't see it being too difficult if the overall dims are ok.
Pupp said:
Probably 'orrible but what was the V8 used in the Rover 75?
Rimmer Bros are flogging off a load of new short engines at under a grand and was just wondering if there was any commonality with our RV8?
IIRC it was the mustang motor, which if I've got that right does share a common link (well sort of) with the TVR plans for 2017!Rimmer Bros are flogging off a load of new short engines at under a grand and was just wondering if there was any commonality with our RV8?
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