Lunacy engine swaps

[Johnnytheboy]

irocfan said:

Is this lunatic enough? 911 Engine into a Golf....





http://sbarro.perso.neuf.fr/voitures/Golfturbo/gol...

VW put the W12 engine in a Golf:

[4key]

Killed the engine in your jetski? Those 13b mazda rotary engines are quite light arent they






A bit pointless standard compared to the rxp turbos and the like, but still a bit mental.

[Blair357ci]

irocfan said:

Gizmoish said:

irocfan said:

v8will said:

Gizmoish said:

I hardly dare ask, but what's your budget? I'm telling myself it would be £10k plus and therefore I should just buy a Z4M instead...

All the parts to do the conversion can be bought from a couple of specialists in the USA

Check out the Flyin Miata site.

check out 3/4 of the way down previous page...

Oh, don't worry, I have.

And Monster Miata.

And http://shop.partsworldperformance.com/ ... £10285 inc VAT for the 430bhp/420lbft base model, gearbox and stuff included. Just add a stronger diff, some coilovers and better brakes...

so not cheap but certainly 'doable'

Could be a lot cheaper with used LS1

[irocfan]

Johnnytheboy said:

irocfan said:

Is this lunatic enough? 911 Engine into a Golf....





http://sbarro.perso.neuf.fr/voitures/Golfturbo/gol...

VW put the W12 engine in a Golf:

yes - but did they do it in the mid 80s???

anywho...









or a supercharged Jag V12 in an Austin-Healey 100



http://www.britishv8.org/Other/MartinJansen.htm

Edited by irocfan on Tuesday 9th October 23:14

[Hudson]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBXiQh1VJJ0

Not what volvo had in mind for the 740...

[tomsugden]

No pictures as it has now been sold, but a friend of my brother's shoehorned a chevy V8 into a Willys jeep.

[irocfan]

[MonzaEvo]

dudleybloke said:

someones put integrale engine and running gear into a lancia y10.

Never quite finished though...




Rgds
Jonathan

[Phil Hill]

Monster Frogeye Sprite ??








No futher details, just pics I grabbed some time ago !!

Phil.

[SystemParanoia]

almost nothing of the original left!

brilliant

[Harry Flashman]

I love this thread.

[ManOpener]

Rear wheel drive, 550bhp 2.7 Biturbo powered Audi A3-

[s_zigmond]

Sorry if posted already. V6 Renault 4

http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=ge...

Oh and I forgot about this

Edited by s_zigmond on Wednesday 10th October 11:16

[mph1977]

900T-R said:

GravelBen said:

davepoth said:

Opel got as far as doing Autobahn testing on a V8 Omega but they couldn't keep it cool enough on long runs for production.

Wouldn't that pretty much just be a Holden Commodore?

What would the Aussies know about heat management...

Opel wanted the v8 Omega to be autobahn proof i.e. would it sit at 150 mph and drain the tank ... rinse and repeat ... all day every day ...

[irocfan]

LS1 engined 911 & 914

http://toy-jet.com/index.html


LS1 engined 911, 914, 930, 928, 944, 968 & 951

http://www.renegadehybrids.com/


and a mk1 Manta

[braddo]

mph1977 said:

900T-R said:

GravelBen said:

davepoth said:

Opel got as far as doing Autobahn testing on a V8 Omega but they couldn't keep it cool enough on long runs for production.

Wouldn't that pretty much just be a Holden Commodore?

What would the Aussies know about heat management...

Opel wanted the v8 Omega to be autobahn proof i.e. would it sit at 150 mph and drain the tank ... rinse and repeat ... all day every day ...

It's fair to say that's a long way beyond the scope of the equivalent Commodore's abilities and use.

[Big Fat Fatty]

Didn't see any votes for this yet, shocking!
It needs no introduction.



Where is it now though?

Edited by Big Fat Fatty on Wednesday 10th October 14:24

[EJH]

Easily my TOTY 2012 thus far.

Hopefully it doesn't give me ideas....although I have always quite fancied a V8 Volvo.

The detailing on the E30 318i's exhaust (p4) is quite wonderful; I love the stealth in a similar way to the madness of the sectioned 914.

[Big Fat Fatty]

I've also always had a soft spot for the twin engined lunacy of the late nineties, Dubsport were full of big ideas at the time.
2 x 2.0ltr turbos.

2 x 2.9ltr VR6s. excuse the wheels, it was the 90's

2 x 2.9ltr VR6 turbos.


Don't see anything like them these days.

Also, as I'm an ex Max Power reader I remember some rumours of a Fiat Uno with a quad turbo V12 from a Bugatti EB110, how true they were I don't know but it was apparently sold to some Sheikh before any pics could be taken

Edited by Big Fat Fatty on Wednesday 10th October 14:39

[DanDC5]

Judd V8 engined E36.