Topic: what v8 / v6? (non jeep)....car project (Read 4565 times)

scrw · « **on:** August 25, 2009, 10:07:30 PM »

Looking for a light v8 / v6, over 3litres / 200bhp and easily available in the UK from a scrap yard & in RWD format, any ideas. Thinking VX mv6 from an omega, or maybe a BMW 4l from a 7 series....anything else?? (ps not a fooking rover v8, they are crap)

greggmo · « **Reply #1 on:** August 25, 2009, 10:21:27 PM »

if its for a kit car you dont need the low end of a 6 or 8 and 200 horses is easily done with a lot lighter lump these days. just find a 2l twin cam out of somethin and it will be more than enough. there are guys on the track day scene who race 1.3's with very surprising results.

scrw · « **Reply #2 on:** August 25, 2009, 10:27:20 PM »

going on an auto box so want torque, plus decent HP. If it was going to be on a manual I would stick a ford duratec in

greggmo · « **Reply #3 on:** August 25, 2009, 10:29:19 PM »

gocha. the bm would be nice or even an audi.

scrw · « **Reply #4 on:** August 25, 2009, 10:38:01 PM »

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-E38-7-Series-M60-4-4-V8-Engine-5HP-30-Gearbox_W0QQitemZ230370975303QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item35a32e1e47&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

hmmmmm, wonder how easy to mount up to a megasquirt ecu...

Bishops Finger · « **Reply #5 on:** August 25, 2009, 10:51:19 PM »

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Panic mechanic! · « **Reply #6 on:** August 25, 2009, 11:14:14 PM »

not sure this will help but i couldn;t resist after failing to come up with a decent engine!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LEGO-TECHNIC-FULLY-WORKING-V8-ENGINE_W0QQitemZ270446446026QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Construction_Toys_Kits?hash=item3ef7dd45ca&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

greggmo · « **Reply #7 on:** August 25, 2009, 11:27:49 PM »

if it goes in somethin to light or 2 wheel drive it might well go bang cos it will over rev very easily. that lump has beans to spare mate. lots of em.

Dave69 · « **Reply #8 on:** August 26, 2009, 05:30:48 PM »

if your looking at a caterham style kit car then forget car engines, put a suzuki hyabusa engine in instead, as the power to weight ratio exceeds a car engine, hence the carham race series all now use bike engines

scrw · « **Reply #9 on:** August 26, 2009, 05:43:02 PM »

don't mount too well on an auto box tho LOL

scrw · « **Reply #10 on:** August 26, 2009, 05:56:26 PM »

seems the bmw motor is too big, omega v6 is back to the top of the list, loads of 2.6's about, fancy the 3.2 though

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-OPEL-OMEGA-ENGINE-2-6-V6-ONLY-54000-MILES_W0QQitemZ380096102651QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item587f7e40fb&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

Bubba · « **Reply #11 on:** August 26, 2009, 06:03:14 PM »

the omega used to run a nice bmw diesel and auto combo it was a sweet car

tim_aka_tim · « **Reply #12 on:** August 26, 2009, 10:35:55 PM »

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-Frontera-2000-model-3-2-v6-Engine_W0QQitemZ220308177163QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item334b64010b&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

Lot of dollars tho.

Tragic · « **Reply #13 on:** August 29, 2009, 01:44:11 PM »

How about a 4 litre Lexus V8? Freelander V6? Or Jaguar S-type 3.0 V6 or 4.0 V8?
All available with rear drive autos

scrw · « **Reply #14 on:** August 29, 2009, 02:12:24 PM »

lexus will do it but expensive, freeloader no way, too fragile, s type v6 is the ford engine that won't fit & I think the jag v8 will be too big also.
I'f I could get an LS1 really cheap I would throw one in....

Tragic · « **Reply #15 on:** August 29, 2009, 02:52:46 PM »

Mercedes 3.2 V6? (E class, S class, C class, CLK, SLK etc) Bombproof, and plentiful

What is it going in?

daggie · « **Reply #16 on:** August 29, 2009, 04:16:04 PM »

Quote from: Tragic on August 29, 2009, 02:52:46 PM

Mercedes 3.2 V6? (E class, S class, C class, CLK, SLK etc) Bombproof, and plentiful

What is it going in?

a small hole, by the sounds of it..................................................................

scrw · « **Reply #17 on:** August 29, 2009, 04:26:46 PM »

Quote from: daggie on August 29, 2009, 04:16:04 PM

a small hole, by the sounds of it..................................................................

thats Stew out of the equation then

scotty · « **Reply #18 on:** August 29, 2009, 11:33:42 PM »

lexus v8's are very cheap!! so are the straight six! dont the ford exploders have a v6?

scotty

Dave69 · « **Reply #19 on:** August 30, 2009, 10:00:19 AM »

yeh but remember WHY the ford was called an exploder, new land rover is on a exploder chasis/engine base and that was still exploding during development

scrw · « **Reply #20 on:** August 30, 2009, 10:34:10 AM »

nowt wrong with the explorer v6, good unit, but a bit to big, exploder came from the tyres that the dealers suggested running at too low pressure, nowt to do with the motor. The bloke at the B&B I stay at darth sarth has put a new one into a county transit

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