Re: alfa-digest V9 #230

[Gene Brown <simigene@domain.elided>]

Andrew,
In the latest Alfa Owner there is a person selling a T33 2.5 l V8 rebuilt and ready to run. It
would probably make your Berlina the fastest one around. It's proiced to sell at only $60K (no
exhaust manifolds though).

I did take some measurements on my Spider and my Montreal. Even though the lower portion of the
engine compartments look very similar, the Montreal is 1.5 inches wider between the upper control
arm to chassis mounts. Unless your Berlina is wider that the Spider it will be a very tight fit.
It's even a tight fit in the Montreal.

Gene Brown
Simi Valley, CA
72 Montreal
78 Spider


>
> Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2003 10:15:00 -0500
> From: "Watry, Andrew (LNG-SFR)" <Andrew.Watry@domain.elided>
> Subject: Montreal engine value?
>
> It's probably a really bad thing to be thinking about, but I'm pondering the
> task of putting a Montreal V8 into a Berlina.  I know of a local Bay Area
> engine that is complete with injection, but no exhaust, that would need
> going through, for about $3,000.  Anyone have an opinion on that price?
> Seems a bit high to me, considering there have been bodily poor complete
> Montreals that run for in the $6000 range recently.  But it's also one of
> those items that doesn't come up for sale much, so where else are you going
> to find one?  Any comment appreciated.  Or anyone else got one for sale?  I
> realize such an engine swap might not be easy, smart, or recommended by
> Consumer Reports.
>
> Andrew Watry
> Berlina Register
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