[alfa] Re: V6 Engine swaps

[Joe Elliott <jee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I kinda like the 914 idea, although it's perhaps a bit wild for my tastes 
(if that's what you're after, stick it in a Europa).  I've always thought 
the 914 was screaming for an Alfa Boxer transplant, myself.  If you wanted 
to be really badass, maybe you could even fit the inboard brakes from a 
'Sud.  The hardest part of any mid-engine project is going to be the shift 
linkage, I imagine.

-Joe


--On Sunday, January 4, 2004 11:22 PM +0000 alfa-digest 
<owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided> wrote:


> Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2004 21:51:12 UTC-8:00
> From: "Brett Frymire" <brett.frymire@domain.elided>
> Subject: [alfa] Re: alfa-digest V9 #1055
>
> heh.  Have to agree there!  You would basically, be making a GTV6.
> Fantastic brakes on the 944, though!
>
> Hey, what about the 914?  Mid engined, light, plenty of people make kits
> to make V8 swaps, so you could get the other parts easily...
>
> - -- brett
>
>
> > Date: Sat, 03 Jan 2004 13:31:03 -0500
> > From: Joe Elliott <jee@domain.elided>
> > Subject: [alfa] Re: V6 Engine swaps
> >
> > As much as I dislike the 944's engine and respect the rest of the car, an
> > engine transplant sounds like an awful lot of work to make a wannabe
> > GTV-6 a little more like the real thing, when you could pretty easily
> > just go
> out
> > and buy a real GTV-6.
> >
> > - -Joe
> >
> > - --On Saturday, January 3, 2004 5:39 PM +0000 alfa-digest
> > <owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided> wrote:
> >
> > > How about a Porsche 944?  There are people putting a chevy v8 in them,
> and
> > > the V6 might make a better balanced car.  And the transaxle will handle
> > > quit a bit of HP, especially if it is the Turbo.
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