Just curious: Has anyone converted a V8 to a 5cyl MC Engine?

[Kneale Brownson]

At 03:00 PM 08/04/2003 -0400, Brett Goetz wrote:

>>>The V8s are sure beautiful cars, and it seems that owners of these
>>>cars tend to scrap them if the engine needs a significant amount of
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>>work
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>>>(I'm generalizing here).  Since it's a type 44 body, has anyone
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>>converted
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>>>one of these to a 5 cylinder?


Not sure, but I THINK the V8 is shorter than the I5's.  I just measured the
distance from the front of the firewall below the lip where the seal for
the HVAC system goes to the back of the core support.  The 200q20v is at
least an inch longer than the V8 in that dimension.

I agree that the V8 looks "meaner" than the 200, and I prefer its appearance.