[V8] V8 crankshaft bolt pattern

[DasWolfen at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/6/05 7:03:04 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
tonyandlillie1 at earthlink.net writes:

> First of all, the V8 engine complete weighs 473 lbs. As Steve B said, it 
> bolts up to all Audi transmissions. If it were mine, I'd look for a 4000 
> Quattro trans. They are manual lockers, and cheap(I just got a spare given 
> to me). You can find the whole cars in the northeast for $2-300. Then, lock 
> the center differential permenantly, and just use the rear output shaft. 
> Then you just have to have an adapter (or different driveshaft) made for the 
> 
> driveshaft to the transfer case. 

 Using engine plates and custom flywheels doesn't require NASA type science. 
I wouldn't be at all surprised if a V8 manual flywheel will fit in the 
Trooper's bellhousing. I'd be calling Kennedy Engineering, since they have lots of 
experience adapting Audi trannies to other apps they might be able to help go 
the other way too.

 Using an Audi tranny is gonna be a NO NO if you want to maintain 4wd. 
Attempting to do so would place the timing covers on the engine somewhere around the 
front licence plate bracket. 

    As for LT1Q, I've been in contact with > another guy who did one. He's 
> not a lister but is on motorgeek. His name is > Robert Dupree.
> 
 It was Rob Dupree's car that is THE LT1Q built by Scott Justusson.

> 
> Now, one other concern is, what is the stock axle ratio of that Trooper. If 
> they don't match, you can only use 4WD off road at low speed. I just fixed 
> this problem with a Ranger. 3.73 rear and 3.45 front.

 Why is this a concern? I don't remember anything being said about swapping 
the front or rear diff in the trooper.

 Honestly I think the only real gotcha issue to this project is the location 
of the Troopers front diff in relation to the V8's oil sump.

Keith