[V8] Engine swaps! OHHH, I'm breathing hard!!!!

[NIck Miller]

LS1...  oh wait, I forget where I am.. :-)

Then again, someone with a Volvo wagon went on ahead and swapped in an LS1
with corvette drivetrain,  he has videos of that thing running up to 190 or
better, and outrunning a bike....

that sounds like an, erm, economical and fun swap for an audi wagon!

On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 11:28 PM, <cobram at juno.com> wrote:

> I would agree with Tony.  The V8Q block is a featherweight, toping the
> scale at 62 pounds.  With all accessories attached, (AC compressor,
> manifolds, starter etc.) ready to run, the total weight of the V8Q engine
> is 473 pounds.
> A small block Cheby, naked with no accessories, weighs about 650 pounds.
>
> BCNU,
> Yahoo nuked my website with no warning.
> Fight organized crime: Re-elect no  one...
>
> Tony and Lillie <tonyandlillie1 at earthlink.net> writes:
> > Actually, the V8 engine is not much heavier than most other engines
> > we discuss replacing with it. It is about 10 lbs heavier than the
> > 10VT that we wieghed, and that was without it's oil cooler. And, it
> > seems the wight of the NG was also the same. I think the V6,
> > especially in 2.8 30V may actually be heavier. Remember, most other
> > engines (aside from the 3.0 and later engines) are cast iron blocks,
> > as opposed to the V8's alluminum block.
> >
> > As for the VR6, if you can get past the bellhousing issues, it might
> > be fun. But, then, you don't get the torque of the
> > V8..................
> >
> > Tony
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > >Subject: Re: [V8] Engine swaps! OHHH, I'm breathing hard!!!!
> > >
> > >Can't say adding the V8 tranny would be  the best of ideas to the
> > C4.  That
> > >thing is a true beast, I just don't know how you'd fanagle that
> > thing in
> > >there in the first place... But even then, its a lot of added
> > weight, along
> > >with hanging the engines extra two cylinders further forward over
> > the front
> > >wheels, you might find you don't like the new dynamic.
> > >
> > >I still think you should look into a VR-5 or 30v swap instead.  The
> > 30v swap
> > >seems to be an interesting choice on the forums, but I think a Vr6
> > >transplant would be amongst the most fun.
>
>
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