hey guys love the rex but was wondering if any ones fitted an alternative engine like a skyline 2.5 turbo or similar, i know the rex is perfect balance wise and this is my worryas i dont want to effect this by adding a heavy engine.. iv spokento the guy selling the rexchevy and i love the sound of the car and theres a good chance i`ll be buying it if mycar sell goes through ok.. just wondering really incase it all falls through..
fankoo :) and comments or idears would be great..
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the most common swap is the ls1 chevy/t56 6 speed swap..look on hinsonsupercars.com/ls1tech.com/ls1.com poss to get 10.8 1/4 mile times with little or no tuning..if a was handy with a spanner wld do this combo
too pricey lol.. anything else out there?
What about a Rover V8? Cheap, light as a feather & you can get some big numbers out of em. The later engines had cross-bolted blocks too.
Will that fit in that wee hole under the bonnet? lol..dont suppose you know of a rover v8 tuning site?
what years got the cross bolted block n what is it :P
Just took the measurements of a skyline gtst type m, subaru wrx n silvia 200sx turbo engines, none of them are close of fitting,.. would have liked to stay with a turbo but aint gunna happen :(
Maybe a mr2?
Rpi are pretty handy when it comes to the Rover: http://www.v8engines.com/
If an LS1 fits, then a rover certainly will. Might have to find some clever manifolds for it though. I belive the 4.0 and 4.6 engines introduced in the p38 range rover were cross-bolted, all that means is the main bearing caps also have bolts coming through the side of the block aswell. Would come in handy if you decided to turbocharge it, save you using a block girdle.