Im gonna be "that guy"
#11
11-23-2005, 02:08 PM
RE: Im gonna be "that guy"
ORIGINAL: Matsit944
but wouldnt that just kill your nice stock balance thats going on in the 944?
but wouldnt that just kill your nice stock balance thats going on in the 944?
ORIGINAL: PorscheDoc
The weight of the stock na motor and the LS1 are very similar, so it doesn't throw off the balance really at all from what i have heard. A 968 motor would fit of course with the 968 DME and motor mounts etc, but you won't pick up a 3.0 motor from a 968 for under about 4k. The 944 cylinders are nikasil lined, so boring them out gets very expensive very quickly, and there are only a few people in the US that I would let do it.
The weight of the stock na motor and the LS1 are very similar, so it doesn't throw off the balance really at all from what i have heard. A 968 motor would fit of course with the 968 DME and motor mounts etc, but you won't pick up a 3.0 motor from a 968 for under about 4k. The 944 cylinders are nikasil lined, so boring them out gets very expensive very quickly, and there are only a few people in the US that I would let do it.
#12
11-24-2005, 11:17 AM
RE: Im gonna be "that guy"
I don't think the Rover V8 would be worth anything over an LS1. As you say it is an old Buick design - now vastly updated, but it is rather small (less than five liters) and not much lighter if at all (don't know about the modern ones, the original 215 cubic inch one is no doubt a lightweight in both pounds and HP).
LS1s are cheap now. Even LS6s that need little refurbishment can be had for under $4k. Parts are plentiful and cheap.
#13
11-24-2005, 12:15 PM
RE: Im gonna be "that guy"
ORIGINAL: Lee Willis
I don't think the Rover V8 would be worth anything over an LS1. As you say it is an old Buick design - now vastly updated, but it is rather small (less than five liters) and not much lighter if at all (don't know about the modern ones, the original 215 cubic inch one is no doubt a lightweight in both pounds and HP).
LS1s are cheap now. Even LS6s that need little refurbishment can be had for under $4k. Parts are plentiful and cheap.
I don't think the Rover V8 would be worth anything over an LS1. As you say it is an old Buick design - now vastly updated, but it is rather small (less than five liters) and not much lighter if at all (don't know about the modern ones, the original 215 cubic inch one is no doubt a lightweight in both pounds and HP).
LS1s are cheap now. Even LS6s that need little refurbishment can be had for under $4k. Parts are plentiful and cheap.
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