Another one. What about an MGB GT with the Rover/Buick V8. That was sold
in England so you can claim it's a British Leyland engine. It's still in
production in Range Rovers and Discoveries, enlarged with fuel injection so
you wouldn't even need to tune it much. Or even better drop that same
engine in an Spridget shell. I've seen a couple of E mod cars like that and
a friend of mine back home (England) had one as a daily driver for a long
time.
I think this any engine from the same manufacturer is the biggest problem
with STU. That's what makes this almost unworkable. If it was revised to:
Any Engine from the same manufacturer with the same number of cylinders and
within 20% of the original capacity.
Or something similar it might be better but it's still way to open for a
street based classed IMHO.
Adrian Thompson
-----Original Message-----
From: Larry Steckel [mailto:lorenzoscribe@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 11:35 PM
To: lhheston@yahoo.com; autox@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Shhhh! while they're busy at Nationals...
Try to find Hot Rod Magazine from about 1980-81. The Chevy engineers
dropped a 2.8 litre V/6 into a Chevette and Hot Rod detailed the swap with
part numbers of engine mounts etc. Factory parts would be a big help with
such a swap.
>From: Lonnie Heston <lhheston@yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: Lonnie Heston <lhheston@yahoo.com>
>To: autox@autox.team.net
>Subject: Shhhh! while they're busy at Nationals...
>Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 20:18:33 -0700 (PDT)
>
>...let's think up some really good STU cars. My
>favorite idea so far is:
>
>Chevy Chevette with a Turbo'd Camaro RS 2.8v6, 10bolt
>rear end geared for top end and itsy-bitsy rollerskate
>style wheels. Replace the side windows with aluminum
>panel with fancy paint and a little bow-tie window.
>Any tall first gear manual tranny would work, maybe
>get 75mph in first. Turbo lag would help prevent tire
>spin.
>
>What's your idea??
>
>Lonnie (G-stock is no place for a 2.8 Camaro RS)
>Heston
>
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