If a V8 or an L24 can go in a roadster or a VG30 in a 510 I would think a Nap Z
could squeeze in, some versions are pretty short. But you bring up a good
point,
an R16 or H20 wouldn't be bad.
I personally wouldn't spend a penny on a J motor. It's just a poor
implementation of a poor
design(Leyland)! And hey, swapping an MG motor would just be putting British
junk where Japanese junk was sitting. Junk is Junk, what's the big deal..??
Jim Tyler
I like the V6 idea!
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From: Victor Laury[SMTP:vlaury@earthlink.net]
Sent: Friday, October 01, 1999 10:36 PM
To: Jim Tyler; datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Searching for a J15 motor
>From: John F Sandhoff[SMTP:sandhoff@compctr.ccs.csus.edu]
>I got a call from a nearby fellow that's working on his '65 320 truck.
?He wants a little more pep, and asked if I knew of a source of a
>J15 engine. My notes aren't real clear, he may also entertain a J13
>or J16 engine.
>From: Jim Tyler <jtyler29@idt.net>
>Truely a fortunate situation that calls for an engine swap! Replace it
>with an L20 or a Z22 and don't worry, be happy....
That would be nice, and it would be what I would have done, except for 1
small detail, IT Won't Fit! The only other engine you can get into a 320 is
a R-16 with the shorty water pump from an RL-411. And only after mucho mods.
The "J" is a direct swap, But his "E" motor puts out! I encourage him to
rebuild the E-1
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