All of this talk of swapping motors, what about the SR20DET? At 200Hp stock
this could be a great power to weight drop in. And it's smaller than a
small block. Has anyone done this in a roadster?
Wayne
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas [SMTP:csp311@telia.com]
> Sent: Friday, September 15, 2000 10:57 AM
> To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: V8 conversion
>
> I know the Ford Windsor V8 is lighter and narrower than the
> Chevy smallblock but is it as much as 220 lbs? For those with
> the unlimited budget, a complete McLaren/BMW V12 is 477 lbs.
> A complete aluminium BMW V12 with 2-valve heads is 585 lbs.
>
> Otherwise Nissan list the first VG30ET engine complete at
> 431 lbs. The L28ET at 455 lbs. The R engine at 342 lbs.
>
> The aluminium Rover (Oldsmobile) 215" V8 is 355 lbs with
> 2 SU-carbs as it was used in the MGB that we (dont?)
> like so much on this list.
>
> Thomas
> in Sweden
>
> sidney raper wrote:
>
> > A dressed small block ford with iron exhausts weighs in at 450 lbs.
> With
> > tube headers, alloy heads and intake and an alloy waterpump, more than
> > 100lbs can be shaved off. Add to this the fact that the ford is MUCH
> > narrower than the chevy and it seems to be a better candidate for the
> > conversion imho.
> >
> > Sid
> >
> > >From: Thomas <csp311@telia.com>
> > >Reply-To: Thomas <csp311@telia.com>
> > >To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> > >Subject: Re: V8 conversion
> > >Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 16:47:24 +0200
> > >
> > >I just want to mention the 230 lbs weight increase for a
> > >small block Chevy vs the original Datsun engine. All on the
> > >front axle. A small block Ford is a few lbs lighter than the
> > >Chevy engine. For example if anyone want to go really wild,
> > >a big block Chevy would add 340 lbs. The handling could then
> > >be described as "just a little understeer"
> > >
> > >
> > >Thomas
> > >in Sweden
> > >
> > >
> > >Mark Dent wrote:
> > >
> > > > I got this from my page: Reply to him not me please
> > > >
> > > > Comments: i just received 3 complete roadsters from my cousin... he
> lost
> > > > his lease. i want to put a ford v8 / 4 speed into one of them, i
> have
> > >seen
> > > > it done years ago.... is their anyone you could put me in contact
> with
> > >that
> > > > has done this conversion ?
> > > > thx,
> > > > anders
> > > > Name: anders ver andersson
> > > > Email: vlakplaas@msn.com
> > > > Mark
> > > > Baltimore
> > > > 1968 1600
> > > > http://www.datsunroadsters.com
> > > > http://www.roadster.org
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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