Hadn't thought about that. The Z car motor holds some promise, although I'd
look around for weight figures. As I remember these things are really
heavy.. I checked Johnscars.com but, they seem to have had a redesign and it
says nothing about how much weight a Z car gains or loses with a 350
chevy... as I recall, the chevy with aluminum heads was lighter but, I
could be wrong.. it's happened many times before.
-G
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From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of ZinkZ10C@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2001 9:20 PM
To: barteet@barteet.com; triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: The perfect motor swap...
In a message dated 6/14/01 3:19:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
barteet@barteet.com writes:
<< What *I* think would be perfect motor swap is something like a 3/4 scale
Jag motor. A 2.5-3.0 liter double-overhead cam ( no pushrods, please ) six
with an aluminum head that would fit in the confines of my TR4. >>
How 'bout a 240/260/280 Z Datsun/Nissan engine? Single OHC aluminum head st
6. Lots of donor cars available since they tend to rust out.
A 70's Mercedes 280 would fit the bill as it has a DOHC aluminum head.
these look great with their twin cam covers and center mount plugs. The
cars
should be rusty by now but repair parts might be pricey.
There was a OHC aluminum head straight 6 built by GM in the mid sixties.
Pretty much a regular 6 with a semi trick head, now rather hard to find and
not worth the effort.
Austrailia has all sorts of interesting st 6 engines. Chrysler made a hemi
headed slant 6 and Ford had a OHC st 6 as well. Need a vacation? ;+)
Harold
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