dude Posted May 23, 2003 Share Posted May 23, 2003 Does anyone know of a company (prob. usa based ) that do a kit to fit a small block chevrolet motor to a MKiv ????? John:flame Dev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminator Posted May 23, 2003 Share Posted May 23, 2003 Come on Dude your engine problems cant be that bad;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted May 23, 2003 Author Share Posted May 23, 2003 Just thinking about my options dude , after all you know what they say 'there aint no replacement for displacement ' , a 500bhp sbc would be under no strain have no lag and be very cheap to service etc , and im sorry dudes would make ANY 6 cyl turbo sound like a hairdryer. John:flame Dev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Cargill Posted May 23, 2003 Share Posted May 23, 2003 John, probably best trying the USA sites for that, guess it could fit. I've driven 5.7 V8 Trans-Ams and thy are FUN, the torque is amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted May 23, 2003 Author Share Posted May 23, 2003 Whats this engine worth then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted May 23, 2003 Author Share Posted May 23, 2003 sorry wrong pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKEYmark Posted May 23, 2003 Share Posted May 23, 2003 seen an advert a while ago with different yank engines and mods they were quoting big power engine with 1000bhp for not much money against jap parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Cargill Posted May 23, 2003 Share Posted May 23, 2003 Originally posted by dude Whats this engine worth then N/A with no air filter, about 50p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted May 23, 2003 Author Share Posted May 23, 2003 Very quick steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted May 23, 2003 Author Share Posted May 23, 2003 The engine would fit in very easily , its the bits and pieces that are a pain (cruise/air etc) , like i said a 500bhp sbc can be built very cheap and would suffer NOOOO lag and would easily take a 200+ shot of NOS. John:flame Dev and as for sound , just think TVR on steroids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam W Posted May 23, 2003 Share Posted May 23, 2003 dude - this might be anathema to you but a small block wll fit lovely in a Mk3, it's been done several times with excellent results. There is a bellhousing avaiable which will hook it up to the toyota R154 gearbox in the turbo models. I seriously looked into it, you can even make a big block fit if you use a few tricks, I reckoned £500-£1000 in "bits" on top of whatever you spend on the engine. I've decided to go the big turbo route so I can keep using the car as a daily driver (30+mpg thank you very much!) but I'd love to see somone do a nice job of a V8 conversion. Having said all that, if the MkIV engine lines up in a Mk3, you can surmise that a small block chev should also fit in a MkIV. That would REALLY piss the yanks off as well, they hate people "domesticating" jap cars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted May 23, 2003 Author Share Posted May 23, 2003 Adam .... 30 mpg .... what do you do push it ????? im lucky to get 70miles to £20 of petrol , but i am in test mode , i reckon there would be nothing in the mpg between what i mention . John:flame Dev BTW a big block is way to heavy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Cargill Posted May 23, 2003 Share Posted May 23, 2003 MPG, my Supra about 15-20, 5.7 Chevy V8 was in the low 20's ISTR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKEYmark Posted May 23, 2003 Share Posted May 23, 2003 theres a regulat bloke at york dragstrip bought a v8 engine from scrappers and built a dutton car its in the high 10`s at strip and looks fun. they dont need loads of electrics to get them running. a mate was going to stick on in his sierra.instead he made a turbo system for his 4x4 non turbo car with extra injectors. have you gone off the single turbo supra. and when you going to have a blast at strip with your supra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam W Posted May 23, 2003 Share Posted May 23, 2003 I got 33mpg out of a week of commuting (over 400 miles on one tank IIRC), bloody boring though, keeping it under 70mph and 3000rpm With the bigger turbo and fuel system I should still get similar . . . until I floor it The chap in the UK who had a smallblock Mk3 reckoned on about 12-14mpg during normal driving, 10 or less when he pushed it. But who cares about that anyway I drive like a grandad to save money on fuel so I can spend it on making the car go faster . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted May 23, 2003 Author Share Posted May 23, 2003 Mark , just looking at my options , i dont want a laggy machine ifsome one did a proper conversion it would be worth thinking about , work it out value of my engine gearbox (maybe could be used in conv.) FMIC power meter sbcid s-afc peak hold boost guage cost of single turbo kit thinking a conversion kit around $2000 then an engine . John:flame Dev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKEYmark Posted May 23, 2003 Share Posted May 23, 2003 john have a look here for some prices of big yank power like a chinese menu 1280 hp engine (turn key n go) $19999 worth a look http://www.speedomotive.com/CURREN1.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_TC Posted May 23, 2003 Share Posted May 23, 2003 That'd do aint blowers sexy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRD3000GT Posted May 24, 2003 Share Posted May 24, 2003 dude, if you start breaking the engine ill have a few parts from it like the FMIC and those cam pullys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Martin F Posted May 24, 2003 Share Posted May 24, 2003 Right on cue, here come the vultures!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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