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 Post subject: Roundnose conversion ?
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just a querie bout roundnose engine conversions are theyre any engines that can be used that dont involve body work (not including subframes) being altered?
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just a querie bout roundnose engine conversions are theyre any engines that can be used that dont involve body work (not including subframes) being altered?


only ones that arent all that wonderful...this applies to clubmans too i believe...by body work we are talking not even the inside walls of the engine bay i am assuming?

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the swift/cultus gti?

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the swift/cultus gti?


still need to cut the crap out of the engine bay walls...

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well yeah.. i guess some engine bay cuting wouldnt be too bad.... but if its avoidable...
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well yeah.. i guess some engine bay cuting wouldnt be too bad.... but if its avoidable...


you could just convert to an a-series :P

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and erm...that means ? ... im looking into conversions that dont involve too much effort (although its still gonne just as much as any conversion) becuase its a heck of a lot easier than working out power steering/ Airconditioning on its own... as well as the fact the a/c costs like $880.. it works out cheaper and something around 1.3/l would be good.. just enough to give commies a little scare..
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and erm...that means ? ...


i was kidding

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im looking into conversions that dont involve too much effort (although its still gonne just as much as any conversion) becuase its a heck of a lot easier than working out power steering/ Airconditioning on its own... as well as the fact the a/c costs like $880.. it works out cheaper and something around 1.3/l would be good.. just enough to give commies a little scare..


i dont know of any modern engines that are equal in size to or smaller than an a-series (maybe there are some 3cyl ones kicking around that are)...the a-series gb is in its sump...and so that saves ALOT of space...

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Maybe a 3cyl Daihatsu that's pretty small even with the gearbox on the side and the turbo ones make about 100hp fully tricked up...? I wish someone made a V4 FWD engine that would cut down the size a bit.

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Maybe a 3cyl Daihatsu that's pretty small even with the gearbox on the side and the turbo ones make about 100hp fully tricked up...? I wish someone made a V4 FWD engine that would cut down the size a bit.


wishin wont make it happen ;)

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early ford capri's, corsairs, saabs and lancias had v4's

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Maybe use a Suzuki Vitara V6?

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Maybe use a Suzuki Vitara V6?

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isnt it nth/sth? i woulda thought the 1.8L mazda 30x motor woulda been yer best bet for a v6 conversion...

as for v4...why bother :P just go in-line 4 and pick something not enormous (<1.6L)...a bit of panel cutting is all part of the fun :)

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hmm ok... whats the stock horse power of an 1100 mini ?
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hmm ok... whats the stock horse power of an 1100 mini ?


50ish at the crank i believe...

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