Looking for a "laid-over" engine for a modified?

Interesting vids... but I still prefer the I-4's song, the V-6 for power. Did Alfa ever make a small V-8?

I spent some time in Sydney on a port call coming back from the Gulf war in 92. Fun place. I also liked the way your guys handled the Green Peace canoes next to the carrier in Sydney harbor, the Police boats just ran them over! Gary

 

They sure did but how big is your wallet?
http://www.streetfire.net/video/combine-a-32-ford-roadster-with-a-v8-from-an-alfa_115774.htm

I have an A ch***is and plan to put the old 4 into it into it to make a little lakester. They look a bit like an offy.

 

Oh, my. I'm in love again. That Alfa V8 sounds wonderful. Perhaps the Maserati is cheaper? Regardless... what a sound.

Still, for compactness, the I-4 would seem to be best if you want to try to mount the motor offset to either side of the ch***is centerline. I realize that this may be an unrealistic idea, but it's still worth investigating until reality sets in!

I don't know what it is with 4's... I remember being in the pits in Hockenheim for a F2 race (in '68 I think.. the year Clark bit the big one) and listening to the mechanics warm the motors was just fantastic. A scene out of the movie Grand Prix. Heck, I even like the sounds of the new, big bore Nipon bikes... they idle with a deep growl and wine like banshee's! Now I'm thinking 'Busa again in a very light car. Gary

 

I may a bit predjudiced but look to the left.. Es werkt fuer mich!
Don

 

Don,
That's a tiny, tiny photo. It appears to be a rail, but that's about all I think I can determine. What's in there? Got more pix? Thanx, Gary

 

If you're looking to build a BEC (bike-engined car)here's a good forum:

http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=10&sid=18eae35c9315257c1627adc66a2e5557

And here's a book on the subject:
http://www.amazon.com/Build-Motorcy...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1278762952&sr=8-1

 

Yes.
it is what I call "The Senior Dragster"
I built it so i could have some fun and feel the wind again even in my more senior years. It is just for fun and was not expensive to build.
It is 96 inch wheel base , fits in the pick up bed of my truck with ease. It has a 225 slant six now out to 246 cubes and a comp cam .545 lift. It runs an automatic from a 79 Ply . The rear gears are 391s. It weighs without me 1404 lbs.
It is pure fun and drives well. Lots of pics on my website listed below. Even some video.
Don

 

Cruising through Jalopnik today, I noticed this Miatabusa: (WARNING! HAMB Police avert your eyes, non-traditional pic for illustration of offset motor purposes only)




They're using a Miata transmisssion and the build story is pretty interesting:

http://www.motoiq.com/magazine_arti...oject-miatabusa-part-2--the-engine-is-in.aspx

 

A Goldwing hooked up to a Q/C in a r/e sand rail.

 

Another option is a BMW K-series flat single bank 3/4 cyl. motor. No reverse, but they have a automotive type flywheel and single disc clutch. Looks like a conventional driveshaft would be easy to adapt.

 

Thanx for the linx... I'm already a member of that Locost site and at least one other. The bood sounds interesting... Gary

 

Insane... you'd think the Miata would be too heavy, eh? Will check it out, too. Gary

 

Rootie... thanx for the other bike motor shots... Intersting. In the really crazy department, I've got a web site saved some place for a group, Beck?, that does repop Porsche speedsters. Their stock motor is a VW / transaxle which is still more powerful than the orig equip motor (the car only weights like 1100lbs), but the hot rod version they build uses the flat Subaru (stock) hooked to a later vintage Vanagon transaxle. If I went flipping crazy (pun intended), I could go mid engine in my single seater and do some sort of vintage Auto Union / Benz GP styled car. Or not. Later, Gary

 

This is so funny , I know this guy. I never thought I would see it on the HAMB !

 

Bet he didn't, either

 

I have a Pontiac slant 4 that I'm going to put in a track t. Does anybody know how to solve the vibration problem?

 

Maybe you could adapt the mounts used on modern engines to the Tempest motor. There are even liquid-filled mounts available that were speced for RWD cars.

How about a strut bolted between the engine and frame? You could incorporate a damper or shock absorber, so it would limit excessive movement but not transmit vibration to the frame.

If you think you've got problems, wait until the Mercruiser 470 guys get their rigs running. Four cylinders, 224ci. and a light aluminum block. Load 'em up in the chute and let 'er buck!

 

Gary, I was leaning toward this 1L four banger, til BrianAngus said more torque was the way to go. Ferrari designed it for MV Agusta.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-Rnaa5HZ0Q

 

can't get more laid over than a Toyota 2.4LTR 2TZFE van engine.. and it puts out a whopping 190HP