bikesandcars
True Classic
For the June Capitol Offense race we were down on power compared to the top cars. Even though our top lap time was within a few seconds of the best, in traffic we were getting stuck behind volvo's and other large cars with big motors (and bad handling).
Our team has been discussing our options, and if we can get an alternate engine in the car for an even trade I think we want to consider it. I like the original Fiat engine...but we've reached our development limit for the $ we have available and it's just not as competitive as we want.
I was thinking a cadillac northstar v8 would be fun...but I measured it out and it won't fit without extensive mods (just too wide).
The Honda K-conversions that Matt does are awesome, but too pricey.
I was thinking a used VW 16-valve might be a good swap... we need something cheap that we can pull the whole engine / tranny / ecu for less than $750 or so (estimated value of x19 running engine / transmission.
any other suggestions / examples?
Our team has been discussing our options, and if we can get an alternate engine in the car for an even trade I think we want to consider it. I like the original Fiat engine...but we've reached our development limit for the $ we have available and it's just not as competitive as we want.
I was thinking a cadillac northstar v8 would be fun...but I measured it out and it won't fit without extensive mods (just too wide).
The Honda K-conversions that Matt does are awesome, but too pricey.
I was thinking a used VW 16-valve might be a good swap... we need something cheap that we can pull the whole engine / tranny / ecu for less than $750 or so (estimated value of x19 running engine / transmission.
any other suggestions / examples?