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Originally posted by Big Jim: Chris,
You may have read my post a few months back on this topic. After measuring the engine in a V8 Continental and a V8 SHO Taurus I determined that there is indeed room for a V8 under the hood in the normal transvers position.
But something has to go. There would not be room for the transmission, or at least the bell housing (that is about 2"). A Contour would surely look very funny if the whole car were widened enough for this. Kind of brings the old AMC Pacer to mind.
LS/Jag V8 will bolt to existing tranny. Notice I said the engine (total) is only 2 inches longer than the Duratec V6.
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Originally posted by warmonger: Why do that when the basic 3L swaps are running around 230 at the crank
i thought it was 200hp?? how bout buy a zetec and turbolize it and some other things,, and have up to 1000hp???
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cause a 1000 hp turbo'd 4banger can only be driven at the track.
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Originally posted by Y2KBlack&BlueSVT: cause a 1000 hp turbo'd 4banger can only be driven at the track.
Ohh I'm pretty sure I could drive one on the highway. Imagine all the cars you scare.
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imagine all the trees you'd hit
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Originally posted by Y2KBlack&BlueSVT: imagine all the trees you'd hit
Hit? no. Go through? yah.
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Ok! But the question now is, "Will the MTX tranny take the brute force from the V8 long term?". I am sure it would work, but what would the long term effects be and is there anyway to really tell? The clutch would be an abvious weak link and that would be easy enough I guess. But how much more torque would we be talking about at the wheels?
I have to admit that it is an interestin thought. Kind of makes you want to start searching the junkyards. Tax time is right around the corner!!
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We've got supercharged contours and turbo contours pushing 350+ crank hp through that "fragile" trans...
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Originally posted by TheGreatOne: We've got supercharged contours and turbo contours pushing 350+ crank hp through that "fragile" trans...
Like I say to Keyser, "Just don't shift!! " Of course I'm kidding.
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here are a few things to ponder... how much more do the v8's weigh than our v6? will the extra weight be enough to throw off the handling balance of our cars? and what about the v8 from a taurus SHO? will that fit as well?
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