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Well then, why the hell are you wasting our time with Detroit Iron, when we can quite possibly see the coolest race car for the street on earth? (mini-sized)
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I'm still trying to ponder the sheer mechanical engineering knowledge it would take to squeeze a V8 into a spot for an four...
Now that I think about it, it woudl be possible, but your weight dist. woudl be off...unless, you modified the firewall the seat the motor back in order to retain decent distrubution...
My plan is to someday build a late E21 with an all almn. Chevy 327 block destroked to 305 CID, titanium H-beam rods, double valve springs, ti. spring retainers, forged balanced and knife edged crank, forged pistons, ported and polished cylinder heads, custom intake manifold with standalone fuel injection, crank trigger DIS ignition, T56 or Richmond 5+1 trans, E30 rear subframe with poly mounts and 3.73LSD. Should make 400+ wheel HP and weigh close to the same as the cast iron 4cyl that comes in the E21 stock. Suspension will be GC coil-overs with Konis, poly bushings, TEP rear strut brace with battery relocation kit. There will be nothing extra in the car and I will be removing as much extra weight as possible in the interior then it will get a full custom cage. In the end it will probably end up being a 6-7 year project and become a $30,000 E21. Engine alone will be around $10-$15K, but I'm not building it for max power I'm building it for good power that is reliable.
My plan is to someday build a late E21 with an all almn. Chevy 327 block destroked to 305 CID, titanium H-beam rods, double valve springs, ti. spring retainers, forged balanced and knife edged crank, forged pistons, ported and polished cylinder heads, custom intake manifold with standalone fuel injection, crank trigger DIS ignition, T56 or Richmond 5+1 trans, E30 rear subframe with poly mounts and 3.73LSD. Should make 400+ wheel HP and weigh close to the same as the cast iron 4cyl that comes in the E21 stock. Suspension will be GC coil-overs with Konis, poly bushings, TEP rear strut brace with battery relocation kit. There will be nothing extra in the car and I will be removing as much extra weight as possible in the interior then it will get a full custom cage. In the end it will probably end up being a 6-7 year project and become a $30,000 E21. Engine alone will be around $10-$15K, but I'm not building it for max power I'm building it for good power that is reliable.
My plan is to someday build a late E21 with an all almn. Chevy 327 block destroked to 305 CID, titanium H-beam rods, double valve springs, ti. spring retainers, forged balanced and knife edged crank, forged pistons, ported and polished cylinder heads, custom intake manifold with standalone fuel injection, crank trigger DIS ignition, T56 or Richmond 5+1 trans, E30 rear subframe with poly mounts and 3.73LSD. Should make 400+ wheel HP and weigh close to the same as the cast iron 4cyl that comes in the E21 stock. Suspension will be GC coil-overs with Konis, poly bushings, TEP rear strut brace with battery relocation kit. There will be nothing extra in the car and I will be removing as much extra weight as possible in the interior then it will get a full custom cage. In the end it will probably end up being a 6-7 year project and become a $30,000 E21. Engine alone will be around $10-$15K, but I'm not building it for max power I'm building it for good power that is reliable.
Totally and absolutely plausible as an engine build. I have a couple questions, however.
1. Why destroke it? Why not let it remain stock, and stroke it?
2. Will the width match into the front end, or will widening of the frame be necesarry?
The reason I ask is I have helped friends install custom motors before, and clearance issues are alway paramount. You want to have room to work on the motor if need be.
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Last edited by german-speed-demon : 01-03-2007 at 09:24 PM.
