<VV> 140 PG to 110 4-sp conversion

[Bill Elliott]

This isn't a 140, this is a 140PG engine... huge difference....  more 
low end torque than a 110. I have one hooked to a 4sp as well, but I 
used a 140 pressure plate... doubt it was necessary though.

Bill

James Davis wrote:

> The engine peak torque is the same for the 140 and 110 (the rpm at 
> which it is developed is different). The heavy 140 clutch pressure 
> plate is to allow the stored inertia of the plate to help launch the 
> car as the 140 have little low end torque (below 2,000 rpm).
> Jim Davis
>
>
>  09:28 AM 4/3/2006, Me wrote:
>
>> Rats! I never gave much thought to this when I started swaping 
>> engines between my cars but it just dawned on me that the pressure 
>> plate on a 110 engine likely wont be strong enough to work on a 140. 
>> Does anyone have any experience in this? Anything else I need to buy 
>> for a successful 110 to 140 swap? I'm taking the 140 motor only from 
>> my '66 sedan with a PG and putting it into my '66 coupe with a 4-speed.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Art in Missouri
>
>


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