<VV> Buick/Olds/Rover aluminum engines

jvhroberts at aol.com jvhroberts at aol.com
Wed Mar 26 06:58:23 EDT 2014


 

 Nah. Too much cutting, etc. Either go mid engine with a G50 gearbox, or go rear engine, also with a G50 gearbox!!

John Roberts
 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jay Maechtlen <jaysplace at laserpubs.com>
To: virtualvairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wed, Mar 26, 2014 1:11 am
Subject: Re: <VV> Buick/Olds/Rover aluminum engines


 From what I've seen, transverse might not be too bad in a LM.

In an early, you have to be willing to cut - a lot. And that's for a V6.

On 3/25/2014 1:17 PM, jvhroberts at aol.com wrote:
>   Or, go with the modern LSx engines, which are WAY more powerful, WAY more 
available, and don't weigh much more. And the LS4 is a bit more compact than 
most, since it's FWD version.
>
>
> John Roberts
>   

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Jay Maechtlen SoCal '61 2-dr modified w/fiberglass skin, transverse 3.8 
Buick V6 TH440T4 trans
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