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Old 06-10-2018, 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by skintkarter View Post
Great project Joel. I know it doesn't have a heap of horsepower, but what about a Lancia Thema 8.32 engine and transmission? Basically a 3.0l Ferrari V8 in a transverse front drive configuration. Sexy looking engine I gather based on the Mondial/308engine. They messed around with it according to Wikpedia and gave it a cross plane crank and smaller valve (4 valve heads). One presumes that a proper flat plane crank could be installed and the heads opened up or swapped out. Plenty of people around with experience of extracting more power from the small Ferrari V8's. Solves the transmission problem with no engineering.
Richard: I looked at a lot of engines but have to admit that one slipped under the radar. While it sounds like an interesting engine, it also sounds rare and thus hard to find/obtain. It also sounds undersized and underpowered for this application but thanks for mentioning it.
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