Outlaw Engine Choices

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#61 Post by Jacques Lefriant »

You got the first and last one right
 

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One :D :D
 

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#63 Post by Greg Bryan »

The posts regarding 5-speed transmission conversion was moved to its own topic - "Outlaw 5-speed Transmission"
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#64 Post by neil blaber »

Jacques Lefriant wrote:You got the first and last one right
just reading through this thread I have to ask, what is the complicated 4 cam engine?
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#65 Post by Jacques Lefriant »

It is only complicated to CJ he can't figure out what to do with the extra camshafts.
 

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#66 Post by C J Murray »

I'm too busy tapering my cylinders to learn anything new.
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#67 Post by Richard Emerson »

Craig Richter wrote:Living within the limitations of its' classic design, while still refining what features we can to enhance utility and driving pleasure, this is to me the 356 experience. Going to different motors, more sophisticated suspensions, multi-gear transmissions, maybe all "refinements" on a broad technical scale, change the experience into something else. It may still be a significant and rewarding experience, but it's not the same 356 experience I enjoy.
I agree with this.

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#68 Post by ray nelson »

OK here goes, as if a query of a Mazda Rotary or electric motor transplant wasn't enough to irritate the non-outlaw contingent I came across this possibly more annoying proposal; Ford's 1 liter ecoboost engine http://jalopnik.com/why-fords-tiny-1-li ... 1543662936
weighs in at 215 lbs, puts out 120 hp, meets current pollution laws, would probably go 150,000 miles before needing a rebuild and undoubtedly would cost less than a rebuilt 1600N. Just where do you put the radiator?
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#69 Post by C J Murray »

Ray, you sick bastard!
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#70 Post by Emil Wojcik »

What ever happened to the guy that was posting about a mid engine 356 he was working on a couple years ago? Was it too big of a project, stalling before completion, or did I miss the final stages? (My guess is the former but I'm hoping it's the latter.)
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#71 Post by C J Murray »

ray nelson wrote: Just where do you put the radiator?
In the whale tail!
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#72 Post by ray nelson »

CJ
We've got to stay off the Tequila or is it the darn motorcycles that have corrupted our thinking?
Like Harry Pellow said: "If some is good, more is better and too much is just enough"
BTW an easy chip mod will get a quick 140 hp on that triple!
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#73 Post by Dave Wildrick »

Don't forget the 1.6L VW turbo diesel conversion in a 65C coupe, done a few years back:
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?p=3169929
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#74 Post by Jacques Lefriant »

Hi All
Based on economic considerations the cost to convert and the resulting car value the only feasible option is a 4-Cam improved motor.
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#75 Post by Martin Benade »

Ray, you cant put that Ecoboost in a 356 because it won't be able run. A 356 has no computer chip in the key.
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