jacko
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| posted on 13/7/04 at 08:56 PM |
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donor car 300 zx
HI ALL! What do you lot think to putting a 300ZX Nissan V6 300bhp twin turbo engine in a MK Indy chassis. It may take a few chassis mods. What
gearbox could I use? The origional one is an automatic and too wide! Would the sierra back axle take the power. Or do you think I am dreaming? New
project in the offing. Jacko the dreamer........ 
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ned
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| posted on 14/7/04 at 08:21 AM |
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I don't know the engine, but turbo engines tend to have a lot of bits attached. It would be more suited to something like a +4 or a viento I
would guess as the v6 will be wider than a standad inline 4. I've not heard of any v6's in Indy's though they may well be out there
somewhere....
The sierra cosworth rear end would be ok for the power, don't know about the standard rear dif etc coping with the power/torque.
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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gjn200
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| posted on 14/7/04 at 09:22 AM |
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Have you looked under the bonnet of a 300!! I think not If you want that much power, put a cossie in.
<- Me!
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ned
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| posted on 14/7/04 at 09:35 AM |
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they do a bit on the large side:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=10402&item=2484484006&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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jacko
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| posted on 14/7/04 at 04:54 PM |
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300 Nissan
I was looking at one last night thats where the idea came from. I want to be different with my next project. Never say never! Dont MK advertise
fitting rover v8s in them. I know Martin prefers 4 cylinder engines but if they say a V8 will fit why not a V6? With a lot of chassis mods. Back to
the origional question does anyone know what gearbox would fit on this engine. Jacko
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Dale
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| posted on 14/7/04 at 05:26 PM |
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With a turbo hanging off of both sides it is going to be a royal bitch to fit. Unless you spend a fortune getting custom headers made to move the
turbos they would probably be outside of the bodywork. I have an inline4 turbo and it is around 24 inches wide. Take a V motor and the turbos on
the side its going to look like a bmw bike with the heads sticking out the sides of the hood/bonnet.
Dale
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gjn200
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| posted on 14/7/04 at 07:20 PM |
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quote:
Back to the origional question does anyone know what gearbox would fit on this engine. Jacko
Whats wrong with the manual nissan fit?
[Edited on 14/7/04 by gjn200]
<- Me!
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 15/7/04 at 07:56 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Dale
With a turbo hanging off of both sides it is going to be a royal bitch to fit. Unless you spend a fortune getting custom headers made to move the
turbos they would probably be outside of the bodywork. I have an inline4 turbo and it is around 24 inches wide. Take a V motor and the turbos on
the side its going to look like a bmw bike with the heads sticking out the sides of the hood/bonnet.
Dale
Sounds pretty good to me......
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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locost_bryan
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| posted on 16/7/04 at 12:45 AM |
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Why not use all the 300ZX TT bits? IIRC it has an alloy LSD, alloy rear hubs, a quick rack (once you've disconnected the ps), bolt-on front
struts (easy to fit top bj), and a decent set of stoppers. Visit www.stillen.com for some ideas on trick suspension bits.
Several sites on the net tell how to do the manual conversion, to retrofit the factory 5-speed. Should be well up to the job!
Bryan Miller
Auckland NZ
Bruce McLaren - "Where's my F1 car?"
John Cooper - "In that rack of tubes, son"
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