The rozzers used them as well so in a light car I would say warp speed is in the offing
I have an option on a twin cam straight six from a Carlton 3000 GSi including 5 speed manual box.
Does anyone have any experience of these lumps? 200+ bhp and it sounds lovely. I am tempted to put it in the Griffon.
What thoughts from the collective?
My mate had one of them cars it was fast, I mean very very quick indeed.
The rozzers used them as well so in a light car I would say warp speed is in the offing
Not a bad engine, but always eclipsed tuning wise by the popularity of the redtop XE and the LET.
Watch out for the cam chains breaking; a known weakness on the 24V engines.
Further info can be found at Autobahnstormers.
Other than that, it is a lovely engine. I had one in my Senator.
Wasn't this the engine Lotus tuned for the Lotus Carlton 184mph
It's a big lump though
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Originally posted by snapper
Wasn't this the engine Lotus tuned for the Lotus Carlton 184mph
It's a big lump though
height may be an issue.
I had a 3L senator for a while (and yes, it was great fun watching it part the lanes on the motorway when people thought it was a police car).
The 3L engine was silky smooth and could push a senator around with only a 3 speed slush box, it had that much torque.
If you can make it fit, it's a great engine. In-line 6s do seem to be very smooth (I also once had a triumph 2500s, and that was gorgeous).