plentywahalla
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| posted on 6/8/13 at 09:47 PM |
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Vauxhall 3000 24v straight six?
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?
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coozer
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| posted on 6/8/13 at 09:50 PM |
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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
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loggyboy
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| posted on 6/8/13 at 09:52 PM |
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Not a bad engine, but always eclipsed tuning wise by the popularity of the redtop XE and the LET.
Mistral Motorsport
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acb2713
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| posted on 7/8/13 at 06:34 AM |
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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.
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snapper
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| posted on 7/8/13 at 07:44 AM |
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Wasn't this the engine Lotus tuned for the Lotus Carlton 184mph
It's a big lump though
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loggyboy
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| posted on 7/8/13 at 07:50 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by snapper
Wasn't this the engine Lotus tuned for the Lotus Carlton 184mph
It's a big lump though
Yeah, enlarged to 3.6 and twin turbos added.
Mistral Motorsport
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 7/8/13 at 08:30 AM |
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height may be an issue.
If it looks wrong it probably is wrong.
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FuryRebuild
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| posted on 7/8/13 at 09:28 AM |
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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).
When all you have is a hammer, everything around you is a nail.
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