Who said this was going in a car?
Run it on natural gas and provide heat and electricity for your house.
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Feb. 18, 2009 7:04 a.m. chaparral New Reader
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Feb. 18, 2009 7:31 a.m. John Brown MegaDork
In that case a steam engine is your best option.
Geothermal heat capture and coupling system that steams through a multi chamber system that creates everything from home heat to electricity to air conditioning for the house.
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March 7, 2009 10:12 p.m. ScottRA21 New Reader
Trans_Maro wrote: For a stupid-fun engine, just give me a turbocharged Toyota 18R-G or 2T-G and I'll be a happy man. Gotta love a 30-year-old design that can lay some serious smack on modern engines if given the right tuning.
Shawn
Heh, I'm slowly working on an 18R-G (210 casting). Not turbo, but ITB. I'd like to get a 270 Head, drop the 210 cams on it, but that might be more trouble than it is worth. I just got a set of 01 GSXR 750 Throttle Bodies from my sister's fiance (building his 91 750 with 01 front end and swingarm.). Got an MS&S box to go, but ugh, so much else needs to be done.
Anyways, Ideal engine? I think Suzuki has already made it for me: H27A V6 found in the Grand Vitara and the XL7. 60 bank angle, DOHC, all aluminum. Fitted with a conversion kit to install in a P51 Mustang replica, it weighs 315 lbs. Stock it puts out 180 hp and 180 ft-lbs. The unfortunate part is, I cannot find ANY aftermarket, and I really want to know how it would do with some camshafts aimed at performance rather than cute-ute torque and fuel efficiency. I have no idea how well the heads flow, but I am assuming they flow somewhat decently.
