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  • 914Driver

    Nov. 8, 2009 7:53 a.m. 914Driver SuperDork

    V-6 in a Cortina. I wonder if he saw the GRM article on the V-8 510?

  • oldsaw

    Nov. 8, 2009 8:14 a.m. oldsaw HalfDork

    This guy sure didn't:

  • maroon92

    Nov. 8, 2009 8:14 a.m. maroon92 UberDork

    it isn't sitting back far enough. That V8 was practically riding shotgun.

  • canzus

    Nov. 8, 2009 11:50 a.m. canzus New Reader

    914Driver wrote:

    V-6 in a Cortina. I wonder if he saw the GRM article on the V-8 510?

    Probably not, it's a fairly common swap in England, V8 swaps here in the US are the more generally accepted method...

    Here's a 302 in a Capri...

  • BoxheadTim

    Nov. 8, 2009 11:56 a.m. BoxheadTim Reader

    canzus wrote:

    914Driver wrote:

    V-6 in a Cortina. I wonder if he saw the GRM article on the V-8 510?

    Probably not, it's a fairly common swap in England, V8 swaps here in the US are the more generally accepted method...

    Yes, it's almost traditional here to stick one of the Ford V6s into one that's been equipped with a four banger. The 2.9 Cosworth is quite a decent engine, too, with approx 200bhp in stock form.

    To find the reason why V8 swaps aren't massively popular over here, visit any gas station in Western Europe

  • canzus

    Nov. 8, 2009 12:22 p.m. canzus New Reader

    BoxheadTim wrote:

    canzus wrote:

    914Driver wrote:

    V-6 in a Cortina. I wonder if he saw the GRM article on the V-8 510?

    Probably not, it's a fairly common swap in England, V8 swaps here in the US are the more generally accepted method...

    To find the reason why V8 swaps aren't massively popular over here, visit any gas station in Western Europe

    Yeah, pity that your governments tax the hell out of fuel...

 

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